The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-20


count OF such eieetor having regis.
tered or relrained from registering.
sortyoted OF refrained from voting for
q particular person, question or prop
osition. shall DE fined not more than
i've hundred dollars or tmprison ned in
the penttentiary5 not more than three
years, or boil, and shall forfeit the
Office to which he was elected at the
election with reference to which such
offense was committed.
Same.
/. Section 1872. Whoever gives. offers
or procures or promises or endeavors
to procure an Office, place OF employ
ment TO or for an elector or other per.
son in order to induce such elector TO
register or refrain from registering
for an election, or vote or refrain from
voting at an election, for part!cc.
lar person, question. or proposition, or
advances, pays or causes to be paid
money or other valuable thing to or
for the use Of another, with the in.
tent that II or part thereof shall BIO
used IN bribery at an election, shall
be fined not more than five hundred
dollars or imprisoned In the peniten,
tiary not more than three years, or
both. and shall forfeit the Office to
which he was elected at tho election
with reference to which such ottense
was committed.
Receiving eribe.
Section 1SS. Whoever, being Al
elcetor, before, during or after an
election, receives, agrees or contracts
for money. gift, loan or other valuable
consideration, Office, place of employ.
lneut, for himself or another for regis
tering or agreeing to refrain from
framing or agreeing to refrain from
registering for an election, or for
voting or agreeing to vote, or refrain.
ing or refraining or agreeing TO re-
frain from voting for particular per.
son, question or proposition at an
election shall be fined not more than
five hundred dollars or imprisoned not
more than one year, or both, and be
excluded from the right OF suffrage
for five years next succeeding such
conviction.
Offender Compelled to Testify
Section 1S4. A person violating a
provision OF the next three preceding
sections Is competent witness
against another so offending, aud may
be compelled TO testify upon a trial,
hearing or investigation, but the ties.
timony so given, shall nat be used in
a prosecution or proceeding, civil or
criminal, against the person SO testi.
flying, and he shall not be liable there,
after to Indictment, prosecution OF
punishment for the oftense with ref.
erence to which his testimony was
given and the giving OF such testi,
mony shall bar such Indictment or
prosecution.
Receiving Brihe at Primary Election.
Section 1856. Whoever solicits. re.
quests, demands or receives money, in.
toxicating liquor or other thing oflval,
ue, or the promise thereof, to influ'
ence his vote, or to be used, or under
the pretense Of being used to procure
the vote of another, or to be used at
a poll or other place prior to or on
the day Of a primary election for or
against a candidate to be voted upon
at such election, shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars or impris,
oned In the penitentiary for one year
or both.
Giving Bride at Same.
Section 1856. Whoever gives mon
ey. property, fee or reward for the
vote or influence of a person in favor
of or against a candidate for noniina,
ton at an election held under the law
relating to primary elections, shall
be fined not less than one hundred
dollars and imprisoned in the peniten.
tiary not more than two years.
Bribery at Nomination.
Section 1877. Whoever gives a re.
ward, fee, money or property to intlu'
ence the vote OF a delegate or an cleo.
tor in favor OF or against candidate
or for labor or service rendered or to
be rendered to a candidate for nomina,
ton or; election to an office, or for ex.
pense incurred in his behalf, shall be
fined not more than five hundred dol.
lars and imprisoned in the penitentiary
not more than Ave years.
Money for Political Purposes by Cor.
poratIons.
Section 1888. Whoever, being a cor.
poration engaged in business in this
state, directly or indirectly pays. uses
offers. or consents or agrees to pay OF
use money or property for, or in aid
Of a candidate for office, or for nom,
nation thereto, or uses any money OF
property for any political purpose
whatever, or for the reimbursement
or naturalization OF any person OF
persons for money or property SC
used in any city election, shall be. fin
ed not less than Ave hundred dollars
nor more than five thousand dollars
Aid orAdvice In Such Case.
Section 1879. Whoever, being an OF
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