The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04
PARRISH CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
WILL CLEAN UP AT ELECTIONS

division thereof. solicit orally or bv
written communication delivered
therein. IN any manner. any contribu-
Ton OF money or other thin OF value
ior any party or political purpose
whatever. from any postuaazter or
other ofhcer or employe OF the Fed.
eral government. or of.csr or clnpIoye
OF the state Or a political sub-divi-
sion thereof No ofHcer. AGENT. clerk
or emplOye Of the Federal severn.
ment or % this State or any polite.
al subdivision thereof. who NAV have
charge or control OF any building. OF.
rec or room occupied for any special
purpose. shall permit any person 10
enter the same for the purpose OF
therein soliciting or delivering written
solicitations FOR. or receiving from.
or giving notice OF any political as.
sessments TO any oficer or employee OF
the State. or a political subdivision
thereof
Penalties.
Section "a provides penalties for
violation. as follows.
(a) Any person who shall be gull
" OF the corrupt practice under sec
tons u and l3 OF this act shall. on
conviction, b disqualified from voting
or from holding any Office Of employ
ment during a period OF Eve years
from the date OF conviction. and IL
elected TO or occupying any public OF.
nee or employment. such ONCE or en-
ployment shall be vacated from the
date OF conviction. Any person con
victed OF second or subsequent Of
Tense hereunder shall be forever dis
qualified from voting or holding any
public once.
tb) Any person who shall violate
any OF the other provisions OF this
act. for the violation OF which no
other penalty is provided. shall. on
conviction. BE- disqualified from voting
CT holding any public Office or en-
ployment during a period OF three
years from the date OF conviction. and
II elected to. or occupying any public
Office or employment. such once or
employment shall be vacated from the
date OF conviction. Any person con
victed OF a second or subsequent Of
Tense hereunder shall be disqualified
from voting OF holding any public Of
fee in this State for a period OF p
years.
tc) Any corporation which shall
violate any provision OF this act, or
shall reimburse or compensate in any
manner whatever any person who
shall have given. loaned or promised
any money or other thing OF value in
violation of this act. on conviction
thereof. for the first offense. shall be
hned not less than one thousand dol
lars nor more than ten thousand dol
lars; and upon conviction OF any sec
ond or subsequent offense, IL organ
lied under the laws OF this state.
shall forfeit its charter and all rights,
privileges and immunities thereun-
der. or II organized under the laws
OF another State or country. shall
forfeit all right TO carry on any bust
ness in this State.
td) Any officer. agent or employee
OF any corporation who may on brhalf
Or himself or such corporation do any
OF the things prohibited By this act,
10 exceed five hundred dollars, and be
imprisoned IN the county jail not TO eN-
coed one year: and shall be disqualified
from voting or holding office for a per
iod OF three years.
te) Any voter who shall before or
during any election. directly or indi-
rectly by himself or By any other per-
son on his b half solicit demand re-
ceive. agree or contract FOR any money
gift. loan. or valuable consideration. Of
flee. place or employment. or solicit any
public or private for himself or FOR any
other person. for voting or agreeing TO
vote, or for voting for any pea or
candidate or object. or agre ing 20 re-
Train thercfrom. or from retaining or
agreeing 70 refrain from voting at any
election. or any person who shall after
any election. directly or indirectly BY
himself. or any other person on his be
half. solicit. demand or receive any
money or valuable consideration on ac-