The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-01-15
TEXT Of LAW
GOVERNING
CAMPAIGNS
PAID WORKERS OR SPEAKERS
FOR CANDIDATE ARE BARRED;
MONEY TABOOED
Candidate Cannot Print an Attack
on Opponent Within 1S Days
of the Primary

Tallahassee, Fla, Jan Is AS
the primary is to be held in June, it
would be wise for all candidates as
well as the citizens to famiiarize
themselves with the provisions of the
law passed by the last Legislature
limiting and regulating campaign ex-
pcnditures. Governor Park Tram
nell is the author of this measure,
and it is by far one Of the most rigid
corrupt practice laws in force in any
State in the Union Some of the i'm
portant provisions Of the law are as
follows:
1st The amount which candi-
date for a State or county Office can
IeXpend of his own funds or funds
contributed is limited to the sum
| fixed by the law.
End. A candidate cannot make ex-
pendtures except for the following
purposes:
For his travelling expenses while
campaigning, fee for qualifying,
stenographic work, clerks at his
campaign headquarters to address.
prepare and mail campaign litera-
ture, 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
Expenditures for any other purposes
are prohibited.
Ord. No candidate or private citi-
zen shall employ or offer to employ
campaign workers, or campaign
speakers, nor shall any loans, gifts
or rewards be made by either to in
fluence a voter.
4th. No person shall solicit re-
ceive or accept any pay, gift, reward,
loan, money, salary, contribution or
thing of value, for services, loss of
time, or for expenses, in consdera-
ton of his vote or any service he
may render for or against a candi
date
5th. No person not candidate
himself, in furtherance of or in op-
position to the candidacy of any per-
son shall give, loan, expend, contri-
butte or promise to give, pay, loan, ex.
pend or contribute any money or
other thing of value for any purpose
whatever; provided, personal services
and personal travelling expenses
may be contributed; and provided
that campaign contributions made
direct to the candidate or his cam
paign headquarters may be made
and accounted for in the sworn
statements required of candidates.
9Th. All campaign literature
shall have the name OF the author
thereon.
7th. All political advertise
ments appearing in newspapers
shall be marked paid advertise
ment -
Sth. 1t is unlawful for any can
didate or other person to publish an
attack against candidate within
eighteen (lS) days Of the primary,
unless copy thereof Is personally
served on the candidate against
whom the attack is made ut least
eighteen GS) days before the pri-
mary.
9th. It is unlawful for any can
didate or other person to give or
promise to give newspaper publish
er anything of value. as an induce
ment for the support of his paper.
It is unlawful for the publisher to
solicit or accept the same.
10th. When newspaper assails
the personal character of a candi-
date or attacks his official record,
or gives another free space in which
to do so, the party attacked is en-
titled 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
value, to be used for any purpose
prohibited by the act.
12th.s 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.
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