The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-04
What the Statute Permits
 and What It Prohibits
OBLIGATION OF CANDIDATES
What Must Be Done By Men Who Run for Office, and By Agents and Treas urers, If State Law Is to Be Respected-Mr. Fox Explains.

That the voters of Connecticut may have a clear idea of just what the corrupt practices act of the State is. what it permits, what it prohibits, and what acts would be in violation of it, George l.. Fox, of New Haven, promi- nent in connection with endeavors to enforce the provisions of the law and attempts to apply it in cases about concise summary of the law contain ed in Chapter 253, of the public acts of 1909. The summary is appended
 By a Candidate.
 A candidate may make expendi- lures as follows, and no others:
 (a) A voluntary payment of mon- ey to any treasurer or political agent for any. of the purposes permitted by this act.
 (b) His own expenses for postage, telegrams, telephoning, stationary, printing (the advertising in, or dis tribution of newspapers being except ed), expressage and travelling. By a Treasurer or a Political Agent.
 The following expenditures only may be legally made by a treasurer or a political agent.
 (a) Hiring public halls and music for political meetings, furnishing mus ic, uniforms and banners, or fire works for political clubs, or public parades, and advertising such meet ingS or parades.
 (b) Printing and circulating poli- tical newspapers, pamphlets and
 (c) Printing and distributing bal lots and pastors.
 (d) Renting rooms to be used by political committees.
 (e) Compensating clerks and oth- or orr in fnfa rooms and at the polls, and furnish ing reasonable entertainment to such persons necessarily employed in com mittee rooms and at the polls, and to members of political committees of the same political party to which such political agent, or treasurer shall be- long, provided however that the word entertainment shall not be con- strued to include alcoholic or intoxi- eating beverages.
 (f) For the travel of political agents, committees and public speak CTS, and reasonable compensation to public speakers.
 (g) Necessary postage, telegrams. telephoning. printing and express charges.
 (h) Preparing, circulating and hl- ing petitions for .d nominatien: N9 nation a .no polls.
 No treasurer, candidate, or political agent shall incur any expense or lia- bility, or make any payment for any purpose not authorized by this act, and every liability incurred and pay ment made shall be at a rate which is proper and reasonable, and fairly commensurate with the services rend- cred.
 By the Public in General.
 Any person. other than a candidate, political treasurer or a political agent, may make contribution to treasurer, or political agent, but otherwise can pay no part of the ex- penses of any election, caucus or pri- mary election.
 By Private Corporation.
 No contributions or payments or favors of any kind shall be made or offered by, or solicited from any pri- vate corporation to promote the suc- cess or defeat of any candidate for public office, or of any political party or principle, or for any other politi- cal purpose whatever.
 Sworn Returns.
 An itemized, sworn return of re- ceipts and expenditures is demanded from every treasurer and every poli- tical agent. None is demanded from a candidate, but inasmuch as the scope of legal expenditures permitted to a candidate is very narrow, and natural tendency for a candidate is to appoint political agent, and can didate may appoint himself as his own political agent.
 Candidates Who Violate Law.
 CD If in order to secure his cleo tion CT nomination, he pays money or property to anyone except to politi- cal treasurer or agent duly qualified and registered, or for his own person. al travelling expenses.
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