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Article 118.45
 

(1) The candidate at an election may pay any personal expenses incurred by him on account of or in connection with or incidental to such election to an amount not exceeding twenty-seven euro and ninety-five cents (27.95), but any further personal expenses so incurred by him shall be paid by his election agent.


(2) The candidate shall send to the election agent within the time limited by this Ordinance for sending in claims, a written statement of the amount of personal expenses paid as aforesaid by such candidate.


(3) The personal expenses of a candidate include his reasonable travelling expenses and the reasonable expenses of his living at hotels or elsewhere for the purposes of the election.


(4) Any person may, if so authorized in writing by the election agent of the candidate pay any necessary expense for stationery, postage, telegrams, and other petty expenses to a total amount not exceeding that named in the authority, but any excess above the total amount so named shall be paid by the election agent.


(5) A statement of the particulars of payments made by any person so authorized shall be sent to the election agent within the time limited by this Ordinance for the sending in of claims, and shall be vouched for by a bill containing the receipt of that person.