Democratic messenger., 1910-05-21
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1910.
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
Primaries Arranged in All Con-
tests for the Senate of the
United States.
CHAPTER 427.

AN ACT TO repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section iGS OF Chap.
ter l22 of the Acts of the General
Assembly OF Maryland of 1908.
Section BE IL enacted By the
General Assembly OF Maryland. That
Section lGS of Chapter l22 of the
Acts Of the General Assembly of
Maryland of 1908. be and the same is
hereby repealed and reenaetd with
amendments so as TO read as fol-
lows:
Sec l6S-Every candidate for pub.
lie office. including candidates for the
Office of Senator OF the United
States. shall within thirty days after
the holding OF the primary election
held to nominate for such office.
make out and file in the Office OF the
Secretary OF State. and a duplicate
thereof with the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of the county In which such
candidate resides. or with the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Baltimore
city. If such candidate resides In said
city. the statement hereinafter pro-
yided.
Every candidate for public Office
including candidates for the office of
Senator OF the United States. shall
within thirty days after the holding
OF the election to fill such Office, make
out and file in the Office OF the Sec
retary Of State. and duplicate
thereof. with the Clerk Of the Cir
cult Court of the county In which
such candidate resides. or with the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Balti-
more city, Ii such candidate resides
IN said city. the statement hereinai-
ter provided.
Ii Is hereby made the duty OF the
Supervisors of Elections within three
days after certiiication to them of
any nomination for any Office or
place. 10 certify to the Secretary of
State the names and addresses OF all
candidates. including delegates 10
conventions nominated for offices or
places within their respective coun.
ties, or the city of Baltimore. as the
case may be, together with the name
of the Office or place for which each
is nominated.
The said Secretary of State shall
thereupon. furnish TO each such per.
son nominated a blank form upon
which to make the statement requir.
ed by this section.
The said above required statement
shall be full. true and itemized
ment and duplicate shall be sub
scribed and sworn 10 by such candi.
date before an officer authorized 10
administer oaths. setting forth in de-
tail all moneys or other valuable
things contributed. expended or
promised by him to aid and promote.
or in any way in connection with his
nomination or election. or both. as
the case may be. or for other pOliti.
cal purposes in connection with the
election OF any other person at said
election. and all existing unfuifilled
promises or liabilities in that connec-
tion remaining uncancelled and in
force AT the time such statement is
made. whether such expenditures.
promises or liabilities were made or
incurred before, during or after such
election. and showing the dates when
the person TO whom and the purposes
for which each and all Of said sums
or valuable things were paid, expend
ed or promised. or said liabilities in
Cured. Such statement shall also
set forth that the same is as full and
explicit as the ailiant is able TO make
IT,
No person shall be deemed elected
TO any elective office under the laws
OF this State, or enter upon the dll-
ties therOl or receive any salary or
emoluments theretrom until he shall
provided for in this section of this
Article and no officer authorized by
the laws of this State to issue com
missions or certificates of election
shall issue commission or certifi.
cate of election TO any person claim
ing TO be elected to any office. until
such statement as aforesaid shall
have been so made. verified and flied
by such person with such officer
Any person violating or failing TO
comply with any of the provisions of
this section shall be guilty Of mis-
demeanor and. upon conviction
thereof. shall be fired not less than
three hundred dollars. nor more
than two thousand dollars. or impris
oned .or not more than two years, or
both fined and imprisoned. in the
discretion OF the court
Ten days after the period above
ascertained for the filing of said orig
inal statement shall have expired
the officer with whom the same is by
this section required to be filed shall
notify the proper prosecuting officer
of any failure TO file such statement
on the mart of any candidate. and
within fifteen days thereafter such
prosecuting officer shall proceed to
7 prosecute for such offense.
Sec. 2-And be II enacted. That
! this Act shall take effect from the
date OF its passage.
ApDrOved April H. 1910