The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-17
No Statement of Expense in
Recent Elections in lncor-
porated Towns of County
Received Yet.
PENALTY PROVIDED
FOR IGNORING LAW
Maximum Fine of $500 or a
Year in Jail, or Both, Can
Be Imposed for Those Who
Do Not Report.

Candidates for Office in the recent
elections in the incorporated towns OF
the county. having SO far failed to
observe the requirements of the cor
rupt practice statute, passed by the
last legislature, may have to be mott.
fed by the county clerk that unless
they file statements of their campaign
expenses with him, they will be liable
to prosecution. Apparently none of
the candidates are familiar with the
statute, at least this is the excuse
which is made at the court house.
The itemized expense statement &C.
cording to the statute, must be filed
within thirty days after the election
The statute in part is as follows:
Provisions Of Law.
Every candidate for public Office, in
cluding candidates for the office Of
senator Of the United States, within
thirty days after the election or prim-
ary election, held to nominate for or
fill such office or place. shall make out
and file with the officer empowered
by law to issue the certificate of elec-
tion to such office or place, and a du-
pltcate thereof with the clerk of the
circuit court for the county in which
such candidate resides, full, true and
itemized statement in writing, which
statement and duplicate shall be sub
scribed and sworn to by such candi-
date before an officer authorized to
administer oaths, setting forth in de-
tall all moneys or other valuable
things contributed, expended or prom
ised by him to aid and promote, or in
any way in connection with his nom-
tnation or election, or both as the case
may be, or for other political purposes
In connection with the election of any
other person at said election, and all
existing unfulfilled promises or liabili-
ties in that connection remaining un-
cancelled and in force at the time
such statement is made, whether such
expenditure promises or liabilities
were made or incurred before, during
or after such election, and showing the
dates when, the person to whom, and
the purpose for which each and all of
said sums or valuable things were
paid. expended or promised or said
liabilities incurred.
What Penalties Are.
Such statement shall also set forth
that the same Is full, true and correct.
In cases where the office or place is
such that no commission or certificate
of election is required by law to issue
therefor. then the original statement
aforesaid shall be filed with the sec
retary of state. No person shall be
deemed elected to any elective office,
under the laws of this state, or enter
upon the duties thereof. or receive
any salary or emoluments therefrom,
until he shall have filed the statement
and duplicate provided for in this
section of this act; and no officer au.
thorized by the laws of this state to
issue commissions or certificates OF
election shall issue a commission or
certificate of election to any person
claiming to be elected to any Office,
until such statement as aforesaid shall
have been so made, verified and filed
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 a misdemean-
or and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than three hundred
dollars nor imprisoned more than one
year. or both fined and imprisoned in
the discretion of the court, ten days
after the period above ascertained for
the filing Of said statement shall have
expired, the officer with whom the
same is, by this section. required to
be filed, shall notify the proper prose.
cutting officer Of any failure to file
such statement on the part of any can
didate, and within fifteen days there
after such prosecuting officer shall
proceed to prosecute for such offense.