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§§ 6925-8929
PENAL CODE.
Crimes Against

§ 6925. Altering engrossed copy. Every person who fraudulently alters the engrossed copy or enrollment of any bill which has been passed by the legislative assembly of this state, with intent to procure it to be approved by the governor or certified by the secretary of state, or printed or published by the printer of the statutes in language different from that in which it was passed by the legislative assembly, is guilty of a felony.

§ 6926. Giving or offering bribes to members. Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any member of the legislative assembly, or attempts directly or indirectly, by menace, deceit, suppression of truth or any other corrupt means, to influence a member in giving or withholding his vote, or in not attending the house of which he is a member, or any committee thereof, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding ten years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both.

§ 6927. Members receiving bribes. Every member of either of the houses composing the legislative Assembly of this state, who asks, receives or agrees to receive any bribe upon any understanding that his official vote, opinion, influence, judgment or action shall be influenced thereby, or shall be given in any manner or upon any particular side of any question or matter upon which he may be required to act in his official capacity, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding ten years, or in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both.

§ 6928. Members. Solicitation of bribery defined. Punishment. Every person elected to either house of the legislative assembly, who shall offer or promise to give his official vote or influence, in favor of or against any measure or proposition pending, or proposed to be introduced into the legislative assembly, or either house thereof, in consideration or upon condition that any other person elected to the same legislative assembly or either house thereof will give or will promise or assent to give, his vote or influence in favor of, or against any other measure or proposition pending, or proposed to be introduced into such legislative assembly or house, shall be deemed guilty of solicitation of bribery and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding five years, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both, and shall not thereafter be eligible to the legislative assembly or either house thereof.

§ 6929. Members. Vote in consideration of vote. Bribery. Every member of the legislative assembly or either house thereof, who shall give his vote or influence for or against any measure or proposition pending or proposed to be introduced into such legislative Assembly or either house thereof, or offer of promise or Assent so to do, upon condition that any other member will give. promise or assent to give his vote or influence in favor of or against any other such measure or proposition, pending or proposed to be introduced into such legislative Assembly or house, or in consideration that any other member has given his vote or influence for or against any other measure or proposition in such legislative Assembly or house, shall be deemed guilty of bribery. and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding five years, or by a fine not exceeding