Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-23

delegates certified by the county con-
vention to him, and effect tempor-
airy organization.
County central committees may res
move members for inattention, for in
competency, or for failure to support
the ticket of their party.
Committeeman are made election
officials, In a sense Committeeman
and election officials on whom a duty
is imposed who fail to do 1t or do It
so as to hinder the objects of the law
was voted are made subject to a flne
Of from 800 to $1,000 or the peniten-
| tlary for five years or both.
Penalties.
Misconduct of election officers in-
cludes neglect to perform duties in-
posed by the law, performance In .
way to hinder the object Of the law,
and the disclosure of ballots.
A fine Of 500 to $1,000 or imprison.
ment for five years, or both. is ttD
penalty therefor
A fine of not over $500 or not mora
than ninety days in Jail Is provided for
persons who perform services for can
| didates for monev or other valuable
thing or who accept 1t, and for those
who offer or pay money for such SER
| vice.
A hne OF from 800 to $500 or a jail
sentence of from thirty days to six
months is provided for persons offer.
Ing bride to influence voters, for vot-t
ers receiving such brIbe, for persons
| making false answer as to qualifca-
tons and party affiliations, for persons
offering to vote who have not been In
the state six months or who are not
Il, or who are not citizens or who are
not qualified voters In the precinct, for
all persons otherwise violating the act
or the code sections alluded to In It,
and for persons aiding or abetting
such violation.
The Peterson act provides a penalty
of from six months to one wear in
Jail, and, in the discretion Of the court,
a fine of $1,000 for any corporation or
| officer or agent or Representative OF
any corporation who gives or contrib
| utes money, property, labor or thing
of value, directly or indirectly, to any
member of political committee, POI
litical party, or employe or represents
alive thereof, or candidate for office or
candidate for nomination to any Of
nee, or to the representative Of such
candidate Or to any person, partner
SNIP or corporation for the purpose Of
influencing any eector to vote for or
| against any candidate for nomination
or Tor office, for campaign expenses or
political purpose whatever. The same
4 PSiioiIS atlL6tCilSS W any OF I1lOSC VINO
may solicit such aid. Persons are not
exempted from testifying as to mat
tiers of this kind. but cannot be prose-
cuted for testifying.
Publish Expenses.
| Under the Peterson law corporations
are prohibited from aiding candidates
and candidates are prohibited from So
Letting aid from corporations, and the
i agents and representatives of each are
specifically included in the inhibition
severe penalties being attached
Still another law requires candidates
for office and party committee chair.
men to make sworn statement OF their
| expenditures. 1t applies to candidates
for nomination at the primary ana
takes in all elections. 1T must be Ill
i ed within ten DAYS after the primary
Il or election. 1t requires detailed
4 statement of all money, and other
things of value, expended or promised
directly or indirectly to secure or aid
the nomination or election, giving thu
i dates, amounts and the source Of an
| receipts and the dates, amounts. .pur6
poses and persons to whom paid.
i Testimony must be given in cases
laris1ng under this law and no prose-
cution may follow against the wit
ness.
The penalty for violation Of this act
is fine of from $50 to $500 or inpris-
onment in Jail for from thirty days to
six months.