The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-31
LAW REQUIRES
EXPENSE DATA
Candidates in Township and VII
lage Must File Statements

Candidates for township offices this
spring are required by law to file with
the county clerk complete statement
of all campaign expenses. receipts ana
disbursements. This feature was in
corporated in the election law passed
at the last session of the legislature
and appliee 10 villages, townships,
counties, congressional districts and
to the state at large. The law really
requires the filling of two statements.
one within ten days, after the con-
yention at which the nomination for
office is made and the other within
twenty days after the election. The
statement must include record of
each receipt or disbursement, the date
of same and what the disbursement
WAS for
II is specified that the oath of office
cannot be legally administered un,il
this provision is complied with and no
salary or fees can he paid for the per
iod prior TO the filing \ penalty of
a fine Of $1,000 or imprisonment for
not more than two years, or both is
provided for failure To comply with
the law.
Although this law was in effect
January /, no provision was made by
the state for the preparation of such
statements until the past week, when
each county clerk was. supplied with
copies OF the legal form ON which
such statement should be made II is
! understood that in the recent village
elections throughout the state, no such
statements were fled. but Attorney
| General FELLOWS recently interpreted
the law to apply 10 townships aud VIII
| lagos ana it is probable such state,
mcuts will be insisted upon in the
township election and in furme VII
and state elections
The following excerpts from Act No
| l09, Public Acts Of 1913 cover the
principal features Of the new law;
Provisions of the aw.
Section Every candidate and ev-
|
shall within ten days after any pri-
mary election, caucus or convention
and again within twenty days after an
general election whether state. county,
city municipal. township on district
election. i'm or concerning which ~
shall have received or disbursed any
money. prepare and flc IN the office
of the county clerk of the county in
| which such candidate or treasurer re-
sides. a fun true and detailed account
ana statement subscribed ana sworn
to 10y him before an office authorized
To administer oaths, setting forth each
and every sum of money received ~
disbursed by him for nomination or
election expenses the date of each re-
oeipt. the name of the person from
whom received or 10 whom paid and
the person To whom and object OF
purpose for which disbursed. Such
statement shall also set forth the UNI
paid debts and obligations, if any, IF
such candidate or committee incurred
for the purpose set forth i'm Section
three of this act, with the nature and
amount Of each and to whom owing. II
detail and if there are no such unpaid
debts or obligations of such candidate
or committee, such statement shall
state such fact.
Section bit shall he unlawful tn
administer the oath of office or 10 is
sue commission or certificate II
nomination or election to any person
nominated or elected TO any public
Office, until he has filed an account a'
required by this act, which account
shan upon it's face be complete and
show lawful compliance with this
act. and no such person shall enter up
on the duties of his office until he has
filed such account nor shall he receive
any salary or fees for any period prior
to the filing of the same.
Section lS:-Any person who shall
incur any Illegal election expenses, ~
lotherwise violate any of the provisions
of this act. shall upon conviction
thereof, be punished by fine of not