Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-05-10
Resolutions OF Respect.
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1919.
CORRUPT PRACTICES.
CHAPTER 22s.

GFJAT En- go.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments sections 1852, 165, 166,
1877. 1853 and 17S of Article SO of the
Code of Public General Laws OF
Maryland. title Elections" subtitle
Corrupt Practices"
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
sections 1872, 165, 1876, 1877 and 173 OF
Article SO of the Code Of Public Genes
al Laws of Maryland, title Elections"
and subtitle Corrupt Practices, as
said sections were enacted by Chapter
122 of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of 1908, and also section 1853 or
said Article SO, title, Elections" sub
title, Corrupt Parctices," as said sec
ton was enacted by Chapter 427 of
the Acts of the General Assembly OF
1910, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amend
ments, 30 that said sections, severally
and respectively, shall be and read as
follows, to wit:
1852. The term Political Commit
tee," within the meaning Of this act,
shall include every committee or com
bination of two or more persons to
aid or promote the success or defeat
OF any political party or principle In
any election, or Of any proposition
submitted to vote at a public election,
or to aid or take part in the nomins-
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 as
any such treasurer or political agent
unless, after his appointment, and be-
fore the primary or election for when
he Ia appointed, a writing signed by
the political committee or candidate
appointing him and designating him
as such treasurer or political agent,
shall be fled 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 Of
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, II 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
Tod. election OF primary election with
in which such treasurership OF polit.
cal agency shall continue. Nothing in
or political agent OF any candidate
from being the treasurer or polltica.
agent OF any other candidate, but q
candidate for public once 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 bt
appointed or act as treasurer or poll
teal agent In any election or primar,
election who is not a citizen and resi-
dent Of the State of Maryland.
1866. No person other than treas
urer or political agent shall pay an!
of the expenses Of any election or 2ri
: mary election, except that candidat,
, 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 candidat,
for nomination or for election ma!
make or incur, directly or indirectly
whether In money or other thing o
value, under this or the preceding sec
ton, shall not exceed In the whole tel
dollars for each one thousand Tor tn,
major portion thereby up to fifty thous
and, and FIVE dollars for each on,
thousand Tor the major portion there
of In excess OF fifty thousand OF tht
registered voters qualified to vote fol
the ONCE In question at the next pre-
ceding election therefor, all to be paid
handled and discussed by treasurer
or political agent, and not otherwise;
and any payment. contribution, expen
diture OF, or promise or liability Ia
pay, contribute or expend any money
or valuable thing In excess OF said
sum shall be unlawful; provided, how
ever, that a candidate for nomination
|, or for election may pay personally In
addition to said sum or valuable thing
or things amounting thereto, his owr
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
ly, by the wife OF any candidate fol
an Office or nomination shall be charg
ed against the candidate as II made
by the candidate himself; and provid
ed, further. that nothing In this acI
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 Of
this act.
1866. II shall be lawful for any
treasurer or political agent In connec.
tion with any election, or primary
election. and In making provisions
therefor TO pay the following en-
penses: (a) OF hiring OF halls and