The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-31
NO VOTE BUYING IN
The COMING
PRIMARY
THE LAW AND THE RULES ARE
70 BE RIelDLY ENFORCED in
ALE COUNTIES IN THE STATE
THIS YEAR.

Inc StAaAtFS tt ( tAdt tAEte " III lot
be any vote buying in Glynn county
al the primary next Thursday A re-
port from Atlanta announces that
astectives have been sent to many
counties in Georgia to keep their
eyes open for violations OF the ami
vote buying offenders and if any ot
them are captured they viii be st
rioasly dealt with
The criminal laws Of the a9aie with
regard to elections and primary cleo
tions are embodied in the following
extract
By an act eff the Legislature APPROX
ed August 20tb. 1906, (Acts OF 1890.
page #6-Sl section G29 Of the penal
code Of 1895 is So amended g % read
as follows
Buymg OF selling votes and voting
Illegally
iI any peron shall.
buy or sell Or offer TO buy or
sail, vote ct shall be ln amy way
concerned III buying OF selling, OF
contribute money Or any other thiug
81 value for Tie purpose Of buying
vote at any election IN this state or
i'll any county thereof or
? It any person shall vote at amy
such sIectisn who has not resided in
this state one year next preceding
such election; or.
3 Who has not resided six months
next preceding said election in the
county in which he has voted or,
a Who has not paid all taxes
which, since the adoption Of the pres
ent constitution OF the state have
been required OF him previous TO the
year in which said eelotion occurs.
ana which he has had an opportunity
of paying agreeabiy TO law. Or
8 Who has been convicted in any
competent court Of jurisdiction o. fea,
SON against the state. of emaezzle-
ment of public funds, malpractice in
Office bribery or larceny. or any
crime Involving moral turpitude pun
ishable by the laws of this state with
Imprisonment in the penitentiary, I'M
less ne shall have been pardoned
He shall be guilty Of misdemean-
or
on the trial of any person for Of.
tending against this section of the
code any other perGon who may have
participated in any violation of the
provision Of the same shall be com
petent witness and be compelled to
give evidence; and nothing then said
By such witness, ct any time be re-
celyed or given in evidence against
him in any prosecution. except ON IN
Indictment for perjury in any matter
to which he may have testified All
the provisions of section 629 of the
penal code shall be applicable. so far
as the same may he to all primary
elections held in this state
The hiring Of workers qualified to
vote in said election or primary be-
fore or on day of election for the
purpose of canyassing for or innuenc-
Ing voters in behalf of any candidate
or the being hired for said purpose
is hereby declared to be a misde.
meanor. The primary rules referring
to illegal use OF money follow
No candidate at the approaching
primary shall be declared the nomi-
nee Of the party. if II be made TO
appear that he has used money or
other thing Of value to employ work
ers, at the polls, or, in advance Of
the primary; or that he engaged in
buying votes to secure his nomina
ton. This provision shall apply
even where such improper use u
money or other thing of value, or
buying Of votes is done by the friends
Of such candidate with his knowl
edge.
No candidate shall be declared to
be the nominee af the party at the
approaching primaries until he files
with the chairman of this committee
FOR publication an affidavit setting
forth detailed statement OF the
amount Of money expended in his
race from what source the money
came. and in detail now the money
was expended