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

penses of political agents, committees
and public speakers; (g) of necessary
postage, kilograms, telephoning, prinG
ing expenses and conveyance charges
for carrying persons to and from the
polls, or to and from the office of regis
tration; (h) the cost and expenses Oh
messengers sent by the direction OF
the chairman of the State Central
Committee of any political party in
connection with party matters or in
terests, and also the cost and expenses
OF any person or persons summoned
by or at the instance Of the chairman
of the State Central Committee OF
any political party to the committees
headquarters or offices in connection
with party matters or interests and
also for the accommodation and enter
tainnent Of such persons; O all eX-
penses incurred by or under the au-
thority Of the chairman or the State
Central Committee OF any political
party inproviding accommodation and
entertainment for the members of
the State Central Committee or for
the transportation of such members,
when assembling for any meeting OF
said committee or visiting the head
quarters of said committee in connec-
tion with party matters or interests.
No treasurer or political agent shall
incur any expense or liability or make
any payment for any purpose not au.
thorized by this section, and every
liability incurred and payment made
shall be at rate which is proper and
reasonable and fairly commensurate
with the service rendered. 1t shall
not be lawful for any treasurer or
any political agent to expend any
money for printing or publication OF
any political matter whatsoever which
shall not purport on its face to be
printed or published by the authority
of said treasurer or political agent,
and which, If published in any news
paper or other periodical, shall not
be marked as an advertisement. The
treasurer appointed and acting for or
in connection with the State Central
Committee Of the State OF any politl.
cal party shall not expend or disburse
any money or valuable thing, or incur
any liability whatsoever, except by
the authority and subject to the direc
ton of the chairman of the State
Central Committee Of the State fol-
or in connection with which said
treasurer may be appointed or acting
Every person eXpendning money In
violation fthis section or of sections
164 or 165 shall be guilty of misde
neanor, and upon conviction thereo1
. shall be fined not less than three hun
dred dollars nor more than one thous
and dollars, or imprisoned for MOI
more than two years or both fined and
imprisoned in the discretion of the
Court.
1877. Within twenty days after
every election, or primary election
every treasurer and every political
agent shall file full, true and detailed
account and statement, subscribed and
sworn to by him before an officer au
thorized to administer oaths, in the
office of the clerk of the Circuit Cour1
of the county in which such treasurer
or political agent resides, or in the
office of the clerk of the Circuit Cour1
of Baltimore City, if such treasurer OF
political agent resides in said city
which statement shall include the
amount or property in each 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 OF
promised, or valuable thing given Oh
promised, or liability of any sort in
Cured, the name Of the person tc
whom such expenditure, gift or prom
Use thereof was made or to whom such
liability was incurred, and shall clear
ly state the purpose for which such
money or properly was so expended
given or promised, or for which such
liability was incurred, separating ex
penditures, gifts and liabilities fol
elections and primary elections. Such
statement shall also set forth all VI
paid debts and obligations, if any, oil
such treasurer or political agent, with
the nature and amount of each, fol-
what purpose incurred and to whom
owing, and IL there are no unpaid
debts Or obligations OF such treasurer
or political agent, such statement
shall state such fact. Every treasurer
and every political agent and every
person who shall at any time act as
treasurer or political agent, shall keel
detailed, full and accurate accounts
in proper book or books, to be called
Account Books to be provided and
preserved by him, of all money or val.
liable things received by or promised
to, and Of all expenditures, disburse-
ments and promises of payment Oh
disbursements of money Of valuable
things made by any political com.
-nittee, or any of it's officers or men
bers, or by any person acting under its
authority, or on its behalf, or by such
treasurer or political agent, and set
ting forth in such statement and &C
counts the sum or valuable things %
received or disbursed, or promised,
as the case may be, and the date when
the person from whom received OF
promised, or to whom paid or pronis
ed, as the case may be, and the objecl
and purposes for which sum, or other
valuable thing, was received, or dis.
bursed, or promised, as the case may
be. Every treasurer and political
agent, as defined by this act, who shall
fail or refuse to make out, verify and
file with the clerk of the Circuit Court
the statement required by this SEQ
ton of this article, or who shall fail
to provide, keep and preserve the book
or hooks of accounts and the entries