The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-10
State Of South Carolina,
Executive Chamber.


fifth day of August A. D. one
thousand nine hundred and four
teen, by payment or promise of
money, or other articles of value,
by threats, mistreatment. aNe
and intimidation, in violation OF
the Statute Laws OF the State OF
South Carolina, in such case made
and provided, as follows:
Code OF Laws of South Carolina,
1912, Vol, JI.~'
Section 800. BRIBERY AT ELEC-
TlONS: If at any election hereafter
held within this State, whether gen.
eral, special or primary. for memb 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 Alderman Of any city, 1nten-
dant and Wardeus of any sincorpor-
porated town, officers OF the Militia
or volunteer organizations Of the
State, or at any other election held
within this State, any person shall,
by tire payment, delivery or promise
of money, or other article of value,
procure another to vote for or against
any particular candidate or measure,
the person so promising and the per.
son so voting. shall each be guilty OF
misdemea,ior, and upon conviction
thereof. shall, for the first ofense,
be fined iu any SUM not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than FIVE
hundred dollars. aud imprisoned 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
Section 36I. OFFERING TO
PROCURE VOTERS BY BRIBERY.
If at any election, us in Section $50
of this Chapter, any person 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 particular
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
guilty Of misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall he fined
and imprisoned, at the discretion OF
the Court"
sssection 1852. MIsDEMEANOR
TO OBTAIN VOTES BY BRIBE OR
THREAT. At or before every poll
tieal primary election held by any
political party, organization or asso-
citation, for the purpose Of choosing
candidates for Office, or the election
of delegates to conventions; in this
State, any person who shall, by
threats or any other form OF intimi-
dation, 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 candi-
date in such election, or who shall,
for such consideration, offer to so
vote, shall be guilty OF a misde-
meanor."
"Section 366. DRINKING WITH
! IN ONE MILE OF: VOTING PRE-
CINCT UNLAWFUL. 1t shall be
unlawfuE hereafterfor-any person to
sell. barter or give away or treat any
voter to any malt or intoxicating
liquor within one mile of any voting
precinct during any primary or
other election day, under penalty,
upon conviction thereof, Of not more
than one hundred ($100) dollars
nor than thirty (3o) days i'm
pr:sonlnent with labor
Section 367. ABUSING VOTERS,
ETC. II any person shall at any
of the elections in any city, town: or
ward or polling precinct, threaten.
mistreat, or abuse any voter. with 4
view to control or intimidate him in
the free exercise of his right of suff'
rage, such offender shall suffer fine
and imprisonment, at the discretion
of the Court
Section 1863. ASSAULT, ETC. ON
ACCOUNT OF POLITICAL OP1N-
IONS. Whoever shall assault or
intImidate any citizen because OF
political opinions Or the. exercise OF
political rights and privileges guar
anteed to every citizen OF the United
States by the Constitution and Laws
thereof, or by the Constitution and
Laws of this State, or, for such rea-
son, discharge such citizen from EN-
ployment or occupation, or eject
such citizen from rented house or
land or other property, such person
shall be deemed guilty ola misde-
meanor. and, on conviction thereof,
be fined not less than fifty nor more
than one thousand dollars, or be i'm
prisoned not less than three months
or more than one year. or both, at
the discretion of the Court"
NOW. THEREFORE, 1, COLE L.
BLEASE, Governor of the State OF
South Carolina. in order that justice
may be done and the majesty of the
Wsuphold, do hereby offer reward
of ONE HUNDRED ($l00l bOL
LARS, EACH, for the first ten (1O)
convictions of any person or persons.
who shall be found guilty under said
Laws, provided said ten C0) conyic-
tions shall be had in the (10) differ
ent counties of the State.
IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the Great Seal Of the State to be
affixed, at Columbia, this first day of
June. A. D., one thousand nine hun
dred and fourteen, and in the one
hundred and thirty-eighth year of
the Independence of the United
States of America.
(Signed) COLE L. BLEASE,
Governor.
BY the Governor,
(Siened) R. NJ. McCOWN,