The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-15
PRIMARY LAW POINTS
Ii Is Time for Candidates and All
Other Citizens to FamiliariZe
Themselves with the Act

Will -1Ct
Tallahassee, Jan. 15--As the pri-
mary is TO be held in June, il would
be wise for all candidates as we'll as
the citizens TO familiarize themselves
with the provisions of the law pass
ed by the last Legislature limiting
and regulating campaign expendi-
lures. Governor Park Trammell is
the author of the measure and ii is
by far one of the most rigid corrupt
practice laws in force in any state in
the Union. Some of the important
provisions of the law are as follows:
1st. The amount which a candi-
date for a State or County Office can
eXpend of his own funds or funds
contributed is limited to the sum fix
ed by the law
End. A candidate cannot make
expenditures except for the follow
ing purposes.
For his travelling expenses while
campaigning. fee for qualifying,
-stenographic work, clerks at his cam
paign headquarters to address, pre-
pare and mail campaign literature,
te'egrams. 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. Ex-
pendituTes for any other purposes
are prohibited.
3rd. No candidate Or private cit
izen shall employ or offer TO employ
campaign workers, o.. campaign
speakers, nor shall any loans, gifts
or rewards be made by either to in
fiuence voter.
4th. No person shall solicit, re-
ceiye or accept any pay, gift, re-
tion or thing of value, for services,
loss o. time, or for expenses, in con-
sideratiCn of his vote or any service
be may render for or against a can
didate.
5th. No person, not candidate
himself. in furtherance of or in op-
position to the candidacy of any per-
son shall give, loan, yexpend, contri-
butte or promise to give, pay, loan
expend, or contribute any money or
other thing of value for any purpose
whatever: provided. personal SER
vices and personal travelling expen-
ses may be contributed; and provid-
ed that campaign contributions made
direct to the candidate for his cam
paign headquarters may be made and
accounted for in the sworn state
ments required of candidates.
! 9Th All campaign literature
shall have the name of the author
thereon.
7th. All political advertisements
| appearing in newspapers, shall be
marked paid Advertisement
! sth. 1t is unlawful for any can
: didate or other person to publish an
: attack against a candidate within
eighteen (1S) days of the primary
! unless copy thereof is personally
served on the candidate against
whom the attack is made at least
eighteen t1S) days before the pri-
nary.
| 9th. 1t is unlawful for any can
!i2ate or other person to give CT pro-
mise TO give a newspaper publisher
iaRything Of value. as an inducement
for the suppor1 os his paper. It is
unlawful for the publisher TO solicit
+ or accept the same.
| 10th. When a newspaper assails
the personal character OF a candidate
or attacks his official record, or gives
another free space in which to do so,
! the party attacked is entitled to an
equal amount OF space in said paper,
without charge, TO make his reply
| 11th. Candidates and other per-
sons are prohibited from furnishing
giving or delivering to another per-
son any money or other thing of val
ue. TO be used for any purpose pro-
hibited by the Act.
18th 1t is the duty of the Grand
Jury OF each county to make dill
gent inquiry as TO whether or not
this law has been violated.
18th. Candidates for county Off
ces are required TO file with the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court detailed
iitemized statements of campaign ex-
penditureS and contributions. One
statement TO be fled not more than
thirty days nor less than twenty
i five days prior TO the primary; one
statement not more than twelve days
inor less than eight days prior 10 the
primary, also statement shall be