suffer a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and imprisonment not exceeding ten days.

Failure of Fire Officers to Perform Duty.

1921. [Sec. 6, Act 26, 1914, p. 83.] Any city, town, village or parish officer mentioned in Section 2 of this Act [i. e., Fire Department Chief, Town Marshal and Sheriff], who neglects or refuses to comply with any of the requirements of this Act [i. e., an Act defining the powers and duties of the Fire Marshal] shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00.

Bribery of Judge.

BRIBERY.

1922. [R. S. 860.] Whoever shall, directly or indirectly, give or promise to any judge, or other person concerned in the administration of justice, any bribe or reward to influence his behavior in office, shall suffer fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Bribery of Judge or Juror.

1923. [Sec. 1, Act 4, 1872, E. S., p. 42, of Acts 1873.] If any person shall directly or indirectly give any sum or sums of money, or any other bribe, present or reward, or any promise, contract, obligation or security for the payment or delivery of any money, present or reward, or any valuable thing, to obtain or procure the opinion, verdict, judgment or decree of any juror or juries of any kind, or of any judge or judges of the State of Louisiana, in any suit, controversy, matter or cause depending before him or them, and shall be convicted, such person or persons, so giving, promising, contracting or securing to be given, paid or delivered, any sum of money, present, reward or other bribe as aforesaid, shall on conviction before any court of competent jurisdiction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each offence, and imprisonment at the discretion of the court, not to exceed twelve months, for each offence, and the juror, judge or judges who shall in any wise accept or receive any such bribe, on conviction thereof shall be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the court, and shall be forever disqualified from holding any office under the State of Louisiana.

Bribery of Any Public Officer.

1924. [Sec. 2.] If any person or persons shall directly or indirectly promise, offer or give, or cause to procure to be promised, offered or given, any money, goods, rights or valuables, bribe, present or reward, or any promise, contract or understanding, obligation or security for the payment or delivery of any money, goods, rights, bribe, present or reward, or any other valuable thing whatever to any member of the Senate or House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, after his election as such member, and either before or after he shall have qualified and taken his seat, or to any officer of the State of Louisiana, whether such officer be a State officer, a parochial officer, a municipal officer, and whether such officer be legislative, executive, judicial or ministerial, or in the discharge of any official function under or in connection with any department of the government of the State of Louisiana, or under the Senate or House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, after the passage of this act, with intent to influence such officer or Senator or Representative in the decision of any question, matter, cause or proceeding which may then be pending, or may by law or under the Constituion of the State of Louisiana be brought before him in his official capacity, or in his place of trust or profit, and shall thereof be convicted, such person or persons so offering, promising or giving, or causing, or procuring to be promised, offered or given any such money, goods, rights, bribe, present or reward, or any promise, contract, undertaking, obligation or security for the payment or delivery of any money, goods, rights, bribe, present or reward, or other valuable thing whatever, shall be liable to indictment before any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Louisiana, and shall, on conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars for each offence, and shall be imprisoned at hard labor not less than three months nor more than one year for each offence, and the member of the General Assembly or officer who has been convicted of accepting any such bribe shall forfeit his office or trust, and be forever disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust or profit under the government of the State of Louisiana, and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned at hard labor not less than three months nor more than one year for such offence.

Duty of Officer Offered Bribe.

1925. [Sec. 3.] It is made the duty of any member of the General Assembly, judge or clerk, or other person holding a place of honor, or profit, or trust, under the government of the State of Louisiana, who has been offered or tendered any bribe or reward for performing any official act, either as judge, clerk of court or parochial, municipal or ministerial office, to inform on such person or persons; provided, that no prosecution under the act shall be allowed, unless the same is instituted and commenced within one year from the date of the commission of the offence.

Charge to Grand Jury.

1926. [Sec. 4.] It is made the duty of every judge in the State of Louisiana exercising criminal jurisdiction in the State to give this act specially in charge of the grand jury at their regular sessions.

Bribery of Judge or Member of General Assembly.

