If any person who has been elected to any office shall sell or farm out said office; or if any person shall purchase or agree to give any money or other thing of value to a person elected for the privilege of exercising the duties of said office; or if any person shall promise or agree to divide the profits, fees, or emoluments of said office with the person so elected, he shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by confinement and labor in the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than three years.
History. Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 285, §§ 1, 2; Code 1873, § 4472; Code 1882, § 4472; Penal Code 1895, § 281; Penal Code 1910, § 285; Code 1933, § 89-9904.
Cross references.
Buying or selling of votes, § 21-2-570 .
Structure Georgia Code
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 11 - Miscellaneous Offenses Concerning Public Officers and Employees
§ 45-11-1. Offenses Involving Public Records, Documents, and Other Items
§ 45-11-2. Selling Office or Dividing Fees
§ 45-11-3. Assault Under Color of Office
§ 45-11-4. Unprofessional Conduct; Misdemeanor; Applicability
§ 45-11-5. Extortion Generally
§ 45-11-6. Demanding More Than Legal Fees for Advertising
§ 45-11-7. Retaining Compensation for Legal Advertisements
§ 45-11-8. Engaging in Bail Bond Business
§ 45-11-9. Discrimination Against Optometrists or Physicians in Suggestions for Visual Care
§ 45-11-10. Coercion of Other Officer or Employee to Give Anything of Value for Political Purposes