The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-23
THE FLORIDA PRIMARY LAW
Tallahassee, Fla, IAN. II, 1914.

dates as we'll as the citizens to famil
iariZe themselves with the provis-
ions of the law passed by the late leg
islature, limiting and regulating cam
paign expenditures. Governor Park
Trammell is the author of this meas
ure, and it 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 candidate
for state or a county office can ex-
pend of his own funds or funds con-
tributed is limited to the sum fixed
by the law.
End. A candidate cannot make ex-
penditures except for the following
j purposes:
For his travelling expenses while
campaigning, fee for qualifying stem
ographic work, clerks at his campaign
headquarters to address, prepare and
mail campaign literature, kilograms,
! telephones, postage. freight, express,
| stationery, list OF voters, office rent,
newspaper advertising, advertising in
campaign book, printing and the rent
ing of halls in which to address the
voters. Expenditures for any other
purposes are prohibited.
3rd. 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 infu-
ence 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 considera-
ton of his vote or any service he may
render for or against a candidate.
5th. No person. not a candidate
himself in furtherance of or in oppo-
sition to the candidacy of any person
shall give, loan, eXpend, contribute or
promise to give, pay, loan, eXpend, or
contribute any money or other thing
of value for any purpose whatever;
provided, personal services and per
sonal travelling expenses may be con-
tributed; and provided that campaign
contributions made direct to the can
didate for his campaign headquarters
may be made and accounted for in the
sworn statements required of candi-
dates.
9th. All campaign literature shall
have the name of the author thereon.
18th. All political advertisements
appearing in newspapers, shall be
marked paid advertisement.
Sth. 1t is unlawful for any candi-
date or other person to publish an
attack against a candidate within
eighteen QS) days of the primary.
Unless a copy thereof is personally
served on the candidate against
whom the attack is made at least
eighteen 0S) days before the pri-
mary.
9th. 1t is unlawful for any candi-
date or person to give or promise to
give a newspaper publisher anything
of value, as an inducement for the
support of his paper 1t is unlawful
for the publisher to solicit or accept
the same.
10th. When a newspa per assails
the personal character of candi-
date 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.
18th. Candidate and other persons
are prohibited from furnishing. Civ
ing or delivering to another person
any money or other thing of value, to
be used for any purpose prohibited
by the act
18th. 1t is the duty of the grand
/ jury of each county to make diligent
! inquiry as to whether or not this law
has ben violated.
18th Candidates for county offices
are required to file with the clerk Of
the Circuit court detailed itimized
statement of campaign expenditures
and contributions, One statement to
be filed not more than thirty daTa
nor less than twenty-five days prior
to the primary: One statement not
more than twelve days nor less than
eight days prior to the primary, also
statement shall be made within ten
days after the primary. The candidate
for national and state offices are re-
quired to make and file similar re-
ports with the secretary of state.
18th. The word candidate" in this
act is defined as meaning any person