South Carolina Statutes
§ 16-19-90 — Betting on elections.
Any person who shall make any bet or wager of money or wager of any other thing of value or shall have any share or part in any bet or wager of money or wager of any other thing of value upon any election in this State shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars and be imprisoned not exceeding one month.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-508; 1952 Code SECTION 16-508; 1942 Code SECTION 1740; 1932 Code SECTIONS 1412, 1740; Cr. C. '22 SECTIONS 347, 722; Cr. C. '12 SECTIONS 358, 706; Cr. C. '02 SECTIONS 271, 508; G. S. 1717, 2546; R. S. 235, 393; 1850 (12) 72; 1909 (26) 67.
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-19-10
Setting up lotteries.§ 16-19-100
Imprisonment in case of conviction.§ 16-19-110
Exoneration for becoming State's evidence.§ 16-19-160
Punchboards for gaming.§ 16-19-20
Adventuring in lotteries.§ 16-19-30
Selling lottery tickets.§ 16-19-40
Unlawful games and betting.§ 16-19-50
Keeping unlawful gaming tables.§ 16-19-80
Forfeiture of wagers.