The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-04-14

printed, with instructions thereon a
to how many persons each voter ma.
vote for for each office, and distrib
ute the same at each precinct on tn,
lay of said election, for the informa
ton of the voters, and the manager
must post at least FIVE of the saiC
lists in conspicuous places at the pre-
cinct.
Sec. II. To provide funds for hold
ing such primary elections and pay
ing the expenses thereof, each candi
late for the Legislature and fo1
county offices shall, at least five day.
before such primary, pay to the
chairman of the party holding sucf
primary such sums as may be assess.
ed by the executive committee, not
exceeding the sum of twenty dollars
and each township candidate two
dollars, and, failing to pay the same
shall not be entitled to participate il
said primary: Provided, if there is
any surplus after paying all the ex.
penses Of said primary it shall be
prorated among the candidates.
Sec. II. In case there shall be any
Offices for which no candidate seeks
the nomination before said primary
and for which no nomination is made
by it, the nominees therefor may be
named by the county executive com
mittee of the party holding said pri-
mary or in such manner as said COM
mittee may direct.
Sec, 13. The executive committee
of any political party holding pri-
mary election hereunder may adopt
such further rules for the conduct
If the same as it may deem proper,
not inconsistent with the provisions
Of this act.
SEC. IA. Any manager who shall be
guilty Of unlawfully violating any OF
the duties devolving upon such posi-
ton herein shall be guilty Of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction there
Of shall be punished by fine not tc
exceed one hundred dollars or i'm
prisoned not to exceed six months;
and any manager who shall be guilty
Of fraud or corruption in the manage
ment Of such election shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be fined in a sum
not to exceed five hundred dollars or
not to exceed a term of
twelve months, or both, in the dis
cretion Of the court.
SEC. Is. Any person who shall
swear falsely in taking the prescrib-
ed oath or shall personate another
person or take the oath in his name,
in order to vote, shall be guilty of
perjury.
SEC. 16. If any voter, having par
in one party primary cleo
ton. shall vote or attempt to vote in
different party primary election
held for a similar purpose during the
same political campaign, he shall be
guilty Of fraudulent voting, and up
on conviction shall be punished in the
same manner and to the same extent
if he had voted illegally in a gen
eral election; and if any voter, hav-
ing voted once in such primary cleo
ion, shall vote or attempt to vote a
second time in the same election at
the same or a different poll, he shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanor and shall
be fined not less than one hundred
dollars or imprisoned not less than
thirty days, in the discretion of the
court. Any person who shall vote
in said election, not being legally
qualified and entitled to do so, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec. II. If any person shall attempt
to influence the vote of another by
the use of Intoxicating liquors, or if
bribe be offered to bribe any voter
by the promise of anything as re-
ward to be delivered or as a service
to be performed prior to, at the time
of or subsequent to such primary
election, and any person shall accept
anv bribe or other thing of value for
his vote or influence in such primary
election, he shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor and shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars or impris-
oned not less than thirty days, in the
discretion of the court.
SEC. 18. That this act shall apply to
the counties of Halifax and Nash on
ly.
SEC. 19. This act shall be in force
from and after it's ratification. Rat
flied this the 5th day of March, A.
D. 1909.
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