The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-05
COMMISSION Government Law.
Text of Act Providing New Gov
ernment for Sumter.

practices and the itemized state
ments as to expenditures, as provid-
ed in an Act making certain offenses
in primary elections misdemeanors,
and prescribing penalties therefor.
approved March 6, 1905, Volume
XNIV Of the Statutes, at page 949.
The Board of Commissioners of
Elections shall cause the names Of all
candidates in the primary election,
classed according to their party af-
filiation. to be published in the daily
newspapers Of the city from the time
that they have become qualified as
candidates up to and including the
day Of the primary election: and the
said Board shall provide the printed
ballots to he used In the said pr-
mary elections. the names Of candi-
dates for mayor, and also. separately.
the names of the candidates for coun-
cilmen. arranged alphabetically; the
ballots In each case to bear the
words: Vote for (the number to
be elected" The candidate receiv-
Ing the largest majority vote shall be
declared elected. In Gaze q primary
election do not result In majority
and larger vote for the number of
persons to be elected In the regular
municipal election. a second primary
shall be had on the seventh day after
the first primary. in which second
primary the ballots shall contain. for
each position for which choice Is to
be made. the names Of two persons
Those receiving the highest vote at
the preceding primary election.
Section 10. Any person who shall
perform, or agree to perform, any
service In the interest Of any candi-
date for any ofiice provided for In this
act whether In connection with the
primary election nomination or in
connection with the municipal cleo
tion. or In connection with the obtain
ing and filing Of the petition required
herein). In consideration Of any mon
ey or other valuable thing. or for f,-
ture support In obtaining office, shall
be punished by fine not exceeding
five hundred Cs500) dollars, or i'm
prisonment not exceeding one %
yesr, and any candidate, or other per-
son. who shall solicit or contract for.
or otherwise seek or obtain, such SER
vices in the interest Of or against a
candidacy for mayor or councilman,
or for or against any question that
may be submitted to an eletcion. or
shall pay any money for said service
or promise any valuable thing for
such service, or to influence any cleo
tor In his vote. shall be punished in
the same manner. and any person
making false answers to any OF the
provisions Of this Act relative to his
qualihcalaions to vote at any elec-
tion herein provided for, any person
wilfully voting or Offering to vote at
such election when not qualified as
herein provided, and any person
knowingly procuring. aiding or abet-
ting any violation OF any OF the pro-
visions herein. shall be guilty of q
misdemeanor. and. upon conviction.
shall he fined not exceeding five hun
dred (s500) dollars, or imprisoned
not exceeding one G year and all
other provisions of law now applying
To bribery or corruption or other i'm
proper practices In connection with
elections shall likewise apply TO the
elections herein referred to.
| Section IL. The expense OF each
and every election provided for i'm
this article, including advertisement.
provisions of ballots and any other
item, shall he paid out OF the city
treasury. upon the warrant of the
chairman of the Board Of Commits
sioncrs Of Elections.
Section -. The council shall have
possess and exercise all executive
legislative and judicial powers and
duties conferred upon such city. or
heretofore belonging to il. with the
power To establish such subordinate
"'h'crS as they may see tit. and assign
To them appropriate duties, subject
to the council. Each member of I'M,
council shall give To the duties Of his
Once all the time that may bc need
ed Tor the most efficient conduct of
the affairs Of the city. and shall keep
regular office hours of not less than