“Lobbying” is defined to be any personal solicitation of a member of a legislative body during a session thereof, by private Interview, or letter or message, or other means and appliances not addressed solely to the judgment, to favor or oppose, or to vote for or against, any bill, resolution, report, or claim pending, or to be Introduced by either branch thereof, by any person who misrepresents the nature of hls interest in the matter to snch member, or who is em-ployed for a consideration by a person or corporation interested in the passage or defeat of such bill, resolution, report, or claim, for the purpose of procuring the passage or de-feat thereof. But this does not include such services as drafting petitions, bills, or reso-lutlons, attending to the taking of testimony, collecting facts, preparing arguments and memorials, and submitting them orally or in writing to a committee or member of the legislature, and other services of like character, intended to reach the reason of legislators. Code Ga. 1882, § 4486. And see Colusa Coun-ty v. welch, 122 Cal. 428, 55 Pac. 248; Trlst v. Child. 21 wall. 448, 22 L. Ed. 623; Dun-ham v. Hastings Pavement Co., 56 App. Dlv. 244, 67 N. Y. Supp. 632; Houlton v. NIchol
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
