§ 27-65-133 - Corruption in office.
27-65-133. Corruption in office.
Whoever, being a member of the State Highway Commission or an engineer, agent, or other employee, acting for or on behalf of the commission, shall accept or agree to accept, receive or agree to receive, ask or solicit, either directly or indirectly, and any person who shall give or offer to give, or promise, or cause or procure to be promised, offered, or given, either directly or indirectly, to any member of the commission, or any engineer, agent, or other employees acting for or on behalf of the commission, any moneys or any contract, promise, undertaking, obligation, gratuity, or security for the payment of money or for the delivery or conveyance of anything of value or any political appointment or influence, present, or reward or any employment or any other thing of value with the intent to have his decision or action on any question, matter, cause, or proceeding which may at the time be pending, or which may by law be brought before him in his official capacity or in his place of trust or profit, influenced thereby, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one (1) nor more than five (5) years and shall forever after be disqualified from holding any office of trust or profit, under the Constitution or laws of this state.