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Article 118.47
 

(1) No payment or contract for payment shall, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of a candidate at any election, be made-


(a) on account of the conveyance of voters to or from the poll, whether for the hiring of vehicles, or otherwise; or


(b) to or with a voter on account of the use of any house, land, building, or premises for the exhibition of any address, bill, or notice, or on account of the exhibition of any address, bill, or notice.


(2) Subject to such exception as may be allowed in pursuance of this Ordinance, if any payment or contract for payment is knowingly made in contravention of this article either before, during, or after an election, the person making such payment or contract shall be guilty of an illegal practice, and any person receiving such payment or being a party to any such contract, knowing the same to be in contravention of this article, shall also be guilty of an illegal practice:


Provided that where it is the ordinary business of a voter as an advertising agent or publisher to exhibit for payment bills and advertisements, a payment to or contract with such voter, if made in the ordinary course of business, shall not be deemed to be an illegal practice within the meaning of this article.