1570 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 934

debts and obligations, if any, of such treasurer or political
agent, with the nature and amount of each, for what purpose in-
curred and to whom owing, and if there are no unpaid debts
or obligations of such treasurer or political agent, such state-
ment 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 ac-
counts 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 ex-
penditures, disbursements and promises of payment or dis-
bursements 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 treas-
urer 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 prom-
ised, as the case may be, and the object and purposes for
which such sum, or other valuable thing, was received, or dis-
bursed, or promised, 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 preserve the book
or books of account and the entries and statements therein as
aforesaid, or any of theni, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined, not less than three
hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or im-
prisoned in jail for not less than thirty days nor more than
one year In the discretion of the Court. The provisions of this
section, including the provisions with respect to the time of
filing said reports, shall be mandatory and not directory, and
must be strictly performed as above described. Any money or
other thing of value received from any unknown person or
source by any treasurer or any political agent, or other per-
sons or committee authorized to incur obligations or to pay
or defray obligations or expenses under the provisions of this
sub-title, shall not be used for any political purpose what-
soever, but shall be paid by the treasurer, political agent, or
other person or committee so receiving the same, to the treas-
urer of the State of Maryland.

152. Every candidate for public office shall within thirty
days after holding of the primary election held to nominate
for such office, make out and file in the office of the clerk of
the Circuit Court of the county in which such candidate re-
sides, or with the clerk of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City,