Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-20
LAW AS LAID DOWN IN CODE
Penalty as to Bribery Fixed by Stat
ute Pledges Required.

| Bribery at Elections
Sec. 360-If. at any election here
after held within this state, whether
general, special or primary, for MEM
bers Of the congress Of the United
States, members of the legislature OF
this state, sheriff, clerk, Judge Of pro-
bate, or any other county officer, may
or and aldermen Of any city, inten-
dant and wardens Of any incorporated
town, officers Of the militia or volun-
teer organizations Of the state, or at
any other election held within this
state, any election shall, by the pay
ment, delivery, or promise of money,
or other article Of value, procure an
value, to vote for or against any par
| ticular candidate or measure, the per-
son so promising and the person so
voting, shall each be guilty Of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction there
of, shall, for the first offense, be fined
In any sum not less than 800 nor
more than six months and for the
second offense, shall be fined in any
sum not less than $500, nor more than
$4,000, and imprisoned for any period
Of time not less than three months nor
more than twelve months.
Offering to Procure Votes by Bribery.
Sec. Self at any election, as In
section 36s 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 aginst 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 any particular candi-
date or measure, such person so Of
fering to procure or vote shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
| and imprisoned, at the discretion Of
the court.
Misdeneanor to Obtain Votes by
Bribe or Threat.
"Sec. 362.-At or before every polit-
ical primary election held by any po-
litical rarty, organization or associa-
ton, for the purpose Of choosing can
didates for office, or the election Of
delegates to conventions in this state,
any persons who shall, by threats or
any other form Of intimidation, or
by the payment, delivery, or promise
of money, or other article Of value,
procure, or offer, promise or endeavor
to 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 misdemeanor.
Candidates to Make Pledge.
Sec. 363.-Every candidate offer
ing for election, under the provisions
of section 1852, shall make the following
pledge and file the same with the clerk
of court of common pleas for the coun-
ty in which he is a candidate, unless he
should be candidate in more than
one county, in which case he shall file
the same with the secretary OF state,
before he shall enter upon his cam
paign. to wit: I the undersigned --
of the county Of -. and state OF
South Carolina, candidate for the Office
of - hereby pledge that I will not
give or spend money, or use intoxicat-
ing liquors for the purpose of obtain
ing or influencing votes, and that l
shall. at the conclusion Of the campaign
and before the primary election render
to the clerk of court Cor secretary OF
state as hereinbefore provided), under
oath. an itemized statement Of all mon
eys spent or provided by me during
the campaign for campaign purposes
up to that time, and I further pledge
that I will, Immediately after the pri-
| mary election or elections that / am
candidate in, render an itemized state
| ment, under oath, showing all further
moneys spent or provided by me In
said election. Provided, That failure
to comply with this provision shall
render such election null and void, In
so far as the candidate who fails to file
the statement herein required, but
shall not effect the validity Of the elec-
ton of any candidate complying with
| this section. And, provided, further,
That such itemized statement and
pledge shall be open to public inspec-
ton at all times. That any violation
of the provisions Of section 1862 or 1853
shall be a misdemanor and any persons
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not less than 500 nor more than $780,
or be imprisoned at hard labor for not
less than one month nor more than six
months, or both fine and Imprisonment
in the discretion Of the court.
Penalty for Serving Candidate.
Sec. 365-Any persons who shall
perform, or agree to perform any SER
vice in the interest Of any candidate
for any office provided for In section
s, chapter 49, Of the civil code, vol
ume /, of the code Of laws (whether
in connection with the primary elec-
ton nomination, or in connection
with the municipal election or In con-
nection with the obtaining and filing
of the petition required herein), In
consideration Of any money or other
valuable thing or Of future support In
obtaining office, shall be punished by
fine not exceeding $500 or impris-
onment not exceeding one year, and
any candidate, or other person, who
shall solicit or contract for, or other
wise seek or obtain, such services In
the interest Of or against the candi-
dacy for mayor or councilman or for
or against any question that may be
submitted to an election. or shall pay
any money for said service or prom
ise any valuable thing for such SER
vices or to influence any election In
his acts shall be punished in the same
manner, and any person making
false answers to any of the provisions
of article s, chapter 40, of the civil
CODE volume l, of the code Of laws,
relative to his qualifications to vote at
any election herein provided or any
person wilfully voting or offering to