The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-06-21


/ for nomination in primary election
and no such owner. editor publisher
or agent shall solicit or accept pay.
ment or reward. Any person violat.
ing the provisions of this Section
shall upon conviction be punished By
Z fine of not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or be imprisoned not exceed.
/ ing ont year, or be punished by both
such fine and imprisonment And q
candidate who is found guilty of such
violation shall from and after his
conviction be disqualified, and ineli.
gible to hold the office TO which he
! aspires, or any other State. or Coun-
Ity office or position, and his name
shall not be allowed or printed on
| the primary election ballot, or upon
the official ballot to be used in the
General, State and County election
and no officer, committee or board
authorized by law to issue commits
sions or certificates of election or
certificates of nomination, shall is
sue any such certificates or commits
sion TO such person. If at the time
Of conviction, such person who was a
candidate is serving in the position
or office to which he aspired, his
conviction shall be cause for remOv-
al or for his impeachment
Sec. IL. That il any newspaper
in its columns assails the personal
character Of any candidate for nom
ination in a primary election, or
charges such candidate with NAL
feasance or misfeance in office. /or
otherwise attacks his official record.
or gives to another free space for
such purpose, such newspaper shall.
upon request of such candidate, i'm
mediately publish free of any cost
any reply he may make thereto, in
as conspicuous a place and in the
same kind of type as the matter that
calls for such reply; provided, such
reply does not take up more space
than the matter replied to. A per-
son who fails to comply with the pro-
visions of this Section, shall, upon
conviction be punished by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or
by punishment not exceeding six
months, or by both fine and impris-
onment.
Sec. 10. That the word candidate
in this Act means any person who
has announced to any person, or to
the public, that he is a candidate for
d certain office.
Sec. IA. That no candidate for
nomination in primary election
shall directly Or indirectly himself
or by or through another person,
give pay, expend or contribute any
money or thing of value for the fur
therance of the candidacy Of any
other candidate. Any person vioIat-
ing the provisions of this Section
shall be punished as provided in
Section 3 of this Act.
Sec. 10. That any candidate or
person who furnishes, gives or de-
livers to another person any money
or other thing of value, to be used
by another person for any purpose
prohibited by the provisions of this
accepts any money or thing of value,
to be used for any such purpose,
shall upon conviction for so doing
be punished by fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars, or be impris-
Oned not exceeding one year, or by
both fine and imprisonment A can
didate found guilty of a violation of
this Section shall from and after his
conviction, be disqualified and ineli-
gible to hold the office or position to
which he aspires, or any other State
name shall not be allowed or print
ed on the primary election ballot, or
upon the official ballot to be used in
the General, State and County cleo
ton. and no officer. committee or
board. authorized by law to issue
or certificates of cleo
ton or certificates of nomination
shall issue any such certificate or
commission TO such person. If at the
time of conviction. such person who
was candidate. is serving in the
position or office to which he aspir-
ed, his conviction shall be cause for
removal or impeachment.
Sec. i6. That it shall be the duty
of the sheriffs of this State to exer-
else strict vigilance in the detection
of any violations of this Act and the
apprehending of any violators there
Of.
Sec. IL That it shall be the duty
Of the grand jury in each county,
when it convenes during campaign
preceding a primary election. and at
its first meeting thereafter. to make
d special investigation to determine
whether or not there have been vio-
lations of the provisions of this Act.