The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-24

OFFICER, clerk. agent, reporter or en-
ploye OF any newspaper, magazine or
periodical printed or published in this
state, to take, accept or receive, or
agree to take, accept or receive for
himself or any other person or per-
ons, firm or corporation either by him
/ self or any other person, persons, firm
or corporation any money, gratuity or
other valuable consideration or article
of value for or on account of or as a
consideration for such newspaper,
magazine or other periodical support
ing or advocating the election or de-
feat of any candidate or candidates at
any primary election. Any such owner,
proprietor, editor, manager. officer,
clerk, agent, reporter or employee of
periodical violating the provisions of
this act shall be deemed guilty of a
| 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 con-
| sideration therefor, If such articles so
published or printed have placed at
the beginning thereof in plain type of
black-faced 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
nation under the terms of this act, or
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
it's 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, ana
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 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 80
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
five $3.50 dollars and not more than
five hundred ($500) dollars or be i'm
prisoned in the county jail not less
than ten (1O) 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
misdemeanor, and upon trial and con-
viction thereof, be punished by fine
of not less than $40 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. If 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.
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