§ 17-106. Postmasters and United States Marshals not to hold State office  


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  •    (a) Prohibition. -- A postmaster, a deputy of a postmaster, a United States marshal, or a deputy of a United States marshal may not hold any State office or exercise any function of any officer of the State.

    (b) Penalty. -- An individual who violates subsection (a) of this section is subject to a fine of $ 50 for each offense, to be recovered by an indictment in the circuit court for the county where the individual commits the offense.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 69, § 7; 1997, ch. 31, § 1.