Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-10-02

Corrupt Pract ices In EIectfsws
For the information OF candidates
and voters the following provisions Of
an Act Of the Legislature at the Extra
Session in 1903 are cop led: "The fol.
loving persons shall be deeme5 guilty
OF bribery at elections and shall be
punished as in this section provided.
First. EVERY person who shall
directly or indirectly, by himself or
by other person on his behalf, give,
lend, or az rec TO give or lend, or offer,
promise, or promise to procure or en-
deavar to procure any money or valu-
able consideration or any place or en-
ployment, public or private, to or for
any voter, or 10 or Tor any person on
behalf of any voter, or to or for any
person in order to induce any voter to
vote or refrain from voting, or to vote
for any particular person or candidate,
or object, or to refrain thersfrom, or
shall corruptly do any such act ~
aforesaid on account Of such voter
having voted or refiaided from voting
at an election, or having voted for any
particular person or candidate or
object, or retaining therefrom.
Second. Every person who shall in
consequence Of any gift, loas, or offer,
promise of any place or employment,
| public or private, procurement, or
agreement, procure or engage, promise
or endeavor to procure, the election Of
any person to public Office, or the
vote of any voter at any election.
Third. Every person who shall ad-
vance or pay or cause to be paid any
money to or for the use Of any other
person with the intent that such
m oney or any part thereof shall be ex
pended in bribery at any election, or
who shall kr ewing pay or cause to be
paid any money wholly or in part cx-
pended In bribery at any election; any
person 80 offending shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor and may be punished
by imp rlsonment In the county jail
for term Of not less than six months
or more than one year, at thu discre-
ton ct the court, and be fined not more
than one thousand dollars, and shall
in addition thereto fsrfeit his Office. II
any person, or committee or represent
tative OF any church, school, charitable
institution or religious society shall
know ngly solicit candidate for Of
flee, or a candidate for nomination to
any office, to give, lend. or agree to
lend, offer, pronise, or promise to pro-
cure any money or valuable considera-
ton for use OF himself or other person,
or for said church, school, charitable
institstion or society, the person or
persons SO offending shall be guilty o.
misdemeanor and fined not exceed
ing one hundred dollars.
Every voter who shall, before or
durirg any election, directly or inai-
rectly by himself, 81 by sny other per-
son on his behalf solicit, demand, re-
ceive, or agree or contract for any
money, gift, loan, or valuable consid-
era ions, Office, place or employment,
or solicit any endorsement on \ note
or other paper public or private for
himself or for any other person, for
voting or agreeing to vote, or for voting
for any person or candidate or object
or agreeing to refrain therefrom, or
from retaining or agreeing to re-
Train from voting at any election, shall
be guilty Of a misdemeelor and may
be punished by imprisonment in TIE
county jail, At the discretion Of the
court, for not more than six months
and fined not more thas one hundred
dollars. But II such voter or person
mentioned in this section shall testify
and speak the truth on behalf Of the
state in any prosecution against the
giyer or promisor, he shall not be pros
eeuted for any offense under this sec
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