1070 · S1xTY-E1oHT1~1 CONGRESS. Sess. II, Ch. acs. 1925. Rnrnnns L°‘” ’°P°°*°*’· Sec. 215. The following Acts and parts of Acts are hereby re aled: V°’· ‘°· PP~ im- 32*- P; Sections 1101 to 1106, inclusive, of the Revenue Act of 1917; V°1·23»P·*°· b The Act entitled "An Act fixing the rate of postage to be paid u n mail matter of the second class when sent by persons other tgzgn the publisher or news agent,” approved June 9, 1884; and V°‘·°°-P·’*°· The Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act ma mg appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hnn red and fifteen, and for other purposes} approved March nine, nmeteen hundred and fourteen," approved April 24, 1914. Errncrrvn Dum wg ¤¤¢¢¢ Avril *5· Sm, 216, This title, except section 217, shall become effective on ' April 15, 1925. m§f,s°f'°“¤°¤* Wm Sec. 217. A special joint subcommittee is hereby created to consist $P°d¤liolntsubc0m- of three members of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads $.`i°°°°'°°'°°°°r°°°'t of the Senate and three members of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads of the House, to be appointed by the respective _ H“""¤·°"°· chairmen of said committees. The said special joint subcommittee is authorized and directed to hold hearings prior to the begimiing of the first regular session of the Sixty-ninth Congress, to sit in Washington or at any other convenient place and to report during the first week of the first regular session of the Sixty-ninth Congress, by bill, its recommendations for a permanent schedule of postal A““‘°'“Y °°”"""'°"· rates. Said special joint subcommittee is hereby authorized to administer oaths, to send for persons or papers, to employ necessary clerks, accountants, experts, and stenographers, the latter to be paid ,,,,i,‘§§i“§,_°,{·ds‘f°m °°“‘ at a cost not exceeding 25 cents per one hundred words; and the expense attendant upon the work of said special joint subcommittee shall be paid one-half from the contingent fund of the Senate and one-half from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives upon voucher of its chairman. This section shall become effective _ upon the enactment of this Act. ,,gg,;;j{cf,*;,;_§f*P* Trrmsz III.-—F1·:nr:n,u. Commrr Pnacrricas Aer, 1925 "`“'*· Sec. 301. This title may be cited as the “Federal Corrupt Practices Act, 1925." m§*f°¤*¤¢ °’ '°“”’ Sec. 302. When used in this title-- ··mmx¤¤.·· ga) The term “election " includes a general or special election, an , in the case of a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands, an election by the Philippine Legislature, but does not include a primary election or convention of a political party; "C¤¤<¤¤¤*¤·" (b) The term “ candidate " means an individual whose name is presented at an election for election as Senator or Representative in, or _Dele te or Resident Commimioner to, the Con ess of the United Stiates, whether or not such individual is elects}: w;‘§’<>¤¤<¤¤ °°¤¤¤i¢· (c) The term " political committee " includes any committee, asso- ` · ciation, or organization which accepts contributions or makes expenditures for the (purpose of infiuencin or attempting to influence the election of can 'dates or presidential and vice presidential electors (1) in two or more States, or (2) whether or not in more than one State if such committee association, or or ° tion (other than a duly organized State or local committee of a politica party) is a branch or subsidiary of a national committee, association, or organization;
