The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1912.
CORRUPT PRACTICES.
CHAPTER 228.

1877, 1873 and 173 or Article 81 OF the
Code OF Public General Laws Ut
Maryland, title Elections" subtitle
Corrupt Practices"
SECTION 4. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
sections 162, 165, 166, 167 and 17S Or
Article 33 OF the Code OF Public Gene
al Laws of Maryland, title Elections
and subtitle Corrupt Practices, a.
said sections were enacted by Chapter
l22 of the Acts OF the General Assem-
bly, of 1908, and also section 1853 o.
said Article So, title, Elections" sub
title. Corrupt Parctices,' as said sec
ton was enacted by Chapter APT OF
the Acts of the General Assembly OF
1910. be and the same are hereby Is
pealed and re-enacted with amend
ments, % that said sections, severally
and respectively, shall be and read D.
follows, to wit:
1852. The term Political Commit
tee" within the meaning of this act,
shall include every committee or com
biRation OF two or more persons TO
aid or promote the success or defeat
of any political party or principle j.
any election, or OF any proposition
submitted to vote ait a public election,
or to aid or take part in the nomina-
ton 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 OF
any such party, principle or candi-
date. 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 a.
any such treasurer or political agent
unless, after his appointment, and be-
fore the primary or election for which
he is appointed, writing signed By
the political committee or candidate
appointing him and designating hin
al such treasurer or political agent,
shall be filed with the Secretary Of
State, except that In case the duties OF
such treasurer or political agent shall
relate to any county, city or ward dis
trict election exclusively, or to any pri-
mary election preliminary thereto, such
writing shall be filed with the Clerk or
the Circuit Court Of the county within
which such treasurer or political agent
resides, or with the Clerk OF the Cir
cult Court of Baltimore City, III such
treasurer or political agent resides in
Baltimore City, instead of with the
Secretary OF State. Every such writ
ing shall designate the particular per-
iod, election or primary election with
in which such treasurership Of polit4-
cal agency shall continue. 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, but o
candidate for public Office or nomina
ton therefor may designate himself
as his own political agent or act as the
political agent or treasurer OF any
other candidate. No person shall be
appointed or act a. treasurer or poll
tical agent in any election or primary
election who Is not a citizen and resi-
dent of the State of Maryland
165. No person other than treas
urer or political agent shall pay any
Of the expenses OF any election or lrl-
mary election, except that candidate
may pay his own expenses for pos
tage, kilograms, telephoning station
cry, printing advertising, publishing,
expressage and travelling and board.
The payments, expenditures, promises
and liabilities which any candidate
for nomination or for election may
make or incur, directly or indirectly,
whether i'm money or other thing of
value, under this or the preceding Sec
ton, shall not exceed in the whole ten
dollars for each one thousand Cor the
major portion thereby up to fifty thous-
and, and five dollars for each one
thousand Cor the major portion there
of i'm excess of fifty thousand of the
registered voters qualified to vote for
the office in question at the next pre-
ceding election therefor, all to be paid,
handled and disbursed by treasurer
or political agent, and not otherwise;
and any payment, contribution, expen
diture Of or promise or liability to
pay, contribute or expend any money
or valuable thing in excess of said
sum shall be unlawful; provided, how
ever, that candidate for nomination
or for election may pay personally in
addition to said sum or valuable thing
or things amounting thereto, his own
expenses for postage, kilograms, tele-
phoning, stationery, printing, advertis-
ing, publishing, expressage, travelling
and board; provided, further that any
payment, expenditure, contribution,
promise or liability which may b.
made or incurred, directly or indirect
~ by the wife Of any candidate for
an Office or nomination shall be charg
ed against the candidate as if made
by the candidate himself; and provid-
ed, further, that nothing in this act
shall be taken or construed to prohibit
the chairman of the State Central
Committee of the State or of any cOun,
ty or Of the City Of Baltimore Of any
political party from soliciting contri-
buttons for campaign purposes, which
contributions, however, shall be ex
pended in accordance with and subject
to the provisions and restrictions or
this act
166. It shall be lawful for any
treasurer or political agent i'm connec-
ton with any election, or primary
election, and in making provisions
therefor, to pay the following e1-
penses: CAD of hiring of halls and
music for conventions, public meet