The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
PUBLIC eENERALLAWs, 1912.
,enses of political agents, committees

ana puDllc speakers NJ OL necessary
postage, kilograms, telephoning, prinI-
ing expenses and conveyance charges
for carrying persons to and from the
polls, OF to and from the office of regis
tration; (h) the cost and expenses o.
messengers sent by the direction Oh
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 OF at the instance of the chairman
OF the State Central Committee Of
any political party to the committees
headquarters or offices i'm 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 OF 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 OIL
said committee or visiting the head
quarters of said committee in connec-
ton 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 il proper and
reasonable and fairly commensurate
with the service rendered. 1t shall
not be lawful for any treasurer Oh
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, IL published in any news
paper or other periodical, shall not
he marked a. an advertisement. The
treasurer appointed and acting for or
In connection with the State Central
Committee of the State OF any polit1-
cal party shall not expend or disburS9
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 for
or in connection with which said
treasurer may be appointed or acting.
Every person eXpendning money i'm
violation fthis section or of sections
1854 or 165 shall be guilty Of a misde
neanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than three hun
dred dollars nor more than one thous
and dollars, or imprisoned for not
more than two years or both fined and
imprisoned in the discretion of the
Court.
167. 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 Court
of the county i'm which such treasurer
or political agent resides, or i'm the
Office Of the clerk Of the Circuit Court
Of Baltimore City, IL such treasurer or
political agent resides i'm said city,
which statement shall include the
amount or 81 oparty in each case re
ceived or promised, the name Oh the
person from whom it was received,
or by whom it was promised, the
amount Of every expenditure made or
promised, or valuable thing given or
promised, or liability of any sort in
Cured, the name of the person to-
whom such expenditure, gift or prom
ise 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 for
elections and primary elections. Such
statement shall also set forth all VI
paid debts and obligations, if any, of
such treasurer or political agent, with
the nature and amount Of each, for
what purpose incurred and to whom
owing, and if there are no unpaid
debts Or obligations or such treasurer
or political agent, such statement
shall state such fact Every treasurer
and every political agent and every
treasurer or political agent, shall keep
detailed, full and accurate accounts
i'm 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-
m6nLS anu PROMISES - payment ~
disbursements Of money OF valuable
things made by any political COM
mittee, or any of it's officers or mem
bers, or by any person acting under it,
authority, or on its behalf, or by such
treasurer or political agent, and set
ting forth i'm such statement and &C
counts the sum or valuable things 80
received or disbursed or promised,
a. 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 object
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, a. 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 sec
ton of this article, or who shall fail
to provide, keep and preserve the book
or books. of accounts and the entries
and statements therein as aforesaid,
or any of them, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
+boraof shall he fined not less than