The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-02-18
THE PRIMARY LAW
Is Now Operative Some Severe
Penalties for Violation.

Dy inc last feRlSldiuEe, anu the SdiuS III
consequence thereof is statute of the
state of Florida.
The statute, which is chapter 1929 of
the laws Of Florida. made many changes,
will which bnt few people are familiar
The new primary law provides severe
penalties, and some OF its provisions are
as follows:
Duty of Candidates.
"Section l. That each and every can
didate voted upon in the state and county
primaries OF the state of Florida be and
is hereby required TO file in the office of
the clerk OF the circuit court OF his county
if he is a candidate for a county office,
or in the office of the secretary of state
if he is candidate for national or state
office, not less than ten days before the
primary in which he is a candidate, a
complete statement in itemized form of
his campaign. The statement shall in
clude the names of all contributors 10 his
campaign fund, whether they be persons
or corporations, firms or associations,
and their relationship TO him by blood,
marriage, business or association, politi-
cal, fraternal or otherwise, and all the
expenses incurred as result of his can
didacy, and shall be given under oath.
And each candidate voted upon in the
state or county primaries, as aforesaid,
shall file not later than ten days after the
primary in which he is candidate
another statement in the same place as is
respectively provided herein for the first
statement, and including any, every and
all of the specifications, divisions and
requirements of the first statement, nam
ing all of the additional expenses in
Cured by him beside those mentioned
in the first statement, as above required,
up to and including the day OF the pri-
mary in which he was a candidate, and
each candidate furnishing this last state
ment shall swear at the time that the two
statements of campaign expenses herein
required include complete and full &C
count OF all the expenses incurred by
him as q result of his candidacy.
Sec 2. At the time the last statement
required in section OF this act is given
another statement shall be given under
oath, by each and every candidate voted
upon in any state or county primary OF
Florida, giving the names of his political
workers and telling for what considera
ton, if any, such work was done, the term
political workers 10 refer TO those who
left for time or part OF time their
ordinary aesDcations to further his candi-
dacy. This statement shall be filed in
The office of the clerk of the circuit
court of his county, OF in the office OF
The secretary of state, according 10
whether the candidate furnishing it was
A candidate for 4 county or a national or
a state office.
Against the Grafters.
Sec. 10. No person who is candi-
date for any office or who has made
known his intention OF becoming can
didate. shall donate, contribute or give
away, or promise or agree TO do SO, or
encourage any other person to do so for
him. any money, intoxicating liquor, or
any other thing of value TO any person,
association OF corporation, in an attempt
% directly or indirectly influence any
persons vote. OF influence for OF
against any candidate. This section
shall be construed so as to embrace
churches. schools and any aud all chart
able organizations.
Sec A. 1t shall be and is hereby
declared misdemeanor for any candi-
date or other person TO have or distribute
on The day OF the primary al or near any
polling place, any cards. pictures, litera-
.ure OF other writing against any candi-
date in the primary.
No Bribery Whatever.
Sec. IS. Any person who shall give,
lend. solicit, request, demand or receive,
directly or indirectly, any money, in
,oxicating liquor, or any other thing OF
value. of whatsoever nature or kind
whatsoever, OF the the promise thereof,
either 10 influence q vote or under pre-
tense OF being used to procure the vote
Of any other person or persons, or 10 be
used at any poll or other place prior 10
Ut on the day OF any primary election,
or or against any candidate iOr office,
hall be deemed guilty OF the infamous
crime Of bribery and, upon conviction
hereof in any court of record, shall be
sentenced to disiranCh;sement by the
ridge of such court for 4 term OF not
more than ten years, and TO the county
all for not less than one year; and for
The conviction Of a second otfeRSe I'M
der this section, the first being alleged
and proven, such offender shall be, by
sentence OF the court, forever thereafter
isfranchised and deprived Of his right
10 vote at 4 primary in this state, and TO
be imprisoned in the state penitentiary
not more than five years. Prosecutions
may be had under this section by in
iiCtmeut in the circuit court or infor
nation in a criminal court of record,
and the effect OF a sentence Of disfran-
chisenent in either OF said courts, both
having jurisdiction OF otfenSes hereun-
der, shall be to deprive such person
sentenced of the right 10 vote at any
primary in this state for period of time
fixed by the court where such persons
Shall be convicted under this section.
Solicitations OF any person for loan
or gilt OF money or the purchase Of
anything OF value, or any other Subter
iuge shall be deemed a violation of the
provisions OF this section.
This section shall be construed so as
TO embrace any payment or attempt to
pay. or solicitation or acceptance OF the
payment of any poll or Capitation tax, OF
the loan OF money thereof, whether ii
be for the express purpose OF influencing
any voter or notE
Must Pay Own Poll Taxes.
Sec 10. Any tax collector or per.
son acting under his authority or direc-
lion, who receives OF permits 10 be re-
ceived any money or other things of
value in payment of poll or capitation
taxes, from any person, firm, association
OF corporation, either by check, draft or
any other method Of payment, or any
tax collector issuing a poll tax receipt
without payment in advance thereof,
other than the person whose poll OF
capilation taxes is to be paid, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdJmeaner and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be pun
isted by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for not more than three months;
Provided, That nothing in this act shall
be construed 10 prevent any person pay
ing. or any tax collector from collecting