The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-04-10
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Chapter 1852.
An Act to Provide for the safe keeping
Section l. All bonds indemnifying the
State, other than the bond of the. treas
t urer Of the State, shall be dep pos IN
Section q All acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.-(Approved March 81, 1879
Chapter 1853.
An Act to amend Chapter one hundred
twenty-five of the Public Laws of nine
corrupt practices at elections.
Section l. Section one of chapter one
of nineteen hundred eleven is hereby
amended by striking out the last sem
tence thereof, so that said section. as
Section i. The provisions of this act
shall apply to the election of all officers
for whom ballots Shall be cast pursuant
Revised Statutes and to the elections of
all officers to be voted for by the legis-
lature or either branch thereof. the board
of aldermen. municipal officers. common
council or city council of any city. TO
all caucuses and primary elections pre-
liminary to any such other elections and
to all candidates to be voted. for at such
elections, caucuses and primary elec-
tons. The term "caucuSeS and primary
elections shall include: (a) all meetings
held to nominate a candidate for office
or TO elect delegates to Il nominating
conventions. OBJ nominating conventions
of such delegates; and co caucuses of
members of the legislature or either
men, common council, or city council of
any city.
Section . Section two of said act is
the sentence ending "Secrctary of state
and the sentence beginning Every such
writing" the following: The treasurer
of a representative-claS committee shall
file such writing with the town clerk of
the town within which he resides so
that said section, as amended, shall read
Section 3 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
such election, or to aid or take part in
the nomination or election of any can
didate for public Office The term treas
urer" shall include all persons appointed
by any political committee to receive or
disburse moneys to aid or promote the
success or defeat Of amy such party,
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
urcr political agent unless, after his
appointment and before the election fol
which he is appointed, q writing d"sig-
mating him as such treasurer or political
agent shall be filed with the secretary
of the state. except that. IN case the
duties Of such treasurer or political agent
shall relate TO amy town, city or ward
election exclusively. or 10 any caucus OF
primary election preliminary thereto
such writing shall be filed with the tow
clerk of the town within which such
candidate resides instead Of with SAID
secretary of the state. The treasurer OF
a repreSentative-clasS committee ShaI
file such writing With tn" town clerk OF
the town within which he resides
Every such writing shan designate the
primary election during which snei
treasurership or political agency sinai
continue. Nothing III this act shall pre-
vent the treasurer or political agent OF
any organization or candidate from be
ing the treasurer or political agent oil
any other organization or candidate, anf
designate himself as his own politica
o agent
Section 3. Section three Of said act is
hereby amended 50 as 10 read as fol
Section 3. Any person nominated rs &
, candidate for public office. "r a cstndi
I date for such nomination, may make {
voluntary payment OF money 1" any
treasurer or political agent for amy %
, the purposes permitted by this act; pro
Nided, however. that no person "th"
than such candidate snail, 10 :id o
promote the success or defeat Of any
!, political party or principle. or of any
candidate for public office, within Si'
months prior to amy such election MAKE
: any pei sou otttei man ~ /" u ..'s'', . ~
po!ltcd! aSemt. ->otiiiiS &c 'ii'at'i'n -
lii4S aci Alall mint OK aIeHt tiir ~ II
o. "nS itl9oh 70 tAi,''ini Ii.'l!'E J."
proper ieS"l expenses ~ hiati'laii,iiiE +"
r toh'eS'lIiS Inc ieStilS Oh any '7u'l' el''t
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9tGlihh a. '1'Euoh l"u' "i Siia 'it' +
,itiepS dli"hufd 80 10 !" i'''u as ~"
lows: .. -.,,-., 4,,,
'tctioli =, 40 i'IHo" "li.'i wan ,
!. treasurer or poll'lcat HErht Shal l'aS
| iilN Vi lll'- tA''-i'Sc7 %! amy 'i'ctioii ca"
euS' Or liliiiaTE 'l'ctl"il' 'N'ePi 'hil !
cdliuldAte lhay pay ms dr''tii l'ISoli''
expenses Tor postage frleSfamlS ttir
phones Statlohely express. ana tfaNet
ING; pit lhe provisions "l thlS Secli"I
shail NOT Apply TO ilon-paf'iS;in cl'rt l"i
;if'd aiite-fi''etl"h 'Ni''iSr5 panl Tor on
OF the l'uhilc MONEY OF 'Ilt :7ta'': or "
any toWli' citH or "'f.l HltiliiclE|4liN. :.
Secliol .. S'-ctl"h I'VE "i Sdii act 4
t iitltnS al'irllucd y" as 'h READ as 10!
lows.
.2eclion -. 9"hJcrt I" me iufe%oillt
limitations Slt!i ne ll"lui Tor iif'A
, lrrtSuiti or loll'l'ii aA''it' III coili'''.
!, lloil WIN any election, caucus, or pr
= mary election. 10 pay u" i"lioWiiiS "N
pehScS: 'l) OF nlilhS lu,ilc ldliS il'
music Tor col!N'lltiohS' pupllc meetings
/ ana publlc PRIMARIES, ANA Tor ;tdNrftl@
llS u' same ny posters or ntiI"fWiS'
f tp) OF printing ana cirrlaiIlS l'nilth'i
newspapers, pamphlets, ana BOOKS; &C.