1927. [Sec. 1, Act 59, 1878, p. 97.] If any person or persons shall directly or indirectly give any sum or sums of money, or any other bribe, present, or reward, or any other thing, to obtain or procure the opinion, judgment, or decree of any judge or justice of the peace, acting within this State, or to corrupt or induce, or influence such judge or justice of the peace, to be more favorable to one side than to the other in any suit, matter or cause, depending or to be brought before him or them, or shall directly or indirectly give any sum or sums of money, present, or reward, or any promise, contract, obligation, or security, for the payment or delivery of any money, present, reward, or other thing to obtain, procure, or influence any member of the General Assembly of this State, or to incline, induce or influence any member of the said General Assembly to be more favorable to one side than to the other, or any question, election, matter or thing, pending or to be brought before the said General Assembly, or either house thereof, the person so giving any money bribe, present, or reward, promise, contract, obligation or security, with intent, and for the purpose aforesaid, and the judge, justice of the peace, or member of the Legislature, who shall accept or receive the same, shall be deemed guilty of bribery, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not less than one

year, nor more than five years, and shall be forever disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust or profit in the State.

Bribery of Any Public Officer.

1928. [Sec. 2.] If any person or persons shall directly or indirectly give any sum or sums of money, or any other bribe, present, or reward, or any other thing to any judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, coroner, clerk of court, constable, jailor, attorney general or assistant attorney general, district attorney or district attorney pro tempore, grand or petit juror or jury commissioner, member of the General Assembly, or other officer of this State, ministerial or judicial, or any officer, parochial or municipal (except such fees as are allowed by law) with intent to induce or influence such officer to appoint any person to office, or to execute any of the powers in him vested, or perform any duty of him required, with partiality or favor, or otherwise than is required by law, or in consideration that such officer hath appointed any person to any office, or exercised any power in him vested, or performed any duty of him required, with partiality or favor, or otherwise contrary to law, the person so giving, and the person so receiving any money, bribe, present, reward, promise, contract, obligation, or security, with the intent or for the purpose or consideration aforesaid shall be deemed guilty of bribery, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not less than one year nor more than five years, and shall be forever disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit in this State.

Offer to Give or Accept Bribe.

1929. [Sec. 3.] Every person who shall offer or attempt to bribe any member of the General Assembly, or officer thereof, judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, coroner, clerk of court, constable, jailor, attorney general, assistant attorney general, district attorney, or district attorney pro tempore, grand or petit juror, jury commissioner, recorder of conveyances, recorder cf mortgages, or other ministerial or judicial officer, or any parochial or municipal officer, in any of the cases mentioned in the preceding sections of this act; and every member of the Legislature, or officer thereof, judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, coroner, clerk of court, constable, jailor, attorney general, assistant attorney general, district attorney, or district attorney pro tempore, grand or petit juror, jury commissioner, recorder

of conveyances, recorder of mortgages, or other ministerial or judicial officer of this State, or parochial and municipal officers, who shall propose to receive a bribe in any of the cases mentioned in either of the two preceding sections of this act, shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and suffer imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period not exceeding one year, and shall forever be disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit in this State.

It is a crime for a municipal officer to propose to receive a bribe, State vs. Desforges, 48 A. 73.

"Petit Juror" embraces talesmen, State vs. Glaudi, 43 An. 914; State vs. McCrystol, 43 A. 907.

There may be no intention to bribe by the giver, but if he who accepts does so with intent to influence his official action, such acceptor is guilty under the statute, State vs. Dufoussat, 47 A. 977.

Bribery of Member of General Assembly.

1930. [Sec. 4.] Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any member of the General Assembly, or to another for him, by means direct or indirect, or by a pretended fee, salary, or remuneration for other services, or attempts, by menace, deceit, suppression of truth, or any corrupt means to influence a member in giving or withholding his vote, or in not attending the sessions of the house or any committee of which he is a member, shall on conviction thereof be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than three years, and shall be forever disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit in this State.

Offer of Member of General Assembly to Accept Bribe.

1931. [Sec. 5.] Every member of either branch of the General Assembly who asks, receives or agrees to receive any bribe or reward, direct or indirect, from the hands of the party bribing or by a person interposed, upon any understanding that his vote, opinion, judgment, or action shall be influenced thereby, so shall be given in any particular manner or upon any particular side of any question or matter upon which he may be required to act in his official capacity, or gives or offers or promises to give any vote in consideration that another member of the Legislature shall give any such vote either upon the same or another question before said body, shall on conviction thereof be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than ten years, and shall forever be disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust or profit in this State.