Milford chronicle., 1920-08-27
LAW ABOUT ELECTION
EXPENSES Is SPECIFIC
MERE COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTES
SHOULD INSURE CLEAN RESULTS
AT THE POLLS.


another that there will be no bribery
of voters at the coming State and Ma
tional elections, if they will turn to
the laws covering campaign contribu-
4 tions ami expenditures and agree 10
! abide by the law, nothing more is
needed to suarantee a clean election,
insofar as political organizations are
concerned.
The law is specific in regard to how
money shall be received and for what
expended. 1t declares, for instance.
that no anonymous contributions shall
be disbursed; also, it limits the pur-
poses for which funds may be spent.
The text of the law follows:
1876 b. Section "a. Every political
committee shall appoint and con-
stantly maintain treasurer to re-
ceive. keep and disburse all sums of
money. which lfay be collected or le-
ceived by such committee o" by any
of its members for election expenses,
and unless such treasurer is first ap-
pointed, and thereafter maintained, 1t
shall be unlawful for political COM
mittee or any Of ITS members 10 col
lect. receive of disburse money for
any such purpose. All money collected
or received by any political commit
tee or by any Of its members, for
election expenses, shall be paid over
.,ad made to pass through the hands
of the treasurer of such committee,
and shall be disbursed by him; and 1t
shall be unlawful for any political
committee of any of its members 10
disburse any money for electlon eN-
penses, unless such money shall rave
PASSED through the hands OF the treas
Urer.
1876 C Section 25. No person who
is not a candidate, or the treasurer OF
n nolitical committee, shall pay, give
or lend. or agree to pay, give or leild'
anv money or other valuable thlns'
wbether contributed by himself or ny
anv other person, for any electloh
evnenses whatever, except to can
didate or to a political commlttee;
and no officer of any corporatloh'
whether incorporated under the laws
Of this or any other State or any
foreign country, except corporaIion,S7 -
formed for political purposes, shall
nav give or lend or authorize TO De
Maid given or lent, any money OF
otber valuable thing belonging TO
s,1ch corporation to any candidate OF
to any political committee, LOT the
navment of any election expenses
whatever. ,.so4o ord
1915 d Section 26. No candidate ana
no treasurer of any political commit
toe shall pay. give or lend, or agree
to nav give or lend, either directly OF
indirectly any money, or other Valu-
y
election expenses whatever eAoep'
for the following purposes:
First. For printing and traVenne On
penses, and personal expenses IilOl-
dent thereto, stationery, adyeruslns'
postage, expressage, trelght' leleSS
graph, telephone and public messen-
ger services. = -
second. For dissemination oil IN
formation to the public.
Third. For political meetings uenl-
onstrations and conventions, ana Ior
the nav and transportation OF speak
Fourth. For the rent, maintenance
and furnishing of Offices. ,.
Fifth. For the payment oil CLERKS
tvpewriters. stenographers, lanltoIs'
and messengers, actually employer.
Sixth. For the employment Oh
watchers at primary meetings ana
elections. to the number allowed Dy
Seventh. For the transportation oil
voters to and from the polls.
Eighth. For legal expenses, Doha /
6de incurred. in connected with any
nomination or election. ,,,.4o
1876 E Section 81. Every canuluate
or nomination at any primary elec-
ion caucus or convention, whether
noroinated thereat or not, shall wlth- !
m fifteen days after the same was /
held If the amount received or eA-
nended shall exceed the sum oil lllty
dollars, and every candidate LOT elec-
tion and every treasurer of the po-
litical committee, or person actlnS as
s,,cb treasurer, shall, within thlrty
doys after every election at whlch
s,ch candidate was voted for or WIN
which such political committee was
concerned. if the amount received OF
evnended shall exceed the sum oil III
tv dollars.-file with the officers mere
inafter specified a full, true and de-
tailed account subscribed and sworn
or afirmed to by him, before an Oh
Scoy. authorized to administer oaths,
setting forth each and every sum oil
money contributed, received or dis
bursed by him for election expenses
the date of each contribution EeceipUl
and disbursement, the name Oh tne
person from whom received ol "
whom paid, and the object or puI-
nose for which the same was us
hnrsed Such accounts shall also set
forth the unpaid debts and obligations
of any such candidate or commltlee
fo1. election expenses, with the nature
and amount of each, and to whom oW-
inc In the case of candidates LOT
election. who have previously hled
accounts as candidates for nomlna-
tion the accounts shall only include
contributions, receipts and disburse-
ments subsequent to the date OF such
prior accounts. If the aggregate re
ceipts or disbursements of the canul-
date or political committee, IN con-
nection with any nomination or elec- {
lion. shall not exceed fifty dollars, '
the treasurer of the committee or can
lidate shall, within thirty days after |
he election, certify that fact, under
path. to the officer with whom the
statement is filed, as hereinafter pro- {
7:ded.
1876 F Section 2S. Every such ae- i
count shall be accompanied by Vouch-
srs for all sums expended exceeding
en- dollars in amount. 1t shall be un-
awful for any candidate, or treasur- l
II of a political committee, or person
lcting as such treasurer, to disburse G
my money received from any anony- O