Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-11-14
MUST PUBLISH COST.
Candidates, Winners or Losers and
Treasurers Of Committees Must
Certify Money Used

I LSFkI1 W1iGJ 0S~N
All candidates for Office IN all par
ties whether successful or defeated
must within q period OF 80 days AFTER
the election flIe with he officers eni-
powered Ly Law to issue the certi-
afcate Of election to such office or
place and duplicate thereof with
1.-THE clerk OF the county court OF the
county in which such candidates re-
iside. statement In writing, which
statement must be subscribed and
sworn to- setting fourta in detail all
sums OF money contributed, disbursed,
expended or promised by him to the
best OF his knowledge and belief by
any other person or persons In MS
behalf in andeavoring o secure or In
any way in connection with his nom
nation or election. Any person fail
| ing TO comply with this section OF the
new corrupt practice act shall be
deemed guilty OF nisdemeanor ana
fined an amount not exceeding FIVE
hundred dollars.
Under this law the various candi-
dates for Office at the election just
passed will begin to get busy IN me
next few days to prepare their state
jments. 1t will be advantageous 70
them IL they have kept close ac'
count OF all money they have expend
o. in their own behalf for campaign
purposes.
If they expend any money in con-
nection with the nomination or eiec-
tion Of any other can 1idate, they
must include this in their written
statement and swear to it. The law
is very explicit on this matter ana re-
opires that the statements must con-
tain the dates when and the persons
to whom and the purpose for Wnich
AN money was expended Such state
rnent shall set forth that it is as futl
and explicit as the affiant is able to
make it.
From what has been generally ODD
served, it is thought that all OF the
candidates for Office in this county
have kent within the limits of the law
in the money expended by them, For
FIVE thousand votes or less, $3.50; for
each one hundred votes over I'VE
thousand and under twenty-five thous-
and. 50 for each one HUNDRED voters;
over twenty-five thousand, and under
fifty thousand 81; and for each one
hundred voters over fifty thousand,
amounts allowed by law for each can
didate 10 spend, the number of voters
ia be based on the total number oil
votes cast for all candidates for such.
office at the preceding regular cleo
ton.
Under this law every political com
mittee shall appoint and MAINTAIN
treasurer, through whose hands all
money must be received and disburs-
ed and it is VIOLATING for failure 10
have such treasurer. The treasurer
must keep in a proper book detail
ed account and the dates showing the
recent and disbursements OF all anon
ey passed through his hands ana nusl
within thirty days after the eiection
file in the office of the clerk OF the
county court true and tetaileo'
account and statement of the money
nassing through his hands ana the
statement must be subscribed anu
sworn to. The statement must cover
a period beginning four months pre-
ceding the election, showing all dates
of the expenditure of any sums 10
whom they were paid and for wna1
nurpose and must include everything
nm to the day of the filing OF tue
statement. Such statement must set
forth the unpaid debts and opnga'
tions of the committee and to wnom
owing. II there are anv.