The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-22
Judge Zell CASTOR Prepares
Digest of Law Governing
Candidates for Office
in the State
PUTS POLITICS ON
DIFFERENT BASIS
BY RESTRICTIONS
Every Man Running for Office VIII
Have to Look Sharp to Keep
From Violating Some of
Its Provisions

The new election laws passed By
by the governor and known as the
corrupt practice" act make evolution
airy changes in all primaries and cleo
tions in Alabama.
Such limitations and restrictions are
placed around candidates that run.
ning for office" is put on an entirely
different basis in Alabama
Judge Zell CASTOR has recently made
a careful study of the law, and This
Age Herald has asked him to prepar,
digest of its provisions for the in.
formation of prospective candidates as
well as of voters. His digest of the
act is as follows:
A Political Committee
Section l defines as a political com
mittee amy one or more persons who
shall be elected, appointed, chosen or
associated for the purpose wholly or in
part of directing the raising, colleo-
ton or disbursement. and every two
or more persons who shall cooperate
i'll the raising, collecting or distribu-
ton or in controlling or directing the
raising, collecting or disbursement of
money used to further or defeat the
enominatlon or election of any person
or any class or number of persons to
public office by popular vote, or In
measure or proposition submitted to
popular vote"
A Candidate
Section defines a candidate as "any
person who has announced to the pub
tic that he is a candidate for election
or nomination to any public or party
office"
An Election Defined
Section gives the definition of an
election as any election in which there
is submitted to the popular vote the
names of any person for nomination
or election to any office, or in which
there is submitted TO the popular party
vote. any measure or proposition"
Legitimate Expenses Defined
Section enumerates the items for
which money may be used in an cleo
zion as follows: Travelling expenses
while campaigning, fee for qualifying,
stenographic work clerks at campaign
headquarters to address, prepare and
mail campaign literature, kilograms,
telephone, postage. freight, express,
stationery, list of voters, office rent,
newspaper ADVERTISING preparation,
printing aud publication of posters,
Autographs, banners, notices and liter
airy material, reading matter, cards and
pamphlets, the compensation of agents
to supervise and prepare and distribute
such articles and advertisements, the
rent of halls in which to address the
voters. the hire of bands or musicians
and the reasonable travelling expense
of his agents, clerks and speakers
Amounts Limited
Section 5 limits the amounts candi :
dates may expend as follows: by a
candidate for United States Senate the
sum of $4,000; by candidate for COVER
nor, the sum of 100000; by a candi-
date for any other state elective Of
flee. s2500; by candidate for the Of
flee of representative in Congress. the
sum Of $250o; by a candidate for the
office of state senator, $500; by a can
didate for the office of state represen-
tatiye. $3.50; by n candidate for any
other public office, to be voted for by
the qualified electors of county, city.
town or village, or any part thereof,
If the total number of votes cast there
In for all candidates for the office OF
governor, at the last preceding state
election. or at the last preceding state
primary, IL more votes were cast in
such primary than In such election,
shall be 5000 or less, $1,000; If the total
number of votes cast therein at such
last preceding state election or at such
last preceding state primary. II it be
higher than the last preceding state
election, be in excess of that number,
40 for each 100 in excess of 5000, may
be added to the amount above speci-
fled. BY a candidate for Presidential
gate to any national convention of any
party, $3.50; by a candidate for dele
gate to a state or district or
county convention of any party. $50;
by a candidate for state chairman or
national committeeman of any politi-
cal party $1,000; by a candidate for
any other party office, $3.50 The
amount assessed against any candidate
as a fee for qualifying shall not be
included in the total of above expendi-
lures"