and any money which said sub-treasurer expends must be money placed in his hands by the treasurer appointing him. (Sec. 220.)

Members of a Political Committee Having a Treasurer May Solicit Contributions.

Any member of a political committee which has appointed and maintains a treasurer in accordance with the provisions of the Corrupt Practices Act may solicit or receive contributions for political purposes provided that the same are immediately turned over without diminution to such treasurer of said committee and by such treasurer disbursed and accounted for as provided by the Corrupt Practices Act, and when money is so received the treasurer in his account and statement in addition to the requirements of Section 7 of said act, shall show through what member of such committee said sum or sums were received. (Sec. 220.)

Cadidates or Persons Desiring to Become Candidates Must Not Be Solicited for Contributions, Payments or Favors.

It shall be unlawful for any political committee or officer thereof to solicit any contribution, payment or favor from any candidate for any office or from any person desiring to become a candidate: Provided, however, That any such political committee may assess against and collect from the candidate before any primary election, convention or mass convention not held pursuant to the laws of this state, the necessary costs and expenses of holding such primary, convention or mass convention. (Sec. 221.)

Contributions, Donations, Advertising, Money or Things of Value Must Not Be Solicited From Political Committees or Candidates.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to solicit from any political committee or member thereof or any treasurer, sub-treasurer or political agent or candidate any contribution or donation, or to solicit advertising or money or things of value for advertising purposes from any such political committee or member thereof, treasurer, sub-treasurer, political agent or candidate. (Sec. 221.)

Candidates May Make Voluntary Payments to a Treasurer or Political Agent.

Any person nominated as a candidate for public office or a candidate for such nomination, except as hereinafter provided, may make a voluntary payment of money to any treasurer or political agent, for any of the purposes permitted by this act: Provided, however, That no person, other than such candidate shall to aid or promote the success or defeat of any political party or principle or of any candidate for public office, or of any candidate for nomination as such, within six months prior to any such election make a contribution of money or property or incur any liability or promise any valuable thing to any person other than to a treasurer, sub-treasurer or political agent. (Sec. 221.)

Private Corporations Shall Not Make or Be Solicited For Contributions.

No contributions, payments or favors of any kind shall be made, extended by or solicited from any private corporation to promote the success or defeat of any candidate for public office or of any political party or principle or for any other political purpose whatever. (Sec. 221.)

Legal Expenses to Contest Elections Not Unlawful.

Nothing contained in the Corrupt Practices Act limits or affects the right of any person to expend money for proper legal expenses in maintaining or contesting the result of any election. (Sec. 221.)

Contributions from Political Committees.

The right of a political committee to receive contributions from other political committees for purposes authorized, is not limited by the Corrupt Practices Act. (Sec. 221.)

Contributions to National Committees.

National committees may solicit or receive contributions through treasurers or agents appointed by them. Such agents or treasurers are not required to give bond but must file their written appointment with the Secretary of State. They cannot solicit or receive funds from sources prohibited to a political

committee within the state. Such treasurers or political agents must be residents and citizens of the State of Indiana. (Sec. 221.)

Reports by Treasurers or Agents of National Committees.

Within 20 days after an election such treasurer or agent must file a sworn statement with the Secretary of State giving a detailed statement of all sums of money received by or promised to him and the date of each of such promises or contributions. He shall not expend any money except the actual expenses of collecting said money. If any of the funds collected by him be disbursed in the state it must be by the local committees and accounted for the same as other contributions. (Sec. 221.)

Expenses of Elections Caucuses and Primary Elections Must Be Paid by a Treasurer or Political Agent-Exception.

No person other than a treasurer or political agent shall pay any of the expenses of any election, caucus or primary election, except that a candidate may pay his own expenses for postage, telegrams, telephoning, stationery, letters, circular letters, printing, expressage, and traveling; but this provision shall not apply to non-partisan election and ante-election expenses paid out of the public moneys of the state, or of any town, city, county or other municipality. (Sec. 222.)

The Payments, Expenditures, Promises and Liabilities a Candidate May Make or Incur.

