Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-04

pend, or promise, or agree, or oifer, TO
pay, contribute or expend any money,
or valuable thing, in order to secure, or
aid IN securing, his nomination or cleo
ton to any office to be voted for at such
election, or in aid Of any party or
measure, in excess of sum to be de-
termined upon the following basis,
namely: For five thousand electors or
less, one hundred dollars: for each hun
dred electors over five thousand, and
under twenty-five thousand, two dol
lars; and for each one hundred electors
over twenty-five thousand, one dollar
the number of electors to be ascertained
by the total number of votes cast for all
the candidates for such office at the last
preceding regular election held 10 ill
the same; and any candidate making
payment, contribution, or expenditure,
or promise, or agreement, Or oifer, to
pay, contribute or eXpend any money
or valuable thing in excess OF said sum,
for such objects or for any such object,
or purposes, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall forfeit and pay n fine not
exceeding five thousand dollars; pro-
vided that the limit of expenses deter
mined in the manner aforesaid, shall not
include the reasonable expenses of tray
cling OF such candidate, and the reason
able expenses of his living at hotels Or
elsewhere, for the purposes of, and in
relation to, such election.
Sec. o. Every person, who shall be
candidate at any primary election, or
any convention held in this State, by
any political party, organization or
n In mn ~ fin nftNh ~
of the General Assembly of this State,
or for any district, hundred, county or
State office, which is to be filled by
popular election, or for representative
in the Congress of the United States;
and every candidate, who shall be
voted for at any election, held to fill
any such office, or place, shall, within
thirty days after the election held to fill
such office, or place, file at the place or
| places hereinafter designated an
| itemized statement in writing, setting
forth all money, securities, or the
equivalent of money promised, con-
tributed, disbursed or expended by him,
directly or indirectly, and to the best of
his knowledge and belief, by any
person, club, society, association, firm,
or corporation, for him, wholly or in
| part, and on behalf of, or concerning
his nomination, canvass or election or the
! nomination, canvass or election OF
any or all candidates voted for at the
said election, held to fill the offices, or
places aforesaid, or any of them; and
further setting forth the dates when, and
the persons 10 whom, and the purposes
for which, all such money, securities,
or the equivalent of money, were
promised, contributed, disDursed or ex-
pended; and no candidate, elected, al
any election, to fill any office, contem.
plated in this section, shall enter upon
the duties of such office until he shall
have filed the statement required IN this
section, nor shall he receive any salary
for any period prior to the filing of such
statement
Sec. 6. Every person who, at the time
of the general election in this State
"held on the Tuesday next after the frs
Monday in the month of November,
shall hold any district, hundred, city o.
county office, or shall represent THU
State in the House of Representatives o.
the Senate of the United States, shall
within thirty days after such election
file at the place or places hereinafte
designated an itemized statement il
writing, setting forth in detail al
money, securities or the equivalent o
money promised, contributed, disbursed
or expended by him, directly or indi
rectly, by himself or through any per
son, club, committee, society or associa
ton, for or on behalf of any candidat
or candidates voted for at said election
and further setting forth the date
, when, the persons to whom, and tn
purposes for which, all such money
securities, or the equivalent of money
were promised, contributed, disburse
= or expended.
Sec. Z. No citizen of this State sha
be eligible to any office, filled by ar
pointment of the Governor of this State
until such citizen shall have filed a
: itemized statement in writing, settin
r forth in detail all money, securities, c
the equivalent OF money promised, cor
= tributed, disbursed or expended by hin
directly or indirectly, by himself c
, through any person, club, committee
society or association, for or on beha
of any candidate or candidates vote
, for at the general election. "held on Ii
+, Tuesday next after the first Monday
: the month of November" next precet
a ing the time for such appointment.
:. Sec. s. Every person who shall
=, voted for in the General Assembly {
!. this State, to represent this State ;
+ Senator IN the Congress of the Unite
- States, shall, within thirty days aft
- the election by the said General A
= sembly of person to fill the office
y Senator in tho Congress of the Unite
% States, file at the place or places hcrei
:, after designated, an itemized stateme
2 in writing, setting forth in detail a
money, securities, or the equivalent
# money, promised, contributed, disburst
- or expended by him, directly or i
. directly, by himself or through al
n person, club, committee, society
i. association, for or on behalf OF al
" candidate or candidates, voted for
~ the general election, "neld on the Tue
~ day next after the first Monday in d
IL month of November" next precedil
~ the said election by the said GeneI
8. Assembly.
" Sec. 8. Every person who shall
m voted for in the General Assembly
m this State for any office filled by t
m vote of the Senate and House of Re
" resentatlves of this State, shall, with
n thirty days after the election by
mt said General Assembly of person
i'd fill said office, file at the place or plac
On hereinafter designated, an itemiz
SO statement in writing, setting forth
be detail al money, securities, or
lis equivalent Of money, promised, contr
to uted, discussed or expended by hi
directly or indirectly, by himself
Il, through any person, club, commits
oy society or association, for or on beh