Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-24

LEGITIMATE ELEC-
T|0N EXPENSES
Candidates Must be More Care
full.
WILL BE HARD ON
THE DEAD BEAT
Who is Always Looking for the
Candidates to "Set 'em
Up"

What constitutes legitimate election
expenses, according to the provisions
of the Roberts Corrupt Practices Act,
is Il question which has been asked of
the lntelligencer to answer. TO that
end we publish herewith abstracts OF
that law that bears upon the matter
of the expenses of running cam
paign. They are as follows:
MEANING OF ELECTION EXPENSES.
The term "election expenses" as
used IN this act, shall include all ex-
penditures of money or other valuable
things in futherance of the nomina-
ton of any person or persons as can
didates for public office or in further
ance of the election of any-person or
persons to public office or to defeat
the nomination or election to public
office of any person or persons.
a treasurer shall handle all the
moneys which may be collected or re-
ccived by the committee of a party or
by any of the members of that COM
mittee. None of the money shall be
disbursed for election expenses by the
committee or its members unless such
moneys shall have passed through the
hands of the treasurer.
FRIENDS CANNOT PAY FOR CANDI.
DATES.
Section 8 for-bids any one who is
not a candidate for the treasurer of q
political committee from paying, Civ
ing or lending or agreeing so to do,
any money or other valuable thing,
whether contributed by. himself or any
other person, for any election expens-
es whatever, excepting to candidate
or to a political committee; and an
officer Of any corporation, whether in
corporated under the laws of this or
any other State or any foreign coun-
try except corporations formed for
political purposes shall pay, lend or
give, or authorize it to be done, any
money or any valuable thing belong
ing to such corporation to any candi-
date or to any political committee for
the payment Of any election expenses
whatever.
ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS.
According TO section ''it shall be
unlawful for any candidate or treas
urer, of political committee, or per-
son acting as such treasurer, to dis
burse any money received from any
such source"
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
The violation of any provision OF
Roberts Corrupt Practices Act is a
misdemeanor. Upon conviction there
OF fine of not less than fifty dollars
or more than one thousand dollars, or
an imprisonment for not less than one
month or more than two years, either
or both shall be imposed. The court
to have discretion.
LAWFUL EXPENSES.
Section 4 defines the lawful ex-
penses to be:
First-For printing and travelling
expenses and personal expenses incid-
ent thereto, stationary, advertising,
postage, expressage, freight, tele-
graph, telephone and public messenger
service.
Second-For dissemination of in
formation to the public.
Third-For political meetings,
demonstrations and conventions, and
for the pay and transportation of
speakers.
Fourth-For the rent, maintenance
and furnishing Of offices.
Fifth-For payment of officers,
type writer's, stenographers, jani-
tors and messengers actually employ
ed.
Sixth-For the employment of
watchers at primary meetings and
elections, to the number allowed by
law.
Seventh-For legal expenses, bona
fide included, in connection with any
nomination or election.