The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-14

shall include fee of $3.50 for the at |
torney general, this fee to be turned
into the state treasury.
One of the unique features OF the
bill is that candidates are not allowed
to make contributions for political
purposes other than their own person
al expenses and to properly organized
political committees. The candidate
violating this section of the bill shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and shall
be fined ten times the amount which
he contributed and forever be disqual-
flied from holding office of trust and
profit.
Should any office holder violate any
section of the bill he shall be fined In
like proportion and be removed from
office.
Blessing to office Seekers.
Another peculiar feature Of the bill
and one that will meet the approval
of every man who has ever run for
office and been held up at every
street corner for all kinds of dona-
tons and contributions. is the one
that prohibits candidates from making
any contributions to any organization
of which he is not a member. This,
according to Senator Mattingly, will
keep candidates from being held up
for church fairs, dance tickets, enter
tainments, raffles and the thousand
and one other little gratis to which
the poor candidate falls victim. And
not only does this provision apply to-
candidates, but to office holders as
WELL County and city officials are al
ways considered easy prey for the
people with tickets to sell.
The bill also strikes at brewery
control of politics through a clause
providing that all liquor dealers, hold
ers of stock in any brewery corpor-
alton shall not contribute to campaign
funds. under penalty of heavy fine
and revocation of their license.
Successful candidates will be remov-
ed from office if 1t is found that they
have in any way violated the cam
paign laws.
Candidates must file detailed re-
twenty days after the election and
such accounts shall be published.
includes Senatorial Candidates.
Under the provisions of this bill
candidates for United States senator
would be subject to the law as any
other candidate, according to Senator
Mattingly, and they would be requir-
ed to file a statement of their expen-
ses the same as the rest.
Any candidate who fails to file
report of his campaign expenses may
be sent to prison for from two to ten
years and be DISTINGUISHED forever.
The failure of any other person con-
nected with the election system to
obey the law shall be fined not less
Senator Hawkins, Of Portland, came
to bat yesterday with a couple of i'm
portant bills which he introduced in
| the senate. One provides for an in
heritance tax. Under this law there
would be asse ssed tax of 81 ON each
| 500 on all inheritances left to faith
| er, mother, wife, brother, sister, son
| or husband of daughter. For inheri-
tances left to uncies, aunts, nieces,
nephews or lineal descendants thereof
the tax shall be So on each 800. For
these classes inheritances Of less than
$4,000 shall be exempted. For other
classes of relatives the tax shall be as
follows: From $4,000 to $4,000. SO on
each 800: from $4,000 to $4,000, 81
on each 800. and over $4,000, IS or
each 800. 1t is provided that be-
quests to religious, philaQthropic, sci
entific and other institutions of this
class shall be exempted from taxation
The power of appraising requests
shall rest with the circuit court of the
county in which the bequest is made
All taxes collected in this way shall
be payable to the county treasurer on
the death of the decedent and interest
at the rate of percent shall be col
lected when the taxes are not so paid
State Employment Agencies.
If Senator Hawkins employing nj
agency bill ever gets into a law there
will be a scatterment among the ole
line employment agencies. His bill
provides for state employment agen
cies in cities of the first, second, thirC
and fourth classes. Clerks in these
offices shall be appointed by the state
labor commissioner on the recommen
dalton of the mayors of these cities
except that in cities of the third ant
fourth classes the city clerks shall ac
as the clerks of the labor bureaus
with an additional salary Of $50 {
year. In cities of the first class the
clerks shall receive $1,000 year ant
in cities of the second class 81 900