BRIBERY.

Sec. 88 (3697). Jurors, bribery of.

If any juror, either directly or indirectly, shall take anything from the plaintiff or defendant in a civil suit, or from any defendant in a state prosecution, or from any other person, to give his verdict, every such juror, and the person who shall give such juror any fee or reward to influence his verdict, or induce or procure him to make any gain or profit by his verdict, shall be guilty of a felony, and imprisoned in the state's prison or county jail not less than four months nor more than ten years.

Sec. 89 (3568). Bribery of officer.

If any person holding office under the laws of this state who, except in payment of his legal salary, fees or perquisites, shall receive, or consent to receive, directly or indirectly, anything of value or personal advantage, or the promise thereof, for performing or omitting to perform any official act, or with the express or implied understanding that his official action, or omission to act, is to be in any degree influenced thereby, he shall be guilty of a felony, and punished by imprisonment in the state's prison for a term not exceeding five years, or fined not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Code, s. 991; 1868-9, c. 176, s. 2.

Sec. 90 (3569). Bribe, offering to.

If any person shall offer a bribe, whether it be accepted or not, he shall be guilty of felony, and punished by imprisonment for a term not less than one year nor more than five years in the state's prison or county jail, in the discretion of the court.

Code, s. 992; 1870-1, c. 232.

Sec. 91 (3570). Bribery of legislator.

If any person shall directly or indirectly promise, offer or give, or cause, or procure to be promised, offered or given, any money, goods, bribe, present or reward, or any promise, contract, undertaking, obligation or security for the payment or delivery of any money, goods, right of action, bribe, present or reward, or any other valuable thing whatever, to any member of the senate or house of representatives of this state after his election as such member, and either before or after he shall have qualified and taken his seat, with intent to influence his vote or decision on any question, matter, cause or proceeding which may then be pending before the

general assembly, or which may come before him for action in his capacity as a member of the general assembly, said person so offering, promising or giving, or causing or procuring to be promised, offered or given any such money, goods, bribe, present or reward, or any bond, contract, undertaking, obligation or security for the payment or delivery of any money, goods, bribe, present or reward, or other valuable thing whatever, and the member-elect who shall in anywise accept or receive the same or any part thereof shall be guilty of a felony, and fined not exceeding double the amount 30 offered, promised or given, and imprisoned in the state's prison not exceeding five years, and the person convicted of so accepting or receiving the same, or any part thereof, shall forfeit his seat in the general assembly and be forever disqualified to hold any office of honor, trust or profit under this state.

Code, s. 2852; 1868-9, c. 176, s. 5.

Bribery consists in the offering or receiving of any unlawful present or reward to or by any person in order to influence his conduct in the exercise of any public duty. Pritchard, 107—921.

It is necessary to allege and prove that the act charged was done with a willful and corrupt intent. Pritchard, 107—921.

The distinction betwen bribery and extortion is that the former offense consists in offering a present or receiving one, the latter in demanding a fee or present by color of office. Pritchard, 107-921.

BRIDGES.

Sec. 92 (3771). Bridges, injuring.

If any person shall unlawfully and willfully demolish, destroy, break or tear down, injure or damage any bridge across any of the creeks or rivers or other streams in the state, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined or imprisoned, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Code, s. 993; 1883, c. 271.

Sec. 93 (3772). Bridges, failure to repair.

If any owner of a water-mill, situated on any public road or any other person whose duty it is to keep up and repair bridges built across any ditch, drain, or canal, in the chapter entitled Roads, Bridges and Ferries, shall refuse or neglect to keep up and repair, or shall suffer to remain out of repair for the space of ten days,

any bridge which by law he may be required to keep up and repair, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Code, s. 1086; R. C., c. 34, s. 40; 1819, c. 941, s. 3

An indictment against an individual for permitting a public bridge to become ruinous, which he is bound to repair, must set forth how he became subject to the duty of making repairs. King, 25 (3 Ired.), 411.

A person who contracts with the county to keep a bridge in repair is indictable for neglect of that duty. Crowell, 4 (Taylor's Term Rep.), 683.

A proprietor of a mill, who cuts a canal across a public road, whereby the passage along the highway is obstructed, and those who are in possession of the mill claiming under him and using the canal, are liable to an indict ment for such obstruction, the one for creating and the other for continuing the nuisance. But if a bridge is erected over a canal neither is indictable for simply suffering the bridge to be out of repair. Yarrell, 34 (12 Ired.), 130.

When the public road is made after the land-owner has cut his ditches for draining, he is not required to keep the bridges in repair that are subsequently placed over them. Davis, 143-611.

