The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-26
CANDIDATES MUST.
sign the PLEDGE
SECRETARY LEON L. RICE
CALLS ATTENTION TO ACT
ELECTION FRAUDS
Are Designated and Are Punish.
able as Announced Recently
\ In Governors Proclamation H

Leon l.. Rice, Cecretary of tho coun-
ty democratic committee. callc partic-
ular attention to the pledge aud oath
to betaken by candidates fol.. office, and
also to the provisions Of the act of
1905 making certain offenses In pri-
mary elections misdemeanors and pre-
ecribing pealties therefor"
The onth to be taken by each can
didate is as follows:
I, the undersigned candidate for the
office OF ....-.. hereby pledge that l
will not give nor spend money, Or ..se
intoxicating liquors for, the purpose of
obtaining or influencing votes, and
that shnlI. at the conclusion of the
campaign and before the primary elc-
tions, render to the Clerk of Court or
(Secretary OF State as hcreinbefore
pTovided) under oath, an itemiged
statement of all money spent or pro-
vided by me during the campaign for
campaign purposes up to that time,
and l further pledge that will, i'm
mediatcly after the primary election
or elections that ! am candidate in,
render an itemized statement, under
oath showing all further moneys
spent or provided by me in snid elec-
tion.
The terms of the act as quoted by
Mr.. Rice are as follows:
Section l.. BE 1t enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of South Carolina: At
or before any political primary elec-
ton held by any political party, organ
izatiOn or association, for the purpose
OF choosing candidates for office, or
the election of delegates TO .conven-
tions. In this state any person who
shall by threats or any form OF intimi-
dation. or by the payment, delivery or
promise OF money, or other article of
value, procure or offer. promise or en-
deavor 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 q misdemeanor.
Sec. 9. Evcry candidate offering for
election, under the provisional Of Sec
tion I, shall make the following
pledge and filed the same with clerk
Of the court OF common pleas for the
county In which he Is a candidate, be-
fore he shall enter upon hie campaign,
to wit: - -, -j37j9S,'
Provided. That failure to comply
with. this provision shall render such
elction nul and void, IN 30 far as the
candidate who fails to flle. the state.
ment herein required: but shall rot
affect the validity OF the election of
any candidate complying with this: fec-
.tiohs And, 81. provided, fnItiierS That
EuSh itemizedi statement ami pledge
shall be- open TO. public Inspection at
,allftimes. y; .,st 5s q / I S,
Sec. 8, That any, violation Of the
provisions Of this net shall be q niisde-
meanor;; and any person, upon convie-
tfon. therof, Ehall ;be ffinod nnt lee than
500 nor more than $500; or be I'M,
ton. thereof shall bel fined not less
than one month nor more than six
than sI0Q or more than $500 or be inn
.ment ID the discretion OF the court
Under the teims Of the above act
Gov. Biease recently made d sproslama-
tion Offering rewards .aggregating ST.
900 for ten convictions, one In each OF
ten conntier This would be diflenlE
Under thS above act IL isy laid that an
offer of y pardon, d posit ione or; any
other pfomise to Get votes would be
punishable. s5,.s s, 7. sS q.