The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-18
TIE NEW FAIRMONT CHARTER

attorney to present the same 10 tile
next grand jury IN the county
Nilfll Intent
Section 1Of. Failure 70 file a state.
ment or filing a materially false or
statemeu shall be prima
facie evidence Of wilful intent 70 de.
feat the statute,
Limitation.
Section 102. The petition hereinbe.
fore mentioned shall be filed within
ninety days after such election.
Precedence Of Procedure.
Section 1903. The proceedings upon,
and the investigation OF, the charges
set forth in said petition, shall take
precedence and be preferred over all
other actions or proceedings then pend.
ing in said court, or before said Judge;
and, in case OF appeals, in the circuit
court or supreme court.
Defining corruptiPraotIces.
I Section 1O4. Any person is guilty
OF a corrupt practice II he, directly or
Indirectly. by himself or through any
other person, In connection with or in
respect OF any election, pays, lends or
contributes, or offers or promises to
pay, lend or contribute any money or
other valuable consideration, for any
other purpose than the following mat.
ters and services, at their reasonable,
bona fide and customary value:
Rent OF halls and compensation OF
speakers. music and fireworks for pub.
lie meetings, and expenses of advertis-
Ing the same, together with the usual
expense incident thereto:
The preparation printing and publ.
cation Of posters. Autographs, banners
notices and literary material, reading
matter. cards, and pamphlets, the com.
pensation OF agents to supervise and
prepare articles and advertisements in
the newspapers, to examine questions
and public interest bearing on the cleo.
ton, and the report on the same; the
pay OF newspapers for advertisements,
pictures. reading matter and additional
circulation; the preparation and circu.
lation Of letters, pamphlets and liter.
allure bearing on election.
Rent of offices and club rooms, com.
pensation Of such clerks and agents
as shall be required TO manage the
necessary, and reasonable business Of
the election and of attorneys at law
for actual legal services rendered in
connection with the lection; the prep.
aration Of lists OF voters and payment
of necessary personal expenses by a
candidate; the reasonable travelling
expenses Of the committeeman, agents,
clerks and speakers: postage, express,
kilograms and telephones; the expense
of preparing, circulating and filing pc.
titions for nomination, No party or
ganization or candidate shall compen.
safe or hire in any one election pre-.
cinct more than one person TO prepare
lists OF voters.
Any payment, contribution or expen.
diture or agreement to or for pay,
contribute or expend any money or.
thing OF value for any purpose whatso.
ever except as herein provided is here.
by declared to be corrupt practice and
invalidates the lection of any person
guilty thereof.
Section los. Any person or corpora.
ton who directly or indirectly:
a. Uses or threatens TO use any
force. violence or restraint. or inflicts
or threatens 10 inflict any injury, dam
age, harm, or, loss, or in any other
manner practices intimidation upon or
against any person, in order to In
duce or compel such person to vote or
refrain from voting at any election. or
to vote or refrain from voting for or
against any particular persons. or for
or against any proposition submitted
to the voters al such election, or to
place or cause 10 be placed or 10 re.
frain from placing or causing to be
placed. his name upon the. registry OF
voters or on account OF such person
having voted or refrained from voting
at such election or having voted or re.
Trained from voting for or against any
particular person or persons, or for or
against any proposition submitted to
voters at such election or having reg.
istered or refrained from registering
as voter: or
t2.) BY abduction. duress or any
forciblc fraudulent device or contriv-
ance whatever impedes. prevents or
otherwise interreres with the free ex-
orcise Of the elective franchise by
any voter, or compels. induces or pre-.
walls upon any voter to give or refrain
from giving his vote for OF. against any
particular person at any election; or,
] (3.) Being an employer, pays his
employees the salary or wages due In
envelopes upon which there is written
or printed any political motto. device
or argument containing threats. ex.
pressed or implied, intended or calcu.
lated to influence the political opinions
or actions Of such employee, or within
ninety days Of general election ex.
hibits In the establishment or place
where his employees are engaged in
labor, any handful or placard contain
Ing any threat, notice or information,
that II any particular ticket or can.
didate Is elected or defeated, work in
his establishment will cease In whole
or IN part, his establishment be closed
up, or the wages of,employees reduced,
or other threats, expressed or implied,
intended or calculated to influence the
political opinions, actions or votes OF
his employees, is guilty OF a corrupt
practice. !?
Section LOG. Any person. who while
holding a public office. or being nom.