The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-19
Snecia1 Mntices.
On Wednesday, august 1Ith, 1909,
to nominate a candidate
FOR COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY.


to nominate a candidate
FOR COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY.
SEC. 1000. All candidates shall file with the
State Central Committee or other governing
body of the respective parties for the several
counties at least fifteen days prior to the day
fixed by the State Central Committee, or other
governing body for holding the said primary
election, a certificate stating his name, resi-
dence and age. and the Office or convention for
which he seeks to be nominated, and I'VE days
thereafter he shall pay to the State Central
Committee or other governing body for such
county the sum estimated by such committee or
governing body as his fair proportionate part
necessary to defray the expenses, provided that
in the case of candidates for Office said proper
tionate parts shall be estimated according to the
number of candidates and the salaries of the
various Offices sought.
All applications to have names placed upon
the official ballot must be filed on before June
10. 1909, and each candidate must pay his his pro-
portion of the estimated expenses of said pri-
mary within five days thereafter, otherwise his
j. FRED. G. TALBOT,
CHARLES H. DICKEY,
WALTER r. TOWNSEND,
State Central Committee for Baltimore County.
WALTER r. TOWNSEND, Treasurer.
GEORGE HARTMAN,
Secretary.
Smedey Row, Towson, Md.
What is Prohibited Under Section 8, Chap
ter 1871, of the Acts of 1908, Embra-
cling Sections 16OA to 16OW,
Both Inclusive.
SEC. I0UW. snail not Drl0g. take. OfQer or send
into any place of primary election any distilled
or spirituous liquors, wine, ale or beer, or shall
at any such time and place, drink or partake of
and subject to S fine from SO to 500. Hotels,
taverns and saloons are required to be closed on
the day of primary elections; making bets or
is Prohibited, fine from $50 to $500. 0''e''O"
SEC. l60V. Provides that no person shall cleo
tioneer, conduct q voter except when physical
disability requires assistance, or attempt to in
fiuence the vote of any voter within one hum
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 inn
prisonment in Jail for not less than fifteen days
CORRUPT PRACTICE ACT.
Chapter I22. Act of 1908, which applies to the
primary and general elections.
SECS. 1874 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 expending 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. 1855. Provides that no person other than a
treasurer or political agent shall pay any of the
expenses of any election or primary election ex-
cept that candidate may pay his own expenses
for postage, kilograms, telephones, stationery.
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 nifty thousand of the registered voters quail
fed to vote for the Office in question at the next
preceding election therefor. All to be paid, ham
died and disbursed by treasurer or political
agent and not otherwise. The Chairman of the
State Central Committee of the State or any
County State Central Committee may solicit
Genda6 f3G up to be
not less than $500, nor more than 81 900, or inn
prisonment not more than two years, or both
fine and Imprisonment.
SEC. 1877. Requires the treasurer or political
agent to file under oath. O 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 $1,000
SEC. 1853. Every candidate for public Office
shall within 30 days after the election or primary
election, make out and file with the oficer en-
powered by the law to issue the certificate of ell
ection to such officer, true and itemized state
expended by him. No person shall be deemed
elected until he shall file this statement. Pen
atty, $500 to $1,000. or imprisonment not more
than two years. or both fine and Imprisonment
SEC. I'll. The following persons shall be guilty
of corrupt practice, and shall be punished in &C.
cordance with the provisions of this Act. Every
person who shall directly by himself or by
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, OF
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 al
any election or primary election or poltica
convention; fine. from $500 to 81 ,0OO or imprison
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
uting to election.
j. FRED. c. TALBOT,
CHAS. II. DICKEY,
WALTER r. TOWNSEND, 81
State Central Committee for Baltimore County
GEORGE HARTMAN,
Secretary,
June 5-tdl Smedley Row, Towson, Md.