Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-13

urer or political agent may be the
treasurer or political agent of several
organizations .or candidates.
Candidates may make a voluntary
contribution to any treasurer or politi-
cal agent No person within six
months prior to any election can make
a contribution of money or property
to any person OTHER THAN. to a
treasurer or political agent.
NO PERSON OTHER THAN a
treasurer or a political agent shall pay
any election, caucus or primary cleo
ton expenses except that a CANDI-
DATE may pay HIS OWN expenses
and postage. telegraph, telephone, sta
tionery printing. express and travel
ling.
Political treasurers or political
agents may nay the following ex-
penses. Hiring halls and music for
conventions, meetings and primaries,
advertising the same, printing and cir
culating newspapers, etc printing and
distributing ballots and posters. rent
ing rooms to be used by committees,
compensating clerks and other per-
sons employed therein and at the polls,
travelling expenses of political agents,
committees and speakers, necessary
postage. kilograms. telephones, print
ing. express and conveyance charges.
He cannot incur any expenses for any
purpose not above authorized.
Within fifteen DAYS after any cleo
ton every treasurer and every political
agent SHALL file an ITEMIZED.
SWORN statement with the Secretary
of State or Town CLERK, as the case
may be, including the amount of
money or property in every case re-
ceived or promised, the name of the
person from whom it was received or
by whom it was promised, the amount
of every expenditure made or liability
incurred, the name of the person to
whom such expenditure or promise
was made and the purpose for which
such money or property was so ex-
pended or promised.
EVERY CANDIDATE for public
office State or county shall file with
the Secretary of State, and EVERY
CANDIDATE for town, city or ward
office shall file with the Clerk of the
city or town within fifteen days after
the election to which he was a candi-
date an itemized. sworn statement set
ting forth in detail all moneys con-
tributed, expended or promised by him
to aid or promote his nomination or
election or both, and all existing I'M
fulfilled promises or liabilities, whether
such expenditures. promises and la
bilities were made or incurred before,
during or after such election. If no
money was paid. expended or prom
oh !, No y,-it
time file a statement to that effect.
PENALTY FOR FAILING TO FILE
STATEMENT, $25 for each day be-
yond the Il days
Fifteen days after such election the
Secretary of State and CITY and Town
Clerks shall notify the proper prose-
cutting officer. of any failure to file any
such statement by any candidate and
within ten days thereafter such officer
shall prosecute such candidate.
The Secretary of State shall provide
every Town Clerk with suitable blanks.
The following persons shall be guilty
of corrupt practices and shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than 50
nor more than $1,000 or by imprisen-
ment for not less than 80 DAYS nor
more thap two years or by both.
Ia Every person Who shall directly
or indirectly receive, accept, request
or solicit from any person. committee,
association, organization or corpora
ton any money, gift, advantage, pre-
ferment, aid. emolument, or any valu-
able thing whatsoever, for the purpose
of inducing or procuring any person
to vote or refrain from voting for or
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any measure at any election, caucus,
or primary election.
OBJ Every person who. in consider
alton OF any money gift, advantage,
aid, emolument. or any
valuable thing whatsoever, paid re-
ceived. accepted or promised to the
advantage of himself or any other per
son, shall vote or refrain from voting
for or against any person or for or
against any measure at any such cleo
ton, caucus or primary election.
lc) Every person. other than the
political committee known as the ma
tionai, congressional. state, town, city
OF ward, who shall solicit from any
for the office of elector of
President and Vice President of the
-
States, or representative in Congress-
or of any state. county, town, city or
ward office, any money, gift. eontribu-
ton, emolument, or other valuable
thing. for the purpose of using the
same for the support, assistance, bene-
fit, or expenses of any club. company
or organization. or for the purpose of
the cost or expenses of any
political campaign or election. -
(d) Every person who shall, direct
ly or indirectly, pay, give, contribute,
or promise any money or other valu-
able thing to defray or towards defray-
ing, the cost or expenses of any cam
paign or election to any person. COM
mittee, company. club, organization, or
association other than to treasurer
or a political agent; but this sub-sec-
ton shall not apply to any expenses
for postage, kilograms, telephones, sta
tionery. printing, express. or travel
ling incurred by any candidate for
Office or for nomination thereto
(e) Every person, who, in order to
secure or promote his own nomination
or election as a candidate for public
office shall directly or Indirectly