The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1912.
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168. Every candidate for public o.
fee, including candidates for the of
Zee Of Senator OF the United States,
shall within thirty days after the hold
ing of the primary election to nomi-
nate for such Office make out and file
in the Office Of the clerk Of the
Circuit Court Of the county in which
such candidate resides, Oh with the
clerk OF the Circuit Court of Balti-
more City, If such candidate resides
In said city, the statement herein
after provided.
Every candidate for public Office,
including candidates for the Office OF
Senator Of the United States, shall
within thirty days after the holding OF
the election to fill such office, make
out and file in the office of the clerk
Of the Circuit Court fthe county in
which such candidate resides, or with
the clerk of the Circuit Court for Bal
timore City, if such candidate resides
il said city, the statement hereinafter
provided.
1t il hereby made the duty OF 9
Supervisors of Elections, within three
days after certif1catiOn 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 Baltt
more, as the case may be, together
with the name of the Office or place
for which each il nominated The
said clerk of the Circuit Court shall,
thereupon, furnish to each person. no a.
mated blank form upon which I'd
make the statement required by this
section.
The said above required statement
shall be full, true and itemized stats
nent in writing, which statement and
duplicate shall BE- subscribed and
sworn to by such candidates before
an officer authorized to administer
oaths, setting forth in detail all mon
eys OF other valuable thing or things
contributed, expended or promised by
him to aid and promote, or In any way
i'm connection with his nomination OIL
election, or both A. the case may b.,
Or for other political purposes in con-
nection with the election OF any Othel
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 il 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 H.
as full and explicit as the affiant il able
to make 1t.
No person shall be deemed elected
to any elective Office under the laws of
this State, OF enter upon the duties
thereof, or receive any salary or emolu
ments therefrom, until he shall have fi,.
Cd the statement provided for i'm this
section of this article; and no officer
AUTHORIZED by the laws Of this State
to issue commissions OF certificates
of election shall issue commission
or certificate Of election to any per-
son claiming to be elected to any or
fee, until such statement az aforesaid
filed by such person with such officer.
Amy person violating or failing to
comply with any OF the provisions or
this section shall be guilty of a -nisde.
neanOr and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined not less than three hum
dred dollars nor more than two thous.
and dollars, or imprisoned for NOT
more than two years, or both fined
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, a. 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
Guiding 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 voU-
ers atsuch election, may present t.
the Circuit Court Of any county, or 20
the Superior Court Of Baltimore City,
a 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 Oh
city aforesaid, naming the successful
candidates or candidates a. defend
ants, and praying that the facts "
legged may be inquired into. The Court
upon said petition and the affidavit
or affidavits filed Herewith, shall
promptly order such reasonable notice
of such petition to be given to the de-
PENDANT or defendants, and require
him or them, within a. short time
as may be reasonable, to answer, show
cause or otherwise defend a. the
Court may deem just and reasonable,
uDOn the DetitiOners giving security