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 SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 392. 1910. 823 sional campaign committees of all political arties and all committees, associations, or organizations which shall in two or more States influence the result or attem t to influence the result of an election at which Representatives in Congress are to be elected. ' Sec. 2. That evepy political committee as defined in this Act shall 0¤‘1q¢r¤r¤<1¤ir¤¤· have a chairman an a treasurer. It shall be the duty of the treasurer RZ`.itii°¤`ii."°”°r°" to keep a detailed and exact account of all money or its equivalent received by or promised to such committee or any member thereof, or by or to any person acting under its authority or in its behalf, and the name of eveiéy rson, firm, association, or committee from whom received, and 0 xsl} expenditures, disbursements, and promises of payment or disbursement made by the committee or any member thereof, or by any person acting under its authority or in its behalf, and to whom paid, distributed, or disbursed. No officer or member of such committee, or other person acting under its authority or in its behalf, shall receive any money or its epuivalent, or expend or promise to expend any money on behalf o such committee, until after a chairman and treasurer of such committee shall have been chO8cn° Recel ts for all ex· Sec. 3. That every payment or disbursement made by a olitical penseap committw exceeding ten dollars in amount be evidenced by a receipted bill stating the particulars of expense, and every such P'°°°"““°“‘ i record, voucher, receipt, or account shall be preserved for fifteen meénths aftéi the egectnon to which  relates. h bah lf f De wm mc. 4. at w oever, act' un er the authorit or in a 0 uupa as me ' such political committee, wheliger as a member therjeof or otherwise, iiiiiiiiirrtiléiziii °°b° receives any contribution, payment, loan, gift, advance, deposit, or promise of money or its eiuivalent shall, on emand, and in any event within five days after the receipt of such contribution, payment, loan, gift, advance, deposit, or promise, render to the treasurer of such litical committee a detailed account of the same, together with tiiiia name and address from whom received, and said treasurer Rw,,d,,,g_ shall forthwith enter the same in a ledger or record to be kept by him for that purpou. Sec. 5. That the treasurer of every such political committee shall, smsmem to crm within thirty days after the election at which Representatives in §§,e°*,§2,§$gY§° °*R°*" Congress were chosen in two or more States, file with the Clerk of the — House of Representatives at Washington, District of Columbia, an itemized, detailed statement, sworn to by said treasurer and conforming to the re uirements of the followingisection of this Act. The statement so hled with the Clerk of the ouse of Representa- rmpsmaoumum. tives shall be preserved by him for fifteen months, and shall e a part ”"°3°“°“‘ of the public records of his office, and shall be open to public ins ection. _ _ - Sho. 6. That the statements required by the preceding section of Dewls this Act shall state: First. The name and address of each person, firm, association, ,,,‘}_,‘{{,‘,§§§§",{§{§‘g§· °‘°·· or committee who or which has contributed, promised, loaned, or advanced to such political committee, or any officer, member, or ent thereof, either in one or more items, money or its equivalent of me aggregate amount or value of one hundred dollars or more. Second. The total sum contributed, promised, loaned, or advanced L*’““’°“ fmto such political committee, or to any officer, member, or agent thereof, in amounts less than one hundred dollars. Third. The total sum of all contributions, promises, loans, and céfyg °”*°'”“ *°· advances received by such political committee or any officer, member, ° or agent thereof. Fourth. The name and address of each person, firm, association, or m§,tf‘§,°”'L°2"t;$ l$fi committee to whom such political committee, or any officer, member, mmor agent thereof, has disbursed, distributed, contributed, loaned,