Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-11-28

SEQ. 20. No State Office shall be continued or
created for the inspection or measuring of any
merchandise, manufacture or commodity, but
any county or municipality may sppont such
officers when authorized by law.
SEQ. ~. No law changing the location of the
capital Of the State shall be valid until the same
shall have been submitted to the qualified electors
of the Common wealth, at general election, and
ratified and approved by them.
SEC. 30. A member of the General Assembly
who shalt solicit, demand, or receive, or consent
to receive, directly indirectly, for himself or for
another, from any company, corporate per-
son, any money, Office, appointment, employ
nient, testimonial, reward, thug of value enjoy
ment, or of personal advantage or promise there
Of, for his vote or official influence, for with
holding the same, with au understanding, ex-
pressed or implied, that his vote or official action
shall be In any way Influenced thereby, or who
shall solicit or demand any such money or other
advantage, matter, thing aforesaid for another,
as the consideration of his vote or of1iciul in
fuenco, or for Withholding the same, shall
give withhold his vote or influence in consid-
GRAFTON Of the payment or promise of such money,
advantage, matter, or thing to another, shall he
held guilty of bribery within the meaning of this
Constitution, and shall incur the disabilities plo-
vded thereby for said ofense, and such addition
nj punishment as Is or shall be provided by law.
Sec. 80. Any person who shall, directly or indi
recty, offer, give, or promise any money, or thing
Of value. testimonial, privilege, or personal ad-
vantage, to any executive or judicial officer
IDeulUtT Vi tHc OcucIdl RsetlHDlN, 10 nuueuCc
him in the performance of any of his public or
official duties, shall be guilty of bribery, and be
punished in such manner us shall be provided by
law.
SEC. 81. The oficnse of corrupt solicitation of
members of the General Assembly or of public
officers of the State, or of any municipal division
thereof, and any occupation or practice of solicit
tatlon of such members or officers, to influence
their official action, shall be defined by law, ard
shall be punished by fine and Imprisonment.
SEC. 80. Any person may be compelled to
testify in any Lawful, investigation .or judicial
proceeding, against any person who may be
charged with having committed the oifense of bri-
berry or corrupt solicitation, practices of soi-
citation, and shall not be permitted TO withhold
his testimony upon the ground that ii may crmi-
nate himself or subject him to public infamy
but such testimony shall not afterwards be used
against him in any judicill proceeding, except
for perjury in giving such testimoncy, and any
person convicted Of either of the oiieuses afore-
said, shall, as part of the punishment therefor,
be disqualified from holding any office or position
of honor, trust, or profit in this commonwealth.
s re. 33. A member who has personal or pri-
vate interest in any measure or bill proposed or
pending before the General Assembly shall dis
close the fact to the house of which he lie a menu
Der and shall not vote thereon.