The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-08-27
PURITY OF ELECTIONS.
The New Law Makes a New Depart.
ure Necessary in Conducting
Campaign.


Campaign.
Every prospective candidate for Office this
fall is advised to carefully study the provis-
ions Of the new law, whose aim, with re-
gard TO elections, is to exclude every pos
sible means of corruption. The instructions
and restrictions are 80 numerous that the
average aspirant will about conclude that his
best course, after announcement, will be to
remain at home and leave the matter with
his friends.
On filing q certificate Of nomination a
committee must also be named to which all
money to be expended in the campaign must
be paid, and whose duty it is to expend it
for only legitimate expenses, and as to legiti-
mate expenses the law says:
SEC. 5. No sums Of money shall be paid.
and no expenses shall be incurred by or in
behalf of a candidate at an election held
within this State at which he is a candidate,
or by or on behalf of q committee selected
under the provisions of section one of this
Act. or by or on behalf of the body or su-
perior authority to which said committee is
subject, if any, whether before, during or
after an election. on account of or in respect
of the conduct or management OF such elect
ion. except for the expenses Of holding and
conducting public meetings held for the dis
cussing of public questions, and of printing
and circulating specimen ballots, handbills,
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election, and Of advertising, postage, tele.
graphing, telephoning, and of supervising the
registration of voters and watching the poll.
ipg and the counting Of the votes cast at
uch election, and OF salaries of persons en-
poyed in transacting business at office or
headquarters, and necessary expenses Of
maintaining same, aud for rent Of rooms
necessary for the transaction of the candi.
date or committee, or superior authority to
which such committee is subject, if any, and
for necessary incidental expenses, which
shall not exceed the sum OF one hundred
dollars il expended by a candidate, or six
hundred dollars if expended by committee;
and no sums shall be paid and no expenses
shall be incurred, directly or indirectly, by
or on behalf of a candidate, whether before,
during or after an election, on account OF or
in respect of the conduct or management of
an election at which he is a candidate in ex-
cess Of the maximum amount following
that is to say: If the term of office for
which person is a candidate be Tor two
years or less, five per cent. OF the amount OF
one years salary of the office; if the term be
for more than two years and not more than
four years, four per cent of the amount OF
one years salary for the office; if the term
be for more than four years, three per cent.
of the amount Of one years salary of the
Office; if the salary be Que for which in lieu
of salary there is allowed per diem for a
statutory period, twenty five per cent. OF
the amount to accrue for the statutory per-
iod; if the office be oneSfor which in lieu OF
salary a yearly sum is allowed the officer for
ell the expenses Of his office, the expendi-
lures of the candidate for such office shall
not exceed ten per cent. of the amount OF the
allowance for such office; if the office be one
for which no salary or compensation is al
lowed, except fees, or a salary not exceeding
fifteen hundred dollars per annum and fees,
the expenses of the candidate for such office
shall not exceed the amount OF one hundred
and ffty dollars; il the Office be one for
which no salary or compensation be al
lowed, or for which per diem is allowed
for the days actually employed IN the per
fofmance of public duty, the expenditures
of candidate for lsuch office shall not ex
eeed one hundred dollars; if the candidate is
also at the same time a candidate for an un
expired term he shall not pay or expend any
sum on account of such unexpired term, but
the maximum amount to be expended b,
euch candidate shall be as hereinabove pro
yided.s
The committee and candidate both arr
requiredto file an itemzed statement unde
oath, showing the receipt and disbursement
OF all moneys, and the law aims to cove
every species of election fraud which ha
ever been practiced.
Loss of Office, besides being guilty OF
misdemeanor, is the punishment prescribed
and all efforts to intimidate or infuenc
voters by employers companies or corpora
tions are included.