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dered as provided in section 14 of this act, said judgment shall 
award such office to said applicant, unless it shall be further 
determined in such action, upon appropriate pleading and proof 
by defendant that some act has been done or committed which 
would have been ground in a similar action against such plaint¬ 
iff had he been declared elected to “'such office, for a judgment 
of ouster against him; and if it shall be so determined at the 
trial, such office shall be in the judgment declared vacant, and 
shall thereupon be filled by appointment, or a new election, as 
may be otherwise provided by law regarding such office. 
Sec. 16. No person shall be excused from answering any 
question on trial of such action relating to any of the acts 
claimed to have been committed by any party thereto, or any 
of the persons, committees or organizations mentioned in the 
twelfth section of this act, on the ground that such answer 
would tend to incriminate or degrade such person or witness. 
But no such answer or answers shall be used or be evidence 
against such witness in any criminal action, prosecution or 
proceeding whatever. 
Sec. 17. Every two or more persons who shall be elected, ap¬ 
pointed, chosen or associated for the purpose, wholly or in part, 
of raising, collecting or disbursing money, or of controlling or 
directing the raising, collection or disbursement of money 
for election purposes, and every two or more persons who shall 
co-operate in the raising, collection or disbursement, or in con¬ 
trolling or directing the raising, collection or disbursement of 
money used or to be used in furtherance of the election or to 
the defeat the election to public office of any person or any class 
or number of persons, or in furtherance of the enactment or to 
defeat the enactment-of any law or ordinance, or constitutional 
provision, shall be deemed a political committee within the 
meaning of this act. 
Sec. 18. Every political committee shall appoint and con¬ 
stantly maintain a treasurer, to receive, keep and disburse all 
sums of money which may be collected or received or disbursed 
by such committee, or by any of its members, for any of the 
purposes mentioned in section 17 of this act, for which such 
committee exists or acts; and, unless such treasurer is first ap- 
