New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-09
LIMBS EXPENsE E ACCOUNT.
Il ARRIVED at st. Paul . Day too Late, but.
the Secretary Of State
Accents It.
The Attorney General Decides that the
Thirty Day Limit Expired
Thursday.

afternoo a made the following comment
on the receipt Of John Lind g affidavit OF
camp paig expenses at the secretary's Of
| fee Friday morning: z
In the matter of John Lind's election
statement, Attorney General Childs de-
llivered an informal opinion this morn
ing, which may make trouble for Hen
lsnepin candidates who neglected filing
their expense accounts until today. Au-
ditor Cooley Yesterday held that the thir-
ty-day period set by law did not expire
untii tonight.
The attorney general ruled this morn
ing. that it concluded yesterday. Audi-
tor Cooley of Hennepin county, accord
ing to this, will have no right to accept
statements brought in day. The cleo.
ton law, relative to candidates who fail
to place their expense accounts on the
record within the proper limit is as fol-
lows: No.
Section 8. Any person failing to COM
ply with tile provisions of the seventh
section of this act shall be liable to
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars,
to he recovered in an action brought IN
the name of the state by the attorney
general, or by the prosecuting attorney
of the county of the candidates residence,
the amount of the fine to he fixed within
the above limit by the court, and to be
paid into the school fund of said county;
and in default of payment of such fine
he may he committed to the county Jail
until such fine is paid, not to exceed six
months. ~.
John Lind's statement came to Secre-
tary of State Berg this morning. 1t was
postmarked, ''New U'm, s p. m" and
| Berg Immediately consulted Childs as to
: it's reception. The answer Of the attor-
ney general was to the effect given.
Berg thereupon put Lind's account away
with the others he has on file, saying
that any further action would have to
come from the prosecuting officer of the
state. Mr.. Lind's account footed up to
$1,O45, with items as follows:
Contribution to Democratic state central
: cOululGlce. .'''. '''' '''''. 'T~c>
r To Penny Press,for printing congress
; sional speech. x
It TO personal expenses. ........ 65(
d Attorney General Child's opinion
4 it will be noticed, was not directl,
d upon the acceptability of the Lind state
J. ment within the meaning of the law. !
Y. answered, instead, the question of thelim
t. it of the thirty-day period. In the attor
al ney generals Office this morning it wa
ss said that the Lind statement would prob
,e ably he held within the thirty day limit
>" as it was intrusted to the mails last nigh
d Yesterday, as day, did not expire wit
a the closing of the secretary OF states OF
20 fee. On this point were cited case
n. where county treasurers' offices hav
% kept open after hours on the last day be
le fore the penalty for non-payment {
|y taxes accrues. Certificates of nomina
re- ton have at times been filed as late q
IN midnight ON the last day and held gOot
ut Mailing the statement was viewed
h. completing the delivery to the sccretar
" of state as much as though handed t
e. him personally. On this legal propos
C. ton a sparalle! was adduced from til
at case of closing of a contract. With
i contract, one accepting itsconditloDs
d. held to have so informed the other part
1T when he deposits in the mails a cummnr %
ly ication to that end. By this line of rel
nj soning Lind complied with the law an
no prosecution can, therefore, be mao
lis against him.
of One morn at breakfast Mrs. Jones to M
,ss Jones remarked, s58 .Sss
ed a, y like to know, John Henry, on VIII
in mission you're embarked.
,er For IN your sleep you tai K m and talk, AZ a.
d keep it up 50: long ss
-. That am sure that all s not right.
on Now tell me what is wrong
las But M. Jones said not : Worl.about
las troubled sleep;
on He only gulped lis coffee down q
Iclr looked both wise and deep.
lrs: And then he said, j m sorry ,dear;;sd
ion look at me .ask kance.
oc- talk at night when you're asleep ca,
Tas then 7 have 4, chance.
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