The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-09
ABOUT CORRUPT PRAC-
TICES ACT.
Section 1919 Provides that all
CampaignlExpenses Shall be
Paid by a Treasurer or by a
Political Agent

Paid by a Treasurer or by a
Political Agent -
CHAPTER .122, ACTS OF 1908.
166. 1t shall he lawful for any
treasurer or political agent in con-
nection with any election, or pri
mary election, and in making pro-
visions therefor to pay the follow
ing expenses: (a) of hiring halls
and music for the conventions,
public meetings ana public pri
marles and for advertising the
same; (bl of printing and circu-
lating political articles, circulars,
pamphlets and books; (c) of print
ing aud distributing sample or
specimen ballots and Instructions
to voters; (d) of renting rooms
and headquarters to be used by
F., political committees; ie) of com
pensstlng clerks, stenOgraphers,
typewriters and other assistants
employed in the committee rooms.
and also of challengers, watchers
and messengers employed in the
registration rooms. in the voting
rooms and at the polls; ff) the
travelling and other legitimate ex
penses Of political agents, com.
mittees and public speakers; (q)
of necessary postage, kilograms,
telephoning, printing expenses
and conveyance charges for car
rylng persons to aud from the
polls. or to and from the office of
registration; (h) the cost and ex-
penses of messengers sent by di
rection of the chairman of the
State Central Committee of any
political party in connection with
party matters or interests, and
also the costs and expenses of any
person or persons summoned by
or at the instance of the chair
man of the State Central Commit
tee or any political party to the
committees headquarters or off
ces III connection with party mat
ters or interests and also for the
accommodation anu entertain
ment of such persons; (O all ex
penses incurred by or under the
authority of the chairman of the
State Central Committee of any
political party i'll providing ac-
cOmmOdation and entertainment
for the members of the State Cen
tral Committee or iOr the trans
portatlon of such members. when
assembling for any M citing of
said committee or visiting the
headquarters of said committee in
connection with party matters or
Interests. No treasurer OF politi
cal agent shall incur any expense
or liability or make any pay ment
for any purpose not ant horized oy
this section, and every liability
Incurred and pay yment made shall
be at a rate which is proper aud
reasonable and fairly commensu-
rate with the service rendered. 1t
shall not be lawful for any treas
urer or any political agent, to ex
pend any money ior printing or
publication of any political mai ter
whatsoever, which shall not par.
port on lis face 10 be printed or
published by the auI hority of said
treasurer or political agent, and
which, if published III any news
paper or other periodical, shall
not be marked as an ad,erti-e
ment. The treasurer appointed
and acting Tor or III c, injection
fwlth the State Central Committee
of the State of any political party
shall not exceed or dIsburse any
money or valuable thing, or incur
any liability whatsoever, except
by the authority and subject 10
the direction OF the chairman of
the State Central Committee of
tue State for or i'll connection
with which said treasurer may be
appointed or acting. Every per
son expending money III violation
OF this section or OF sections l64
or l66 Shall be guilty of miSde-
meanor, and upon conviction
fhAlaAf .shnll Ian Ht...I . Ia.
three hundred dollars, nor more
than one thousand dollars, or i'm
prisoned for not more than two
years, or both fined and imprison-
ed III the discretion of the Court.
CHAPTER 122, ACTS OF 1908.
Ill. The following persons shall
be guilty of corrupt practices and
shall be punished in accordance
with the provisions of this Act.
Every person who shall, directly
or indirectly, by himself or by an
other, give or otfet or promise To
any person any money, gift. ad
vantage, preferment, entertain
ment, aid, emolument or any val
liable thing whatever, for the
purpose of inducing or procuring
any person to vote, or refrain
from voting, for or against any
peasOn, or ior against any meas
ure OF proposition at any election
or primary election or political