The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-07
OKLAHOMA ELECTION LAWS.

The Oklahoma Democratic Cehtral
has extended the Oklaho- !
ma Territory Election Laws over In
dian Territory for the Primary Elec-
ton to be held May 20.
It is highly important that every
voter familiarize himself with the
provisions of the Oklahoma acts. Fol
lowing are the laws referred to:
Section /. That whoever sells.
barters or Offers to sell or barter his
vote, or offers TO refrain from voting
for any candidate or candidates for
any Office at any general, special or
urinary election or convention either
for money or property, or thing Of
value or for any promise or favor
or hope Of reward. or who shall ac.
cept any money or thlrg of value,
with the promise or prctonsc Of vot.
ing for any candidate or candidates
shall upon conviction thereof be dis
franchlsed and rendered incapable
Of holding any office Of profit and
trust for period not less than ten
years nor more than twenty years.
Section 2. That whoever buys, bar.
ters for or offers to barter for the
vote OF another, or who seeks by said
means to cause another to refrain
from voting for any candidate or can.
didates for any office at any general
special or primary election or conven-
ton. either with money or property
or thing OF value, or by means OF any
promise. or favors or pay Of reward.
or who shall bestow or furnish to any
one any money, property or thing of
value, or by means Of any promise or
fayors or pay Of reward. or who shall
bestow or furnish to any one any
money. property or thing of value,
receiving In return therefor the prom.
isc or protense Of voting for or re.
framing from voting for any candi.
date or 6tnlidates, shall upon conyic.
tion thereof be disfrauchiscd aud rem.
dcred incapable Of holding any office
OF trust or profit for a period of not
less than ten years nor more than
twenty years.
Section g. An acts in conflict here.
with or all acts or parts Of acts in
conflict herewith are hereby repeal,u
See Wilson's Statutes, Secs. 1917.
1873.
Section l. This act shall take cf
feet from and after It's passage and ap
proval.
Approved this 10th day OF March.
\. ID, 1903
Article Primary elections.
Section l. whenever the Cen.
tral committee Of any political party
In the Territory OF Oklahoma. or of
any district or county or municipality
therein shall decide to nominate by
primary election any candidate or can.
didates for any office or Offices, lr
eject any delegate or delegates To anv
political or constitutional convention
such Central Committee shall cause
notice thereof 10 be- published for
a period Of not less than thirty (3O
days next preceding primary election
IN some newspaper authorized bv law
to publish legal notices in the county
or counties in which such primary
election Is TO he held or by posting
IA notice OF said primary election IN
each precinct OF the county II there
be no such newspaper published In
said county.
Section ? The notice proyidod for
In section one a. Of this act shall
state the day on which said urinary
election Is TO be held, and the hours
within which the polls are to be kent
open and the names OF the Judges
and clerks appointed to hold such
election and make report and return
thereof, and the time when such re.
port and return shall be made TO the
Central Committee directing such
'lectiop to be held.
Section 3. The Central Committee
I any political party so deciding TO
old such primary election shall fix .
ie date on which said election is to |
? held, and appoint the judges and