Chap. 160.—An ACT to prevent fraudulent erasures, alterations, secreting,
and destruction of bills and resolutions, and amendments to bills, pending
before the general assembly, or either branch thereof, or of any committee
of either or both branches, or of any bill of the general assembly.
Approved March 12, 1906.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That any person
who shall fraudulently erase, alter, secrete or destroy any bill, resolution
or amendment to any bill pending before the general assembly, or either
branch thereof, or before any committee of either or of both branches, or
any enrolled bill of the general assembly, or shall fraudulently or with
improper: intent, endeavor to influence any officer or employee of the
general assembly, or of either branch thereof, with regard to any such
bill, amendment or enrolled bill, shall be confined in the penitentiary
not less than one nor more than five years.