The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-11
PUTS LIMIT On
EXPENDITURES
OF CANDIDATES
DEFINES FOR WHAT PURPOSES
MONEY SHALL BE SPENT AND
TOTAL AMOUNTS DURING
CAMPAIGN.

Florida's primary law, designed to
purify the ballot, contains many pro-
visions relative to the expenditure of
money, the manner in which spent
and the total amount allowed by can
didates for the various offices, and
the violations of any of these pro-
visions viii disqualify a candidate.
That all may be aware of these pro-
visions The Journal prints the fol-
Icing extracts from the law:
Section I. That no person in the
furtherance of his candidacy for
nomination for public office or pub
lie position, in a primary election,
shall himself, or by or through any
other person or persons, or on be-
| half of any other person, directly or
indirectly, give, pay, or expend any
money or give or pay anything of
value, or promise to give, pay or
expend any money or to pay or give
anything Of value or authorize any
expenditure or become pecuniariIy
liable, except and only for the fol-
| lowing purposes, t0-wit:
For his travelling expenses while
campaigning, fee for qualifying.
stenographic work, clerks at his cam
paign headquarters to address, pre-
pare and mail campaign literature,
kilograms, telephone, postage,
freight, express, stationery, list of
voters, office rent, newspaper adj
vertising, advertising In campaign
book, printing and the renting of
halls in which to address the voters
The expenditure of any money or
giving, paying or promising to give
or pay any money or anything of
value directly or indirectly by anv
candidate in furtherance of his can
didacy for nomination in a primary
election, except in the manner and
for the purposes authorized bv the
provisions of this section is hereby
expressly prohibited.
Total Expenditures.
Section 2. That the total expendi-
lures allowed and authorized for the
purposes specified In Section One (1)
OF this Act, shall not be In excess of
the following amounts for each can
didate for the following offices. to-
wit:
For United States senator .s4,OoO.oo
FOR governor 1850. -. 100000
For all other state admins
trative offices 49,. $500 2.5O0 m
For congressman -. 49,. $500 90
For r. r. Commissioner,
Adjutant general, state
chemist, state auditor, as
sistant state auditor, and
justices of the supreme
court 49,. -. ...... ;. 100000
For state attorney .. 6Or oO
For circuit Judge 49,. 60fl 40
For state senator .. 2oo m
For representatives in the
legislature -. 80. 10000
For congressional district
delegates to the national
/ convention ..... Snn m
For delegate at large to
the national convention.
for member of the nation
al executive committee
and presidential electors 5on m
For county officers in
| counties having a popula-
tOn Of 10000 and over =. $4,000
For county officers In coun-
ties having a population
of 10000 and less than
10000 =. ....... 10000
| For county officers In conn
ties having a population
of 10000 and less than
10000 ....: $500. $4,000
For county officers in coun-
ties with less than 20
600 population =. 49,. 10000
The latest federal or state
census to determine the
population of a county
For members of the state
executive committee, and
members of the congress
ional executive committee,
of any political party -. 10000
/ For members of the coun-
/ ty executive committee Of
any political party $500. soon
Il The maximum amounts fixed nv
/ this section shall include funds com
tributed to a candndate's campaign
fund and shah include all expendi-
! lures by the candidate himself or his
campaign manager or committee.
The expanding of any money or Civ