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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 143.

AN ACT to repeal section seventeen of article thirty

of the Code of Public General Laws, entitled

" Crimes and Punishments," under the head of

" Bribery," and to re-enact the same with amend-

ments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That section seventeen of article

thirty of the Code of Public General Laws, entitled

" Crimes and Punishments," under the head of

Repealed,
amended and

"Bribery," as repealed, amended and re-enacted by

re-enacted.

chapter three hundred and sixty-nine of the acts of

the General Assembly of Maryland, passed at its

January session in the year eighteen hundred and

sixty-eight, be and the same is hereby repealed,

amended and re-enacted as follows :

17. If any person shall bribe or attempt to bribe

any executive officer of the State of Maryland, any

judge, justice of the peace or other judicial officer of

this State, any member or officer of the General

Assembly of Maryland, or any member or officer of

any municipal corporation of this State, or any ex-

ecutive officer of such corporation, in order to influ-

ence any such officer or person in the performance

of any of his official duties, and if the Governor

or other executive officer of this State, any judge,

Penalty for
bribery.

justice of the peace or other judicial officer of this

State, any member of the General Assembly of

Maryland or officer thereof, or any member or offi-

cer of any municipal corporation, or mayor or other

executive officer thereof in this State, shall demand

or receive any bribe, fee, reward or testimonial for

the performance of his official duties, or for neglect-

ing or failing to perform the same, every such per-

son so bribing or attempting to bribe any of such

officers or persons, and every such person so de-

manding or receiving any bribe, fee, reward or tes-

timonial, shall be deemed guilty of bribery, and on

being convicted thereof shall be fined not less than

one hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, or,

in the discretion of the court, sentenced to be im-

prisoned in the penitentiary of this State for not.

less than two nor more than twelve years, or both