Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-06-14

misdemeanOr and shall be fined
in any sum not less than
$500, and not more than $4,000
or confined in the county Jail
not less than 10 days or more than six
months or be punished by both such
fine and Imprisonment: Provided,
however, Nothing herein shall prevent
any person or persons, firm or corpor-
alton engaged in the publication of
any newspaper, magazine or period
ical from receiving for publication and
publishing any matter, article or ar
ticles advocating the election or defeat
of any candidates and receiving a con-
sideration therefor if such articles so
published or printed have placed at
the beginning thereof in plain type of
blackfaced Roman capitals in a con-
SpicuouS place, the statement Paid
Advertisement" But this section shall
not be construed as permitting the
payment for any publication prohibited
by section twenty-eight of this act.
Sworn Itemized Statements of Ex-
penses to be Filed.
Sec. 80. Every candidate for NOM
any amendment thereto shall, not less
than ten days after the day of hold
ing the primary election at which he
is candidate, file an itemized state
ment in writing, duly sworn to as to
its correctness, with the officer with
whom his declaration of candidacy or
other nomination paper is filed. set
ting forth each sum of money and
thing of value, or any consideration
whatever, contributed, paid or prom
Used by him, or any one for him, with
his knowledge or acQuiescence, for the
purpose of securing or influencing, or
in any way affecting his nomination to
said office. Said statement to set forth
the sums paid as personal expenses
and stating fully the nature, kind and
character of the expense for which the
sums were expended separately, and
the party or parties to whom the sums
were paid and the purposes for which
such payments were made; and in this
statement all sums or other cOnsidera-
tons promised and not paid shall be
included. Such statement, when so
| filed, shall Immediately be subject to
the inspection and examination of any
electOr and shall be and become a part
of the public records.
Penalty for Failure to File Expense
Statement.
(. Sec. 81. Any candidate for nomina-
/ ton for any office under the terms Of
this act who shall fail, neglect or re-
fuse to file with the proper officer the
statement provided for in section 30
within the time provided therein, or
who shall fail to fully set out and de-
tail any and all sums of money or
other thing of value or consideration
expended, paid, contributed or prom
Used, as in section % provided, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and on
conviction fined not less than twenty
i've ($25) dollars and not more than
five hundred ($500) dollars or be i'm
prisoned In the county Jail not less
than ten (10) days and not more than
six CO. months.
Corrupt Solicitation Prohibited.
Sec. 80. Any person who shall So
licit, request or demand, directly or in
directly, any money, intoxicating
liquor, or other thing of value. or
promise thereof, either to influence his
vote or to be used, or under the pre-
tense Of being used to procure the
vote of any other person or persons,
to be used at any poll or other place
prior to or on the day Of any election
under this act, for or against any can
didate for office or for or against any
measure or question to be voted upon
at such election, shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and upon trial and con-
viction thereof, be punished by q fine
of not less than SO nor more than
$500, or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for not less than thirty days nor
more than six months, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
General Election Laws to Apply.
| Sec. 33. The provisions Of the
statutes In relation to the holding of
elections, the solicitation of voters at
the polls, the challenging of voters,
the manner Of conducting elections, of
counting the ballots and making re-
turns thereof, and all other kindred
subjects, shall apply to all primaries
insofar as they are consistent with this
act.
Perjury Defined.
Sec. "a. II any person whose vote
Is challenged under the provisions of
this act shall knowingly. wilfully and
corruptly swear or affirm falsely, he
shall be deemed guilty Of perjury, and
ON conviction thereof shall be pun
ished accordingly.
Forgery Defined.
Sec. 35. Any person who shall forge
any name Of a person as a signer or
witness to nomination paper shall be
deemed guilty of forgery. and ON con-
viction thereof punished accordingly.
Vote for United States Senator to BE
Certified.
Sec. So. It shall be. the duty of the
Secretary of State to certify to both
houses Of the legislature the names OF
the persons of each political party for
whom the highest number Of votes
we're cast at any primary election un-
der the provisions of this law at which
any persons were candidates for the
nomination for United States senators,
said certificates to be made and filed
upon the first day of the session OF
such legislature converting next after
said primary election.
Pledge to Vote for Party Choice for
United States Senator.
Sec. 81. Any candidate under this
act for office of State Senator, or NOM
Der Of the House OF Representatives, II
he desires to do 81. may sign and III J
with his declaration of candidacy or
nomination paper, declaration as fol.
lows:
hereby declare to the people Of the
State of Washington, and particularly
of my legislative district, that during
my term of Office / will always vote
for the candidate for United States
senator who has received the highest
number of votes upon my party ticket
for the position at the primary cleo.
ton next preceding the election OF
United States senator; and in such
case there shall be printed on the of.
fetal primary ballot, opposite or just
below said candidates name, the fol
lowing: Pledged to vote for party
choice for United States senator"
Nomination Of Candidates for Supreme
and Superior Court Judges.
Sec. 3S. Judges of the supreme and
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