Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-10
Misttllansous Rsaaina.
LAWS GOVERNING ELECTION.
The Statutes az Made and Provided to
Protect the People Against Frauds
And Irreoularities

/
Protect the People Against Fraud.
And Irregularities.
| The following sections Of the law
governing elections in South Carolina
are given.
| Sec 352. Whoever shall make any
bet or wager Of money, or wager o.
any other thing of value, or shall have
any share or part in any bet or wager
of any other thing Of value, upon any
election in this state, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upor
conviction in any court Of sessions ir
this state, shall be fined in a sum mo-
exceeding five hundred dollars, and bt
imprisoned not exceeding one month
one-half Of the fine to go to the in.
former, and the other half to the use
Of the state.
| Sec. 353. If any person qualified by
the constitution and laws Of this state
| to vote at any election for the mem.
bers Of congress Of the United States
members of the legislature of this
state, sheriff, clerk, Judge Of probate
or any other county officer, mayor anG
aldermen Of any city, intendent and
wardens of any incorporated town, Of
ficers of the militia or volunteer or.
ganizations of the state, or at any
other election (whether general, spe-
cial or primary held within this state
shall vote more than once at such
election, for the same Office, such per-
son so voting more than once, shall be
fined and imprisoned. at the discre-
ton of the judge before whom the case
shall be tried.
Sec. 354. II at any election hereaf-
ter held within the state, whether gen.
eral. special or primary, for members
of the congress of the United States
members Of the legislature of this
state. sheriff, clerk, Judge Of probate
or other county officer, mayor and al
dernen of any city, intendant and war
ders Of any incorporated town, officers
Of the militia or volunteer organiza-
tions of the state, or at any other elec-
tion held within this state, any person
shall, by the payment, delivery OF
promise of money, or other article OF
value, procure any other to vote for OF
against any particular candidate OF
measure, the person so promising and
the person so voting, shall each be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall, for the first
offense, be fined in any sum not less
than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, and impris-
oned for any period of time not less
than one month nor more than six
months; and, for the second offense,
shall be fined in any sum not less than
five hundred dollars, nor more than
five thousand dollars, and imprisoned
for any period of time not less than
three months nor more than twelve
months.
Sec. 355. If at any election, as in
section 253 Of this chapter, any person
shall offer or propose to procure an
other, by the payment, delivery or
promise Of money, or other article of
value, to vote for or against any par
ticular candidate or measure or shall
offer or propose, for the consideration
of money or other article Of value paid,
delivered or promised to vote for or
against a particular candidate or
measure, such person so offering to
procure or vote shall be deemed guilty
Of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined and imprisoned,
at the discretion Of the court.
Sec 356. At or before every political
primary election held by any political
party, organization or association, for
the purpose Of choosing candidates for
office, or the election of delegates to
conventions, in the state, any person
who shall, by threats or any other
form of intimidation, or by the pay
ment, delivery or promise of money, or
other article of value procure, another
to vote for or against any particular
candidate in such election, or who
shall, for such consideration, offer to
so vote, shall be guilty Of a misde-
meanor.
Sec. 357. Every candidate offering
for election, under the provisions of
section 356 shall make the following
pledge and file the same with the
clerk Of court of common pleas for
the county in which he is a candi-
date, unless he should be candidate
in more than one county, in which case
he shall file same with the secretary
of state, before he shall enter upon
his campaign, towit: I. the undersigned
80. 80. of the county Of. 80. 80. :.
and state Of South Carolina, candidate
for the Office Of :. :. :. .... hereby
pledge that I will not give nor spend
money, or use intoxicating liquors for
the purpose of obtaining or influence
ing votes, and that shall, at the con-
clusion of the campaign and before the
primary election, render to the clerk of
court Cor secretary of state as herein
before provided,) under oath, an item
lied statement Of all moneys spent or
provided by me during the campaign
for campaign purposes up to that
time and l further pledge that l will,
Immediately after the primary election
or elections that / am a candidate in
render an itemiZed statement, under
oath, showing all further moneys spent
or provided by me in said election:
Provided, that a failure to comply
with this provision shall render such
election null and void, in so far as the
candidate who fails to file the state
ment herein required, but shall not eff
feet the validity of the election Of any
candidate complying with this sec
ton: And provided, further, that such
itemized statement and pledge shall be
open to public inspection at all times.
That any violation Of the provisions of
sections 356 and 357 shall be a misde-
meanor, and any person, upon convic-
ton thereof shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars. or be imprisoned
at hard labor for not less than one
month nor more than six months, or
both fine and Imprisonment, in the dis