The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-07
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1910.
TO FILE EXPENSES.

Il
paign expenditures may be slightly
democratic, but it appears to be in
keeping with the demand for infor-
nation by the people. w. J. Bryan
advocated such legislation during the
last presidential campaign. Crawford
recognized the wisdom of publicity
and at the first opportunity has come
forward with measure calculated to
take the public into full confidence.
The bill has been read twice and re-
ferred to the committee Of the senate
on privileges and elections. Just at
this time, the budding of state cam
paign, the UNION takes occasion to
present copy of the bill as furnished
US through the kindness of Mr.. Craw-
ford.
"Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in congress as
sembled: That the term campaign
committee as used in this act shall
include every two or more persons
who shall be appointed or otherwise
designated, or who shall have asso-
ciated themselves together or CO.
operated together, for the purpose,
wholly or in part, of raising, collect
ing, or disbursing money for the pur-
pose of conducting political campaigns
in the election of presidential and
vice-presidential electors, represent
tative in congress, or the election of a
senator of the United States by the
Legislature of any state.
Section 2. That every candidate for
election as presidential and vice-presi-
Dental elector, every candidate for
election as a representative in con-
gress, every candidate for election by
the legislature of any state as senator
of the United States, and the treas
urer of every campaign committee or
member thereof who received and dis
bursed contributions in behalf of any
of the foregoing candidates in his cam
paign for such election, shall, within
sixty days after such election, make,
in writing, subscribed and verified by
him. under oath, statement setting
forth the total sum received and the
total sum disbursed by him for cam
paign and election expenses during
such campaign; also stating whether
or not any portion of the same was
disbursed for any purpose not speci-
fed in section three of this act.
& Sections. That no candidate, mem.
Der of a campaign committee or treas
nrer thereof, as specified in section
two Of this act, shall pay, give, lend,
or agree to pay, give, lend, either di-
5rectly or indirectly, any money. or other
valuable thing for campaign expenses
In the election of a candidate for any
office named in this act except for the
following purposes:
First. The printing and actual
necessary travelling expenses incident
thereto. stationery, postage, express
age, freight, telegraph, telephone, and
messenger services.
Second. Fordissemlnation of infor-
nation to the public.
Third. For political . meetings,
demonstrations, and organization oil
clubs and the pay and transportation
of speakers.
Fourth. For the rent, maintenance
and furnishing of such offices and
halls as are reasonably necessary fol
the legitimate conduct of the cam
lpaign.
Fifth. For the payment Of clerks
typewriters, stenographers, janitors
and messengers actually and neces
sarily employed.
Sixth. For the employment o1
watchers and challengers at the polls
\ Seventh. For the transportation d
voters to and from the polls
Eighth. Legal expenses incurred
bona tide in necessary litigation ii
connection with such election.
Section 4. That the statement re
auired by this act to be made by can
didates In elections Of preside ant
yice-presidential electors and In be
half Of q committee conducting q cam
paign In their behalf and the state
[ment required to be made by caidi
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