New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-29
LAWS OF THE STATE Of LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

Tn nnnish the crime Of hrtherE

| o punish the CRIME o. DILDSIN-
1 SECTION l. Be it enacted By the Senate
| and House Of Representatives of the State
| OF Louisiana, in General Assembly con-
! veDed. That if any person shall directly OF
| indirectly give any sum or sums Of money,
| or any other bride present or reward, or
| any promise, contract, obligation or security
! for the payInent or delivery Of any money,
! present or reward, or any valuable thing, to
! obtain or procure the opinion, verdict, judg-
| ment or decree Of any juror or Juries OF
/ any kind, or Of any Judge or 5rdges Of the
| State OF Louisiana, in any suit, controversy
| matter or cause depending before him or
| them, and shall be convicted. such person
| or persons, SO giving, promising, contract
| ing or securing to be given, paid or deliv-
| cred. any sums Of money present, reward
| or other bribe as aforesaid, shall, on con
| viCtiOn before any court Of competent jUrls
| diction, be fined not less than one hundred
| dollars nor more than one thousand dollars
| for each otiense, and imprisoned at the dis
erection of the court, not 70 exceed twelve,
| months for each 0ttense. AID the Juror,
! iudge or Judges, who shall in any wise &C
| cept or receive any such bride, on oonvic-
| ton thereof, shall be fined and imprisoned
at the discretion Of the court and shall be
forever DISQUALIFIED from holding any Office
| under the State Of Louisiana
SEC @ Be it further enacted, etc. That
if any person or persons shall directly or
indirectly promise, offer or give, or cause
or procure to be promised, offered or given,
any money, goods, rights or valuablea, bride,
present or reward, or any promise, con-
tract or understanding. obligation or secu-
ritV for the payment or delivery OF any
money, goods, rights, bride, present or re-
ward, or any other valuable thing whatever
to any member Of the Senate or House of
REPRESENTATIVES Of the State Of Louisiana,
after his election as such member, and
either before or after he shall
have qualified and taken his seat,
or to any officer of the State of Louisiana,
whether such officer be State officer
parochial officer, municipal officer, and
whether such officer be legislative, eXeCU-
tive, judicial or ministerial, or in the dis
charge OF any official function under or in
connection with any department OF the gov
eminent Of the State Of Louisiana, or under
the Senate or House OF Representatives Of
the State of Louisiana, after the passage of
this act, with intent to influence such Off
Ger or Senator or Representative in the de-
cisiOn of any question. matter, cause or
proceeding which may then be pending, or
NAV by law or under the constitution of
the State of Louisiana be brought before
him i'll his official capacity or III his place
Of trust or profit, and shall thereof be con-
viCted, such person or persons SO offering,
promising OF giving, or causing OF procuring
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obligation or security for the payment or
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and the member Of f fho General AS assembly en-
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