Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-10


year, and any candidate. or other per-
son, who shall solicit or contract for
or otherwise seek to obtain such SER
vices in the interest of or against the
candidacy for mayor or councilman, OF
for or against any question that may
be submitted to an election, or shall
pay any money for said services ol
promise any valuable thing for such
services, or to influence any elector ir
his vote, shall be punished In the same
manner, and any person making false
answers to any Of the provisions Of ar.
, ticle 8, chapter XIX, of the civil code
volume !, of the code of laws, relative
to his qualifications to vote at any
election herein provided for, any per-
son wilfully voting or offering to vote
at such election when not qualified as
herein provided, and any person know
ingly procuring, aiding or abetting any
violation of any Of the provisions here
in, shall be guilty Of misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, shall be fined not
exceeding five hundred ($500) dollars
or imprisoned, not exceeding one Q)
year, and all the other improper prac-
tices likewise apply to the elections
herein referred to.
Sec. 800. 1t shall be unlawful here
after for any person to sell, barter OF
give away or treat any voter to any
malt or intoxicating liquor within one
mile of any voting precinct during any
primary or other election day, under a
penalty, upon conviction thereof, OF
not more than one hundred ($1O0) dol
dars, nor more than thirty (30) days
imprisonment with labor.
Sec. 361. II any person shall, at
any Of the elections in the city, town
ward. or polling precinct, threaten
mistreat, or abuse any voter, with a
view to control or intimidate him in
the free exercise of his right Of suf-
frage, such offender shall suffer fine
and imprisonment, at the discretion OF
the court.
Sec. 362. All offenses against the
provisions Of sections 346, BAT, 34S, and
361 of this chapter, shall be heard, trio
and determined before the court OF
general sessions, and the pecuniary
penalties accruing thereby shall 60
one third to the informer, and the re-
mainder to the state.
Sec. 1853. Whoever shall assault or
intimidate any citizen because Of po-
litical opinions or the exercise Of po-
litical rights and privileges guaranteed
to every citizen Of the United States 10y
the constitution and laws thereof, or,
by the constitution Of this state, or,
for such reason, discharge such citi-
zen from employment or occupation,
or eject such citizen from rented
house or land or other property, such
person shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof, be fined not less than fifty nor
more than one thousand dollars, or be
imprisoned not less than three months
or more than one year, on both, at the
discretion of the court.
Sec. 364. Any voter who shall swear
falsely at any primary election, in
in taking the prescribed oath, or shall
impersonate another person and take
the oath in his name in order to vote.
shall be guilty Of perjury, and be pun
ished, upon conviction, as for perjury.
And any person who shall fraudulent
ly procure the registration Of a name
or names on the party registration
lists, or rolls, in violation Of the party
rules or otherwise; or who shall fraud
ulently offer or attempt to vote In
violation of the party rules and regu-
lations; or under any false pretense as
to any circumstances affecting his
qualifications to vote; or who shall
fraudulently aid, counsel or abet an
other in so doing, either as to said
fraudulent registration or said fraud
ulent offer or attempt to vote, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction, shall be punished
by a fine of not less than one hundred
(s100) dollars, nor more than five hun
dred (s5OO) dollars, or be imprisoned
for a period of not less than thirty (s0)
nor more than ninety (90) days, or
both, at the discretion Of the court.
Sec. 365. Any manager at any pri-
mary election in this state who shall
be guilty Of wilfully violating any of
the duties involved upon such posi-
ton, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed one
hundred dollars, or Imprisonment not
to exceed six months; and any man
ager who shall be guilty Of fraud or
corruption in the management of such
election, shall be guilty Of a misde-
meanor, and, upon conviction, thereof,
shall be fined in a sum not to exceed
five hundred dollars, or Imprisonment
for a term not to exceed twelve
months, or both, in the discretion of
the court.
Sec. 366. If any officer on whom any
duty Is enjoined In sections 228 to 27S,
inclusive, of the civil code, shall be
guilty of any wilful neglect OF such
duty, or Of any corrupt conduct in the
execution Of the same, and be thereof
convicted, he shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, punishable by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or i'm
prisonment not exceeding one year.
Sec. 367. If any of the messengers
shall be guilty Of destroying the GER
tificates entr listed to their care, or
willfully doing any act that shall de-
feat the due delivery of them, as di =
rected by this chapter, he shall be
punished by Imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary at hard labor, for term not
less than two nor exceeding four years
and If any person shall be found gull
ty Of taking away from any Of the said
messengers, either by force or in any
other manner, any such certificates
entrusted to his care, or willfully doing
any act that shall defeat the due de-
livery thereof, as directed by this chap
ter. he shall be punished by imprison-
ment in the penitentiary, at hard la
Dor, for not less than two nor exceed
ing four wears