The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-05-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

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of necessary postage, kilograms, tele-
phoning, printing expenses and con-
yeyance charges for carrying persons
to and from the polls, or to and from
the office of registration; CHI the cost
and expenses of messengers sent by
direction of the chairman of the State
Central Committee of any political
party in connection with party matters
or interests, 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 of any political party to the
committees headquarters or offices in
connection with party matters or in
terests and also for the accommodate
ton and entertainment of such per-
sons; I'D all expenses incurred by or
under the authority of the chairman
of the State Central Committee of
any political party in providing &C
commodation and entertainment for
the members of the State Central
Committee or for the transportation
of such members, when assembling
for any meeting of said committee or
visiting the headquarters OF said COM
mittee in connection with party mat
tiers or interests. No treasurer or
political agent shall incur any eX-
pense or liability or make any pay
ment for any purpose not authorized
by this Section, and every liability
incurred and payment made shall be
at rate which is proper and reason
able and fairly commensurate with the
service rendered. 1t shall not be law
full for any treasurer or any political
agent to expend any money for print
ing or publication of any political mat
ter whatsoever which shall not pur-
port on it's face to be printed or pub
lished by the authority of said treas
urer or political agent, and which,
If published in any newspaper or other
periodical, shall not be marked as an
advertisement. The treasurer appoint
ed and acting for or in connection with
the State Central Committee of the
State of any political party shall not
expend or disburse any money or
valuable thing, or incur any liability
whatsoever, except by the authority
and subject to the direction of the
chairman of the State Central Com
mittee of the State for or in connec-
ton with which said treasurer may be
appointed or acting. Every person
expending money in violation of this
Section or of Sections 164 and l65
shall be guilty of 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 two
years, or both fined and imprisoned in
the discretion of the Court.
1877. Within twenty days after every
election, or primary election, every
treasurer and every political agent
shall file a full, true and detailed &C
count and statement, subscribed and
sworn to by him before an officer
authorized to administer oaths, in the
office OF the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of the county in which such treasurer
or political agent resides, or in the
office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Baltimore City, if such treasurer
or political agent resides in said city,
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 it 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 prom
Use thereof was made or to whom such
liability was incurred, and shall clear
ly state the purpose for Which such
money or property 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 in de-
tail all unpaid 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 I'M
paid debts or obligations of such treas
urer or political agent, such statement
shall state such fact. Every treas
urer 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,
to be called Account Books to be
provided and preserved by him, OF all
money or valuable things received by
or promised to, and of all expendi-
lures, disbursements and promises of
payment or disbursements Of money
or valuable things made by any polit-
or members, or by any person acting
under it's authority, or on its behalf,
or by such treasurer or political agent,
and setting forth in such statement
and accounts the sum or valuable
things so received, or disbursed, or
promised, as the case may be, and the
date when, the person from whom
received or promised, or to whom
nrnroicnd tho he
and the object and purposes for which
such sum, or other valuable thing,
was received, or disbursed, or prom
ised, as the case may be. Every treas
urer and every political agent, as de-
fined 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 account and the entries
and statements therein as aforesaid,
or any of them, 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
In jail for not less than thirty days
nor more than one year, in the dis
erection of the Court. The provisions
of this Section, including the provi-
sions with respect to the time of filing
said reports, shall be mandatory and
not directory, and must be strictly
performed as above described. Any
money or other thing of value received
from any unknown person or source
by any political treasurer or any polit-
ical agent or other persons or commit
tee authorized to incur obligations or
to pay or defray obligations or ex-
penses under the provisions of this
subtitle, shall not be used for any po-
litical purpose whatever, but shall be