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county in which such treasurer or political agent resides, or in
the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court of Baltimore 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 expenditure made or promised, or valuable thing given
or promised, or liability of any sort incurred, the name of the
person to whom such expenditure, gift or promise thereof was
made, or to whom such liability was incurred, and shall clearly
state the purpose for which such money or property was so ex-
pended, given or promised, or for which such liability was in-
curred, separating expenditures, gifts and liabilities for elec-
tions and primary elections. Such statement shall also set
forth in detail all unpaid debts and obligations, if any, of such
treasurer 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 de-
tailed, 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 pay-
ment 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 things 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 pur-
poses for which such sum, or other. valuable thing, was received,
or disbursed, or promised, as the case may be. Every treas-
urer and every political agent, as defined by this Act, 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 preserve the book
or books of account and the entries and statements therein as
aforesaid, or any of them, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than three hun-
dred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.
SEC. 168. Every candidate for public office, including candi-
dates for the office of Senator of the United States, shall,
within thirty days after the election or primary election held
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