Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-10

which he il q candidate, except bnas
oaraidate for Governor and q can
dsda+e for the United States Senate
raav snand or allow others to spend 2
4o+eI amount. which shall not pc
graater than the annual salary would
ba II the candidate were elected 2
e1,ch Office and such candidate may
1awf,,1lv nav in addition his transpor-
tation exnenses and board and q
re bills while campaigning for sucn
once or Who is a member OF any
avncntive committee, or managing
committee. or other committee OF q
Political party within the State OF
North Carolina for any county or
subdivision. of any county in SAID
state to fail to report to the clerk OF
the court of such county, not Q
than fifteen nor less than ten days De-
! fore any general election the amount
of money received by such committee
for campaign purposes, and W1tnln
twenty days after the election 20
make q similar report OF money re-
ceiyed and from whom, and the pur-
noses for which the same was used;
such report is to be made under oath
hv the secretary or chairman OF sucn
committee who has full knowledge O
IalI the details of the committees al
fairs; or for any chairman or secre-
ltarv of such committees Of a political
marty having a territory embracing
more than one county to fail to make
lwithin the time required by law, sim
lilar reports to the Secretary OF State.
XXI For any person to. publish in any
newspaper or pamphlet OF otherwise
any charge derogatory to any canol-
date. or calculated to effect b can
dfdate's chances of election to ONCE,
unless such publication be signed by
the party giving publicity to and being
responsible for such charge. Cd For
any person to publish of cause to be
circulated .derogatorys reports with
reference to any candidate known py
the person publishing or circulating
such report to be false, when such re-
mort is calculated or intended to effect
| the chances of such candidate for such
office. (m) To give or promise In re-
turn for political support or influence,
any appointment or support for politi-
cal Office.
Sec. 2. That any person who shah
hereafter. in connection with any pri-
mary, special, general, or other, cleo
ton. held or being held, or to be held
in the State of North Carolina, do any
of the acts and things declared In this
section to be unlawful shall be guilty
/ OF a felony, and, upon conviction, shall
be imprisoned in the States Prison
fer not less than four months, or fined
not less than one thousand dollars, or
both, in the discretion of the court. 1t
shall be unlawful for any person (a)
4 IT. 49, y1I11Ion&1u aoIlGn his name f0 he
placed upon the registration books of
more than one election precinct, or to
fraudulently cause or procure his
name or that of any other person to
be placed upon the registration boks
in any precinct when such registra-
ton in such precinct does not qualify
1such person to legally vote in such
precinct, or to falsely impersopate
! another registered voter for the pur-
pose of voting in the stead of such
other voter; OBJ To give OF promise
or request or accept at any time be-
fore or after any such election any
money. property, political support or
| Influence, or reward of any kind, or
anything of value whatsoever, in re-
turn for the vote of any elector or
eIectors; (c) Who is an election OH
Ger OF d A1OInUO VI OAC
FOR election board or other officer
charged with any duty with respect
to n election to knowingly make any
false or fraudulent entry OF any cleo
ton book, or n false or fraudulent
return, or t o knowingly make or cause
to be made any error on any Z
or to do any fraudulent act, OF
knowingly and f~raudulently omit to
do any act or make any report legally
required of such person: I'D To
knowingly and falsely swear with re-
spect to any matter pertaining to any
such elections; (el To falsely make
Icr present any exemption from pol
tax, or any tax receipt, or certificate
or other paper to fraudulently qualify
any person as an %elector, or to at
tempt thereby to secure to any person
the privilege of voting.
4 Sec. 8. That any person subpoen'
aed by the State to testify shall be re.
CURED to testify, but such person shall
be immune from prosecution and par
doned for any violation of law about
which such person is SO required tt
testify.
Sec. 4. That this act shall be il
force from and after it's ratification.
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