The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-02-03
An Act to Prevent and Punish Bribery
and Cor. upton.

An Act to Prevent and Punish Bribery
and Cor. upton.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
of South Carolina now met and sitting In
General Assembly, and by the authority
of the same: Whoever corruptly gives,
offers, or promises to any executive, leg
islative, or judicial officer, after his cleo
tion or appointment, other before or al
ter he is qualified, or has taken his seat,
any gift or gratuity whatever, with in
tent to influence his act, vote, opinion, de-
cision or judgment on any matter, ques-
ton, cause or proceeding which may be
then pending, or may be pending, or may
by law come or be brought before him in
his official capacity, shall be punished by
Imprisonment in the State Penitentiary
at hard labor not exceeding five years, or
by fine not exceeding three thousand dol
lars, and Imprisonment in jail not exceed
ing one year.
SEC. 2. Every executive, legislative, or
judicial officer who corruptly accepts
gift or gratuity, or promise to make
gift, or to do an act beneficial to such
officer under an agreement, or with an un-
understanding that his vote, opinion or
judgment shall be given in any particular
manner, or on a particular side of any
question, cause or proceeding which is or
may be by law brought before him in his
official capacity, OF that, in such capacity,
he shall make any particular nomination
or appointment. shall forfeit his office, be
forever disqualified to hold any public
Office, trust or appointment under the
laws of this State, and be punished by
Imprisonment in the State Pententiary
at hard labor not exceeding ten years, or
by fine not exceeding five thousand dol
lars, and by imprisonment in Jail rot ex-
ceeding two years.
SEC 3. Whoever corrupts or attempts
to corrupt any juror, arbitrator, umpire
or referee, by giving, offering. or promis-
ing any gift or gratutity whatever, with
intent to bias the opinion or influence the
decision of such juror, arbiter, umpire or
referee in relation to any cause or matter
pending in the Court, or before an in
quest or for the decision of which such
arbiter, umpire or referee has been chosen
or appointed, shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the State Penitcntiary at
hard labor not exceeding FIVE years, or by
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars,
and imprisonment in Jail not exceeding
one year.
Sec. 4. If any person summoned as
Juror, or chosen or appointed as an arbi-
traitor, umpire or referee, corruptly re-
ceivcs any gift or gratuity whatever from
party to u suit cause or proceeding, Tor
the trial or decision OF which such juror
has been summoned, or for the hearing
or determination of which such arbitra-
tor. umpire or referee has been chosen or
appointed, he shall be punished by imrri :
onmont in the State Pcnitentary at hard
labor not exceeding FIVE years, or by fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars, and
Imprisonment in Jail not exceeding one
year. :,
SEC. 5. Whoever conveys into q Jail,
House of Correction, State Pententiary,
House of Reformation, or other like place
of confinement, any disguise, instrument,
tool, weapon, or other thing adapted or
useful to aid prisoner in making his cs-
cape. with intent 10 facilitate the escape
of any prisoner there lawfully committed
or detained or by any means whatever
aids or assists such prisoner in his en-
deavor to escape therefrom, whether such
escape is effected or attempted or not;
and whoever forcibly rescues any prisoner
held in custody upon any conviction or
charge of an offence, shall be punished by
imprisonment in the State Pententiary
at hard labor not exceeding seven years;
or if the person whose escape or rescue
was effected or intended, was charged
with an offence, not capital, nor punish
able by Imprisonment. then by lmprisoh-
ment in the State Penitcntiary at hard
labor. not exceeding two years, or by
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
SEC. 6. Whoever aids or assists prls.
oner in escaping, or attempting to escape,
from an officer or person who has the
lawful custody of such prisoner, shall be
punished by Imprisonment in the State
Penitentiary at hard labor, not exceeding
two years, or by fine, not exceeding i've
hundred dollars. =,
Sec. 7. If jailor or other officer will
fully suffers q prisoner in his custody, up
on conviction or any criminal charge to
escape, he shall suffer the like punishment
and penalties as tho prisoner suffered to
escape was sentenced to, or would be
liable to suffer upon conviction of the
crime or offence wherewith lie stood
charged.
SEC. 8. If Sheriff, Constable, or other
officer authorized to serve legal process
receives from defendant, or any other
person, any money or other valuable
thing, as consideration, reward, or in
ducemcnt, for emitting or delaying to ar
rest defendant, or to carry him before
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