REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4918 - AN ACT TO
AMEND SECTIONS FORTY-SIX AND FORTY-EIGHT OF THE REVISED ELECTION CODE
(RE: PROHIBITED COLLECTIONS AND LIMITATIONS UPON EXPENSES OF CANDIDATES)
Section 1. Section forty-six of Republic Act Numbered One
hundred eighty, otherwise known as the Revised Election Code, is
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 46. Prohibited Collections of Funds. — It shall
be unlawful for any person to hold balls, lottery, beauty contests,
entertainments or cinematographic, or theatrical, or other performances
during one hundred twenty days immediately preceding a regular or
special election, for the purpose of raising funds for benefit purposes
or for an election campaign, or for the support of any candidate; and
no person or organization, whether civic or religious, shall directly
or indirectly solicit and/or accept from any candidate for public
office, or from his campaign manager, agent or representative, any
gift, contribution or donation in cash or in kind during the
aforementioned period: provided, that normal and customary religious
dues and/or contributions, such as religious stipends, tithes or
collections on Sundays and/or other designated collection days, are
excluded from this prohibition."
Sec. 2. Section forty eight of Republic Act
Numbered One hundred eighty, otherwise known as the Revised Election
Code, is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 48. Limitation upon expenses of candidates. —
No candidate shall spend for his election campaign more than the total
amount of emoluments for one year attached to the office for which he
is a candidate: provided, that in no case shall any candidate, or his
campaign manager, agent or representative, within one hundred twenty
days immediately preceding a regular or thirty days before a special
election, directly or indirectly, make any donation, contribution, or
gift in cash or in kind, or undertake and/or contribute to the
construction of roads, bridges, schoolhouses, puericulture centers,
medical clinics and hospitals, churches or chapels, cement pavement for
dancing, or any other structure for public use or for the use of any
religious or civic organization: provided, further, that normal and
customary religious dues and/or contributions, such as religious
stipends, tithes and/or collections on Sundays and/or other designated
collection days, as well as periodic payments for legitimate
scholarships established before the prohibited period, are excluded
from this prohibition."
Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Approved: June 17, 1967
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