The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-20
TCHAPTER 4o7.1

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 16S of Chap
ter 1872 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1908.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 16S of Chapter 1872 of the
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hereby repealed and re-enacted with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 16S. 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,
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 tho
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 certification to them of
any nomination for any office or
place, to certify to the Secretary of
State the names and addresses of ali
candidates, including delegates to
conventions nonina 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 statement shall be
a full, true and itemized statement
in writing, which statement and du-
plicate shall be subscribed and sworn
to by such candidate before an Off
Ger 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 other political pur-
poses in connection with the election
of any other person at said election,
and all existing untitled promises or
liabilities 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 purp jses for which
each and all of said sums or valuable
things we're 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 affiant is able to make 1t.
No person shall be deemed elected
to any elective office under the laws
of this State, or enter upon the
duties thereof and receive any salary
or emoluments therefrom until he
shall have filed the statement and
duplicate provided for in this section
of this Article; and no officer author
lied by the laws Of this State to