The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-02-09
MEASURE CURTAILS
CAMPAIGN EXPENSE
Bill introduced By Mckay Provides For Strict
Accounting BY Candidates Printed Matter
Must Be Plainly Marked Advertising

Strict regulation campaign expenses by individuals and COM
mttees is provided in House Bill No introduced in the
Of representatives, last Saturday by Representative D. d. McK
of Weber The bill limits the purposes for which candidates
spend money behalf of their candidacy requires making
of financial statements Of personal and party campaign commit
m and provides the method Of prosecuting those who
IT, at
II is provided that no candidate may make disbursements for
political purposes except under his personal direction through
party committee through personal campaign committee
which he is authorized select candidate may select per
sona campaign committee consisting of persons but
he required to file public statement giving the of such
committee
No person group persons may make disbursements
political purposes except through personal party committee
for rental Of halls hiring of speakers and attached
such meetings candidate may legally dsburse money for his
hotel and travelling expenses payments to the state required by
contributions to his registered committee cOnr
buttons TO his party committee.
party committee expend money legally for maintenance
Of headquarters rental of halls stationery clerical assistance
badges banners posters and the like campaign advertising in
newspapers wages expenses campaign speakers
cling expenses Of members Of party personal campaign
mees All bills connection with campaigns required to be
rendered within ten days after the day of election.
Statements Of expenditures by committees required in
emzed form every two weeks The reports show every
received and dbursed the received from and the
to whom paid Baks for such statements required to be
furnished by the secretary Of state through the filing officers of
the various political subdivisions Of government and these after
being filled be filed with the respective filing officers
II provided that the of any candidate chosen pri
mary otherwise shall not be printed the official ballot until
all statements of account and shall have been properly
filed
is provided that every person who shall make
for political purposes Of fifty dollars any year shall
file the disbursements with the county
Of his county setting forth detail the disbursements made
Unlawful to Solicit Contributions.
II is made unlawful to solicit any contributions from candi
dates committees except for campaign party
paign committee purposes Il is made unlawful pay for
services be performed day primary election
behalf candidate for the
transportation Of voter 10 from the polls election
Printed publications of political in newspapers other
required be headed plea capital letter by the words
paid Advertisement and there must be statement at the head
the matter the paid be paid for IT, the
address of the candidate whose behalf the matter printed
and Of any other person authorizing the publication and the
Of the author Of the article.
II further provided that elective official shall
erest periodical unless he file of his
interest in such publication.
II made unlawful for any publisher editor reporter
solicit receive compensation and unlawful for TO
offer matter influencing attempting TO
voting election primary under the head
ing of paid Advertisement provided by the law II is
ded that all campaign literature must disclose the of the
author and the candidate II is unlawful 10 make publish
regarding candidate is also made unaw
full 10 solicit support through offers of public private employ
ment or through threats of loss of employment
limit campaign expenditures provided follows For
United States senator $780, representative in $500
governor Judge of the supreme and state superintendent Of
schools S50O0 other state Officers $4,000 state senator 4OO
representative $780, presidential electors at large $500 each
presidential electors for congressional district 500 each
county city or town officer, twenty-five dollars,
Investigation of suspected violation Of the law be had
upon petition the courts attorney general who
bring about the investigation II Provision is
made for hearings and trials to determine such violations
Conviction of violation guilt of msdemeanor and forets
the office of the person convicted.