25-1709. Contributions by corporations and certain stockholders.

25-1709

Chapter 25.--ELECTIONS
Article 17.--CORRUPT PRACTICES

      25-1709.   Contributions by corporations and certain stockholders.Everycorporation carrying on the business of a bank, trust, surety,indemnity, safe deposit, insurance, railroad, street railway, telegraph,telephone, gas, electric light, heat, power, or water company, and everycompany having the right to take or condemn land or to exercisefranchises in public ways granted by the state or by any county or city,and every trustee or trustees owning or holding the majority of the stockof any such corporation, who makesany contribution or expenditure designed to aid, promote,or prevent the nomination or election of any person to public office, orin order to aid, promote or antagonize the interests of any politicalparty shall comply with the provisions of the campaign finance act setforth in K.S.A. 25-4142 et seq., and amendmentsthereto.

      History:   L. 1911, ch. 137, § 3; R.S. 1923, 25-1709; L. 1982, ch.156, § 1;L. 1985, ch. 122, § 1;L. 1986, ch. 140, § 1; July 1.