1126                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 744

in connection with party matters or interests, and also the cost and
expenses of any person or persons summoned by or at the instance of
the chairman of the State central committee of any political party
to the committee's headquarters or offices in connection with party
matters or interests and also for the accommodation [and entertain-
ment] of such persons; (9) all expenses incurred by or under the
authority of the chairman of the State central committee of any
political party in providing accommodation [and entertainment] for
the members of the State central committee or for the transportation
of such members, when assembling for any meeting of said com-
mittee or visiting the headquarters of said committee in connection
with party matters or interests.

(b) [No treasurer or political agent shall incur any expense or
liability to make any payment for any purpose not authorized by this
section, and every liability incurred and payment made shall be at a
rate which is proper and reasonable and fairly commensurate with
the service rendered.] Any statement of moneys owing by a treasurer
or subtreasurer must be presented for payment to said treasurer or
subtreasurer within thirty (30) days following the primary or elec-
tion in connection with which such liability was incurred.

221.

(a)    It shall not be lawful for any candidate, treasurer or any
[political agent] subtreasurer to expend any money for printing,
[or] publication or broadcasting of any political matter whatsoever
unless such matter shall purport on its face to be printed, [or] pub-
lished or broadcast by the authority of said candidate, treasurer or
[political agent] subtreasurer; any such material which is printed,
published or broadcast [in any newspaper or other periodical] shall
be marked as an advertisement.

(b)    Each candidate, treasurer and [political agent] subtreasurer
shall maintain for a period of 120 days following each primary, gen-
eral or special election a complete file of sample copies of all cam-
paign literature published or broadcast by his authority.

222.

(a) Every treasurer and every [political agent] subtreasurer
and every person who shall at any time act as treasurer or [political
agent] subtreasurer, 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 contributions, 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 mem-
bers, or by any person acting under its authority, or on its behalf or
by such treasurer or [political agent] subtreasurer, 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
name of the person and his address from whom received or promised,
or to whom paid or promised, as the case may be, and the object and
purposes for which the sum, or other valuable thing, was received, or
disbursed, or promised, as the case may be. Such books and records
may be destroyed or discarded at any time after one year from the
date of election unless a court of competent jurisdiction shall order
their retention for a longer period.