The Republican journal., 1911-04-06

and the school fund distributable In
promotion to enumeration of scholars
shall! be distributed on the corrected re-
turns. -tAppr"ved March, 20
Chapter 1a2.
An Act concerning; Corrupt Practices at
Elections, CalleuseS, and Primaries.
Section /. Thc provisions of this act
sinai! Apply tn the election OF all officers
Tor niEoln ballots shall he cast pursuant
to tie provisions of chapter six of the
revised statutes and to the elections If
all officers to be voted for by the legis
latiTe or either branch thereof, the
common council on city council of any
CITY, to all caucGscs and primary cleo
tloaS preliminary to any such other
elections and 10, all candidates to be
and primary elections. The term .'cau-
cuseS and primary elections shall in
clutle: Ca all meetings held To nomi-
nate q candidate for office or to elect
deieaates 10 a nominating convention;
90 nominating conventions OF such del
Gsat2S, and lc) caucuseS of members of
the Legislature or either branch thereof,
OF the board Of aldermen, common .oun-
ell or city council Of amy city. Any per
son shah be deemed To be !. candidate
for the Office OF senator Of the United
States for whom ten or more votes shall
have hes"n east either at Il legislative
,''' Va ~ tt tt|tt!ou ny INC
legislature '''
section . The term ''nolitical corn
mittee shall include every committee
or combination Of three or more persons
TO AID OF promote the success or defeat
OF any political party Or principle in
any such election, or To ;.id or take
part in INC nomination or election OF
any candidate for pablo Office The
sonS appointed by any political COM
mlttee to receive. or disburse moneys to
aid or promote the success Or defeat of
any such party, principle. or candidate
ctGde all persons appointed by any
candidate before any such election. eau
GUS. Or primary election to assist him
in his candidacy. No person shall act
unless, after his appointment and be-
fore the election for which he is APP
pointed, writing designating him as
such treasurer or political agent Sha! Il
he .iled with the secretary of the state.
except that, i'll case the duties eff such
treasurer or political agent shall relate
10 any town, city Or ward election c;,-
cluSively, or to any caucus or primary
election preliminary thereto, such writ
ing shall be filed with the town rlerH
OF the town within which such candidate
resides instead of with said secretary
of the state. Every such writing shall
designate the particular period, election.
caucus, OF primary election during
which such treasurership or political
agency sh2l! continue. Nothing in ths
act Shall prevent the treasurer or u3-
litical agent of any organization or can
diGatc from being The treasurer ur no
Htc:l agent of any other organizat ion
on candidate, and amy candidate for Dup-
lie office may designate himself as lis
own political agent
Section o. Any person nomina ted as
a candidate for public office may make
a voluntary payment of money to anT
treasurer or political agent; provided
HOWE Et'T, thar person at her t1;111
q candidate shall, to aid or promote
the success or defeat of amy political
PARTY or principal, or of any candidate
for public office, within six months
prior to any such election make Il CON
tributlon Of money or property to any
person other than to a treasurer or
political asent. Nothing contained IN
this act shalt limit or affect the right
of any person To expeud money fo,'
proper legal expenses in maintaining
or conttsting the results of any silrh
election.
Section !. No person other than 7
treasurer OF political agent shall pay
amy of the expenses of any clectio:,
CAUCUS, or primary election, except tll;it
q candidate may pay his own expenses
for postage, telegrams, telephones, sta
ing: but the provisions of this section
shall not apply to non partisan election
ana ante-clection expenses paid for out
OF the puhic money!, of the state, or OF
Section D. subject to .hc foregoing
limitations, it shall be lawful FOR any
treasurer or political agent, in conmec-
ton with amy election, caucus, Or, pri-
mary election. to pay the following eN-
penses: ca of hiring public halls and
music for conventions, public meetings.
and public primaries and for :dveriis-
ing the same by posters or otherwise;
tb) OF printing and circulating political
newspapers, pamphlets, and books; tc)
Of printing and distributing ballots and
pastors; CD of renting rooms to he used
by political committees; GO of COM
pensatiHs clerks and other persons en-
DloEtd in COMMITTEES rooms and at The
polls: On of travelling expenses OF poll
tica' agents, committees and public
speakers; - Of necessary postagr.
kilograms. telephones, printing, express.
and conveyance charges. 10 treasurer
or political agent shall incur any ex-
pthSc for any purpose not authorized by
this section.
Section {. Within fifteen days after.
any such election, every treasurer and
every political agent shall file an item
ized sworn statement with the officer
with whtIn his designation was filed as
aforesaid, which statement shall include
the amount of money or property in
each case received or promised tho
name Of the person from whom it was
received or by whom it was promised
the amount Of every expenditur" made
Or liability Incurred, the name of tho
person to whom such expenditure or
promise was ndIc, ana shall clearly
state the purpose Tor which such money
or property WAS SO expended or prom
ised.
Section :. Every candidate for public
office, including candidates FOR the office
of senator Of the United States, shall,
within iiftecn days after the election at
Which he was 4 candidate. file with the
secretary of the state, if a candidate
for senator of the United States, repre-
SentatiN" in Congress, or for any state
or county office, state senator, or rep
resentative in the legislature but with
the town clerk of the town in which h,
resides If he WaS Il candidate for
town, city or ward Office, an itemiZed,
all the moneys contributed. expended.
or promised by him to aid and promot:
has nomination OF election, or both, as
the case may be, ana all existing nm
tulnlled promises or liabilities remain
ing uncanceied and i'll force at th2 time
such statement is made, whether sucn
expenditures. promises and liabilities
We're made or incurred before, during,
or after such election If no money or
other valuable thing was given, paid,
expended, contributed. or promised, ana
no unfulhiled liabilities We're incurred
by candidate for public office to aid
or promote his nomination election,
h shall file q statement to that effect
within fifteen days after the election ut
which lie was u candidate. Any candi-
date who shall fail to file such a state
for every day on which he is in default,
unless he shall he excused by the court
Fifteen days after any SUCH election the
secretary OF Tic state or the town clerk,
as the case may be, he shall notify the
proper prosecuting officer of any fall