Any person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any member of the Legislature, 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, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding ten (10) years, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
R.L. 1910, § 2170. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 165, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 83, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 165 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.