Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-25

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See. !. No candidate for any district.
hundred. city, county or State Office
@hicn is filed by. popular election.
shall, by himself. or by or through any
agent OF agents, committee, or urganiza-
| tion, or sny person Or persons whatsO.
ever, 10 the aggregate pay out or ex-
pend, Q. promise, or agree, or offer, 10
pay, contribute .aT expend arr money,
OF valuable thing. in order 10 secure.
or aid in securing bis nomination or
election TO ans Office 10 be voted for at
such election, or 10 aid OF any party or
measure. 10 excess OF sum to be de-
tsrni-ed upon the following basis,
| namely: For FIVE Thousand electors or
iess, ole hundred dollars; fot each
hpndred electors over Eve thhuEapd,
ard Under twenty-five ibouHand. two
| dollars; and for each ono bunflred
| electors over twenty-five thousand, oBe
/ dOliar-the number of electors TO he
| sscefiaIped by the total rumber of
votes east fer all the candidates for
such oBce at the last preceding regular
| election held to fill the same; and any
candidate making payment. 7contribu-
| tion, OF expenditure, or premise, or
! agreement, or offer, TO pay. contribute
or expend any money or valuable thing
/ In excess OF said s1m, for such obiects
or for any such object, or purposes,
sball be deemed guilty OF q nIisde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall forfeit aud pay fine not excesd-
| ing five thousand dollars; provided that
1 the limit OF expenses determined in the
manner aforesaid, shall not include
the reasonable expenses of travelling of
such candidate. and the reasonabls OK.
pepses OF his living at hotels or else
| whore. for the purposes OF, and ID rela.
| tion to, such election.
Sec. ). Every person, who shall be a
candidate at any primary election, or
any convention held in this State, by
any political party, organization or as
1 sociation, for nomination for member
| of the General Assembly of this State.
or for any diHtrict, hundred, county or
State Office. which is to be filed 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, CT place, file at the place
or places hereinafter designated. an
itemize statement 10 writing, setting
forth all money, securities, or tine
equivalent' Of money promised, con.
tributed, disbursed or expended by hIn,
directly or indirectly, and to the best
Of his knowledge and belief. by suy
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, OF
places aforesaid, or any OF them; and
further setting forth ths dates when.
and the persons to whom, and the pur.
poses for which, all such money, securi.
ties, or the equivalent OF money, ware.
promised. contributed, disbursed o,
expended: and no candidate, elected, al
any election, to ill any o!Iice. cuntem
plated in this. section. shall enter upo1
the dutiea OF such Office until he sllal
have filed the statement required il
this section. nor shall he receive snN
salary, for any period prior to the flinl
OF such statement.
Sec. g. Every person who, at th,
: time of tbs general election in thil
State. ''heId on tbs Tuesday next ate
! tine first Monday in the month o
: November" shall hold any district
: hundred, city or county Office, or ehal
: represent tins State in the House o
. Representatives or tho Senate of tn,
( United States, shall, within thirty day
j after such election. file at the plGc
= Ur places hereinafter designated a.
, itemized statement in writing, settin!
g forth 10 detail all money, securities o
. the equivalent of money, promised
contributed, disbursed, or expended b,
/. him. directly or indirectly, by hinsel
a or through any person, club, com
j mittre, society or association, for or O,
H behalf of any candidate or candidate
i voted for at said election; and furthe
g setting forth the dates when, the per
d Sous 10 whom, and the PURPOSES 70
t which, all such money, securities, or th
d equivalent Of money, were promised
contributed. disnursed Or expended.
, sec. I, No citizen Of this State sha
y oU eligible 10 any Office, filled by On
r pointGeHt Of the Governor OF thi
70 State. until such citizen shall hay
. filed an itemized statement in writing
@ setting forth in detail all money
y securities, or the equivalent of none
0 promised, contributed, disbursed or ei
70 pended by him, directly or Indirect,
'r by himself or through any person, clut
u | tOtuNllit'ey bOElsty OF uHHUClatiUD, II
! or On behalf of any candidate OF cane
70 dates voted for at the general rlectio,
lie held on tao Tuesday nhSt after IL
y first Monday in the month Of NoTe1
,r her, neyt preceding the time for sue
" appointment.
il See. 5. Every person who ahall /
., voted Tor in the General Assembly
10 this State, to represent this state
~ Senator in the CuGgress ri the Unite
2. States, shall, within thirty days aft
I. the election by he said General A
or sembly of a person to fill the Office
o. Senator in tho Congress Of the Unite
10 States, file at the place or places her
ic matter Designated an itemizrl stat
~ nlcnt in writing, setting forth IN tlets
cr ali money. securities, or tho equiv
=, lent of money, promised. contributes
or dishurs9d or expended by him, direct
at or indirectly, by himself or through 81
y, person, club, committee, society
be association, for or on behalf of al
30 candidate or candidates, voted fer
of the general election, 'heId on Ii
or Tuesday next after tie fire. Monday
IT, the month of November" next prece
r. ing the said election by the said Gercr
or Assembly. ...
d, Soc g. Every person who shall
n voted for in the General Assembly
or this State for any Office filled by Il
or vote Of the Senate and House Of Repr
les sentatives OF this State, shall, With
&c thirty days aftor the electinn by d
a said General Assembly of person
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