The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-12
Sneria1 Mntires.
What il Prohibited Under Section 3, Chap
ter 1871, of the Acts of 1908, Embra-
cling Sections 16OA to 16OW,
Tn Iuofxv

ter 1877, of the Acts OF 1908, Embra-
cling Sections 100 A to 16OW,
Both Inclusive.
SEC 100W. Shall not bring. take. order or send
into any place of primary election any distilled
spirituous liquors, wine, ale or beer, or shall
at any such time and place, drink or partake of
such liquor, shall be guilty of a misdemeanOr
and subject to fine from $lO to 800. Hotels,
the day of primary elections; making bets or
wagers upon the result of any primary election
is prohibited, fine from $50 to $500.
SEC. l60V. Provides that no person shall cleo
tioneer, conduct voter except when physical
disability requires assistance, or attempt TO in
dred feet of any polling place of any primary
election in any county, or who shall place dis
tinguishing mark upon any ballot or evelope.
1t also provides that the voter shall not show
the face of a marked ballot to'any judge, clerk.
officer or other person inside of or within one
hundred feet of the polls fine $50 to 500 or i'm
prisonment in Jail for not less than fifteen days
nor more than six months, or both.
CORRUPT PRACTICE ACT.
Chapter l22, Act of 1908, which applies to the
primary and general elections.
SECS. 1854 and 165 requires all money to be paid
to treasurer or political agent, and all money
must be disbursed by them. They are required
to report, under oath, after the primary cleo
ton. as to the manner the money was expended.
Every person expanding money in violation
shall be fined not less than $500, nor more than
$1,000. or imprisonment for not more than two
years, or both fine and imprisonment.
SEC 165. Provides that no person other than a
treasurer or political agent shall pay any of the
expenses of any election or primary election ex-
ccept that candidate may pay his own expenses
printing, expressage and travelling and board.
The expenses before nomination or election, or
both, may make or incur directly or indirectly,
shall not exceed in the whole twenty-five dol
lars for each one thousand up to fifty thousand,
and ten dollars for each one thousand in excess
of fifty thousand of the registered voters quail
fled to vote for the office in question the next
preceding election therefor. All to be paid, han
died and disbursed by treasurer or political
and mol ft10
State Central Committee of the State or any
County State Central Committee may solicit
contributions for campaign purposes to be ex-
not less than $500, nor more than 1000, or i'm
pfisOnment not more than two years, or both
SEC 1877 REQUIRES the treasurer or political
agent to file under oath. full and detailed &C
count and statement of the amount received,
money was received and names of persons to
whom money was paid. Penalty. $500 to 81, 900.
SEC. 1853. Every candidate for public Office
shall within 30 days after the election or primary
powered by the law to issue the certificate of ell
cotton to such officer. true and itemized state
ment under oath, OF all money contributed and
expended by him. No person shall be deemed
elected until he shall file this statement Pen
atty, $500 to $4,000, or imprisonment not more
than two years, or both fine and imprisonment.
SEC. III. The following persons shall be guilty
of corrupt practice, and shall be punished in &C
cordance with the provisions of this Act. Every
another, give or offer, or promise to any person,
any money, gift, advantage, preferment. enter
tainment, aid, emOlument or any valuable thing
whatever, for the purpose of inducing or pro-
curing any person to vote, or refrain from voting,
for or against any person, or for or against any
measure, or proposition at any election or pri-
mary election. Every person who shall directly
or indirectly receive, accept, request or solicit
from any person, candidate, committee. asso-
citation, organization, or corporation, any money,
gift, advantage, preferment, aid. emolument, or
any valuable thing whatsoever, for the purpose
of inducing or procuring any person to vote, OF
refrain from voting, for or against any person,
or for or against any measure or proposition at
any election or primary election or political
convention fine from $500 to 81, 600, orimprison-
ment not more than one year, or both fine and
imprisonment and shall be ineligible to any pub
lie Office for four years.
SEC. 172. Prohibits corporations from contrib
J. FRED. G. TALBOTT,
CHAS. H. DICKEY,
WALTER r. TOWNSEND,
State Central Committee for Baltimore County
GEORGE HARTMAN,
Secretary,
June 5-tdl Smedley Row, Towson, Md.