The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-13
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THE Corrupt Prae tees aws 20 sisea N
the following year by Colorado Islgs 1s ssl
.. lGl) and aiicfii gan Avs Gt1ap lsg
In Its Sdeani ion ofS corrupt ctiees 49,
ing IA requirement that M t0ngnttf
miisf also ref d pts aud
for cdmpftgt ipitT poses. *
fas1n 1892 Mich gan ena cted u much more II
elaborat sta tutes mak inE is9s
only that y campaig comm tees y shouta :
report their receipt fdnd Serpctidi and
regulating II he ID etai n OF the counts Of
such COMMITTEES Bit h that an espeHdtfaffs
al behdif of cdnd tiIt vi III exec
stions, smusts be made 10 cog,-
Iatfiees Proper Visions W ere also made y
for the cnforceme nt soft the act.
1; This law went further N the Sdlrectio y
of the English corrupt Hrac tees Ast q
1888 than any OF the pther tutest apo9e
mentioned NJ Owing to fcordi Hons ident
TO our political system, and I particulariy
lin viewsofS the number Of can dtdat ties voted z
fora tSthe same time and upon the same
ticket 1t Is impossible 70 follow caoset
\ the English law b n Il H IA. e
4 The Massachusetts law. which went INTO IN r.
effect on August list, 1882 Is emu
act to prevent corrupt prao tees q eye
tions, and Ii! provide fof spHoiie 70 essss
fon expenses. (. u VI
IL permittfd q candidate 10 spend, mi
srtction except as 10 certain personal
anu sum Of moneN 10 secure lts Homtndt tot
election, propidsd Y that The erpendt sbe
keGtcted through "a pol licdl coptnitte n
The sMnssac husetts law defines POLITICAL
committees as Including every cornmit-is
tee or tcombInat lon OF three or more per
| sons who shall aid {or promote the ssu ccess
or defeat Sof n poll ical party or principle
\ In public election. or shall aid or take
part In the SEominat ion.G cleo lonEo or defeat
\ OF a candidate for public office Efur-s
ther provides TINT every indy idual wv o.
otherwise than Sunder the authority and nd
A in behalf OF "a poll teal committee re
celves or dsburses money for any 81 the
i aboye-namcd purposes shall be; sub ectS to
the requirements Of the act the same as
4 n political committee or its treas urer.s
4 Every such commit tee isE equlred TO have
attrensurer, WHO must. withinA thirty days
iafter#an election, If the total receipt OF
expenditures Of; ( the committee exceed
Twenty dollars, h file a n sworn tement.
"sciHng forth all thc$ receipts erpcad itates:
Z disbursements and liabilities Of the commit
n tee and Of lcrerp officer or sdctng
Il under rs authority and Ia ia cha The
4 vouchers must state the par lculars of Sex-
II pense In respect to every payment over
Gtnve dollars. Expenditures for certain on-{
\. jectsi specified in the Act. snch stations
J cry. postage, kilograms and thers similar
} date!need not be included in. his sta temert
e The effect OF thlslaws Isl toi secure almost
e. 4 complete publicity and pub cord I'm re-
spcc 80 expenditures for gthc ton and
\ election q candidates. itical committees
: ARE forbidden; TO solicit contribut ton from
y candidateslS who, however, ma smakegtaS
!. voluntary spnyment of money, i. for;
k the promotion OF the principles of the PAR:
{ ty; which The committee Srepresen tss and
9 isfor5thef general purposes of the contnlt-
ii: tee" This tprovisionSi lis directed gainst
ejI the practice of political assessment u;
III IA vIGlhtipM 81, the provisions 8ot the Jaw
+ Els punishable! by!h fine not exeee
sand Hi certain c.,ses wit the alternative
st of imprisonment for not more e hnnSS one
year q ny persOn upon the tition Aof
10 any, cnpdidate voted for,t or OF amy five
II qualified voters may be comp led TO- ne
In a. correct and proper atements by8 t t1N
p- courts. *;
lie In the year following the passage of3 IT'S
n MassaGhusctts law. the y Leg sl1tlre 81
California Laws Chap .and aAlls
ne Eouri Laws SD i, 10 passed corrtlpl
x practices laws which went o. step in ad:
se vance of thef MassaGll, iset $ ltute y
or California, the expenditures by or FORK
Mt candidate were limited = and by he MIS-
nd souri, law! a SiInum was jpla ted fnrpi
10 the total expenditure of $as9 idatelSd q
X rectly or; through commit tees. ls,heS Gatl
III and IS more detallelins itsFproYisio thai
Il chat nf perhups any other Statea az bot
on AlissoGtiSHnd California. md an risss
8. 3rSpGrtSiof lintl,' candidates; and committee
y, snre:rG1lIireti II
.es Il.RlG iSan8aa statute Laws GhnI
,es St,le 1903 was very si1ns tn
Of AItFkNurtt witH the cScGp ton tta & ther
~ nn loE3t upon he ana
70 amount of:eXpeidltu rc permit ies
err trnsipnsos this blnSS sleEl slat on froi
len fS.t IS 1885 svls very rap a. III
al ycn sin Stttcs In ndfii tioJt SIEVE
On, airrady ftiieatJ6Red adopted lesislat
1er isfUffIgg publicity In
e cSp&sepz The arizona lawt t!iSss
50 - i4Chap .W and tIyt Mort sttrGlis
Z tInSvs 1855; Ei.aP! 4 Nil were no ~
IN vapcSdilu tnsr pEuv
thrJ Inv rGsSlnGiEnE rSt her the coTlTaT Tvs
,Nw inEfftTtIpc New orb IA Hey SgiiZfli
Nan sihTittG tky6yGr. q con y Aims III
ar Mluitlria thu OF G9lora( feS
tal4 psrtyE co:liluitt tees Ai We'll ias ldat
shY sha! rerp :: ne ign : reeel
on letsstsgt & q 81 si ss
Dee retained THE serarll fen llreEs OF
3tn- suChiIsSttB law, Shifts Grni tied much sof
I; idrr!Ei ID bo found In the lat ter! n
mo- Nevada [l.ilH;s 1855 Chap gSl Selpl
It's theicSlif6rH6 law, wl ti tslis t;ita nfe:S
tfen rcspsct So tic maxi mtm} 81 lend NJ
leo gparll NlllGn
q isS|rh!s statute {hOwey er, hass been 81
ian pcaltsi Avs 1890 Chap
cor The Michigan te.s vi LBS
nlds refGrrea- 20 '0s CON parnt
6enl incnfectiyc,5 was repealed In ehaIG
yor- The Montana law passed In 1893 II Pei
om-,l Code lS95, Sec. 50 ~ lows thsy "
cted ichusetts lnw. but Imp ses lmltat Ions iiT
cral \ the: ne sonhl expenses and upon e
may tributl0ns 81 5candidate ties:
tho The MINNESOTA ,lawSof that year q 10
nler 1886 Z Chap ri. which In: substane c&
and flows tho missouri statute, was In one
inst apect sthe4Tinost complete, that had 81
end iadopted III that time The following v,
/ an detailed definition OF legitimate expen
ton. following the practice; of the Eng lishs
lima was made: y II
. bHf al For tile personal travelling Gexpen
cndi-. OF the candidate. ~ 81
. sl5. go. For the rent of hall or;rooms forE
2Ts, delivery OF speeches relative to princiI
,,,st or candidates in any pending Ielec tiorsgi
,hIns for5tthe renting Of chairs and othergf
.ms niture properly necessary to fit such III
thar or rooms for. use for such purposes x
,ta,lw 49, For the payment of public speal
,wary I:and musicians Mt public meet ingss