The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-05

candidate Tor nomination or election.
or any political party or any measure
70 be submitted to the vote Of the PEG.
ples any owner. publisher, editor. or
employe who shall solicit or accept
such payment.
Practices Forbidden.
Under the act the following are for.
hidden:
"a No perso, shall publish. issue
Tor circulate or cause to be published,
issued or. circulated, any anonymous
letter, circular placard or other pub.
LEGATION tending to influence voting
at any election.
lb) No owner publisher, editorsor
employe OF q newspaper or other
lemploye Of a newspaper or other perl.
odical shall insert, either in It's ad-
yertising OF reading columns, any
matter, pair for OF to be paid for,
which tends to influence directly or
indirectly the voting at any election
whatever. unless It Is distinctly desig.
mated as a paid advertisement and
states the name of the person author.
izing its publication and the candidate
In whose behalf It Is published.
(c) No person shall, in any room
or building occupied for the discharge
OF official duties by any officer or
employe of the state or political
subdivision thereof. solicit orally or.
Eby written communication delivered
therein, in any manner, any contribu.
ton OF money or other thing Of value
for any party or political purpose
whatever, from any postmaster or.
lntbar offirar nr ~opnp1oyat pf Tho fad.
eral government. or officer or EN-.
ploye o fthe state or a political sub.
division thereof. No officer, agent,
clerk or employe of the federal gov
eminent, or of this state or any po.
litical subdivision thereof, who may
have charge or control of any build.
ing, office or room occupied for any
special purpose, shall permit any per.
son to enter the same for the pur.
pose OF therein soliciting or deliver.
ing written solicitations for, or receiv.
ing from. or giving notice of any po-
liticaI assessments to any officer or
employee Of the state, or a political
subdivision thereof.
Penalties.
Section IA provides penalties for
violation, rs follows:
(a) ANY person who shall be gull.
ty Of the corrupt practice under Sec
tions - and 10 of this act shall, on
conviction, be disqualified from vot.
ing or from holding any office of EN-.
ployment during a period of FIVE years
from the date of conviction, and IL
elected to or occupying any public OF.
fee or employment, such office or EN-.
ployment shall be vacated from the
date Of conviction. Any person con.
victed of a second or subsequent OF.
tense hereunder shall be forever dis.
qualified from voting or holding any
public office.
(b) 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
1conyiction, be disqualified from vot-
ing or holding any public office or
employment during a period of three
years from the date of conviction, and
II elected to, or occupying any public
office OF employment, such office or
employment shall be vacated from
the date of conviction. Any person.
convicted of a second OF subsequent
offense hereunder shall be disquali.
fe dfrom voting or holding any public
office In this state for a period Of
81 years.
(cl 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
thereof for the first ~offense, shall be
fined not less than one thousand dol
lars not more than ten thousand dol.
lars; and upon conviction OF any sec.
ond or subsequent offense, II organ
ICED under the laws OF this state,
shall forfeit Its charter and all rights.
privileges and immunities thereun-
der, or IL organized under the laws
Of another state or country, shall for.
felt all rights to carry on any bust
ness In this state.
(d) Any officer, agent or employee
of any corporation, who may on be-
half OF himself or such corporation do
any Of the things prohibited by this
act shall on conviction thereof. be
fined not to exceed five hundred dol
lars. and BIO imprisoned in the county
Jail not to exceed one year; and shall
be disqualified from voting or holding
office for a period of three years.
(e) Any voter who shall. before or
during any election, directly or indi-
rectly by himself, or by any other
person on his behalf, solicit, demand.
receive, agree Or contract for any
money.gift, loan, or valuable consid-
Grafton, office, place Or employment,
or solicit any endorsement on a note
or other paper, public or private for
himself or for any other person, for
voting or agreeing to vote, or for vot-
ing for any person OF candidate or OBJ.
ject. or agreeing to refrain theretrom,
or from refraining or agreeing to re-
frain from voting at any election; or
any person who shall, after any elec-
ton, directly or indirectly by him
self, or any other person on his be.
half. solicit, demand or receive any
money or valuable consideration on
account Of any person having voted
or refrained from voting, or having In
duced any other person to vote or
refrain from voting at any election.
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