MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 2507

clubs, shall pay any expense of such organization except
by check from such designated depository,

26-7.

(a)    Every treasurer and every 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 THE
CANDIDATE AND NOT PROHIBITED BY § 26-3A, and of all
expenditures, disbursements and promises of payment or
disbursements of money or valuable things made by any
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 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 filing the final
report required by §26—11 unless a court of competent
jurisdiction shall order their retention for a longer
period.

(b) (1) Upon receipt and before depositing, a
"campaign contribution receipt," in a form prescribed by
the State Administrative Board of Election Laws, shall be
issued by the treasurer or subtreasurer to each person or
treasurer of a committee or group or organization of
persons making a contribution of or purchasing a ticket
to any dinner, testimonial, cocktail party, barbecue,
crab feast or similar function HELD FOR A CANDIDATE NOT
PROHIBITED PROM RECEIVING NONPUBLIC CAMPAIGN DONATIONS BY
§ 26-3A, in the individual amount of fifty—one dollars
($51.00) or more, or tickets in the cumulative amount of
two hundred and fifty—one dollars ($251.00) or more or
upon request for any lesser amount, to the candidate or
committee of which he is treasurer or subtreasurer.

(c)    Any money or other thing of value received
from any unknown person or source by any treasurer or any
subtreasurer, or other persons or committee authorized to
incur obligations or to pay or defray obligations or
expenses under the provisions of this article FOR A
CANDIDATE NOT PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING NONPUBLIC
CAMPAIGN DONATIONS BY § 26-3A, shall not be used for any
political purpose whatsoever, but shall be paid by the
treasurer, subtreasurer, or other persons or committee so
receiving the same, to the Treasurer of the State of