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committed perjury, such court must immediately commit such person by an order or process for that purpose to prison or take a recognizance, with sureties for his appearance and answering to an indictment for perjury. (2220 R. L. 1910)

1590. Witness Bound Over to Appear-Such court shall thereupon bind over the witnesses to establish such perjury to appear at the proper court to testify before grand jury, and upon the trial, in case an indictment is found for such perjury, and shall also cause immediate notice of such commitment or recognizance, with the names of the witnesses so bound over, to be given to the county attorney. (2221 R. L. 1910)

1591. Documents May Be Retained-If upon the hearing of such action or proceeding in which such perjury has probably been committed any papers or documents produced by either party shall be deemed necessary to be used on the prosecution for such perjury, the court may by order detain such papers or documents from the party producing them, and direct them to be delivered to the county attorney. (2222 R. L. 1910)

1592. Subornation of Perjury Defined-Any person who wilfully procures another person to commit any perjury, is guilty of subornation of perjury. (2223 R. L. 1910)

1593. Punishment of Subornation of Perjury-Any person guilty of subornation of perjury is punishable in the same manner as he would be if personally guilty of the perjury so procured. (2224 R. L. 1910)

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1594. Prize Fight a Misdemeanor-Any person who engages in, instigates, encourages or promotes any ring or prize fight or any other premeditated fight or contention, whether as principal, aid, second, umpire, surgeon or otherwise, although no death or personal injury ensues, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2567 R. L. 1910)

1595. Challenge to Prize Fight-Any person who challenges another to engage in any such fight as is specified in the last section; every person who accepts any such challenge; every person who knowingly forwards, carries or delivers any such challenge; and every person who bets, stakes or wagers any money or property upon the result of any such fight or who undertakes to hold any money or property so betted, staked or wagered, to be delivered to or for the benefit of the winner thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2568 R. L. 1910)

1596. What Constitutes a Challenge-Any words spoken or written, or any signs uttered or made to any person, expressing or implying or intending to express or imply a desire, request, invitation or demand to engage in any fight, such as is mentioned in the second preceding section, are deemed a challenge within the meaning of the last section. (2569 R. L. 1910)

1597. Leaving the State to Engage in Prize Fight-Any person who leaves this State with the intent to elude any of the provisions of the last three sections and to commit any act out of the State such as is prohibited by them, and who does any act which would be punishable under these provisions if committed within this State, is punishable in the same manner as he would have been in case such act had been committed within this State. (2570 R. L. 1910)

1598. Place of Trial-Such person may be indicted and tried in any county within this State. (2571, R. L. 1910.)

1599. Duty of Peace Officers-It is the duty of all sheriffs, constables, policemen and watchmen who have reasonable grounds to believe that any offense specified in section 1594 is about to be committed within their jurisdiction, to make complaint under the provisions of this article to some magistrate within their jurisdiction. (2572, R. L. 1910.)

1600. Neglect of Duty by Peace Officer-Any sheriff, constable, policeman or watchman, who wilfully neglects the duty prescribed by the last section, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, he shall forfeit his office. (2573, R. L. 1910.)

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1601. Injury to Records and Embezzlement by OfficerAny sheriff, coroner, clerk of court, constable, or other ministerial officer, and any deputy or subordinate of any ministerial officer who either:

First: Mutilates, destroys, conceals, erases, obliterates or falsifies any record or paper appertaining to his office; or,

Second: Fraudulently appropriates to his own use or to the use of another person, or secretes with intent to appropriate to such use, any money, evidence of debt or other property entrusted to him in virtue of his office, is guilty of felony. (2243, R. L. 1910.)

1602. Refusing to Receive Prisoners-Any officer, who in violation of a duty imposed upon him by laws as such officer to receive into his custody any person as a prisoner, wilfully neglects or refuses so to receive such person into his custody, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2245, R. L. 1910.)

1603. Delaying to Take Before Magistrate-Any public officer or other person having arrested any person upon any criminal charge, who wilfully delays to take such person before a magistrate having jurisdiction to take his examination, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2246, R. L. 1910.)

1604. Arrest Without Authority--Any public officer or person pretending to be a public officer, who, under the pretense or color of any process or other legal authority, arrests any person, or detains him against his will, or seizes or levies upon any property, or dispossesses anyone of any lands or tenements without due and legal process, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2247, R. L. 1910.)

1605. Misconduct in Executing Executing Search Warrant-Any peace officer who, in executing a search warrant, wilfully exceeds his authority, or exercises it with unnecessary severity, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2248, R. L. 1910.)

1606. Same--Exceeding Authority-A peace officer in executing a search warrant, who wilfully exceeds his authority, or exercises it with unnecessary severity, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (6078, R. L. 1910.)

1607. Procuring Search Without Cause-A person who maliciously and without probable cause procures a search warrant to be issued and executed is guilty of a misdemeanor. (6077, R. L. 1910.)

1608. Same Maliciously-Any person who maliciously, and without probable cause, procures a search warrant to be issued and executed, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2297, R. L. 1910.)

1609. Refusing to Aid Officer--Any person who, after having been lawfully commanded to aid any officer in arresting any person or in retaking any person, who has escaped from legal custody, or in executing any legal process, wilfully neglects or refuses to aid such officer, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2249, R. L. 1910.)

1610. Refusing to Make Arrest-Any person who, after having been lawfully commanded by any magistrate to arrest

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