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

created by death or resignation or any other cause on said committees, said can- didate may fill such vacancies, or the re- maining members shall discharge and complete the duties required of said com- mlttee as if such a vacancy had not been created. No candidate for nomination or election shall expend any money directly or indirectly in and of his nomination or election except by contributing to the committee designated by him as afore- said. Any person who shall act as his own committee shall be governed by the provisions of this act relating to com mittees designated by candidates. Fall ure to make the declaration of appoint ment or selection by any candidate as herein required is hereby declared to be corrupt practice and in addition the name of such candidate so failing shah not be allowed to go upon the ballot at such election. The failure to perform any of the other. acts herein required to be performed, or the performing of acts here in forbidden, is hereby declared to be a corrupt practice.
 Sec. '. All contributions, donations and subscriptions made for or on behalf of any candidate shall be made to the com mittee named by such candidate. The making of any such expenditures in aid of any candidate by any other person or committees or corporations other than by and through the committee named and designated under section 6 above is here by declared to be corrupt practice
 Sec. B. That each and every committee appointed under Section herein and each and every political committee as defined in Section 1 hereof, be and they are hereby required to file in the office Of the judge of probate of the county in which the candidate by which said com mittee was appointed resides. if such ran fa ic nd dat sfa ta tor, representative in the legislature, or for any county office or position, or in the office of the secretary of state, if he Is candidate for a national or state of- flee or position, or for representative in Congress, or judge or solicitor of any juAicial circuit, or chancellor of any cbancery district, and If the political com mittee be one in support or opposition to any measure or proposition submitted to the popular party vote, if such measure or proposition is submitted to the voters of the state, then In the office of the sec retary of state, and If it be submitted to the voters of any particular county or district or circuit, then in the offices of the judges of probate of such counties, detailed, itemzed statements of all ex- penditures made, as follows, to-wit; Not more than 10 days nor less than five days prior to the election, and within 10 days after the day of the election, shall file statements giving in itemized, detailed form, including names items, and de- tailed amounts covering all of the ex- penditures made directly or indirectly, and all obligations, debts or liabilities assumed or incurred at the time of filing of said statements. Such statements shall include the names of all contributors of amounts in excess of S10, with amount given by each, and a list of all gifts, loans or contributions made. Such state ments shall itemize all moneys expended in sums over s5, and shall give the names of the various persons to whom such moneys were paid, the specific nature of each item, by whom the service was per- formed and the purpose for which it was expended. There shall be attached to such statement an affidavit subscribed and sworn to by the treasurer of said committee setting forth in substance that the statement thus made is in all re- spects true and that the same is a full and detailed statement of all moneys, securities or equivalents for money com ing under the control or custody of the committee and by them expended directly or indirectly, If such statement is filed by committee on behalf of any can didate, there shall also be attached to such statement an affidavit subscribed and sworn to by said candidate, setting forth in substance that said statement iS lO lilc DtSt OI ulor hiOWiC0SC anu bC- lief in all respects true, and that he has not in person made any expenditures or received any contributions which are not set forth and covered by said statement. The failure of any committee designated by any candidate to file the statements herein required in the form and at the time specified Is hereby declared to be a corrupt practice If the statement re- quired to be made prior to such election is not made by any candidate and conn mitee for him, the name of such candi- date shall not be placed upon the ballot to be used in such election. If the state ment required to be made after such cleo ton is not made by any candidate and committee for him, a certificate of elec- -tion or nomination shall not issue to such candidate, though he be successful in such election. The failure of any other political committee to file the statements herein required in the form and at the time specified is hereby declared to be a corrupt practice. The statements here in required to be filed shall become pub lie documents and to be open to inspec- tion by any citizen.
 Sec. 9. Every bill, placard, poster, pamphlet, advertisement, newspaper ad- vertisement. cartoon or other printed mat ter, having reference to an election or to any candidate, shall bear upon the face thereof the name and address of the person or committee causing the same to be published The failure to place there on the name and address of such person or committee, or the printing or publish ing or circulating of any such printed matters without the same bearing upon the face thereof the name and address of such person or committee is hereby declared to be a corrupt practice
 Sec 10 All political advertisements ap- bearing in a newspaper shall be marked paid advertisement. Any person who pub fishes or circulates any campaign lltera- ture or political advertisement without the same bearing upon it's face the name and address of the person or committee causing the same to be published, or any person or the owner of any newspaper who publishes a political advertisement in a newspaper without the same being marked paid advertisement, Is hereby de- ola rcd to he ouiItv nf corrupt prac- tice.
 Sec II. Every cartoon having reference to an election or to any candidate or t6 any proposition to be submitted to a popular or party vote or to vote of the legislature of Alabama, shall, if pub lished in any newspaper and not caused to be published therein by some person or committee. bear upon the face thereof the name of the owner or publisher of such newspaper. and if such newspaper is owned or published by corporation the name of the principal executive of- ficer of such. corporation.
 Sec 12. It Is hereby declared to be a corrupt practice for any person on any election day: Q) to intimidate or attempt to intimidate an elector or any of the election officers or, @ obstruct or hin- der or attempt to obstruct or hinden or prevent or attempt to prevent, the form sxxr~ ,N 4l- xxl.