Sec. 94 (3780). Fast driving over bridges.

If any person shall ride or drive over any public bridge at a rate of speed faster than a walk, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days: Provided, that this section shall not apply to any bridge unless the county commissioners shall keep posted at each end of such bridge a notice forbidding the riding or driving over such bridge at a rate of speed faster than a walk.

Sec. 95 (3773). Bridges, failure to maintain.

If any person, who is liable to keep up and maintain any bridge across the public road, as provided by section one thousand seven hundred and seventy-two, shall permit such bridge to remain out of repair for ten days, unless unavoidably prevented, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Code, s. 2037; R. C., c. 101, s. 25; 1817: c. 941, s. 2; 1876-7, c. 90; 1876-7, c. 211.

Sec. 96 (3774). Bridges; vessels not fastened to.

If any person shall fasten any decked vessel or steamer to any bridge that crosses a navigable stream, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and in the case of a bridge that crosses a county line, may be prosecuted in either countv.

Code, s. 2050; 1887. c. 93, s. 3: R. C., c. 101, s. 31; R. S., c. 104; 1858-9, c. 58, s. 1.

Sec. 97 (3775). Bridges, failure of railroads, etc., to keep up.

If any railroad, plank-road, or turnpike company shall fail to keep up, at its own expense, all bridges on or over county or incorporated roads, which it has made necessary to be built in establishing its road, it shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined. Code, s. 2054; R. C., c. 101, s. 35; 1838, c. 5, ss. 1-4.

BUCKET-SHOPS.

If the provision as to prima facie evidence as to certain purchases upon margin were void because not applying to all purchases upon margin, this would in no wise invalidate that part of the statute which forbids carrying on the business of running a bucket-shop, as a statute may be void in part and valid in part. McGinnis, 138-724.

BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.

Sec. 98 (3898). Agents licensed by.

It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit business or act as agent for any building and loan association or company without having procured from the insurance commissioner a certificate that such association or company for which he offers to act is duly licensed by the state to do business for the current year in which such person solicits business or offers to act as agent. The insurance commissioner shall collect a fee of fifty cents for issuing each such certificate, to be paid by the company for which the same is issued, which shall be paid into the state treasury.

1895, c. 444, s. 3; 1899, c. 154, s. 2, subs. 20.

Sec. 99 (3327). Agent acting without license.

If any person shall solicit business or act as agent for any foreign building or loan association or company in this state without having procured from the insurance commissioner a certificate that such association or company for which he offers to act is duly licensed by the state to do business for the current year in which such person solicits business or offers to act as agent, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

1895, c. 444, s. 3; 1905, c. 435, s. 18.

Sec. 100 (3328). Collecting for, not listing stock for taxes.

If any building and loan association or officer of such association doing business in this state, or any local officer or person shall

collect dues, assessments, premiums, fines or interest from any citizen of this state for any such association which has failed or re fused to list for taxation the stock held by citizens of this state, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to fine or imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court.

1905, c. 435, s. 25.

Sec. 101 (3329). Failure to exhibit books; false statement.

If any person having in his possession or control any books, accounts or papers of any building and loan association licensed by law, shall refuse to exhibit the same to the insurance commissioner, or his agents on demand, or shall knowingly or willfully make any false statement in regard to the same, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined and imprisoned, at the discretion of the court. 1893, c. 434; 1899, c. 164.

Sec. 102 (5273). Foreign building and loan associations.

All foreign building and loan associations doing business in this state shall list for taxation with the state auditor, through its agent, its stock held by citizens of this state in the county, city or town where the owners of said stock reside. In listing said stock for taxation the withdrawal value as fixed by the by-laws of each company shall be furnished the list-taker, and the stock shall be valued for taxation as other money investments of citizens of this state. Any association or officer of said association doing business in this state who shall fail or refuse to so list shares owned by citizens of this state for taxation, shall be barred from doing business in this state; and any local officer or person who shall collect dues, assessments, premiums, fines or interest from any citizen of this state for any such association which has failed or refused to list for taxation the stock held by citizens of this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to fine or imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court. All of said taxes shall be paid by the association listing said stock.

1905, c. 590, s. 39.

BUOYS.

Sec. 103 (3545). Buoys, carelessly dragging, from position.

If any person having charge of any raft passing any buoy, beacon or day mark, shall not exercise due diligence in keeping clear of it, or if unavoidably fouling it, shall not exercise due diligence in clearing it, without dragging from its position such buoy, beacon