The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31


trIct.
The action came as big sur
prise to all. The commissioners
met At o'clock yesterday after
noon to place the names Of the six
Democratic candidates that the
i State Supreme Court had ordered
on the official ballot and to have
the printers start work on the new
ballots at once.
i When the commissioners were
present. the order from ProseCu-
tor Amos was presented. Tha OF
der set forth the fact Lee n. Sat
terrified. clerk OF tho County Court
had certified that the fifteen can
dldates named had failed to file
their after primary election ca
pensc account In accordance with.
Section S-B VIII, Chapter %, Acts
of 1908. as amended in 1915. The
order also set forth the penalty
for such failure. which is that tho
names OF any candidates which
fail TO comply with the law shall
not. be placed on the ballot.
Tho law governing the filing Of
expense accounts prior to and
after elections and the penalty for
failure to do same is rs follow:
"S-b VIZ Not less than seven nor
more than fifteen days before each
primary or other election, and again
within thirty days after each pri-
mary or other election, every can
didate for public office Except in
towns OF less than 5000 popula-
tionl, and every financial agent,
and the treasurer OF every politl-
cal committee, shall file with tf9
Officers hereinafter prescribed
detailed, itemized statement, SUB.
scribed and sworn to before an OF.
ficer authorized to administer
oaths, setting forth all financial
transactions in connection with
such primary or other election. Sucn
statements shall show each ana
every sum OF money or other thing
OF value contributed or advanced:
the name Of each person, firm, as.
ISOLATION or committee by whom IL
was contributed or advanced: the
amount and purpose OF every OK.
penditure made or liability In
Cured. and the name Of each pes.
son, firm, association or committee
to whom such expenditure waa
made or liability incurred. with
dates Of each transaction.
ANY unexpended balance re-
manning in the hands Of the treas.
urer OF any political committee a;
the time OF making the statements
herein provided for shall be prof..
crly accounted for In said statement
and shall appear as balance in
the next following report Of such
treasurer OF his successor in office.
Such sworn statements shall be
file with the secretary Of state
by candidates for state and other OF.
ices To be nominated or elected by
the voters OF political division
greater than n county; with the
clerk OF the County Court by can.
didates for offices to be nominated
or elected by the votes OF a county
or. district therein, and by all can.
didates for other offices not other.
wise provided for, and with the
clerk or recorder Of the city in the
case Of candidates for city Of
fees"
"S.b VIII. Any candidate
financial agent or treasurer of
. q political committee who shall
fail to file sworn, itemized
, statement as above provided,
within the time required, shall
be guilty Of misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be
fined not less than fifty dol.
lars. or imprisoned in the coun.
ty jail for not more than six
months, or both at the discre.
ton Of the court.
: Forty days after any such pri-
: mary or other election, the score.
: tary Of state, county clerk or city
clerk or recorder. as the case may
he, shall give notice OF any failure
to Flo such statement by any can
dtdate, financial agent or treasur-
: or Of political committee, to
the prosecuting attorney of tho
: county where such delinQuents re-
: sides.
i mo candidate nominated at
: primary election who has failed to
make sworn statement rs re.
Qutred by this act shall have his
name placed on the official ballot
for the ensuing election. unless
there has heen filed by or on hs-
half Of said candidate, or by h!9
financial agent. II any, the finan-
Cial statement relating TO nom.na-
tions required by this act; and It
shall BIO unlawful to issue CON.
mission or certificate of election
or to administer the oath Of office
TO any person elected to any pub
lie office who has failed to file
a sworn statement as required bv
this act: and no such person shall
enter upon tho duties OF his office
until he has filed such statement,
nor shall he receive any salary
or emolumcnt for any period prior
to the filing of such statement"
Reports Denied
County Clerk Lee N. SaS9rfield
and Circuit Clerk Lawrence A.
Gather today denied reports being
circulated that they told any can
didates that 1t was not necessary
to file expense accounts II they
did not expend any money.
Own Statement Refutcd.
Clara Wilson. Democratic can
ldidate for county superintendent