The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-10
CHATTER 1910

AN ACT for the BETTER Prevention Of
Dishonest Practices Of Agents. En-
ployes and Servants. and Those Deal
ing with Them.
PASSED April II, 1867
II is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section ! No agent. employe. or ser
want I'm public or private employ. or pub
lie official shall corruptly accept. or OBJ
tain or agree 10 accept. or attempt TO oh
tain from any person, for himself or for
any other person, any gift or valuable
consideration as an inducement or re-
ward for doing or forbearing to do, or for
having done or forborne 10 do any act In
relation To the business OF his principal.
master. employer. or state. city. or town
Of which he is an official. or for showing
or forhearing TO show favor or disfavor
70 any person in relation 10 the business
OF his principal. master. employer or
state city or town Of which he is an OF
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Sec 2 No person shall corruptly give
or offer any gift or valuable considera-
ton 10 any such agent. employe. servant,
or public official as an inducement or re-
ward for doing or forbearing TO do. or for
having done or forborne 10 do any act In
relation 10 the business of his principal
master. or employer. or the state city, or
town OF which he IL an official. or for
showing or forbearing TO show favor or
disfavor 10 any person in relation 10 the
business OF his principal. master. em-
ployer. or state, city. or town OF which
he is an official
Sec. 2. No person shall knowingly give 70
any such agent employe. servant or pub
lie official any receipt. account, or other
document i'm respect OF which the prnci-
pal. master. or Employer or state. city or
town OF which he is an official Is interest
ed which contains any statement which Is
false or erroneous. or defective in any inn
portant particular and which. 10 his
knowledge is intended TO mislead the
principal master. employer. or state. city,
or town Of which he is an official
Sec T. Any person who violates any OF
the provisions Of this act shall he deemed
guilty OF n misdemeanor. and shall. on
conviction thereof, he imprisoned with or
without hard labor. for a term not ex-
ceedng one year or he fined not exceed
ing one thousand dollars.
Sec g. Any person injured by any vio-
lation Of the provisions OF sections | and
? OF this act may recover from the person
or persons inf1cting such injury twice the
amount OF such injury.
Sec 6 No person shall be excused from
attending and testifying. or from produc-
ing papers contracts. agreements and
documents before any court which may
be determined 10 be evidence In such case.
or I'm obedience TO the subpoena Of any
court having jurisdiction Of the misde-
meannr,- on the grounds or for the reason
that the testimony or evidence. documen-
tary or otherwise. required by him may
tend 10 crininate him or subject him to a
penalty or forfeiture. But no person shall
be prosecuted or subjected TO any penalty
or forfeiture for or on account OF any
transaction, matter. or thing concerning
which he may testify or produce evidence
documentary or otherwise. before said
court or in obedience OF its subpoena or In
! any such case or proceedings.
Sec. Z Section II Of Chapter 2s3 ~ the
| General Laws OF Rhode Island. entitled
Offences against public policy" is here
| by repealed
Sec. g. This act shall take effect upon
| it's passage.