Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-28
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
Limitation Of Campaign Expenses and
Penalties for Violations of This
Statute.

Sec 139 Limitation Of Expenses in So
licitation of Notes-The expense OF any
candidate al any primary shall be limited
TO payments for food, clothing, lodging.
transportation. public speaking, printing,
hail rent, office rent, clerk hire, stationery
and postage, and candidates must keep an
itemiZed account of all such campaign eX-
penses and TO whom paid and file veri
fled statement thereof In the office OF the
secretary OF state or county auditor, as
the case may require, within 30 days after
primary date: but no candidate or COM
mittee or organization shall be allowed
TO pay any moneys or other consideration
for transporting voters TO or from the
polling places AT primary elections.
Sec 140 Enrolment (Penalty) y)-Any
person making a false statement in rela-
tion to his qualification as an enrolled
elector at said primary, shall upon con
victon therefor. be fined in n sum not
exceeding two hundred dollars or inn
prsoued in the states prison not exceed
ing three months, and the court, may in
its discretion, impose 10th such fine and
Imprisonment. and for the violation Of any
Of the provisions of article Of this act
by an enrolment officer, he shall be sub
feet TO like fine and Imprisonment.
Any person who shall cause his name to
be enrolled, in more than one election
precinct, or who shall cause his name to
be enrolled. knowing he u not qualified
eectOr in the precinct whore such enroll
nent Is made. or shall falsely imperson-
ate any enrolled vcter and any person
aiding or abetting him in any manner in
each and every offense by imprisonment
In the county Jail for not less than two,
nor more than five months. Any person,
who shall at any primary knowingly in
sert any name in said enrolment list
contrary 10 the provisions OF this statute
or make any false statements in said list.
shall on conviction therefor. be punished
by imprisonment in the county jail for not
less than two months or more than five
months. ANY Judge or clerk Of any pri-
mary who shall wilfully violate any. Of the
etc fhn 11fnot safr -
electors, or be guilty of any fraud in the
execution of the duties of his office. shall
upon conviction thereof, be punished by
Imprisonment in the county jail not less
than two or more than five months.
Sec 14l. Solicitation of Votes on Per-
sonality- -(Penalty)-A.ny person who
shall solicit an elector TO vote for or
against any party candidate except in
advocating support or defeat of a prin-
ciple for a public policy shall be guilty
or misdeameanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished 10y fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail not eX-
ceeding thirty days.
Sec 1l2. Illegal Voting-(Penalty)-
Every person who knowingly votes or
offers TO vote Illegally at any primary
election within this state shall pun
ished by fine not exceeding fl hun
dred dollars or by imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding six months.
Sec. l43. Interference Prohibited
Penalty)-It shall be unlawful for any
person WHO is iutlutF VI oHt ppAitlSdp
party TO in any way interfere with the
voting of any other political party at any
primary, or in any way TO obstruct the
voting of any elector at such primary or
to create any disturbance, or to in any
way intimidate any elector from attend
ing al any primary or voting thereat Any
person violating the provisions Of this sec
tion shall be deemed guilty OF mlsde-
meanor and punished accordingly.
Sec. 144 Unlawful to Vote Unless
Qualiied-(Penalty)- shall be unlaw-
full for any person not a qualified elector
Of the ward or precinct in which any
minority or majority mass conference or
primary is held 10 vote in any manner or
on any question which may come before
said primary Any person who shall vio-
late the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and pun
ished by Imprisonment in the county jail
not less than thirty days and not more
than six months.
Sec. las. Unlawful to Vote More Than
Once (IPenalty)-An person who votes
more than once at any primary or offers
to vote more than once. either III the
same or any other precinct, is guilty OF
msdemeanor and upon convection there-
Of snail be punished by fine not eX-
ceeding two hundred dollars OF by inn
prisonment in the county jail not eX-
ceeding one year.
sec i46 Solicitation of Illegal Votes
Penalty)-Every person who procures,
aids assists, counsels or advises another
10 give his vote al any primary, knowing
that such person is disqualified, Is guilty
OF a misdemeanor, and upon conVlctlon
thereof shall be punished by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars or by I'M
prisonment in the county jail not exceed
ing thirty days. .
Sec 147 Inducing Persons TO Vote in
Other Precincts penalty Every person
who Drocures or counses another 10 enter
any town, ward or voting precinct Tor tne
purpose of giving his vote at the prl-
mary knowing that such person is not
entitled TO vote, is guilty OF mlsde,
meanor, and upon conviction Thereon, shali
be fined i'm n sum not exceeding one nun
dred dollars or by Imprisonment I'm the
county tail not exceeding thirty days.
Sec. 14S. Voting in Precincts IN w men
One Does Not Reside Penalty )-fVery
votes or offers TO vote in precinct IN
which he does not reside, or in whlch ne
is not authorized by law TO vote, ana any
person who knowingly votes the primary
election ballot of political party OF Whlch
he Is not a member, is guilty OF misde-
meanor. and upon conviction thereol,
shall be punished by n fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars or by Imprisonment
In the county Jail not exceeding tmrty
days ,,
Sec. 149. Intoxicating Liquors Prohio-
tied (Penalty)-Eve person VINO sens,
gives away or disposes of any intoNlcatlns
liquors as a beverage on the day OF any
primary election. in this state is guiihaS g,ioSS
OF a misdemeanor, and upon CONVICTION
thereof. shall be punished by iine OF ,, llot
exceeding one hundred dollars or by I'M
prisonment in the county jail not more
than thirty days. ,.>
Sec i5O False Returns-Penalty(-
Any Judge or clerk of a primary election
or any member of any board, county or
state. whose duty II shall be to keep.
make. deliver or canvass returns OF any
primary or primaries who shall knowing