The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-07-04
STRINGENT STUFF
Corrupt Practices Act Passed at
Recent Special Session
TOU GHION CANDIDATES
Seekers for Office Will Now b
Compelled to Walk the Straight
and Narrow Path

The corrupt practices act, passed by
the Minnesota legislature at its re-
cent special session, is stringent
proposition. The candidate will have
to walk in a straight and narrow
path and the newspaper publisher
must also obey some strenuous
regulations. The campaign cigar and
free beer are relegated to the dump
heap. The Herald reproduces here
with the main features of the law:
Section NO candidate for the
nomination or election to any elective
office in this state coming within the
provisions of this act ahall directly or
indirectly pay, expend or contribute
any money or other valuable thing, x
promise to do so, except for the fol-
lowing purposes, which are hereby de-
clared to be legal expenses.
Q For the candidates necessary
personal travelling expenses; for post
age, telegraph, telephone, or other
public messenger service.
(2 For rent and necessary furnish
ing of hall or room during such can
lidacy, for the delivery of speeches,
relative to principles or candidates.
(3) For payment of speakers and
musicians at public meetings and
their necessary travelling expenses.
a. Printing and distribution OF
list of candidates, sample ballots.
pampl s, newspaper circulars, cards
handbills, posters and announcements
relative to candidates, or public issue
Of principles.
~ For copying and classifying
poll lists, for making canyasses of vo
tiers and for challengers at the polls.
(6) For filing fees to the proper pub
lie officer, and, if nominated at any
primary, for contributions to the par
~ committee.
CD For campaign advertising in
newspapers, periodicals or magazines
pursuant to the provisions of Section
p.
Section 2. No publisher of news
paper, periodical or magazine shall
insert either in the advertising col
umns of such newspaper, magazine OF
periodical or elsewhere therein any
matter paid for which is intended or
tends to influence directly or indirect
ly any voting at any primary or gen.
eral election unless at the head OF
said matter is printed in plea capital
letters the words paid Advertise
ment" and unless there is also a
statement at the head of said matter
of the amount paid or to be paid
therefor. the name and address oil
the candidate in whose behalf the
matter is inserted and of any other
person, if any, authorizing the publ
cation and the name of the author
thereof.
No publisher of any newspaper, per
iodical or magazine published within
this state shall insert therein either il
the advertising column of such news
paper, magazine. periodical or else
| where therein, any matter whatso
ever of political nature, or any pc
litical editorial relative to candidat,
for any public office, unless the pub
Usher thereof shall file in the office O
| the secretary of state of this stat,
| within six months before the holdin,
of any primary or general election, O
within 10 days after the calling O
and before the holding of any specia
election, a sworn statement which
shall contain the names of the owner
of such paper, and, if such paper be /;
corporation, the names and addresse
of the owners of the shares of stool
of such corporation.
Sec. 3. Every candidate and ever,
member of any personal campaign O
party committee, who shall either il
his own name or in the name of an,
other person, own any financial in
terest in any newspaper or periodical
circulating in part or in whole il
Minnesota, shall, before such news
paper or periodical shall print an,
matter otherwise than as is provided