It shall be unlawful for any person engaged either as principal or as the clerk, agent or representative of a corporation, or another person in the business of becoming surety upon bonds for compensation in the county, either directly or indirectly, to give, donate, lend, contribute, or to promise to give, donate, loan or contribute any money, property, entertainment or other thing of value whatsoever to any attorney at law, police officer, sheriff, jailer, probation officer, clerk or other attache of a criminal court, or public official of any character, for procuring or assisting in procuring, any person to employ such bondsman to execute as surety any bond for compensation in any criminal case in the county. It shall be unlawful for any attorney at law, police officer, sheriff, jailer, probation officer, clerk, bailiff or other attache of a criminal court or public official of any character, to accept or receive from any such person engaged in the bonding business any money, property, entertainment or other thing of value whatsoever for procuring or assisting in procuring any person to employ any bondsman to execute as surety any bond for compensation in any criminal case in the county. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 4-2; 1945, ch. 943, § 141B.)
