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IN cofiSitt5 Il Laws or so. chsp:
Z, act efned offences aEninst{ ihes
Suffrage required reports of8excpndltu lures
n by didaIes md commit tees 10 nd res
strtctsd the nrIosss l,efiiseS petddit
very jmpofta tsinnoya lion; While wast
adopted I'M each OF 4 he States sofE Tonnes
4 Wee, Florida and \ Nebrasi in 1887 indie
pendentlS f:ofs ut lei provi ons relat ting tts
cofrnrt ftracti ees, wa ~ absolht ey4pro-S
fhibiti Ion sc6ntri Ions by corpora lions
cand n
vision 6f9 II orth Garolinn I Corrupt
sraest rsport ting xpenses was
Il 1l 1888, no Iiew sInea slres concerning
elections of substatt ia1 I'm ne 4. wGrS
Station I III that respect being
limited tn minor detat ls or the eedia ea-,
ng mea gu PINS
Nebra ska perfect "a 45tts law}sof
4 sand dded to- the Dist Of States
adjoining 5corrnpk 1rirt ises Sacts4 LawSsofl
1870 Chap. 80, but: eyada repealed SitF
law In that yea N q i "
In corrupt nract tees laws were
passed I'm ermot,t and Az inia. III slat7i
ter tatuteSt Sec 4 l5a5 Code 1904, prohibits
psndi tnreS % mon ey IN amy elect
prlnlary or nornina Ing convention, for
plTpo her Than M print Ing or Rd ver2
ttsilIg ps curing s,lta+
blesh hal for phil e Rapeaki ny 1T Srndhirea
every person Who sh1l he "a cah1j date he;
FlollY ven tlobi or d ANY
pftuiar her lcct on lie tate!
1eIit In etfill
all Sums ,1onsy II,
best fgfiis owl 50 &c nd belief by any
person or behalf n y
tho Hda tes IN and persons
to whomSs and Iii purpose for which, MI
such suns raid IRON;
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Violation Of the law ( Hi eIcction5of the
Offend ding ndidatc shnll be- void; Unless;
contest being gmadc, a amp ears That the
+ contestant is8cDtitled stoi sthe5 uf1ices No
Ierson sshal enter Upon ! no DID ties4sf my
elect I'VE o1lc count the required statement
shal1 have been flee 1: " III y n ,'
The passagG Sof laws: insurlng publ i
IN onnection with seSpend itures II, cleo.
lions was ronglY commended In Tic
last nnlal smessag Sc $ofs the q Governor q
West rglniSs 4 e g VI
ppearss thCrer fore. i thit at 5ltastifif.
teen States hay 5adopted corrupt proc
tees nd tllatE iiiaseyeral States con
tribpt lions Z, cor p0l1i Ions TO pol tissl
catnpH igi4 ftindsEnre prob bl tet,ssT hGs }irS
corrupt gnrac tees, act uirlng pulilicItS
f8candda ties EeXpenli tNres 5Yps pasSeEiit
and I'D 1S97S corpor Ions; were 1l ~
first :imesS prohib ted from mn ne can
x, palgn con ribut Ions NJ development
the Jaw. this stlbicc It mutt liz eoii
stders dSeYespt i0MRli y &bidS iPild satisfac-
sss seems fobalilc that in theft iolf
sfatlonst & SUE II laws n by Sscurtniling I'll
Il mounts n ndeli i; irls campaigns Inv,
N proSe obpoX i9sis 10 a certal III tyne Of pro
fessio nal poli ticians! s8 ill thee few cage
here eSiS q have been. repealed, interest
dYefset III d fec cd by them were onablct
10 % re ad Santdg e 4of5 tempo nIl pure
local cond ons: in yertrinE ~ com
z iysl ISL !sed public sent imcrit
IA 18th timeS of the repeal of tho Obi
tGarfle ld} sl:@. NJ r. JnincS r.. Garfield, Il
author said lie: had hoped the LcgislI,ur
;Wonld nd yrat her than repeal II, 4.
OF its PRO Ions were Aunnecessar
could JeaSil have been cut out of til
niS,dments favored by rs. Gar
field had been prepared, but 1t was2defeat
N X eSsis Even tpwrshlI officers elected with
out the xptnili ttreE fsmonoy were con,
lied 10 mE !;a ista tenents these and 9th
fectsS In the law, encouraged
dsterminsd effort on the part of 5certnl
pol i3ns 40 diseredit Its opera lions. a
Sprips feld. tile |, May or was olsted &frd,
81 sofiice Son icc6unt of tile operations offii
PROV IONS; nrd "a 9Probat LEI JndeGflostS h
oftte Mr. field believed TINT 3"itspt
o. non. the Wholesale spending Y,
money hi cam pagns.,,tE.1t was mn I exec
NJ In a1yamen tied form Il I was plainly cor
titudonal and had been thoroughly ties
q so Sinfe Point by the Supreme cou
Of the STATE NH ri ~ ~ i :,
The inception 4 the development thc55r
Etardiug the gtessl md eff cta Of he!
\ XII lays RESEMBLE closely the crcumstnnc,
nnd $tlels hcnehcIa results attending u
liItimat triurnphof tho Civil. ,SerYce,lnw
The Eng lish Corrupt and illegal Rra
lice Prevention a ct. 10 and AZ victorIn.5c
has iii .;:enccd the coursG OF f,lcgisl
tion Tin this 3country. emhodyng EinY SUI
stance first: a strict limitation on u
NJ amotilit which ii be- expended In furthe
nces of the election a ~ Member OF Pa
liainent /: second 8 the manncr7tint whi'
suchs funds Ipay be expended; anil tbir'
public III asS TO the sources and dIsburs
Jl1sn of the funds so emf Eyed 4
candida ate may let as his aow1ls.elc
tom aht. INT the almost universal IRA
tices Is 70 rIihint some one. Ersualy n
1icit or, aud K fen Il nonresident OFT
borough FOR HIGH the candidate ls:stnn
Ing, his lime $spt tire charge sof the5e
pend lures. -