as may be ordered by it or its properly authorized officer or committee.

Senate Officers and Employees-Per Diem.

SEC. 3. The senate shall elect a secretary, assistant secretary and principal doorkeeper whose pay each shall be six ($6.00) dollars per day. The appointment of any employees and the payment of the same and the purchase of any supplies and the payment for the same, heretofore appointed or purchased for the senate of the sixty-ninth general assembly, in conformity with senate rule 55, are hereby legalized.

House Officers and Employees-Per Diem.

SEC. 4. The house of representatives shall elect a principal clerk, assistant clerk and principal doorkeeper whose pay, each, shall be six dollars ($6.00) per day. The appointment of any employees and the payment of the same and the purchase of any supplies or printing and the payment of the same that are authorized by house resolution No. 1, heretofore adopted at this session, is hereby legalized. Duty of Auditor of State.

SEC. 5. That it shall be the duty of the auditor of state to audit the accounts and issue warrants upon the treasurer of state for the per diem of the officers, employees and assistants of the senate and house of representatives as may be authorized or employed respectively by such house or senate or its authorized officer or committee, and including the principal officers of such senate and house, clerks, stenographers, doorkeepers, assistant doorkeepers, postmaster, assistant postmaster, janitors, pages and such other assistants and employees as may be so authorized or employed by such senate or house or its authorized officer or committee. Where the pay of such officers, employees or other assistants is herein fixed, they shall be paid accordingly. In other cases, their pay shall be fixed by the house of the general assembly employing them, or by its committee authorized by such house so to do.

Repeal.

SEC. 6. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Emergency.

SEC. 7. Whereas, an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of this act, the same shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.

CHAPTER 2.

AN ACT regulating lobbying; requiring the registration of legislative counsel and agents and regulating their activity; and prohibiting improper and corrupt lobbying.

[H. 63. Approved February 4, 1915.]

Lobbying-Filing of Statement.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Indiana, That any person, firm, corporation, or association, or any officer or employe of a corporation or association acting for or on behalf of such corporation or association, who directly or indirectly employs any person or persons, firm, corporation or association to promote, advocate, or oppose in any manner, any matter pending, or that might legally come before the general assembly or either house thereof, shall within one week from the date of such employment, or within one week from the going into effect of this act, furnish in a signed statement to the secretary of state the following information, to wit:

1. If an individual, his full name, place of residence, and place of business.

2. If a firm, the correct firm name, place of business and the full name and place of residence of each partner.

3. If a corporation or association, its full name, the location of its principal place of business, whether a domestic or foreign corporation, and the names and the places of residence of each of its officers.

4. The nature and kind of their business, occupation or employment.

5. The full name, place of residence and occupation of each person, firm, corporation or association employed as legislative counsel or agents as hereinafter defined, together with the full period of employment of such counsel or agents.

6. The exact subject-matter pending or that might legally come before the general assembly or either house thereof or before any committee thereof with respect to which such person, firm, corporation or association is employed as a legislative counsel or agent.

7. When any change, modification or addition to such employment or the subject-matter of the employment is made, the employer shall within one week of such change, modification or addition furnish in writing full information regarding the same to the secretary of state.

8. Whether the person, firm, corporation or association employed is a legislative counsel or legislative agent, within the meaning of this act as hereinafter defined. "Legislative counsel' is hereby defined to be any person, firm, corporation or association employed for a compensation given directly or indirectly to appear before a committee of the general assembly, of either house, for the purpose of making arguments or examining witnesses, or any legal counsel employed regularly or temporarily by any person, firm, corporation or association, who promotes or opposes legislation by the preparation of written briefs or statements submitted to the members of the general assembly, or the committees thereof, or of either house. "Legislative agent" is hereby defined to be any person, who for a compensation given directly or indirectly, promotes or opposes legislation by any other means than those set forth in the preceding paragraph, especially by personal interview with members of the general assembly or by personal communications with the members of the general assembly or the governor of the State of Indiana: Provided, A legislative agent may act as a legislative counsel if so authorized by his employer. The secretary of state shall immediately enter all such information in a separate book to be kept for that purpose, appropriately indexed so as to show all employers, employes, the subject-matter of such employment, and whether the employe is a legislative counsel or legislative agent. The record of legislative counsel and legislative agents kept by the secretary of state shall be open to inspection by any citizen of Indiana, upon demand at any time during the regular business hours of the secretary of state.

Every person not residing within the state and every foreign corporation, firm or association employing legislative counsel, or legislative agents in relation to any legislation pending or proposed in the general assembly of the State of Indiana, shall be required, as a condition precedent to filing the statements required by this act, to file with the secretary of state within one week after the date of such employment, or within one week after the going into effect of this act, a bond of a surety company, or a bond with sufficient personal security, approved by the secretary of state in the penal sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) payable to the State of Indiana. Conditioned, that such person, firm or corporation will make correct reports as required in section three (3) of this act. Actions for forfeiture on such bond shall be brought in the name of the State of Indiana, by the attorney general in the circuit court of Marion county, after ten (10) days' notice to the party negligent.

Upon the payment of the fee hereinafter prescribed, the secretary of state shall issue to each person or the representative of any firm, corporation or association so employed an identification certificate showing the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued, the name or names of his employers, the particular matter in respect to which such person is so employed, the duration of the employment and whether the person is a legislative counsel or legislative agent. A new certificate shall be issued upon any change, modification, or addition being made to such employment. Such certificate shall be prima facie evidence during the period of employment therein recited, but not to exceed three months of compliance with that part of this section which has to do with the registration of legislative counsel and legislative agents.

Legislative Agent or Counsel-Employer's Compliance.

SEC. 2. No person, firm or corporation employed by any person, firm, corporation or association as a legislative counsel or agent shall prosecute his employment until his employer has complied with the provisions of section one (1) of this act and until such counsel or agent has complied with the provisions of section one (1) of this act governing legislative counsel and legislative agents. Before any legis

lative counsel shall appear before any committee of the general assembly or of either house, he shall, if so requested by any member thereof, present his certificate for examination by said committee. Any legislative agent who undertakes to discuss any proposed or pending legislation with any member of the general assembly, shall, if so requested by said member, present his certificate for examination by said member.

Filing Statement of Expense.

SEC. 3. Within thirty (30) days after the adjournment of the general assembly of the State of Indiana, every person, firm, corporation or association employing legislative counsel or legislative agents, shall file with the secretary of state a complete and detailed statement, sworn to by the person making the same, or in the case of a corporation by its president or treasurer, of all expenses paid or incurred by such person, firm, corporation or association in connection with the employment of legislative counsel or agents, including the salaries of each of such counsel or agents. Persons, firms, corporations or associations shall render such accounts in such form as shall be prescribed by the secretary of state and such reports shall be open to public inspection.

Contingent Employment Prohibited.

SEC. 4. No person shall be employed as legislative counsel or agent for a compensation dependent upon the passage amendment or defeat of any proposed legislation or amendment thereof or upon any other contingency connected with the action of the general assembly or of either house, or of any committee thereof.

Treasurer of Unincorporated Association-Report-Application.

SEC. 5. Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any unincorporated association, or combination of two or more persons to collect, receive, keep or expend any money for the purpose of promoting or opposing legislation pending or proposed before the general assembly or either house or the committees thereof unless such association or persons first appoint a treasurer whose appointment shall be subscribed