Tools for coining with intent, etc.

207.

utterer of counterfeit coin, and shall be punished by impris onment in the State prison not more than fifteen years.

(5819.) SEC. 18. Every person who shall cast, stamp, engrave, 1 Doug., Mich. R., make or mend, or shall knowingly have in his possession, any mould, pattern, die, puncheon, engine, press, or other tool or instrument, adapted and designed for coining, or making any counterfeit coin, in the similitude of any gold or silver coin, current by law or usage in this State, with intent to use or employ the same, or to cause or permit the same to be used or employed in coining or making any such false and counterfeit coin as aforesaid, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than ten years, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year.

Mass. R. S., Ch. 128.

Perjury; punish

ment for.

Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Six of the Revised Statutes of 1816.

(5820.) SECTION 1. Every person who, being lawfully

12 Mass., 274. required to depose the truth in any proceeding in a Court of

8 Pick.,

453.

Justice, shall commit perjury, shall be punished, if such per

jury was committed on the trial of an indictment for a capital crime, by imprisonment in the State prison for life, or any term of years, and if committed in any other case, by imprisonment in the State prison for not more than fifteen years.

perjury.

3 Cushing, 524.

(5821.) SEC. 2. If any person authorized by any statute of what deemed this State to take an oath, or if any person of whom an oath 1 Mich. Rep., 137 shall be required by law, shall willfully swear falsely, in regard to any matter or thing, respecting which such oath is authorized or required, such person shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison as provided in the preceding section.

perjury

(5822.) SEC. 3. Every person who shall be guilty of subor-subornation of nation of perjury, by procuring another person to commit the crime of perjury, shall be punished in the same manner as for

the crime of perjury.

incite another to

(5823.) SEC. 4. If any person shall endeavor to incite or Endeavoring to procure any person to commit the crime of perjury, though commit perjury. no perjury be committed, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than five years, or imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year.

person is suspect

(5824.) SEC. 5. Whenever it shall appear to any Court of Proceeding when Record, that any witness or party who has been legally sworn ed by Court." and examined, or has made an affidavit in any proceeding in a Court of Justice, has testified in such a manner as to induce a reasonable presumption that he has been guilty of perjury therein, the Court may immediately commit such witness or party, by an order or process for that purpose, or may take a recognizance with sureties, for his appearing to answer to an indictment for perjury; and thereupon the witnesses to estab lish such perjury, may, if present, be bound over to the proper Court, and notice of the proceedings shall forthwith be given to the Prosecuting Attorney.

(5825.) SEC. 6. If, in any proceeding in a Court of Justice, Securing papers in which perjury shall be reasonably presumed, as aforesaid,

any papers, books or documents shall have been produced, which shall be deemed necessary to be used on ahy prosecution for such perjury, the Court may, by order, detain the same from the person producing them, so long as may be necessary in order to their being used in such prosecution.

(5826.) SEC. 7. Every person who shall corruptly give, offer Bribes to officers or promise, to any executive, legislative or judicial officer, after his election or appointment, and either before or after

Officers accepting

bribes.

Corrupting Jurors and others.

Accepting bribes, by Jurors and others.

he shall have been qualified, or shall have taken his seat, any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to influence his act, vote, opinion, decision or judgment on any matter, question, cause or proceeding which may be then pending, or may by law come or be brought before him in his official capacity, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than five years, or by fine not exceeding three thousand dollars, and imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year.

(5827.) SEC. 8. Every executive, legislative or judicial officer, who shall corruptly accept any gift or gratuity, or any promise to make any gift, or to do any act beneficial to such officer, under an agreement, or with an understanding that his vote, opinion or judgment shall be given in any particular manner, or upon a particular side of any question, cause or proceeding, which is or may be by law brought before him in his official capacity, or that in such capacity, he shall make any particular nomination or appointment, shall forfeit his office, and be forever disqualified to hold any public office, trust or appointment under the Constitution or laws of this State, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than ten years, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year.

(5828.) SEC. 9. Every person who shall corrupt, or attempt to corrupt, any Master in Chancery, Auditor, Juror, Arbitrator or Referee, by giving, offering or promising any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to bias the opinion or influence the decision of such Master in Chancery, Auditor, Juror, Arbitrator or Referee, in relation to any matter which may be pending in the Court, or before an inquest, or for the decision of which such Arbitrator or Referee shall have been appointed or chosen, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than five years, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year.

