1074

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 408

of expenses; transferring other provisions
concerning the duties of a treasurer or
subtreasurer; and making style changes.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 33 — Election Code

Section 26—6

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1971 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

BY repealing

Article 33 — Election Code

Section 26-10

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1971 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 26-6 of Article 33 - Election
Code, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement
Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed
and reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 33 — Election Code

26-6.

(A) All contributions, money or other valuable
things collected, received or disbursed by any candidate
or committee for any purpose, shall be paid over to and
made to pass through the hands of the treasurer and shall
be disbursed by him[; and it shall be]. IT IS unlawful
[and a violation of this article] for any candidate or
any member or members of a committee, or for any member
or members of a political committee, to make any
expenditure, to disburse or expend money or any other
valuable things, for any purposes until the money or
other valuable things so disbursed or expended [shall
have] HAS passed through the hands of the treasurer.

(B)    ANY STATEMENT OF MONEYS OWING BY A TREASURER
OR SUBTREASURER SHALL BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT TO THE
TREASURER OR SUBTREASURER WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE
ELECTION IN CONNECTION WITH WHICH THE LIABILITY WAS
INCURRED.

(C)    THE TREASURER APPOINTED AND ACTING FOR OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE STATE
OR ANY POLITICAL PARTY MAY NOT EXPEND OR DISBURSE ANY
MONEY OR VALUABLE THING, OR INCUR ANY LIABILITY
WHATSOEVER, EXCEPT BY THE AUTHORITY AND SUBJECT TO THE
DIRECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
OF THE STATE FOR OR IN CONNECTION WITH WHICH THE
TREASURER MAY BE APPOINTED OR ACTING.