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
llcitation Of Notes.-The expense OF any
candidate at any primary shall be limited
20 payments for food clothing, lodging
transportation, public speaking, printing.
hall rent, office rent clerk hire, stationery
and postage, and candidates must keep an
itemiZed account of all such campaign eX-
penses and 20 whom paid and file a Veri-
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
10 pay any moneys or other consideration
for Transporting voters 10 or from the
polling places at primary elections.
Sec 140 Penalty) Amy
person making a false statement, I'm rela-
tion to his qualification as an enrolled
elector at said primary, shall. upon con
viction therefor, be fined IN sum not
exceeding two hundred dollars or inn
prisoned in the states prison not exceed
ing three months, and the court, may H.
its discretion, impose both such fine and
Imprisonment: and for the violation Of amy
Of the provisions of article Of this act
by an enrolment officer, he shall be sub
iect TO like fine and Imprisonment
Any person who shall cause his name to
be enrolled, I'm more than one election
precinct. or who shall cause his name to
be enrolled, knowing he ia not a qualified
electOr in the precinct where such enroll
ment is made or shall falsely imperson-
ate any enrolled voter, and any person
aiding or abatting him in any manner in
either Of such acts shall be punished for
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 T.
sert any name in said enrolment h~t
contrary to 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 viola te any of the
provisions as 70 the enrolment OF party
electors or be guilty of any fraud in the
upon conviction thereof, be punished by
Imprisonment in the county Jail not less
than two or more than five months
Sec. l4l. Solicitation OF Votes on Per
sonality-( Penalty person who
shall solicit an elector 20 vote for or
against any party candidate except in
advocating support or defeat of prin-
ciple for a public policy shall be guilty
thereof shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars or by inn
prisonment in the county Jail not ex-
Sec i42 Illegal voting-(P (Penalty)-
Every person who knowingly votes or
offers to vote illegally at any primary
election within this state shah be pun
ished by fine not exceeding five hun
dred dollars or by imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding six months.
Sec. l43. Interference Prohibited
person who is a member of one political
party TO in any way interfere With the
voting OF any other political party al 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 at any primary or voting thereat Any
person violating the provisions OF this sec
tion shall be deemed guilty of q misde-
meanor and punished accordingly.
Sec. 144 Unlawful to Vote Unless
Qualifed-(Penalty)--I shall be unlaw-
full for any person not a qualified elector
Of tho ward or precinct in which any
minority or majority mass conference or
primary is held to vote in any manner or
on any question which may come before
said primary. Any person who shall vo-
late the provisions OF this section shall be
deemed guilty of msdemeanor 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 (Penalty)--Any person who votes
more than once at any primary or offers
10 vote more than once either in the
same or any other precinct, Is guilty OF
misdemeanor and upon CONVICTION there-
of. shall be punished by fine not eX-
ceeding two hundred dollars or by inn
prisonment in the county Jail not eX-
ceeding one year.
Sec l46 Solicitation of Illegal Votes
CPenalty)-Every person who procures'
aids, assists, counsels or advises another
TO give hts vote at any primary, knowing
that such person is disqualified Is guilty
OF a misdemeanor, and upon CONVICTION
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 ~ Inducing Persons to Vote in
other Precincts (Penalty) person
who procufes or counsels another to enter
any town, ward or voting precinct for the
purpose of giving his vote at the pri-
mary knowing that such person Is not
entitled to vote, is guilty OF misde,,
meanor, and upon conviction thereof, shaIl
be fined in a sum not exceeding one nun
dred dollars or by Imprisonment IN the
county Jail not exceeding thirty days
Sec. 14S Voting in Precincts IN Whicn
One Does Not Reside-( -(Penalty)-Every
person. who. at any primary, knowingly
votes or offers to vote in precinct IN
which he does not reside, or in when ne
Is not authorized by law TO vote, ana any
person who knowingly votes the primary
election ballot of political party OF Wnlch
he is not a member is guilty of misde-
meanor. and upon conviction Thereon,
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars or by imprisonment
In the county Jail not exceeding thlrty
days.
Sec. $40. intoxicating Liquors Prohib-
ited-(Penalty)-Eve person VINO sens,
gives away or disposes of any intoNicaItng
liquors as a beverage on the DAY OF any
primary election, in this state, Is gullty
OF a misdemeanor, and upon conVlctlon
thereof. shall be punished by fine Oh not
exceeding one hundred dollars or by I'M
prisonment in the county jail not more
than thirty days. -
Sec. $50. False Returns Penalty
Any Judge or clerk of a primary election
or any member of any board, county or
make, deliver or canvass returns OF any
urinary or primaries who shall knowing