The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-22
The New Corrupt Practices Act Which Will Govern i
the Next Election. Acts of 1911, Page 288.

candidate may expend twenty-five
dollars for said purposes, all to be
paid, handled and disbursed by a
treasurer or political agent and not
otherwise; and any payment, contri-
button, expenditure of, or premise or
liability to pay, contribute or expend
any money, or valuable thing in ex-
cess of said sum shall be unlawful:
Provided, however, that a candidate
may pay personally, in addition to
said sum or valuable thing or things
amounting thereto, his own expenses
for postage, letters, circular letters,
kilograms, telephoning, stationery,
printing, advertising, publishing, ex-
pressage, travelling and board: and,
Provided further, that nothing In this
act shall be taken or construed to pro-
hibit the chairman of the state CEN
trail committee Of the state, or the
chairman of any county, city or town
central committee OF any political
party from soliciting contributions
for campaign purposes, which contri-
buttons, however, shall all be expend-
ed in accordance with and subject to
the provisions and restrictions of this
act: and, Provided further that such
contributions shall not be solicited
from any candidate for office, any
Judge of circuit, criminal, superior.
probate. appellate or supreme court,
IN the State of Indiana or any private
corporation.
Legitimate Expenses-PenaIty.-
Sec. 6. 1t shall be lawful for any
treasurer or political agent in connec-
ton with any election or primary cleo
ton, and In making provisions there
for to pay the following expenses:
(a) OF hiring halls and music for
lie primaries and for advertising the
same;
(b) Of printing and circulating po-
litical articles. circulars, circular let
| tiers, pamphlets and books;
(c) or printing and distributing
sample or specimen ballots and in
structions to voters;
Cd OF renting rooms and headquar-
| tiers to be used by political commit
tees;
(e) or compensating clerks, stenog-
raphers, typewriters and other assist
ants employed in the committee
rooms, and also of ehallengers, watch
ers and messengers employed in the
registration rooms, in the voting
rooms and at the polls;
(f) The travelling and other legiti.
mate expenses of political agents,
committees and public speakers;
(g) OF necessary postage, tele.
grams, telephoning, printing expenses
and conveyance charge for carrying
sick and infirm persons to and from
the polls or to and from the Office of
registration;
CHI The cost and expenses OF mes.
sengers sent by the direction of the
tee of any political party in connec.
ton with the party matters or inter
ests. 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, or OF
| the county central committee, or OF
the city central committee of any po
litical party to the committee head
quarters or Offices in connection with
party matters or interests and also
for the accommodations and enter
tainment Of such persons.
ID All expenses incurred by or
under the authority of the chairman
of the state central committee or OF
the chairman of the county central
committee, or Of the chairman Of the
city central committee of any political
party In providing accommodations
| and entertainments for the members
| of the state central committee, or of
the county central committee, or of
the city central committee, or for the
| transportation of such members, when
assembling for any meeting of said
committee or visiting the headQuar-
| tiers of said committee in connection
with party matters or interest. No
treasurer or political agent shall incur
any expense or liability or make any
payment for any purpose not author
lied by this section, and every liabil-
ity incurred and payment made shall
be at rate which Is proper and rea.
sonable and fairly commensurate with
the service rendered. 1t shall not be
lawful for any treasurer or any po-
liticai agent to accept any money
for printing or publication of any
political matter whatsoever, which
shall not purport on it's face to
be printed or published by the author.
ity 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, or the county
central committee of the county, or
the city central committee of the city,
of any political party shall not expend
or disburse any money or any valu-
able thing or incur any liability what
soever except by the authority and
subject to the direction of the state
central committee of the state, or of
the county central committee of the
county, or of the city central commit
tee of the city, for or in connection
with which said treasurer may be ap-
pointed or acting. Every person ex-
pending money In the violation of this
section or sections 4 or and every
person violating or failing to comply
with any of the provisions of this Sec
tion or of section or shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ffou thereof shall he fined not less