Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14
CHAPTER 152.

An Act 70 Provide for the safe keeping
oil al bonds indemnifying the State.
state, other than the bond Of the treas
urer of the State, shall be deposited in
the office of the treasurer of the State.
Nth ai this or parts Of
repealed Improved March 81. 1879
Chapter 1853.
An Act to amend Chapter one hundred
TWENTY-FIVE of the Public Laws of nine
teen hundred and eleven relating to
corrupt practices at elections.
Section |. Section one of chapter one
hundred twenty-five of the public laws
of nineteen hundred eleven is hereby
amended by striking out the last sem
tence thereof, so that said section, as
amended. shall read as follows:
Section l. The provisions of this act
shall apply to the election of all officers
for whom ballots shall be cast pursuant
TO the provisions of chapter SIX of the
Revised statutes and TO the ELECTIONS of
iinnary to any s H2ihfd dtd aE p te segls
to all candidates to be voted Tor at such
elections, caucuses and primary cleo
tions. The term "caucuses and primary
elections" shah include; ca all meetings
held to nominate a candidate for office
or to elect delegates 10 Il nominating
convention; OBJ nominating conventions
OF such delegates: and tcl eaucuses OF
members of the legislature or either
branch thereof, of the board of alder
men, common council, or city council OF
any city,
section . Section two of said act is
hereby amended by inserting between
the sentence ending secretary OF state
and the sentence besihhing Every such
writing" the following: The treasurer
of representative-class committee shall
file such writing with the town clerk OF
the town within which he resides SO
that said section, as amended. shall read
follows:
Section @ The term political COM
mittee" shall include every committee or
combination of three or more persons
to aid or promote the success or defeat
of any political party or principle in any
sucn election, or TO AID or take part III
the nomination or election of any cam
didate for public office. The term treas
urero shall include all persons appointed
by any political committee to receive or
disburse moneys TO aid or promote the
success or defeat of any such party,
principle, or candidate. The term
political agent shall include all per-
sons appointed by any candidate before
any such election. caucus, or primary
election to assist him in his candidacy.
No person shall act as any such treas
urer or political agent unless. after his
appointment and before the election for
which he is appointed. writing desig-
mating him as such treasurer or political
agent shall be flied with the secretary
of the state, except that. in case the
duties of such treasurer or political agent
shall relate to any town, city or ward
election exclusively, or to any caucus or
primary election preliminary thereto.
such writing shall be filed with the town
clerk of the town within which such
secretary of the state. The treasurer of
a representative-clas committee. shall
file such writing with the town clerk, of
the town within which he resides.
Every such writing shall designate the
particular period election, caucus, or
primary election during which such
treasurership political agency shall
continue. Nothing in this act shall pre-
vent the treasurer or political agent of
any organization or candidate from be
ing the treasurer or political agent of
any other organization or candidate, and
any candidate for public office may
designate himself as his own political
agent
Section 8. Section three of said act is
hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 3d. Any person nominated as
candidate for public office, or candi-
date for such nomination, may make
voluntary payment of money to any
the purposes permitted by this act; pro-
yided, however that no person other
than such candidate shall. to aid or
promote the success or defeat of any
political party or principle, of any
candidate for public Office. within six
months prior to any such election make
a contribution of money or property to
any person other than to treasurer or
political agent. Nothing contained in
this act shall limit or affect the right
of any person to expend money tor
proper legal expenses in maintaining or
contesting the results of any such cleo
tion-'
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows
Section l. No person other than
treasurer or political agent shall pay
any of the expenses of any election, eau
Gus. or primary election. except that
candidate may pay his actual personal
expenses for postage kilograms tele-
phones. stationery. express, and travel
ing: but the provisions of this section
shall not apply to non-partisan election
and ante-election expenses paid for out
of ha nj al
any town, city or other municipality.
Section 5. Section five of said act is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows
Section 5. Subject to the foregoing
limitations, it shall be lawful for any
treasurer or political agent. in connec-
mary election, to pay the following eX-
penses: ta) of hiring public halls and
music for conventions, public meetings.
and public primaries, and for advertis-
ing the same by posters or otherwise;
OBJ of printing and circulating political
newspapers, pamphlets, and books; tcl
of printing and distributing ballots and
pastors; Id of renting and furnishing
rooms to be used by political committees,
and for the reasonable entertainment and
refreshment, exclusive Of alcoholic bev~
erages of the members of such COM
mttee; (el of compensating clerks and
other persons employed III committee
rooms and at the polls, Go of travelling
expenses of political agents, committees
and public speakers, and reasonable
compensation to public speakers, go or
necessary postage. kilograms, telephones.
printing. newspaper advertising. ex-
press and conveyance charges. The
term Conveyance charges shall in
elude the conveyance of electors to the
polls. No treasurer or political agent
shall incur any expense for any purpose
not authorized by this section.
Section g. Section six of said act is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Section g. Within fifteen days after
any such election, every treasurer and
every political agent shall file item
lied sworn statement with the officer
with whom his designation was filed as
aforesaid 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 il was promised the amount
of every expenditure made or liability
incurred, (other than the actual personal
expenses of candidates enumerated in
section four, which need not be re-
turned, the name of the person to whom
such expenditure or promise was made,
and shall clearly state the purpose for
which such money or property was so
expended or promised. Any treasurer or
political agent who shall fail to file such
statement within the time required,
shall be fined twenty-five dollars for each
day on which he is in default unless he
shall he excused by the court. This sec
ton shall not apply to primary elections
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