Bribe: Prohibi-
tion against
giving or receiv-
ing. Exemption
from punishment
of one compelled
to testify. Pun-
ishment: Dis-
franchisement;
disqualification
from holding
office.
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Sec. 50. It shall be
the duty of the General
Assembly, at its first ses-
sion, held after the adop-
tion of this Constitution,
to provide by Law for
the punishment, by fine,
or imprisonment in the
Penitentiary, or both, in
the discretion of the
Court, of any person,
who shall bribe, or at-
tempt to bribe, any Ex-
ecutive, or Judicial officer
of the State of Maryland,
or any member, or of-
ficer of the General As-
sembly of the State of
Maryland, or of any Mu-
nicipal Corporation in
the State of Maryland, or
any Executive officer of
such corporation, in
order to influence him in
the performance of any
of his official duties; and,
also, to provide by Law
for the punishment, by
< fine, or imprisonment in
the Penitentiary, or both,
in the discretion of the
Court, of , any of said
officers, or members, who
shall demand, or receive
any bribe, fee, reward,
or testimonial, for the
performance of his official
duties, or for neglecting,
or failing to perform the
same; and, also, to pro-
vide by Law for com-
pelling any person, so
bribing, or attempting to
bribe, or so demanding,
or receiving a bribe, fee,
reward, or testimonial, to
testify against any per-
son, or persons, who may
have committed any of
said offences; provided,
that any person, so com-
pelled to testify, shall be
exempted from trial and
punishment for the of-
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Sec. 50. It shall be
the duty of the General
Assembly, at its first ses-
sion, held after the adop-
tion of this Constitution,
to provide by Law for
the punishment, by fine,
or imprisonment in the
Penitentiary, or both, in
the discretion of the
Court, of any person, who
shall bribe, or attempt to
bribe, any Executive, or
Judicial officer of the
State of Maryland, or any
member, or officer of the
General Assembly of the
State of Maryland, or of
any Municipal Corpora-
tion in the State of Mary-
land, or any Executive
officer of such corpora-
tion, in order to in-
fluence him in the per-
formance of any of his
official duties; and, also,
to provide by Law for
the punishment, by fine,
or imprisonment in the
Penitentiary, or both, in
the discretion of the
Court^ of any of said
officers, or members, who
shall demand, or receive
any bride, fee, reward, or
testimonial, for the per-
formance of his official
duties, or for neglecting,
or failing to perform the
same; and, also, to pro-
vide by Law for com-
pelling any person, so
bribing, or attempting to
bribe, or so demanding, or
receiving a bribe, fee, re-
ward, or testimonial, to
testify against any person,
or persons, who may have
committed any of said
offences; provided, that
any person, so compelled
to testify, shall be ex-
empted from trial and
punishment for the of-
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54. That if any person
shall give any bribe, pres-
ent, or reward, or any
promise, or any security for
the payment or delivery o:
any money, or any other
thing, to obtain or procure
a vote, to be governor,
senator, delegate to Cong-
ress, or assembly, member
of the council, or judge, or
to be appointed to any oi
the said offices, or to any
office of profit or trust, now
created or hereafter to be
created in this State, the
person giving and the per-
son receiving the same, on
conviction in a court of
law, shall be for ever dis-
qualified to hold any office
of trust or profit in this
State.
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