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

breach of the condition or said bond.
The premium required to be paid for
such bond, If any, may be paid by
him out of the funds that shall come
into his hands as such treasurer and
shall be allowed to him as a credit
in the settlement OF his accounts All
money or other valuable things col
lected, received or disbursed by any
political committee or by any member
or members thereof, for any of the
purposes aforesaid shall be paid over
to and made to pass through the hands
of the treasurer of such committee
and shall be disbursed by him and
not otherwise; and it shall be unlaw-
full and a violation of this act for any
political committee or for any men,
Der or members of a political COM
mittee to disburse or expend money,
or any other valuable thing for any
of said purposes until the money or
other valuable thing so disbursed or
expended shall have passed through
the hands of the treasurer of said
committee; and any person other
than a member of such political COM
mittee or other than the political
agent hereinbefore defined, who shall
engage in disbursing or receiving
money for any of the purposes afore-
the political committee within the
meaning of this act and shall be sub
ject to all the requirements, obliga-
lions and penalties hereby provided
for in the case of such treasurer.
Provided, however, that the treasurer
appointed under this act by the state
central committee of any party, or
the treasurer appointed in any county
by the county central committee, or
the treasurer appointed by any city
central committee of any party may
appoint one sub-treasurer for each
voting precinct in said county or city,
as the place may be, which sub-treas-
urer is authorized to expend such
money as may be placed in his hands
by the treasurer appointing him for
such purposes as are lawful under the
provisions of this act and for no other
purpose, and it shall be the duty of
every sub-treasurer, within ten days
after every election or primary cleo
ton to make a report in writing,
under oath to the treasurer appointing
him, stating in detail the amount of
money placed in his hands by said
treasurer and for what purposes the
said money was expended by him and
to whom paid. and each sub-treasurer
shall file vouchers for all money ex-
pended by him, which vouchers shall
state the purpose for which said sums
are expended; and it shall be the duty
of every such treasurer to file the re-
port of every sub-treasurer appointed
by him, along with and as a part of
the account and statement required
to be filed by such treasurer under the
provisions of section Of this act. Any
person or persons violating or failing
to comply with any of the provisions
of this section or the preceding sec
ton of this act shall be. guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than
three hundred dollars, nor more than
one thousand dollars, or imprisoned
for not more than one year, or both
fined and imprisoned in the discretion
of the court.
Soliciting contributions-voIu
Contributions.-Sec. 4. 1t shall be
unlawful for any political committee
or officer thereof to solicit any contri
button, payment or favor from any
candidate for any Office or from any
person desiring to become a candi.
date. Any person nominated as a can.
didate for public Office or a candidate
for such nomination may make a vol
untary payment of money to any
treasurer or political agent, for any OF
the purposes permitted by this act:
Provided, however, that no person.
other than such candidate shall to
aid or promote the success or defeat
OF any political party or principle or
of any candidate for public Office, OF
Of any candidate for nomination as
such, within six months prior to any
such election make a contribution OF
money or property or incur any liza
bility or promise any valuable thing
to any person other than to a treas
urer or political agent. No contribu
lions, payments or favors of any kind
shall be made, extended by or sole
tied from any private corporation, OF
any Judge of the circuit court, Grim
inal, superior, probate, appellate OF
supreme courts of the State of Indi
ana or any candidate for Judge of any
Of such courts, to promote the success
or defeat of any candidate for public
Office or of any political party or prin
ciple or for any other political pur
pose whatever Nothing contained in
this act shall limit or affect the right
Of any person to expend money fol-
proper legal expenses In maintaining
or contesting the result of any cleo
tion
Payment of Election Expenses
How Made.-Sec. 5. No person other
than a treasurer or political agent
shall pay any Of the expenses of any
election, caucus or primary election
except that a candidate may pay his
own expenses for postage. kilograms
telephoning, stationery, letters, circu
lar letters. printing, expressage and
travelling; but tho provisions Of this
section shall not apply to non-partisan
election and ante-election expenses
paid out of the public moneys Of the
state. or of any town, city, county OF
other municipality. The payments
expenditures, promises and liabilities
which any candidate for nomination