The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-05-25

PUBLIC oENERAL kAsys, 1s1s
ton or maintenance Of Ststs Rcadz
Los. Every candidate Tor pnonc os.
nee, including candidates Tor the o..
Nee OF Senator Of the United STATES,
shall within thirty days after the hold
ing Of the primary election to no1nl,
nate for such ONCE make out and az
In the Office Of the clerk Of az
Circuit Court Of the county I'm which
such candidate resides. or with he
clerk Of the Circuit Court Of BAIL.
more City. IL such candidates resides
In said city, the statement herein.
after provided. !;
Every candidate for public odlen.
Including candidates for the once 81
Senator of the United States. ahall
within thirty days after the holding az
the election to fill such cfice. mali
out and file in the ONCE of the cIerk
OF the Circuit Court fthe county IN
which such candidate resides. or with
the clerk Of the Circuit Court for Bal
umore City, II such candidate resides
In said city. the statement hereinafter
provided.
1t is hereby made the duty of :
Supervisors OF Elections, within thrss
days after certification to them of any
nomination for any Office of place. to
certify to the Clerk OF the Circuit
Court of their county or the Clerk OF
the Circuit Court of Baltimore City.
as the case may be, the names and
addresses of al candidates, including
delegates to conventions, Including
for offices or places within their re-
spective counties, or the City Of BaItt
more. as the case may be, together
with the nan4 he Office or place
Tor which eaf nominated. The
said clerk of ircuit Court shall,
thereupon, furnish &C ChnsraQn- no a
mated blank form upon which to
make the statement required by this
section.
The said above required statemens
shall be full, true and itemized stats,i
nent in writing, which statement and
duplicate shall be subscribed and
sworn to by such candidates befors
an officer authorized to administer
S@shct oCItAh6 ioitu Ill uct1ll 6ll uOu-
eys or other valuable thing or things
contributed, expended or promised by
him to aid and promote. or In any wa,
In connection with his nomination or
election, or both as the case may be.
or for other political purposes in con.
nection with the election of any Other
person at said election, and all exist
ing and untitled promises or liabilities
in that connection remaining uncancel.
led and inforce at the time such state
ment Is made, whether such expendi.
lures, promises or liabilities were
made or incurred before. during or
after such election, and showing the
dates when the person to whom, and
the purposes for which each and all
OF said sums or valuable things were
paid, exended or promised, or SAID
liabilities incurred. Such statement
shall also set forth that the same IL
as full and explicit as the afiant 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, or receive any salary or emolu
ments therefrom, until he shall have fl
ed the statement provided for in this
section of this article; and no officer
AUTHORIZED by the laws of this State
to issue commissions or certificates
of election shall issue commission
or certificate of election to any .)er-
son claiming to be elected to any Of
flee, until such statement az aforesaid
shall have been 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 nisde
neanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined not less than three hun
bred dollars nor more than two thous.
and dollars, or imprisoned for NOT
more than two years, or both fine1
and imprisoned, in the discretion of
the Court.
Ten days after the period above as
certained for the filing of said original
statement shall have expired the off,
Ger with whom the same Is by this
section required to be filed shall notify
the proper prosecuting officer of his
county or Baltimore City, as the case
may be, of any failure to file such
stateemnt on the part of any candidate
and within fifteen days thereafter such
prosecuting officer shall proceed to
prosecute for such offense.
The provisions of this section, in.
GLIDING the provisions with respect
to the time of filing said reports, shall
be mandatory and not directory and
must be serictly performed as above
prescribed.
173. At any time within thirty
days after any election or primary
election held under the laws of this
State, any defeated candidate at such
election, or any ten duly qualified vot
ers atsuch election, may present to
the Circuit Court of any county, or %
the Superior Court of Baltimore City,
petition setting forth under oath
that corrupt practices, contrary to the
provisions of any section of this article.
wer committed at or preliminary to
such election, within the county Or
city aforesaid, naming the successful
candidates or candidates as defend.
ants, and praying that the facts "
legged may be inquired into. The Court
upon said petition and the affidavit