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shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both
fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the Court.*
See note to section 165.

1908, ch. 122. 1912, ch. 228, sec. 167.

169. Within twenty days after every election, or primary election,
every treasurer and every political agent shall file a full, .true and
detailed account and statement, subscribed and sworn to by him before
an officer authorized to administer oaths, in the office of the clerk of
the Circuit Court of the county in which such treasurer or political
agent resides, or in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court of Balti-
more City, if such treasurer or political agent resides in said city, which
statement shall include the amount of money or property in each case
received or promised, the name of the person from whom it was
received, or by whom it was promised, the amount of every expendi-
ture made or promised, or valuable thing given or promised, or lia-
bility of any sort incurred, the name of the person to whom such
expenditure, gift or promise thereof was made or to whom such lia-
bility was incurred, and shall clearly state the purpose for which such
money or property was so expended, given or promised, or for which
such liability was incurred, separating expenditures, gifts and liabili-
ties for elections and primary elections, Such statement shall also set
forth in detail all unpaid debts and obligations, if any, of such treas-
urer or political agent, with the nature and amount of each, for what
purpose incurred and to whom owing, and if there are no unpaid debts
or obligations of such treasurer or political agent, such statement shall
state such fact. Every treasurer and every political agent and every
person who shall at any time act as treasurer or political agent, shall
keep detailed, full and accurate accounts in a proper book or, books, to
be called "Account Books," to be provided and preserved by him, of
all money or valuable things received by or promised to, and of all
expenditures, disbursements and promises of payment or disbursements
of money or valuable things made by any political committee, or any
of its officers or members, or by any person acting under its authority,
or on its behalf, or by such treasurer or political agent, and setting
forth in such statement and accounts the sum or valuable thing so
received, or disbursed, or promised, as the case may be, and the date
when, the person from whom received or promised, or to whom paid
or promised, as the case may be, and the object and purposes for which
Rich sum, or other valuable thing, was received, or disbursed, or prom-
ised, as the case may be. Every treasurer and every political agent,
as defined by this sub-title, who shall fail or refuse to make out, verify
and file with the clerk of the Circuit Court the statement required by
this section of this article, or who shall fail to provide, keep and pre-

*Section 2 of the act of 1912, chapter 228, contains a very broad "saving"
clause as to prior offenses, pending cases, etc.