Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-02
VOTERS Will HAVE TO :.
Walk TO THE POLLS;
CORRUPT PRACTICE ACT u
FORCE FOR THE FIRST
TIME.

FORCE FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
No Solicitations, no Campaign cieal
or Drinks, no Election Rigs WI
Be Permitted.
When the voters of the capital cit
cast their ballots Monday for {
against the question of issuing bono
for the construction of a municip,
auditorium they will face a revers'
of form SO far as city elections G.
For the first time in many, man
years there will be no rigs drivin
around the town to carry voters
the polls. there will be no electio
cigars or drinks, and no one is a
lowed. under the new corrupt 2ra'
tice act, to solicit or importune an
voter as to how he shall use his fral
chise. 1t is up to the individual vote
himself to journey to the polls of hi
own free will and exercise that pre-
rogative which is his birthright as a.
American.
Elect1oneering on election day 1
absolutely prohibited. In fact, can
didate may not even "buy, sell, Civ
or provide any badge. button or an!
insignia" to be worn at or abou
the polls on election day.
And cigars-perish the thought
Cigars are on the black list, as alst
are free election drinks, election boz
bors or any OF the other varied ant
undue influences" that are brought
to bear.
The law is designed to cover all
forms OF prediction activities, and
it's effects are numerous, not only on
the candidates, but on the general
electorate, on solicitors for contribu'
lions for charitable purposes, and on
newspapers. The law throws veil
Of protection about The candidate,
providing immunity against solicitors
either while he is a candidate for
nomination after nomination and at.
ter election-if he be elected.
But the following synopsis of the
law will suffice to show just who the
corrupt practice act effects, and just
how it operates:
Campaign Expense Li~'ited.
No sum Of money shall be paid and
no expenses authorized or incurred
by or on behalf of any candidate who
has received the nomination to any
public Office or position in -.4ts state,
except such as he may contribute to.
ward payment for his political partys
or independent statement in the
pamphlet herein provided for, in ex'
cess Of fifteen (15) per cent Of the
annual salary Of the office for which
he IL nominated; provided, that no
candidate shall be restricted to less
than two hundred dollars.
ItemIzed Statements Filed.
Every candidate for nomination or
election to public Office, including the
offices Of senator's of the United State
shall within fifteen (15) days after
the primary or general election at
which he was candidate, file with
the secretary of state, II a candidate
for senator of the United States, re-
in congress, or for any
state or district Office in a district
composed of one or more counties,
but with the county auditor for leg
islative districts composed OF not
more than one county. an itemized
statement setting forth in detail all
the moneys contributed, expended or
promised by him to aid and promote
the nomination or election or both,
as the case may be, and for the cleo
lion Of his party candidates, and all
existing unfulfilled promises Of every
character and all liabilities in force
1t the time of such statement, and II
no money or valuable thing was paid
Do promised, he shan dle i statement
10 the effect within fifteen days after
The election at which he was a candd.
late. Any candidate who shall fall
10 nile such statement shall be fined
twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for every
lay on which he was In default. I'M
less excused by the court.
Actual Contributors Names.
No person shall make a payment OF
his own money or Of another per-
sons money to any other person IN
with nomination on
election In any other name than that
# the person who in truth supplies
such money; nor shall any person
receive such payment or
enter or cause to be entered In hia
or record in any other name
han that of the person by whom 1t
vas actually furnished /
Prediction Promises,
No person shall. in order to aid or
his nomination or election.
lirectly or Indirectly promise to ap-
point another person or to secure or
lid in securing the appointment, NOM
nation or election Of another person
% any public or private position for
or to any position OF
,onor, trust or employment.
Charitable Contributions.
No person shall demand, solicit,
lsk or invite any payment or contrt.
oution for any religious, political,
or other such cause from
! person who seeks to be or has been
nominated or elected to any ONCE;
md no such candidate or elected per
ION shall make any such payment or
II 1t shall be demanded