The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-22


said treasurer or political agent re-
sides, which statement shall include
the amount of money or property in
each case received or promised, the
name of the person from whom it was
received, or by whom 1t was promised,
the amount of every expenditure
made or promised, or valuable thing
given or promised, or liability of any
sort incurred, the name of the person
to whom such expenditure, gift or
promise thereof was made, or to
whom such liability was incurred, and
shall clearly state the purpose for
which such money or property was so
expended, given or promised, or for
which such liability was incurred, sep
arating expenditures, gifts, and liza
bilities for elections and primary
elections. Such statement shall also
set forth in detail all unpaid debts
and obligations, II any, of such treas
urer or political agent, with the ma
ture and amount of each, for what
purpose incurred and to whom owing,
and IL there are no unpaid debts or
obligations of such treasurer or po-
litical 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 keep detailed,
full and accurate accounts in a proper
book or books called account books
to be provided and preserved by him,
of all money or valsable things re-
ceived by or promised to, and Of all
expenditures, disbursements and
promises of payment or disbursement
of money or valuable things made by
any political committee, or any of Its
officers or members. or by any person
acting under its authority, or on its
behalf, or by such treasurer or politi-
cal agent, and setting forth in such
statement and accounts the sum Of
valuable things SO received, or dis
bursed, or promised, as the case may
be, and the date when, the person
from whom received or promised, or
to whom paid or promised, as the
case may be, and the object and pur-
| pose for which such sum, or valuable
thing, was received or disbursed, or
promised as the case may be. Every
treasurer and every 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 section of
/ this act, or who shall fail to provide,
keep and preserve the book or books
Of account and the entries and state
ments therein as aforesaid, or any of
them shall be guilty of misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than three hun
dred dollars nor more than one thou
sand dollars, to which Imprisonment
in the county Jail may be added not
! to exceed one year.
Candidates itemized Statement
PenaIty.-Sec g. Every candidate
for public Office, including candidates
for Office of senator of the United
! States, within thirty days after the
election or primary election, held to
nominate for or fill such office or
place, shall make out ami file with the
officer empowered by lav to issue the
certificate of election 10 such office
or place and duplicate thereof with
the clerk of the circuit court for the
/ county in which such candidate re-
sides, full, true and itemized state
ment in writing, which statement and
J duplicate shall be subscribed and
/ sworn to by such candidate before an
<<ffi 80 nd fc,f< he,
setting forth in detail all moneys or
other valuable things contributed, ex-
pended or promised by him to aid and
promote, or in any way in connection
with his nomination or election, or
both as the case may be, or for other
/ political purposes in connection with
the election of any other person at
said election, and all existing unful-
filled promises or liabilities in that
connection remaining uncancelled and
| in force at the time such statement is
made, whether such expenditures,
| promises or liabilities were made or
| incurred before, during or after such
election, and showing the dates when.
the person to whom, and the purpose
for which each and all Of said sums
or valuable things were paid, expend-
ed or promised or said liabilities in
Cured Such statement shall also set
forth that the same is full, true and
correct In cases where the office or
place is such that no commission or
certificate of election is required by
law to issue therefor, then the orig
inal statement aforesaid shall De fled
with the secretary of state. No person
shall be deemed elected to any cleo
tive Office, under the laws of this
state, or enter upon the duties there
Of, or receive any salary or emolu-
ments therefrom, until he shall have
fled the statement and duplicate pro-
vided for in this section of this act:
and no officer authorized by the laws
of this state to issue commissions or
certificates of election shall issue a
commission or certificate of election
to any person claiming to be elected
to any Office, until such statement as
aforesaid shall have been so made,
verified and fled by such person with
such officer Any person violating or
failing to comply with any of the pro-
visions of this section shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon ccnvic-
ton thereof shall be fined not less
than three hundred dollars nor more
than two thousand dollars, or impris-
oned for not more than one year, or
both fined and imprisoned In the dis
erection of the court. Ten days after