J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor 1125
person not a candidate, directly or indirectly, to make a contribution
or contributions, expenditure or expenditures, for either a primary
or general election for the election of any candidate, or for the suc-
cess or defeat of any party or proposition, which shall exceed $2,500
in the aggregate.] It shall be unlawful for any candidate or for any
party or proposition to receive as a contribution or contributions from
all sources in any election any sums in the aggregate in excess of
twenty five hundred dollars ($2,500). FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL,
EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO CONTRIBUTE ANY
MONEY OR THINGS OF VALUE IN AN AGGREGATE VALUE
GREATER THAN $2500 TO ANY CANDIDATE, PARTY, OR
PROPOSITION, OR GROUP OF CANDIDATES IN ANY PRI-
MARY OR GENERAL ELECTION.
219 A.
No person or political COMMITTEE or party committee shall at
any time pay, receive or incur any obligation, express or implied, to
pay or receive any sum of money or thing of value whatever for serv-
ices to be performed on the day of any primary or general election on
behalf of any candidate, party or measure, to be voted upon at the pri-
mary or general election; or for any political service performed on this
day, or for any loss of time or damage suffered by attendance at the
polls at the primary or general election, or for the expense of transpor-
tation of any voter to or from the polls on this day. This section shall
not apply to newspaper, radio or , television advertising. , BILL-
BOARD, OR AERIAL ADVERTISING OR TO AMPLIFYING
EQUIPMENT, REGULARLY-EMPLOYED HEADQUARTERS'
PERSONNEL, OR RENTAL OF HEADQUARTERS' FACILITIES
INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS' EQUIPMENT, OR TO ANY
COST INCURRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TRANS-
PORTATION FOR VOTERS TO AND FROM POLLING PLACES.
220.
(a) It shall be lawful for any treasurer or [political agent] sub-
treasurer in connection with any election, or primary election, and
in making provisions therefor, to pay all lawful expenses including,
but not limited to, the following expenses: (1) Hiring of halls and
music for the conventions, public meetings and public primaries and
for advertising the same; (2) printing and circulating political
articles, circulars, pamphlets and books or renting radio and television
time and newspaper space for political speeches and advertising;
(3) printing and distributing the sample or specimen ballots and in-
structions to voters, subject, however, to such prohibitions or restric-
tions as may be imposed by this article upon the publication and
distribution of such sample or specimen ballots or instructions;
(4) renting rooms and headquarters to be used by political com-
mittees; (5) compensating clerks, stenographers and typists em-
ployed in the committee rooms [, and also of challengers and watchers
employed in the registration rooms, in the voting rooms and at the
polls]; (6) traveling and other legitimate expenses of political agents,
committees and public speakers; (7) necessary postage, telegrams,
telephoning, and printing expenses [and conveyance charges for
carrying persons to and from polls, or to and from the office of regis-
tration]; (8) cost and expenses of messengers sent by direction of
the chairman of the State central committee of any political party
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