§ 45-11-2 - Selling office or dividing fees - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 45-11-2 (2010)
45-11-2. Selling office or dividing fees

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.