Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-05-31
March 10, 1850.
mo. 65.l
AN ACT
To punish Bribery in certain csses.


To punish Bribery in certain cases.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, OF the Siale Of Ohio, That II any person pei.
sons shall directly or indirectly promise, offer or
give, or cause OF procure to be promised offered or
given any money, yight IN notion, present, re-
ward, or any other valuable thing whatever, OF
any promise. contract, obligation or security, ioT
the payment or delivery VI any money, goods
right in action, present, reward or any other val.
ua,e hing whatever, to any officer or public agent
tier his election or rappointment and either Ueors
or after he sha have been qualified as such, with
intent
First-To influence his vote or decision on any
question, matter, cause or proceeding which may
then be pending, or may by law be brought before
him as such officer or agenG or
Second-To induce him To neglect or omit the
performance OF his duty as such officer or ag nt OF
to perform such duty with partiality or favor. OF
In consideration oi his having neglected or omit
ted the performance ot such duty, or oths having
performed il with paruality or favor; or
Third--ro Induce himso give, procure Or assis
to procure. or in consideration his having uivsu
procured assisted TO procure by his act, nlsres,
influence, or other means whatever, any public ap
pointment, Office, place OF trust or profit, or asy
preiermenl or emolument, or any public contract
or any false specification paD drawing, certificate
| or estimate under such contract, Every such per
son and the o&cer or agent who shall in any wise
| solicit, accept or receive any such money, goods
right in action, present. reward or any other yalua
tIlillg uuy PIuilisc, CuHVuCt, un
dertaking, obligation or security ior the payment
or delivery OF any money, goods, right In action,
present, reward or any other valuable thing wha T.
ever or any part thereof shall on conviction there
OF be punished as provided In the second sec lion
0i this act
Sec Q. That the officer, public agent, or other
person so convicted, shnN bs fined not less than
the amount or value oi tn thing 10 promised, OF.
tered or given, or SO solicited, accepted or re.
ceved. nor more than three times such value OF
h. INN lam nd in tha tasl nAs
more than thirty days, or both; and IL a public
ugent or any officer other than Stats officer bs
% convicted, he shall be immediately iomoved
from alice or employment bv order Of the court;
prouided, that the execution OF such order, when
the court has signed bill of exceptions, SHALL on
motion oi the defendant, be suspended until the
determination OF an application ior writ oil error,
but not longer than thirty days unless sucL writ
be allowed
see. 8. The word aoflicer" shall be held to In.
clude all State officers, including the senators and
representatives In the General Assembly, oil
county, township, city, village school and olhei
officers deriving their auth0riy under the constilu
iion " laws OF this State, and the deputies Of all
officers The words public agent" shall be held
70 include trustees, commissioners architects, su
perintendents engineers, surveyors, and all othel
persons acting in subordinate capacity, except
ing contractors mechanics and laborers In the pur
chase, laying out. construction. repair or manage
ment OF any public ground, work, building, i'm
provement or Institution
SIC. 4, All prosecutions under the provisions o.
this act shall be by indictment before tho court o.
Common Pleas In the county where the ofiense
shall have been committed.
Sec. 5. This act shall bs given specially In
coarge to the grand jury by the Judges OF the cour
| OF couinon pleas but no pr secutiun shall be in
situted under Il unless 1t shall be commenced
within one year from the commission of the o.
tense. I-t.s..-
Sec. 6. This sc,shall take effect on lie passage
''l RICHARD G. PARSONS,
Speaker Of the Hou,s Of Representative.
u. ROBERT Z. KIRK.
President oil the Ssnats.