Section 16-9-290. Accepting bribes for purpose of procuring public office.

SC Code § 16-9-290 (2019) (N/A)
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If any person shall receive of another any sum of money or reward of meat, drink or other valuable consideration for procuring or assisting to procure any office or place of trust in this State, whether such office is to be obtained through any general, special or primary election or from any elective tribunal, for any other person whatever and be convicted thereof, he shall forfeit the sum of not more than one hundred dollars and suffer imprisonment at the discretion of the court having cognizance of the same. And if such offender be in any office he shall, on conviction, be disabled from holding such office.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-558.2; 1952 Code Section 16-558.2; 1950 (46) 2059.