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THE WISCONSIN IDEA

expose him to prosecution for any crime, misdemeanor or forfeiture. But no person shall be prosecuted, or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture, except forfeiture of nomination or of election to office, for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he may testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, in such proceeding or examination, except a prosecution for perjury committed in giving such testimony.

"Expense accounts; failure to file: notification. Section 94-35. The officer with whom the expense account of any candidate for public office is required by any law of this state to be filed, shall notify such candidate of his failure to comply with such law, immediately upon the expiration of the time fixed by any law of this state for the filing of the same, and shall notify the district attorney of the county where such candidate resides of the fact of his failure to file, and said district attorney shall thereupon prosecute such candidate.

"Criminal actions; judgment. Section 94-36. 1. If any person shall, in a criminal action, be judged to have been guilty of any violation of this act, while a candidate for any office under the constitution or laws of this state, or under any ordinance of any town or municipality therein other than the office of state senator or member of the assembly, the court shall, after entering the adjudication of guilty, enter a supplemental judgment declaring such person to have forfeited the office in the conduct of the campaign for the nomination or election to which he was guilty of such violation, and shall transmit to the filing officer of such candidate a transcript of such supplemental judgment, and thereupon such office shall be deemed vacant and shall be filled as provided by law.

"Personal campaign committee; violation; judgment. 2. If any person shall, in a similar action, be found guilty of any violation of this act, committed while he was a member of the personal