Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-10-09
ABOUT THE CORRUPT PRACTICES
ACT.
Section 1855 Provides that all Cam.
paign Expenses shall BIO paid bya
Treasurer or by Political
Agent"

making provisions therefor to pay the follow
ing expenses: a) Of hiring halls and must,
for the conventions, public meetings and
public primaries and for advertising tn,
same; (b) of printing and circulating polit
ical articles, circulars, pamphlets and books
(c) of printing and distributing sample Oh
specimen ballots and instructions to voters
| (d) of renting rooms and headquarters TO be
used by political committees; (e) Of compen.
sating clerks, photographers, typewriters and
other assistants employed in the COMMITTEES
rooms, and also Of challengers, watchers and
messengers employed in the registration
rooms, in the voting rooms and at the polls
| ~ the travelling and other legitimate ex-
penses of political agents, committees and
public speakers; (g) Of necessary postage,
kilograms, telephoning, printing expenses
and conveyance charges for carrying persons
to and from the polls, or to and from the
office of registration (h) the cost and ex-
penses OF messengers sent by direction Of the
chairman of the State Central Committee Of
any political party in connection with party
matters or interests, and also the cost and
expenses of any person or persons summoned
| by or at the instance Of the chairman of the
| State Central Committee of any political
party to the committees headquarters or
offices in connection with party matters or
| interests and also for the accommodation and
| entertainment 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 in providing accommo-
dation and entertainment for the members Of
the State Central Committee or for the trans
portation Of such members, when assembling
for any meeting Of said committee or visiting
the headquarters of said committee in con.
nection with party matters or interests. No
treasurer or political agent shall incur any
expense or liability or make any payment for
any purpose not authorized by this section,
and every liability incurred and pay ment
made shall be at q rate which is proper and
reasonable and fairly commensurate with
the service rendered. 1t shall not be lawful
for any treasurer or any political agent, to
expend any money for printing or publication
of any political matter whatsoever, which
shall not purport on its face to be printed or
published by the authority Of said treasurer
or political agent, and which, II Unpublished in
any newspaper or other periodical, shall not
be marked as an advertisement. The treas
urer appointed and acting for or in cOnnec-
ton with the State Central Committee of the
State of any political party shall not expend
or disburse any money or valuable thing, or
incur any liability whatsoever, except by the
authority and subject TO the direction Of the
chairman of the State Central Committee of
the State for or in connection with which
said treasurer may be appointed or acting.
Every person expanding money IN violation
Of this section or OF sections l64 or l65 shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined not less than
three hundred dollars nor more than one
Thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more
than two years, or both fined and imprisoned
in the discretion of the Court.
CHAPTER 1872, AoTs OF 1908.
Section 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 another, give
or offer or promise to any person any mon ey ,
gift, advantage, preferment, entertainment,
aid, emolument or any valuable thing what
ever, for the purpose Of inducing or procur-
ing any person to vote, or refrain from vot-
ing, for or against any person, or for or
against any measure or proposition at any
election or primary election or political con-
vention or session Of the General Assembly
OF Maryland, or either House thereof. Every
person who shall directly or indirectly re-
ceive, accept or request or solicit from any
person, candidate, committee, association,
Organization or corporation, any money, gift,
advantage, preferment, aid, emolument, OF
any valuable thing Whatsoever, for the pur-
pose Of inducing or procuring any person to
vote, or refrain from voting, for or against
any person, or for or against any measure or
proposition ct any election or primary cleo
ton or political convention. Every person
who, in consideration Of any money, gift, ad-
vantage, preferment, aid, emolument, or any
valuable thing Whatsoever, paid, received,
accepted or promised to the advantage OF
himself or any other person, shall vote or
refrain from voting. for or against any person,
or for or against any measure at any such
election, caucus or any primary election or
political convention. Every person who shall
directly or indirectly pay, give contribute or
promise any money or other valuable thing,
to defray or toward defraying the costs or
expenses Of any campaign or election, to any
person, committee, company, club, organiza-
ton or association, other than TO treasurer
or political agent; but this subsection or
paragraph shall not apply to dues regularly
paid for membership In any Incorporated po-
litical club II all money expended by such
club for or in connection with the costs or
expenses OF any campaign or election shall
be paid out by il only through q treasurer
or political agent as provided In this Act, or
to any expenses for postage, kilograms, tele-
phoning, stationery, printing, expressage or
travelling or board incurred by any candidate
for Office or for nomination thereto, so far as
they are permitted by this Act. Every per-
son who shall, directly or indirectly, by him
self or through another person, make Q pay
ment, or promise Of payment, to a treasurer
or political agent In any other name than his
own, and every treasurer or political agent
who shall knowingly receive payment, or
promise OF payment, and enter the same or
cause the same to be entered 10 his accou n ts
in any other name than that OF the person by
whom such payment or promise Of payment
is made. Every person who being an en-
ployer, pays his employees tho salary or wages
due in "pay envelopes" upon which there Is
written or printed or in which there is en-
closed any political. motto, device or argu-
ment containing threats, express or implied,
intended or calculated TO influence the politI-
cal opIonions or actions Of such employees,
or within ninety days of an election or pri-
mary election puts, or otherwise exhibits in
the establishment or place whore his employees
are engaged In labor, any hand-bill or placard
containing any threat, notice or information
that If any particular ticket or candidate 10
elected or defeated, work in his place, or es-
tablishment, will cease, In whole or in part,
his establishment be closed up, or the wages
OF his employees reduced, or other threats,
express or implied, intended or calculated to
influence the political opinions or actions of
bis employees. Every person who, before,
during or after an election or primary cleo
ton by himself, or by any other person, either
directly or indirectly, gives or provides, or
pays, wholly or in part, the expenses Of Civ
ing or providing any meat, drink. entertain
ment or provisions to or for any person for
the purpose Of influencing that person, or
any other person, to give or refrain from CIV
ing his vote at the election, or primary cleo
ton, or TO influence his vote In any other way
therein, or on account Of his having voted,
or RETAINED from voting, or being about to
vote or refrain from voting; and every cleo
tor who accepts the same, or any Of the same,
for any the purposes aforesaid. Every per-
son who shall be guilty Of any corrupt prac-
tice as Aforesaid, shall be fined not less than
three hundred dollars, nor more than one
thousand dollars, or be imprisoned for not
more than one year, or both, and shall be In
eligible to any public Office, or public em-
ployment, for the period Of four years from
and after the time OF the commission Of such