(5829.) SEC. 10. If any person summoned as a juror, or chosen or appointed as an Arbitrator, or if any Master in Chancery, or Auditor, shall corruptly take any thing to give his verdict, award or report, or shall corruptly receive any gift or gratuity whatever, from a party to any suit, cause or proceeding, for the trial or decision of which such juror shall have been summoned, or for the hearing or determination of which such Master in Chancery, Auditor, Arbitrator or Referee

shall have been chosen or appointed, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than five years, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year.

rescuing prison

1840, p. 43, Sec.

3.

(5830.) SEC. 11. Every person who shall convey into any Aiding escapes, jail, prison, or other like place of confinement, any disguise, or ers. any instrument, tool, weapon or other thing, adapted or useful to aid any prisoner in making his escape, with intent to facilitate the escape of any prisoner there lawfully committed or detained, or shall by any means whatever, aid or assist any such prisoner in his endeavor to make his escape therefrom, whether such escape be effected or attempted, or not, and every person who shall forcibly rescue any prisoner, held in custody upon any conviction or charge of an offence, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than seven years; or, if the person whose escape or rescue was affected or intended, was charged with an offence not capital, nor punishable by imprisonment in the State prison, then the punishment for the offence mentioned in this section, shall be by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

(5831.) SEC. 12. Every person who shall aid or assist any Aiding escape prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from any officer from an officer. or person who shall have the lawful custody of such prisoner, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

from prison.

(5832.) SEC. 13. If any jailor, or other officer, shall volun- Suffering escape tarily suffer any prisoner in his custody upon conviction, or upon any criminal charge, to escape, he shall suffer the like punishment and penalties as the prisoner so suffered to escape was sentenced to, or would be liable to suffer, upon conviction, for the crime or offence where with he stood charged. (5833.) SEC. 14. If any jailor or other officer shall, through Suffering negli negligence, suffer any prisoner in his custody upon conviction fusing to receive or upon any criminal charge, to escape, or shall willfully refuse to receive into his custody any prisoner lawfully committed thereto, on any criminal charge or conviction, or any lawful process whatever, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than two years, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

gent escape; re

a prisoner.

(5834.) SEC. 15. If any officer authorized to serve process, Refusing to ar shall willfully and corruptly refuse to execute any lawful pro- escape.

rest; suffering

Refusing to aid

Sheriff, etc.

Refusing to apprehend on being required by Jus tice of the Peace.

Falsely assuming

to be a Justice, ats.

Disguising to resist, etc.

cess to him directed, and requiring him to apprehend or confine any person convicted or charged with any offence, or shall willfully or corruptly omit or delay to execute such process, whereby such person shall escape and go at large, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

(5835.) SEC. 16. If any person being required by any Sheriff, deputy Sheriff, Coroner or Constable, shall neglect or refuse to assist him in the execution of his office, in any criminal case, or in the preservation of the peace, or the apprehending or securing of any person for a breach of the peace or in any case of escape or rescue of persons arrested upon civil process, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six months, or by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.

(5836.) SEC. 17. If any Justice of the Peace, upon view of any breach of the peace, or any other offence proper for his cognizance, shall require any person to apprehend and bring before him the offender, every person so required, who shall refuse to obey such Justice, shall be punished in the same manner that is provided in the preceding section for refusing assistance to a Sheriff; and no person to whom such Justice. shall be known, or shall declare himself to be a Justice of the Peace, shall be permitted to plead any excuse, or pretence of ignorance of his office.

(5837.) SEC. 18. If any person shall falsely assume or pretend to be a Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, deputy Sheriff, Coroner or Constable, and shall take upon himself to act as such, or to require any person to aid and assist him in any matter pertaining to the duty of a Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, deputy Sheriff, Coroner or Constable, or shall falsely take upon himself to act or officiate in any office or place of authority, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year, or by fine not exceeding four hundred dollars.

(5838.) SEC. 19. Every person who shall in any manner disguise himself, with intent to obstruct the due execution of the law, or with intent to intimidate, hinder or interrupt any officer or any other person, in the legal performance of his duty, or the exercise of his rights under the Constitution and laws of this State, whether such intent be effected or not, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more