The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

fetary of state end counted in the same manner as in elections for representa- lives to the legislature. The result of said election shall be made known by proclamation of the governor, and If ma ajority of the qualified electors who voted at such election upon the proposed amendment voted Yes said amendment from the date of said proclamat tion shall be valid sto all intents and purposes as d part of the constitution of Alabama, and said section 250 of article 13 of the constitution of Alabama shall thereupon be held and deemed repealed and strick- en out of the constitution of Alabama.
 Approved August 20, 1915.
 Official
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State. ''d
 AN ACT.
 No. 1I1) (H. 493 Welch. Relating to elections and to limit, regu- late, control and restrict campaign and
 other expenditures in connection with elections, and to require certain state- ments to be made of campaign ex- penditures; to require certain duties of certain committees and persons in con- nection with such campaign expendi lures; to define, prevent and punish certain offenses and corrupt practices in connection with elections.
 Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Ala bama:
 Section l. Any one or more persons who shall be elected, appointed, chosen or associated for the purpose wholly or in part of directing the raising, collec- ton or disbursement, and every two or more persons who shall cooperate in the raising, collecting or distribution. or in controlling or directing the raising. collecting or disbursement of money used or to be used to further or defeat the m 1ir,ot tt.t, a1. any class or number of persons to pub lie office by popular vote, or in support of or in opposition to any measure or proposition submitted to popular vote, shall be deemed a political committee within the meaning of this act
 Sec. g. That the word candidate in this act means any person who has an nounced to the public that he is can didate for election or nomination to any public or party office.
 Sec. ,. The word election in this act means any election in which there is submitted to the popular vote the names of any person for nomination or elec- tion to any office, or in which there is submitted to the popular or party vote any measure or proposition.
 Sec. l. Any person is guilty of cor rupt practice if he directly or indirectly by himself or through any other person or through any political committees, in connection with or in respect of any cleo tion, pays, lends contributes or offers or promises to pay, lend or contribute, any money or other valuable considera- ton Tor any other purpose than the fol- lowing matters and services at their req sonable bona flde and customary value: For his travelling expenses while cam paigning; fee for qualifying; steno- graphic work; clerks at his campaign headquarters to address, prepare and mail campaign literature; telegrams; telephone; postage: freight; express; sta tionery; list of voters; office rent; newspaper advertising: preparation, printing and publication of posters, litbo- graphs, banners, notices and Literally material reading matter, cards and pamphlets: the compensation of agents to supervise and to prepare and dstrib- ute such articles and advertisements: the rent of halls in which to address the voters the hire of bands or musicians and the reasonable travelling expenses of his agents. clerks and speakers Any payment contribution or expenditure, or agreement or offer to pay, contribute or expend any money or thing of value for any purpose whatsoever except as herein provided is hereby declared to be corrupt practice
 Sec. 5. The total amount expended bv any candidate for public or party office voted for at an election by the qualified electors of the state, or any political subdivision thereof for any of the pur. 1 poses specified in Section of this act. for contributions to political committees as that term is defined in Section 1 of this act, and for any person tending in any way directly or indirectly to pro- mote or aid in securing his nomination l and election, shall not exceed the amount | specified herein. By candidate for United States senator, the sum of S10,- 0oo; by candidate for governor, the sum | of Sl0O00; by candidate for any other state elective office, the sum of S250O
 by candidate for the office of repre- sentative in Congress, the sum of $25O0 | by candidate for the office of state sen l ator the sum of $500; by candidate for | the office of state representatives the sum of S250; by candidate for any othe- 1 public office to be voted for by the ouali- 1 fled electors of a county city, town or village, or any part thereof, if the total number of votes cast therein for all can didates for the office of governor at the ] last preceding state election, or at i the last preceding state primary. | if more votes were cast in such 1 primary than in such eltction,
 shall be 5000 or less, the sum of
 si0Jo; if the total number of votes cast
 therein at such last preceding state cleo tion or at such last preceding state pri-
 
 l ceding state election, be in excess of
 5000 the sum of $10 for each 100 in excess
 of such number may be added to the
 amounts above specified. By a candi
 date for presidential elector, the sum of
 $10O. by candidate for delegate to any
 national convention of any party, the sum
 of $250 by candidate for delegate to a
 state or district or county convention
 of any party, the sum of $50; by a candi-
 date for state chairman or national conn
 mitteeman of any political party, the sum of $100O; by candidate for any other
 party office, the sum of $25O The amount
 assessed against any candidate as fee l for qualifying shall not be included in
 the total of the above expenditures. Any
 candidate for public or party office who shall expend for the purposes above mentioned an amount in excess of the
 amounts herein specified shall be guilty
 of corrupt practice. The expenditura
 by any candidate for a public office of
 an amount in excess of the amounts here-
 in specified shall disqualify said person
 for said office.
 Sec. 6. Hereafter any candidate shall
 within five days after the announcement.
 of his candidacy for any office, if the
 office be state office. file with the sec I retary of state, and if the office be a
 county office file with the judge of pro- bate of said county, and if it be n district
 or circuit office. file with the judge of
 probate of each county which is en- |. xl inc A r..