The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-06-21
HEADS OFF THE HEELERS
Little Opportunity for Graft Left in
Primaries Under the
New Law


The following is the law for limit
ing and regulating campaign expens-
es, passed by the legislature.
Governor Park Trammell prepared
the measure and had it introduced
i'll the legislature:
AN ACT Relating to Primary Elec-
tions, and Limit, Control and Re-
strict, Campaign and Other Expendi-
lures in Connection with Primary
Elections, and to Require Candidates
for Primary Nominations to Make
Certain Statements of Campaign Ex-
penditures; to Require Certain Dut-
les of Certain Officers, Boards and
Committee in Connection With the
Said Regulation and Control of Cam
paign Expenditures as Provided in
Said Act; to Define, Prevent and
Punish Certain Offenses and Corrupt
and Illegal Practices in Connection
With Primary Elections; to Require
and Protect the Purity of the Ballot;
to Make Certain Evidence Admissi-
BILE in the Courts, and Providing
Penalties for Violations of It's Pro-
visions:
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Florida:
Section 1. That no person in the
furtherance of his candidacy for
nomination for public office or public
position, in a primary election, shall
himself, or by or through any other
person or persons, Or on behalf of
any other person, directly or indi-
rectly, give, pay or expend any mon
ey, or give or pay anything of value
or promise to give, pay or expend
any money or to pay anything of val
ue or authorize any expenditures or
become pecuniarily liable, except
and only for the following purposes
to-wit:
For his travelling expenses while
campaigning, fee for qualifying, stem
ographic work, clerks at his cam
paign headquarters to address, pre-
pare and mail campaign literature
kilograms, telephones, postage
freight, express, stationery, list OF
voters, office rent, newspaper adver-
tising, advertising in campaign book
printing and the renting of halls in
which to address the voters.
The expenditure of any money OF
giving, paying or promising to give
or pay any money or anything OF
value directly or indirectly by any
candidate in the furtherance of his
candidacy for nomination in a pri-
mary election, except in the manner
and for the purposes authorized by
the provisions of this Section is here
by expressly prohibited.
Section 2. That the total expendi.
lures allowed and authorized for the
purposes specified in Section One (1)
of this Act, shall not be in excess oi
the following amounts, for each can,
didate for the following offices, to-
wit:
For United States Senator, 100000
For Governor .... $4.00O.OC
For all other state administrative
offices .. $2,50O.O(
For Congressman . 100000
For R. R. Commissioner, Adjutant
General, State Chemist, State
Auditor, Assistant State Auditor
and Justices of the Supreme
Court ........... S2,QOO,Ot
For State Attorney ..... 5 10000
For Circuit Judge. ..$ 10000
For State Senator. ..... 5 200.O(
For Representative in the Legisla
ture .. 5 100000
For Congressional District Delegate
to Natl Convention. S 10000
For Delegate at Large to the Ma
tional Convention, for membe,
of the National Executive Com
mittee and Presidential Elec
tor ........ 500.0(
For County Offices in Counties hav
ing a population of 10000 anC
over .. $4,000
For County offices in Counties hav
ing a population of 10000 anC
less than 4O,0O0 5000
For County offices in Counties hav
ing a population of 10000 anC
less than 10000. 5 450.0t
For County offices in Counties Will
less than 10000 O. 5 10000
The latest Federal or State censu
to determine the population of
county.
For members of the State Executiv
Committee, and Members of tn
Congressional Executive Com
mittee, of any political par
" 100. ~
For Members of the County Execu
tive Committee of any poIitica
party 0o.V
The maximum amounts fixed b