Report of the Commission on Laws Relating to Direct Primaries and Corrupt Practices at Elections; Made to the General Assembly at Its January Session, 1907 - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907. Excerpt: ... LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDITURES. Expenditures are limited as regards the purpose of payments, the amount that may be spent, and the agency for the disbursement of funds. Purpose of payments. Among the payments prohibited are those for bribery, betting, treating, and entertainment. Bribery. Giving or receiving a consideration for a vote was an offense at common law. Rex. v. Pitt. 1762, 3 Burr. 1335. Betting. Compare laws of Ariz. Cal. Me. Mo. Neb. N. D. Okla. Pa. Tex. and Wis. making betting on elections illegal. Treating and entertainment. Compare laws of Ark. Fla. Miss. N. H. N. C. and S. C. prohibiting treating and entertainment. Expenditures either prohibited or closely limited include payments for naturalization fees, or poll taxes of others; the hiring of conveyances and an undue number of workers; and the payment of money for bands, torches, badges, and other insignia. % Naturalization fees. Compare laws of Conn, and Neb. making payment of fees for another unlawful. Poll taxes. See Tex. Laws, 1905, c. 11 for strict prohibitions against paying or pledging the poll tax of another. Hiring conveyances, bands, etc. The English law of 1883 makes hiring conveyances to bring electors to the polls an illegal practice, and paying for bands, torches, etc. illegal payments. Election workers. See the English law, 1883, which deprives election workers of vote, and the Minn, law of 1895, c. 277, which limits their employment to designated duties. Amount spent. In several states the amount which may be spent is limited either according to the number of voters or to the amount of salary attached to office. Number of voters. Compare the law of Minn. 1895, and of Mo. 1893, for limitations based on number of voters. Salary. The Cal. law, 1893, limits the expenditures of ca...
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