New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-11

| st the discretion of the court, and shall be
| forever disqualified from holding any Office
under the State Of Louisiana.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
If sny person or persons shall directly or
indirectly promise, offer or give, or cause
or procure to be promised, offered or gwen,
any money goods, rights or vslusoies, oroe,
present or reward, or any promise, con
tract or understanding. obligation or secu-
rity for the payment or delivery OF any
money, goods, rights, bride, present or re-
ward, or any other valuable thing whatever
10 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 a State officer, a
parochial officer, a 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
erament of the State of Louisiana, or under
tho Senate or House Of Representatives OF
the State Of Louisiana, after the passage of
this asst, With intent TO influence such ottl-
Ger or SENATOR or representative in the de-
cisiOn of any question, matter, cause or
proceeding which may then be pending, or
may bS law INC St4butioh va
the State of Louisiana be brought before
him in his official capacity, or in his place
Of trust or profit, and shall thereof be CON
victed, such person or persons go Offering,
promising or giving, or causing or procuring
TO be promised. offered or given any such
money, goods, rights, bride, present or re-
Eard, or any promise, contract, undertaking
obligation or security for the payment or
delivery of any money, goods, rights, bribe,
biz
whatever, shall be liable to Indictment be-
fore any court of competent jurisdiction in
the State of Louisiana, and shall, ON con-
vietion, be fined not less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars
for each otfense, and shall be imprisoned
at hard labor not less than three months
nor more than one year for each OHense,
and the member of the General Assembly
or officer who has been CONVICTED of ao-
eepting any such bribe shall forfeit hs
office or trust, and be forever disqualified
from holding any office of honor, trust or
profit under the government of the State
of Louisiana, and shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than
one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned
at hard labor rot less than three months
nor more than one year for such offense.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc. That
it ia made the duty of any member Of the
SFObS1 al hScV"ulyg IudSO U SlCi AS VI OluVi
persons holding place of honor or profit
or trast under the government of the State
Of Louisiana, who has been offered or ten
dered any bride or reward for performing
any official act, either as judge, clerk of
court or parochisl, municipal or ministerial
Office, to inform on such person or persons;
provided, that no prosecution under the act
shall be allowed, unless the same is insti
tuted and commenced within one year from
the date of the commission of the offepse.
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
it is made the duty Of every judge in tho
State of Louisiana exercising criminal
jurisdiction in the State to give this act
specially in charge Of the grand jury at
their regular sessions.
SEC. 5. Be IT further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after it's
passage.
tSigned) CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives,
(Slgned) A. Is. HARRIS
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved December 26, 1872.
tSignedl 2. b. ). PINCHBACK,
Acting Governor OF the State of Louisiana,
A true copy:
0EoReE e. BovEB,
Secretary of State.