Having counterfeit, money in possession.

Having forged notes or bills in possession.

Making, passing,

or having posses

bills, notes, or checks.

same to be counterfeited, shall be deemed guilty of counterfeiting, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not less than one year, nor more than fourteen years.

SEC. 75. Every person who shall have in his possession, or receive for any other person, any counterfeit gold or silver coin or coins of the species now current, or hereafter to be current in this state, with intention to utter or pass the same, or permit, cause, or procure the same to be uttered or passed, with intention to defraud any person or persons, body politic or corporate, knowing the same to be counterfeit, and being thereof duly convicted, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not less than one year, nor more than fourteen years.

SEC. 76. Every person who shall have in his possession or shall receive from any other person any forged promissory note or notes, or bank bills, or bills for the payment of money or property, with intention to pass the same, or to permit, cause, or procure the same to be uttered or passed, with intention to defraud any person or persons, body politic or corporate, whether such person or persons, body politic or corporate, reside in or belong to this state or not, knowing the same to be forged or countefeited, or shall have or keep in his possession any blank or unfinished note or bank bill, made in the form or similitude of any promissory note or bill for payment of money or property, made to be issued by any incorporated bank or banking company, with intention to fill up and complete such blank and unfinished note or bill, or to permit, or cause, or procure the same to be filled up and completed in order to utter or pass the same, or to permit, or cause, or procure the same to be uttered and passed, to defraud any person or persons, body politic or corporate, whether in the state or elsewhere, shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not less than one, nor more than fourteen years.

SEC. 77. Every person who shall make, pass, utter, or publish, sion of fictitious with an intention to defraud any other person or persons, body politic or corporate, either in this state or elsewhere, or with the like intention shall attempt to pass, utter, or publish, or shall have in his possession, with like intent to utter, pass, or publish any fictitious bill, note, or check, purporting to be the bill, note, or check, or other instrument in writing for the payment of money or property, of some bank, corporation, copartnership, or individual, when in fact there shall be no such bank, corporation, or copartnership, or indi vidual in existence, the said person knowing the said bill, note, check,

or instrument in writing for the payment of money or property to be fictitious, shall be deemed guilty of forgery, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not less than one, nor more than fourteen years.

possession of

etc., for coun

SEC. 78. Every person who shall make, or knowingly have in his Making or having possession, any die or dies, plate or plates, or any apparatus, paper, dies, plates, metal, machine, or other thing whatever, made use of in counterfeit- terfeiting. ing the coin now made current, or hereafter to be made current in this state, or in counterfeiting bank notes or bills, upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not less than one, nor more than fourteen years; and all such dies, plates, apparatus, paper, metal, or machine, intended for the purpose aforesaid, shall be destroyed.

SEC. 79. On the trial of any person for forging any bill or note purporting to be the bill or note of some incorporated company or bank, or for passing or attempting to pass, or having in possession, with intent to pass, any such forged bill or note, it shall not be necessary to prove the incorporation of such bank or company by the charter or act of incorporation, but the same may be proved by general reputation.

Proof of

incorporation of

banks, etc., on

trials for forgery.

SEC. 80. Persons of skill shall be competent witnesses to prove May prove that such bill or note is forged or counterfeited.

forgery by
experts.

seal of state or

officer entitled

SEC. 81. Every person who shall fraudulently forge or counterfeit Counterfeiting the seal of this state, or the seal of any court or public officer by law of any court or entitled to have and use a seal, and shall make use of the same, or to use a seal. shall forge or counterfeit the signature of any public officer, or shall unlawfully and corruptly, and with evil intent, affix any of the said true seals to any commission, deed, warrant, pardon, certificate, or other writing, or who shall have in his possession or custody any such counterfeited seal, and shall wilfully conceal the same, knowing it to be falsely made and counterfeited, and shall thereof be convicted, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not less than one, nor more than fourteen years.

NINTH DIVISION.

CRIMES AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE.

subornation

SECTION 82. Every person having taken a lawful oath, or made af- Perjury and firmation in any judicial proceeding, or in any other matter where of perjury. by law an oath or affirmation is required, who shall swear or affirm wilfully, corruptly, and falsely, in a matter material to the issue or point in question, or shall suborn any other person to swear or affirm

Procuring execution of

by perjury.

as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of perjury or subornation of perjury (as the case may be), and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for any term not less than one nor more than fourteen years.

SEC. 83. Every person who, by wilful and corrupt perjury or subinnocent person ornation of perjury, shall procure the conviction and execution of any innocent person, shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of murder, and upon conviction thereof shall suffer the punishment of death.

Bribery of judge,

justice of the

of legislature.

SEC. 84. If any person or persons shall, directly or indirectly, give peace, or member any sum or sums of money, or any other bribe, present, or reward, or any promise, contract, obligation, or security for the payment or delivery of any money, present, reward, or any other thing, to obtain or procure the opinion, judgment, or decree of any judge or justice of the peace acting within this state, or to corrupt, induce, or influence such judge or justice of the peace to be more favorable to one side than to the other in any suit, matter, or cause depending or to be brought before him or them, or shall, directly or indirectly, give any sum or sums of money, present, or reward, or any promise, contract, obligation, or security for the payment or delivery of any money, present, or reward, or other thing, to obtain, procure, or influence any member of the legislature, or to incline, induce, or influence any such member of the legislature to be more favorable to one side than to the other on any question, election, matter, or thing pending or to be brought before the legislature or either house thereof, the person so giving any money, bribe, present, or reward, promise, contract, obligation, or security, with intent and for the purpose aforesaid, and the judge, justice of the peace, or member of the legislature who shall accept or receive the same, shall be deemed guilty of bribery, and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not less than one year, and shall be disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit in this state.

