The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-10
NEW ELECTION Law.
ABOUT USING MONEY AND Lilo
UoR SECURE VOTES
will Be Esp cially Important This
Year as ell Officers Are
to be Elec ed.

At the last session of the General
Assembly an ACT was passed making
certain Cffenses in primary elections
misdemeanors and prescribing a form
Of pledge to be taken and fled by
every c .ndtdate before Offering for
election. The Act has been In effect
since last March, but was Of no spec al
interest last year, as no primary elec.
tson was held. But In the election
this summer for the State\ and soma
Of the county offices all Candidates
will have to Iabide by the provisions
of the Act.
Among other requirements every
candid LIE, Immediately after the
election, must file an itemized state
nent under the election. In at least
one c.unty the fling Of such a state
ment has been required Lefore, but
only acc. riding to rule OF the county
executive committee, but IL was In
corporatsd into the State law at the
last session OF the Legislature.
The provisions OF the Act will be OF
interest not only to prospective candi-
dates, but TO the people generally, and
is given in full as follows:
An ACT making certain offences In
primary elections misdemeanors and
\ prescribing penalties therefor.
Section Be it enacted by the
General Asse nbly of the State OF
South Carolina, at or before every
political primary elec ion held by anV
political party, organization or asso
citation, for the purpose Of choosing
candidates for office, or the election
of delegates to conventions, in this
State, any person shall, by threats OF
any other form of intimidation, or by
the payment, delivery or promise OF
money, or other article OF value, pro
cure or cffer, promise OF endesvor to
procure another to vote for or against
any particular candidate in such cleo
tion, or who shall, for such considera.
tion, eff.r to 30 vote, shall be guilty
OF niademeanor.
Section EVERY candidate Offering
| f9r election, under the provisions OF
Saction l, stall make the following
pledge and file the same with the
| clerk of Court Of Common Pleas for
the county in which he Is O. candi:
date, unless he should be a candidate
In more than one county, IN which
case be shall file with the Secretary
of State, before he shall enter upon
bis compaign, to-wit: \
I, the Undersigned. d..........of the
county Of. ...... and State Of South
Carolina, candidate for the office Of. .
hereby pledge that I will not give
nor spend money, OF use intoxicating
LIQUORS for the purpose Of obtaining OF
nflencing votes, and that shall, at
the conclusion of the campaign and
before the primary election, render to
the Clerk of Court (or Secretary Of
State, as nereinbefore provided y under
oath, an itemiz,d statement OF all
moneys spent or provided by me during
the campaign for campaign purposes
up to that time, and l further pledge
chat 1 will, Immediately after the pri
mary election or elections that am 9
candidate in, render an itemlzsd state
nent, under oath. showing all further
moneys sreat or provided by me IN
said election. Provided. that a failure
to comply with this provision snail
render SIch election null and void, IL
70 far as the candidate who fails To
file the statement herein required, but
shall not eject the validity Ct The
election OF aa7 candidate complying
with this section. And p1ovid d fur
Jher, that suvh iteuizsd statement
aud pledge shall be 'opsn to public III
spection at all times.
Section 3-That any violation Of
any OF the provisions of this Act Shal
be misdemeanor, and any person
upon conviction Thereof, shall be tnee
not less than 500 nor more than $500
or be imprisoned at hard labcr for uo1
less than one ninth nor more thar
six months, or both fine and impriSon
uent, in the discretion Of The Court.
Approved the 6 ia day of March, A
D. 1905.
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