HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1565

feat of any political party or principle in any election, or of
any proposition submitted to vote at a public election, or to
aid or take part in the nomination or election of any can-
didate for public office. The term "Treasurer" shall include
all persons appointed by any political committee or candidate
for nomination or election to any public office, to receive or
disburse moneys to aid or promote the success or defeat of any
such party, principle or candidate. The term "Political Agent"
shall include all persons appointed by any candidate before
any election, or primary election, to assist him in his can-
didacy. No person shall act as any such treasurer or politi-
cal agent unless, after his appointment, and before the primary
or election for which he is appointed, a writing signed by the
political committee or candidate appointing him and desig-
nating him as such treasurer or political agent, shall be filed
with the Secretary of State, except that in case the duties
of such treasurer or political agent shall relate to any county,
city, ward or district election exclusively, or to any primary
election preliminary thereto, such writing shall be filed with
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county within which
such treasurer or political agent resides, or with the clerk of
the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, if such treasurer or po-
litical agent resides in Baltimore City, instead of with the
Secretary of State. Every such writing shall designate the
particular period, election or primary election within which
such treasureship or political agency shall continue. Noth-
ing in this sub-title shall prevent the treasurer or political
agent of any candidate from being the treasurer or political
agent of any candidate, but no candidate for public office or
nomination therefor may designate himself as his own politi-
cal agent or act as the political agent or treasurer of any
other candidate. No person shall be appointed or act as
treasurer or political agent in any election or primary elec-
tion who is not a citizen and resident of the State of Mary-
land.

147. Every political committee shall appoint and con-
stantly maintain a treasurer to receive, keep and disburse all
sums of money, or other valuable things, which may be col-
lected, received or disbursed by such committee or by any of
its members for any purposes mentioned in Section 146 of this
Article, or for which such committee exists or acts, and unless
such treasurer is first so appointed and maintained, it shall
be unlawful and a violation of this Article for a political com-
mittee, or any of its members, to collect or receive or disburse
money, or other valuable things, for any such purposes. The
treasurer appointed under this sub-title by the State Central
Committee of any party, and the treasurer appointed in any
county or in the City of Baltimore, by the members of the