Bribery of certain

officers to infiu

of appointment.

SEC. 85. If any person shall, directly or indirectly, give any sum ence their powers or sums of money, or any other bribe, present, or reward, or any promise, contract, obligation, or security for the payment of any money, present, or reward, or any other thing, to any judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, coroner, clerk, constable, jailer, attorney general, district or county attorney, member of the legislature, or other officer, ministerial or judicial (but such fees as are allowed by law), with intent to induce or influence such officer to appoint any person to office or to execute any of the powers in him vested, or perform

any duty of him required, with partiality or favor, or otherwise than is required by law, or in consideration that such officer hath appointed any person to any office, or exercised any power in him vested, or performed any duty of him required with partiality or favor, or otherwise contrary to law, the person so giving and the officer so receiving any money, bribe, present, reward, promise, contract, obligation, or security, with the intent or for the purpose or consideration aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of bribery, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not less than one year nor more than ten years, and shall be disqualified to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit in this state.

in certain cases

SEC. 86. Every person who shall offer or attempt to bribe any Bribery of officers member of the legislature, judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, coro- specified. ner, clerk, constable, jailer, attorney general, district or county attorney, or other ministerial or judicial officer, in any of the cases mentioned in the two preceding sections, and every member of the legislature, judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, coroner, clerk, constable, jailer, attorney general, district or county attorney, or other ministerial or judicial officer, who shall propose or agree to receive a bribe in any of the cases mentioned in either of the two preceding sections, shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, and shall be disqualified to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit in this state.

SEC. 87. If any judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, coroner, clerk, Stealing, altering, or defacing recorder, or other public officer, or any person whatsoever, shall steal, records, etc. embezzle, corrupt, alter, withdraw, falsify, or avoid any record, process, charter, gift, grant, conveyance, bond, or contract, or shall knowingly and wilfully take off, discharge, or conceal any issuc, forfeited recognizance, or other forfeiture, or shall forge, deface, or falsify any document or instrument recorded, or any registered acknowledgment or certificate, or shall alter, deface, or falsify any minute, document, book, or any proceeding whatever of or belonging to any public office within this state, the person so offending, and being thereof duly convicted, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not less than one or more than ten years, and be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.

to prisoners by

SEC. 88. Every sheriff or jailer who shall be guilty of wilful in- Inhumanity.etc., humanity or oppression to any prisoner under his care or custody, sheriff or jailer. shall be fined in any sum not exceeding two thousand dollars, and be

removed from office.

ration of term of

SEC. 89. If any officer whose office shall be abolished by law, or Officers on expiwho, after the expiration of the time for which he may be appointed office refusing to

deliver records,

etc., to successor.

Falsely personat

ing another, and

in such assumed character.

or elected, or after he shall have resigned or been legally removed from office, shall wilfully and unlawfully withhold or detain from his successor, or other person entitled thereto by law, the records, papers, documents, or other writing appertaining or belonging to his office, or mutilate, destroy, or take away the same, the person so offending, shall, on conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not less than one year nor more than ten years. The provisions of this section shall apply to any person or persons who shall have such records, documents, papers, or other writings in his, her, or their possession, and shall wilfully mutilate, destroy, withhold, or detain the same as aforesaid.

SEC. 90. Every person who shall falsely represent er personate doing certain acts another, and in such assumed character shall marry another; become bail or surety for any party in any proceeding civil or criminal, before any court or officer authorized to take such bail or surety; or confess any judgment; or acknowledge the execution of any convey. ance of real estate, or of any other instrument which by law may be recorded; or do any other act in the course of any suit, proceeding, or prosecution, whereby the person so represented or personated may be made liable in any event to the payment of any debt, damages, costs, or sums of money, or his rights or interests may in any manner be affected, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding two years, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars.

Falsely personating another, and

intended for him.

SEC. 91. Every person who shall falsely represent or personate receiving money another, and in such assumed character shall receive any money or valuable property of any description, intended to be delivered to the person so personated, shall, upon conviction, be punished in the same manner, and to the same extent, as for feloniously stealing the money or property so received.

Obstructing officers in serving process.

SEC. 92. If any person shall knowingly and wilfully obstruct, resist, or oppose any sheriff, deputy sheriff, coroner, constable, marshal, policeman, or other officer of this state, or other person duly authorized, in serving, or attempting to serve, any lawful process or order of any court, judge, or justice of the peace, or any other legal process whatsoever, or shall assault or beat any such officer or person duly authorized in serving, or executing, or attempting to serve or execute any order or process as aforesaid, or for having served, or executed, or attempted to serve or execute the same, every person so offending shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, and imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding five years: Provided, any officer or person whatsoever that may or shall assault or