The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27

A year ago when the legislature
was in session, The Journal prepared
a Primary Publicity bill which was
presented to that body. The bill was
drawn at the request of The Journal
by J. Walter KehOe, and was, by
the editor of The Journal sent to Tai
lahassee. and on his request intro
duced in the senate byb Senator
Thos. F. West and in the house by
Representative r. p. Reese. The bill
was as follows:
A Bill To Be Entitled:
An act to regulate the expenditure
of money in primary elections in this
state. to provide for the record and
publication of such expenditure, and
providing d penalty for violating the
provisions of this act.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the state of Florida:
Section 1. That any person who be
comes a candidate for office in any
primary election in this state shall
at the time of making public an
nouncement OF his candidacy. file
with the county judge of the county
in which such candidate resides,
sworn and itemized statement in
writing of all moneys, if any eXpend-
ed by such candidate in aid of his
candidacy up to the time of such pub
lie announcement. showing to whom
such money was paid or how same
was expended and for what purpose
same was paid or expended. At the
same time, said candidate shall cause
to be published in some daily or week
ly newspaper of bona fide circulation,
published in the county where such
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amount of money, if any, expended
by such candidate. or by his author
ity in behalf of his candidacy up to
the time of such announcement.
Section 9 That every candidate
for nomination in any primary cleo
ton shall, on the 1st and 18th days
of each month, after having publicly
announced his candidacy, file with the
county judge of said county an item
lied and sworn statement of all his
campaign expenses to date, stating
in such sworn statement the amount
expended, to whom paid and for what
purposes the same was paid or eX-
pended. At the same time such can
didates shall publish in the same
newspaper in which he published the
statement provided for in section l
OF this act, a statement of the
amount of all money expended by
him or by his authority in aid of his
candidacy up to the date of such last
publication.
Sec. ,. That every person, firm,
association Or corporation who gives,
furnishes or eXpends any money or
other thing of vaue for the benefit
of or in behalf of any candidate or
candidates for office in any primary
election in this state, shall, on the
list and 18th days OF each month, file
with the county judge of the county
where such candidate or candidates
reside, a sworn and itemized state
ment of all moneys Or other thing
of value so given, furnished or eX-
pended. to whom same was given or
furnished and the purposes for which
same was given. furnished or eXpend-
ed and at the same time, shall cause
to be forthwith published in some
daily or weekly newspaper of bona
fide circulation, published in the
bounty where such candidate resides.
a statement in writing of the amount
of all moneys or other thing of value
given, furnished or expended in be
haf of such candidate or candidates.
Section f. That every newspaper
magazine, publishing company or lit
erary bureau publishing or circulat-
ing any paper, magazine. periodical
or other publications, which takes or
receives any money or other thing OF
value to be kept, used or expended
for the support or aid of any candi-
date in any primary election in this
state, shalt not more than twelve
days or less than five days before
any such primary election. file with
the county judge of the county where
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