Adair v. McElreath

(After stating the foregoing facts.)

The first question for decision is whether or not the respondents, in their published announcement of their candidacies for aldermen of the City of Cartersville, violated the provisions of the charter of that city relating to corrupt practices in elections of such officers. The charter of the City of Cartersville contains these provisions: “That any candidate for nomination or election under this act, who shall to any person pay, give, or offer to pay or give, directly or indirectly, money or anything of value, or who shall knowingly suffer any person to do…