The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-05-20
[CHAPTER 427.l

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact. with
amendments Section 1913 of Chap
ter 1872 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1908.
Section Il. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
| Section 1853 of Chapter 1872 of tho
Acts of the General Assembly of Mary
land of 1908, be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows:
Section 1853. Every candidate for
public office, including candidates for
| the Office of Senator of the United
States, shall within thirty days after
the holding of primary election held
to nominate for such Office, make
out and file in the Office of the Sec
rotary of State, and 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
provided.
Every candidate for public office,
I'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
Secretary Of State. and a 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 OF Balti-
more city, If such candidate resides
in said city, the statement herein
after provided.
1t is hereby made the duty OF the
Supervisors of Elections within three
days after certifcation to them OF
any nomination for any office or
place, to certify to the Secretary of
State the names and addresses of all
candidates, including delegates to
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-
led by this section.
The said above statement tshall be
full. true and itemized statement
in writing, which statement and du-
plicate shall be subscribed and sworn
| to by such candidate before an ON
Ecer authorized to administer oaths,
setting forh In detail all moneys or
other valuable thing or things con-
tributed, expended or promised by
him to aid and promote, or in any
way in connection with his nomina-
ton or election, or both. as the case
may be. or for othor political pur-
poses in connection with the election
of any other person at said election,
and all Existing untitled promises or
| liahilities in that connection remain
ing uncanceled 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 per-
SON to whom The purposes for which
each and all of said sums or valuable
things were paid. expended or prom
Used, or said liabilities incurred. Such
statement shall also set forth that
the same Is as full and explicit as
the afiiant is able to make It,
No person shall be deemed elected
to any elective ofice under the laws
OF this State, or enter upon the
duties thereof and receive any salary
or emoiuments therefr0m until he
shall have filed the statement and
duplicate provided for in this section
I Of tHis Article and no ofllcer author
lied hy NE laws ef this State to