The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-16


Tillman in an interview published in
the last issue of The Herald and News
are given below:
Bribery at Elections.
"Sec. 36O-If at any election here
after held within this State, whether
geenral, 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 other county officer, mayor
and aldermen of any city, intendeant
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 person shall, by the pay
ment. delivery, or promise of money,
or other article of value, procure an
other 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 a mis-
demeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall, for the first offense, be
fined in any sum not less than 500
nor more than $500, and Imprisonment
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 $500,
nor more than $4,000, and imprisoned
for any period Of time not less than
three months nor more than y months
Offering to Procure Votes by Bribery.
Sec. 361-If at any election, as III
section 369 of this chapter, any per-
son shall offer or propose to procure
another, 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 any particular candidate or
measure, such person so offering to
procure or vote shall be deemed gull
ty of misdemeanor, and, upon con-
viction thereof. shall be fined and i'm
prisoned, at the discretion of the
court.
MisdemeanOr to Obtain Votes by Bribe
or Threat.
"Sec. 362-At or before every politi-
cal primary election held by any po-
litical party. organization or associa-
tion, 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.-Eyery candidate offering
for election, under the provisions of
section 362, 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 candidate, un-
less he should be a 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
campaign, to wit: I the undesigned.
of the county Of.
-............, and State of South
Carolina. candidate for the Office of
Observation-Disclosures. hereby pledge
that will not give or spend money, or
use intoxicating liquors for the pur-
pose of obtaining or influencing votes,
and that 1 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 moneys spent or pro-
vided by me during the campaign for
campaign purposes up to that time,
and l further pledge that will. inn
mediately after the primary election
or elections that I am candidate in,
render an itemized statement, under
oath, showing all further moneys
spent or provided by me in said elec-
ton: Provided, That failure to COM