the discretion of the court, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned
in the penitentiary of this State for not less than two nor more
than 12 years or both fined and imprisoned, and shall also be
forever disfranchised and disqualified from holding any office of
trust or profit in this State; and any person so bribing or
attempting to bribe or so demanding or receiving a bribe shall be
a competent witness, and compellable to testify against any
person or persons who may have committed any of the aforesaid
offenses; provided, that any person so compelled to testify in
behalf of the State in any such case shall be exempt from
prosecution, trial and punishment for any such crime of which
such person so testifying may have been guilty or a participant
therein, and about which he was so compelled to testify.

24.

Any person or persons who shall bribe or attempt to bribe
any persons participating in or connected in any way with any
athletic contest held in this State shall be deemed guilty of
bribery, and on being convicted thereof shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five thousand
($5,000.00), or, in the discretion of the court shall be
sentenced to be imprisoned in the penitentiary of this State for
not less than six months nor more than three years, or both fined
and imprisoned[; and any person so bribing or attempting to bribe
or so demanding or receiving a bribe shall be a competent
witness, and compellable to testify against any person or persons
who may have committed any of the aforesaid offenses; provided,
that any person so compelled to testify in any such case shall be
exempt from trial and punishment for the crime of which such
person so testifying may have been a participant].

39.

No person shall refuse to testify concerning the crime of
conspiring to commit any of the offenses set forth in § 23 of
this article, [subtitle "Bribery; Obstructing Justice", or set
forth under the subtitle "Gaming" of this article or set forth
under the subtitle "Lotteries of this article,] and any person
shall be a competent witness and compellable to testify against
any person or persons who may have conspired to commit any of the
aforesaid offenses, provided that any person so compelled to
testify in behalf of the State in any such case, shall be exempt
from prosecution, trial and punishment for any and all such
crimes and offenses of which such person so testifying may have
been guilty or a participant or a conspirator therein and about
which he was so compelled to testify.

No person shall refuse to testify concerning any gaming or
betting because his testimony would implicate himself and he
shall be a competent witness and compellable to testify against

WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 288

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