Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-23

all payments made by him, together with
all bills and receipts; statement of the
amount of the personal expenses, if any,
paid by the candidate; of the sums paid
to the election officers for their charges; of
all disputed and unpaid claims, if any; of
all money, securities, or the equivalent of
money, received by tine election agent from
the candidate, or any other person, for ex-
penses incurred, or to be incurred, on ac-
count of or in respect of the conduct or
management of the election, together with
list of the names of each and every per-
son from whom such contributions have
been received. No payments can be made
for transporting voters to the polls, except
in few cases where they must be trans
ported by sea. from their places of resi-
dence to the polling place.
Treating of all kinds is prohibited, and
the presentation of cockades, ribbons or
other election devices is forbidden The
only legal expenses authorized by the law
are the sums paid to the election officers
for their charges, not exceeding an amount
authorized by law; the personal expenses
of the candidate, which can in no event
exceed one hundred pounds; the expense
of printing, advertising, publishing, issu-
ing and distributing addresses and notices;
of stationery, postage, kilograms and hold
ing public meetings; and the expenses of
not exceeding one committee-room for ev-
cry election precinct, and of an extra COM
mittee-room for every complete five hun
dred electors, over and above the first five
hundred. In county there may be al
lowed in addition the expenses of central
committee quarters. No payments can be
made for the conveyance of electors to or
from the polls. whether by hiring horses.
or carriages, or for railway fares or other
wise; nor to any electors on account of
the use of any house, land, building or
premises for the exhibition of any address,
bill or notice: nor for any committee
rooms in excess of the number allowed by
law. No person may let, lend or employ
| any public carriage, horse or animal kept
| or used for drawing public carriages for
the purpose of conveying electors to OF
from the polls. No person may hire, bor-
row or use any carriage, horse or animal
which it is prohibited to obtain under the
law.
Electors themselves may hire carriage:
/ to convey themselves to the polls, but
neither directly nor indirectly can they bt
reimbursed. Every bill, placard or poster
having reference to the election must beal
i upon the face thereof the name and ad
dress of the printer and publisher thereof
No premises can be used for a commit
| tee-room upon any part of which intoxi
eating liquors are sold, whether by a Ii
censed seller or by members of any club
society or association; nor where refresh
| ments of any kind, whether food or drink
are ordinarily sold for consumption on tn
premises Candidates are obliged to fur
nish q written and detailed statement o
the amount of personal expenses incurret
by them, and in practice, in England
those expenses include only car fares, no
tel expenses, postage, stationery and tele
grams.
Any candidate, election agent or othe
person, who violates any of the provision
of the act, or fails to perform any dutie
imposed under the act, is guilty of a col
rupt or illegal practice, within the mean
ing of the act, and may be punished b
fine or imprisonment, and disfranchise
for term of years. Any person who
| elected to Office, and at whose electio
there have been corrupt or Illegal pract
|, ces, in violation of the provisions of tn
act, may be unseated upon proper petition
Mr. Lincoln informed the writer tbs
the provisions of this act are SO stringent
and it has been so thoroughly enforced
t that the public men of Great Britain a
agree that bribery in connection with ele'
tions has become practically unknown.
Upon this whole subject there are tw
: questions for the American people to col
/ sider Are they ready for such radio
| changes in their election lawss VIII the
demand a thorough enforcement of Il
provisions of such an acti The latter
!, by far the more important question.
( LYNDE HARRISON.