The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

m pr To otherwise obstruct or hinder or
 .o prevent the forming of the line of
 voters awaiting their opportunity or time
 ~ enter the polling place of any election.
 , o., ep uehand, solicit, ask or invite any
 aas e. r1.at, UT contribution for any religious.
 ~ fsaoie UT other cause or organization
 supposed to be primarily for inc nubl;a
 eoou rom any candidate for nomination
 or siectlon; or, (5) demand, solicit. ask
 VI inVite any candidate for nomination
 =. eiectloh Tor public office or party po-
 -,t UT any political committee to sub
 scribe for the support of any club or
 organization, or to buy tickets to any on
 eitaihnent or ball or to pay for space
 III any book, programme, periodical or
 pupncatlon. This shall not apply to the
 soncltation of any business advertising
 ln periooieals ln which the candidate was
 regular advertiser prior to his oandi-
 uscy, nor to ordinary business advertise
 Eg' nor to the regular demands of any
 orsanlzation, religious, charitable or
 otherwise, of which he was a memher ar
 to which he was a contributor for more
 .nah SIX months before his candidacy. or
 y ~ any oroinary contributions at church
 sefsicesi or, t6) for any corporation or
 person. trustee or trustees, owning or ioiuihg majority of stock of a cornora
 ,ion carrying on the business of a bank
 saFlngs bank. trust, trustee, savings in
 ueinnity' safety deposit. insurance. rail-
 on oao' street railway telephone, telegraph, sas' electric light, heat or power com,
 pany, or any company having inc r;ght u condemn land, or to exercise fran
 enises m public ways granted by the state
 .ooii's' city, or town, to pay or contrib-
 any money or value in order to aid promote the nomination or election ol any person, or in order to aid or nro- mote the interest or success or dafeat oi any political party or political prono' | sition' or, CD for any business cornoro. .ion incorporated under the laws or doing business in this commonwealth or arv oihcer or agent acting in behalf of such corporation, to directly or indirectly give pay, expend or contribute. or nroyn,sa = giVe' pay, expend or contribute any money or other valuable thing in order to aid promote or prevent the nomination or election of any person, or defeat any o,,es- tlon or proposition submitted to the vote or the people, or in order to aid nrornote or antagonize the interest of any no,iti. cal party, or for any person or persons or pontical committee to solicit or receive rom such corporations any such gift payment, expenditure or contribution or any promise to give pay, expend or con tribute.
 Sec. IA. The doing by any person or persons of any act or acts herein defined 10 De corrupt practice unless the pun- isnment Tor such act or acts has other wlse been provided for under the laws of tnis state, shall be and is hereby de- ciared to be a commission by such per- son or persons of misdemeanor. and any person who commits such misde-
 meanor must on conviction be fined not more than $500, and may also he i'm, prisoned in the county jail or sentenced 10 hard labor for the county for not more than six months at the discretion of tha court. ~~ Sec. b. Each section of this act ana every part of each section are herebv declared to be independent sections and
 parts or any section, and the holding of any section or part thereof to be void ihenective or unconstitutional for any cause shall not affect the other sections or parts thereof.
 sec. 10. All laws or parts of laws in- consistent herewith are hereby repealed. Sec. 17. This act shall take effect ,,non it's approval.
 Approved June 19, 1915.
 Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State