Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-09

| cials and candidates much information that is. of value to them, beginning from the governor down.
 In the first place a candidate for governor cannot expend more than $2,- 700 outside of his personal expenses. Likewise a candidate for congress in the state will be held to considerably less than $1,000. Candidates for sen ator in the four senatorial districts are entitled to $30 in the Eighth district, s20 in the Ninth district. $20 in the Tenth district, and in the Eleventh dis trict to $20 for the democratic candi- dates and $15 for the republican. The democratic candidates for representa- tive can spend s1,s00 and the replBbli- can candidates $se0.
 Those Authorized to Pay. The Fox digest of the law follows: l. Who may pay out money direct ly for election expenses?
 No one except a political agent or treasurer, duly appointed and properly registered, shall pay out money for the expenses of primaries or elections. A political agent represents candidate. A political treasurer represents po- l litical committee or combination of three or more persons in order to pro- mote the success or defeat of any p0- litical party or any candidate. "A can didate may designate himself as his political agent; though not a political agent he may still make payments for personal expenses, viz, his own ex- l penses for postage, telegrams, ,telephon- l ing, stationery, printing, the advertis- ! ing end or distribution of newspapers | being excepted, expressage and travel l in.
 | {See Sectior. 2, and Section 4, Chap lter 25S. Public Acts of 1909, as amend ed by Section 2. Chapter 243, 1s11.l
 What Money is Used For. l 2. For what election expenses may money be legally expended by political 1 agents or treasurers?
 Section 5, Chapter 25a, 1909, says: | Payments that may lawfully be made by treasurer or political agent. It shall | be lawful for any treasurer or political agent, in connection with any election, caucus or primary election. to pay the | following expenses: | Gal Of hiring public halls and music | for political meetings, furnishing mus i ic. uniforms, banners or fireworks for l political clubs or public parades and l advertising such meetings or parades. (b) Of printing and circulating po- litical newspapers, pamphlets and | books.
 Co Of printing and ditributing bal lots and pastors. ,,
 (d) Of renting rooms to be used by l political committees.
 (e) Of eompensating clerks and oth- CT. persons employed in committee | rooms and at the polls and of furnish ing reasonable entertainment to such persons necessarily employel in com mittee rooms and at the polls, and to members of political committees of | the same political party to which such I political agent or treasurer shall be- long; provided, however. that the word "entertainment'' shall not be constru-
 ed to include alcoholic or intoxicating I beverages,
 (f) For the travel of political agents committees and public speakers and reasonable compensation to public | speakers.
 l (g) Of necessary postage. telegrams
 telephoning, printing and express
 charges.
 | (h) Of preparing, circulating and fil- ing petitions for nominations. t (i) Of conveyance of electors to the polls. No treasurer, candidate or po- litical agent shall incur any expense ol l liability or make and payment for any
 purpose not authorized by this act and every liability incurred and pay I ment made shall be Ut the rate whicf
 is proper and reasonable and fairly commensurate with the service render.
 ed.
 After Election.
 ". What must be done by candi- dates, political treasurers and politica
 agents after election?
 Within 15 days after election eaci
 must file with the same recording of
 ieer with whom his appointment wa filed, an iternized sworn statement O
 receipts and expenditures in full de tail, giving names of all contributors
 separating the expenditures for eau ] cuses primaries and elections If ;
 candidate, a political treasurer o
 agent fails to comply with this re
 uuirement he shall be fined $25 fo each day on which he is In default
 unleiss he shall be excused by tn court.
 l Federal Act.
 (See Section 3, Chapter 243. 1911.) ". What must candidates for con !, gress do?
 Since the election two years ago { federal corrupt practices law has gon' into force Under this law every can
 didate for nomination for congress
 must file with the clerk of the Unitet
 States house of representatives, with in 15 days of the caucus or primary a full statement of all the money ex pended in his behalf He must fil
 such statement, whether he has ex
 pended any money or not, If he fail I | to comply with this requirement, h
 is liable to a fine of $1,000 and i'm
 prisonment for one year. Every can s didate voted for at an election mus
 file a similar statement of election ex
 penses within 30 0Adays after the cleo e tion.
 = The same state law which provide
 limit of total expenditure whic
 candidates for state offices may incu a applies likewise to candidates for tn e congress of the United States. N V candidate for congress can in any cas
 apart from personal expenses excee
 for both nomination and election ex y penses 5000. If the state law pro II videS a lower minimum which
 must not exceed, then that maximum
 of expenditures described by state 1al T is the one which he must not over z, step, though the limit it describes b
 a much smaller sum than 5000. A
 congressman in Connecticut are elect .a ed this year under a new aEnortion " ment of congressional districts, tn " proper basis of computation must b obtained by adding together the mum
 Der of votes cast for district con
 gressmen under the present arrange le ment at the congressional elections 'o 1910. Then the proper amount ca 4 be figured out by the process alread
 described.
 Less Than $750 Each. Under the above provisions of tt ,r law it seems certain that the max
 mum expenditure allowable to a car
 didate for congress in Connecticut |:
 the present election must fall far bs V low the $5.O00 allowed by the feder; '- law in states where there is no lirnits '. tlon of expenses by state law. Thel vu IS probably no congressional distri
 in this state where the maximum e, I penditure allowed to a candidate fl