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§§ 6913-6918 county jail not less than six months nor more than two years, or by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or both.

§ 6913. Rewards for appointment or deputation. Every public officer who, for any gratuity, or reward, appoints another person to a public office, or permits another person to exercise, perform or discharge any of the prerogatives or duties of his office, is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not less than six months nor more than two years, and by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars; and in addition thereto he forfeits his office.

'''§ 6914. Unlawful appointments void. Acts valid.''' Every grant or deputation made contrary to the provisions of the two preceding sections is void; but official acts done before a conviction for any offense prohibited by those sections, shall not be deemed invalid in consequence of the invalidity of such grant or deputation.

§ 6916. Exercising functions after term. Every person who having been an executive officer, willfully exercises any of the functions of his office after his term of office has expired and a successor has been duly elected or appointed, and has qualified in his place, and he has notice thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 6916. Refusal to surrender seal or books. Every person who having been an executive officer of this state, wrongfully refuses to surrender the official seal or any of the books and papers appertaining to his office, to his successor, who has been duly elected or appointed, and has duly qualified, and has demanded the surrender of the books and papers of such office, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 6917. Administrative officers included. The various provisions of this chapter which relate to executive officers apply in relation to administrative officers in the same manner as if administrative and executive officers were both mentioned together.

'''§ 6918. Governor receiving bribes. Menacing. Appointing to or removing from office.''' Every person being governor of this state, who asks, receives or agrees to receive any bribe, upon any understanding that his official opinion, judgment or action shall be influenced thereby, or who gives or offers or promises his official influence, in consideration or upon condition that any member of the legislative assembly, or either house thereof, shall give his official vote or influence on any particular side of any question or matter upon which he may be required to act in his official capacity: or who menaces any member of the legislative Assembly or either house thereof, by ile threatened use of his veto power: or who offers or promises any member of the legislative assembly or either house thereof, that he, the said governor, will nominate for appointment or support any particular person or persons to any office created, or thereafter to be created, in consideration or upon condition that any such member shall give his official vote or influence on any matter pending or thereafter to be introduced into either house of the legislative assembly: or who threatens any member of the legislative assembly or either house thereof, that he, the said governor, will remove any person or persons from any office or position held by such person or persons under the laws of this state, with intent in any manner to influence the action of said member. shall be 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