The payments, expenditures, promises and liabilities, which any candidate for nomination or election, or both may make or incur directly or indirectly under Section 4 and 5 of the Corrupt Practices Act, shall not exceed in the whole twenty-five dollars for each thousand (or the major portion thereof) up to fifty thousand, ten dollars for each thousand (or the major portion thereof) in excess of fifty thousand and up to one hundred thousand, and five dollars for each thousand (or the major portion thereof) in excess of one hundred thousand of the voters qualified to vote for the office in question at the next preceding election therefor, except that such candidate may expend twenty-five dollars for said purposes, all to be paid, handled and disbursed by a treasurer

or political agent and not otherwise; and any payment, contribution, expenditure of, or promise or liability to pay, contribute or expend any money, or valuable thing in excess of said sum shall be unlawful: Provided, however, That a candidate may pay personally, in addition to said sum or valuable thing or things amounting thereto, his own expenses for postage, letters, circular. letters, telegrams, telephoning, stationery, printing, advertising, publishing, expressage, traveling and board and the cost of any primary, convention, or mass convention, not held pursuant to the law of this state, which may be assessed against such candidate by the political committee under whose direction such primary, convention or mass convention is held. (Sec. 222.)

Authorized Expenditures-All Others Prohibited.

A treasurer or political agent is expressly authorized to pay the following expenses:

(a) The necessary cost of hiring halls and music for conventions, public meetings and public primaries and for advertising the same, and decorating said halls;

(b) of printing and circulating political articles, circulars, circular letters, plate and electrotype matter, candidates' cards, pamphlets and books, including the payment of subscriptions to newspapers or periodicals containing political articles to be circulated among voters;

(c) Of printing and distributing sample or specimen ballots and instructions to voters;

(d) of renting rooms and headquarters to be used by political committees, agents, treasurers or sub-treasurers and of paying for all clerical assistance and labor employed therein;

(e) Of compensating clerks, stenographers, typewriters, and other assistants employed in the committee rooms, or on the business of the committee outside of said committee rooms, and also of challengers, watchers and messengers employed in the registration rooms, in the voting rooms and at the polls, and the cost and expenses of any primary convention, or mass convention not held pursuant to the laws of the State of Indiana.

(f) The traveling and other legitimate expenses of political agents, committees and public speakers, including reasonable compensation for the chairman and secretary of the state, district, county or city central committees, but no compensation shall be paid to public speakers, political agents, treasurers, sub

treasurers, or members of a political committee other than the chairman and secretary for their services; providing that the costs of treasurers' bonds may be paid.

(g) Of making poll books, copies of registration lists and compiling information or data with respect to the qualifications of voters, or their political affiliations, or any other information of a political character.

(h) of necessary postage, telegrams, telephoning, printing expenses and conveyance charge for carrying sick and infirm persons to and from the polls or to and from the places of registration;

(i) The necessary cost of equipping, furnishing and maintaining committee rooms and headquarters and places of meeting for political committees, agents and treasurers, both during and after political campaigns, if it shall be desired to maintain permanent headquarters.

(j) The cost and expenses of messengers sent by the direction of the chairman of any state, district, county, township or city committee of any political party in connection with party matters or interests, and also the cost and expenses of any person or persons summoned by or at the instance of the chairman of the state central committee, or of the county central committee, or of the district committee, or of the township committee, or of the city central committee of any political party to the committee headquarters or offices in connection with party matters or interests, and also for the accommodation and entertainment of all such persons;

(k) All expenses incurred by or under the authority of the chairman of the state, district, county, township or city central committee of any political party in providing accommodation or entertainment for members of said respective committees or for the transportation of such members, when assembling for any meeting of said respective committees or visiting the headquarters of said respective committees in connection with party matters or interests;

(1) The cost and expenses of political parades, meetings and demonstrations, including the equipment and compensation of a political band or drum corps, but not including the cost or expense of any meat, drink or entertainment of any person except as herein before specified.

(m) The cost of political buttons, lithographs, banners and other political advertising matter.