The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-22
CONCERNING THE
DISBURSEMENTS
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Act Also Sets Forth Penalties for
Corrupt Practices at EIec-
tions,, Caucuses and
Primaries.
Is WIDE IN ITS APPLICATION
Particularly the Matter of Soliciting
Contributions Is Dealt With
Limit OF Legitimate Expenses
Set Forth-How Reports
Must Be Made.


Must Be Made.
An act concerning corrupt practices
at elections, caucuses and primaries,
and the collection and disbursement
of campaign funds.
rs. 43 Approved March 8, 1911
EIections-corruptP saetiees-AppIi-
cation of Act Section 1. Be it enact
Cd by the general assembly of the
State of Indiana, The provisions of
this act shall apply to the election of
Ill ofncers for whom ballots shall be
cast pursuant to the provisions of the
laws relating to elections, to the cleo
ton of all officers to be voted for by
the general assembly, by the common
council OF any city or the board OF
trustees of any incorporated town, to
the election Of county superintendent,
to all caucuses and primary elections
preliminary to any such other cleo
tons, and to all candidates to be voted
for at such elections, caucuses and
primary elections. The term caucus
and primary elections" shall include ::
(a) all meetings and elections held to
nominate a candidate for Office or to
eject delegates to a nominating con-
ventiOn; OBJ nominating conventions
OF such delegates, and (cl caucuses of
members of the general assembly, of
the common council of any city, and
Of the board of trustees of any incor-
porated town.
Terms In Act Defined-Treasurer or
Agent. Sec. 2. The term political
committee" within the meaning OF
this act, shall include every committee
or combination oftwo or more persons
to aid or promote the success or defeat
Of any political party or principle in
any election, or of any proposition
submitted to vote at q public election,
or to aid or take part In the nomina-
don or election Of any candidate for
public Office. The term treasurer
shall include all persons appointed by
any political committee or candidate
for nomination or election to any pub
lie Office, to receive or disburse mon
eys to aid or promote the success or
defeat of any such party, principle or
candidate. The term political agent
shall include all persons appointed by
any candidate before any election, or
primary election, to assist him in his
candidacy. No person shall act as any
such treasurer or political agent un-
less, after his appointment, and before
the primary or election for which he
Is appointed, a writing, signed by the
political committee or candidate az
pointing him, and designating him as
such treasurer or political agent, shall
be filed with the secretary of state
except that In case the duties of such
late to any district, county, township
city, city ward or town election ex.
clusively, or to any primary election
preliminary thereto, such writing shall
be filed with the clerk of the circuit
court of the county within which such
stead of with the secretary of state
Every such writing shall designate the
particular period, election or primary
election, within which such treasure.
ship or political agency shall contin-
%. Nothing in this act shall prevent
the treasurer or political agent of any
candidate from being the treasurer or
political agent Of any other candidate
md any other candidate for public
once may designate himself as his
own political agent. No person shall
be appointed or act as treasurer OF
political agent In any election or pri.
mary election who is not citizen and
q resident of the State of Indiana.
Political Committee Treasurer
1ondHPenaIty.-Sec. 8. Every politi
cal committee shall appoint and con.
stantly maintain a treasurer to re-
ceive, keep and disburse all sums OF
money or other valuable things, which
may be collected, received or dis
bursed by such committee or by any
of its members for any purposes men.
Toned In section 1 of this act, or fol
which such committee exists or acts
and unless such treasurer is first sc
Amounted and maintained, it shall be
unlawful and a violation of this ACT
for q political committee or any Of
tn members to collect or receive OF
disburse money or other valuable
things for any such purposes. The
treasurer appointed under this act by
the state central committee of any
marty and the treasurer appointed In
any county by the county central com
mittee or In any city by the city cen
trail committee before proceeding te
act. shall give bond to the State Of
indiana in such penalty as the com
mittee by whom he shall be appointed
hall prescribe. conditioned for the
faithful performance by him of the
dutjes of his Office without loss OF
detriment to any person interested II
the performance Of such duties; upon
vhich bond an action may be main
tained In the name of the State o.
indiana. for the use OF any person
irferested IN the faithful performances