...the definition, so that any person who, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, oilicer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States 1 2 East, PC 852. a Wharton, § 1418. 2 2 East, PC 855, authorizes an oath to be administered, that...

...defendant, at the June term, 1886, was indicted under section 5392, Rev. St. US, which provides that "every person who, having taken an oath before a competent...truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, or certificate by him subscribed is true, willfully, and contrary to such oath, states or subscribes...

...4, 1909, c. 321, § 125, 35 Stat. 1111 [Comp. St. 1916, § 10295]), it is declared that: "Whoever, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal,...he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, • * • shall willfully and contrary to such oath state or subscribe anv material matter which he...

...defendant. HANFORD, J. This indictment is founded upon section 5392, Rev. St. US, which reads as follows: "Every person who, having taken an oath before a competent...person, in any case in which a law of the United States authori/es an oath to be administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or...

...which provides that "every person, who, having taken an oath, before a competent * * * officer, * * * in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that * * * any material * * * declaration * * * by him subscribed is true, wilfully, and contrary to such...

...3653] as follows: "Every person who, baying taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, ••' person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be admin istcreJ. that he will testify, declare, depose or certify truly, or tiat any written testimony,...

...insisted by counsel for the accused that the oath taken before the deputy collector was not taken in a case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered. In reply to this contention the assistant district attorney directs the attention of the court to section...

...Criminal Code (Act March 4, 1909, c. 321, 35 Stat. 1111 [Comp. St. § 10295]) as follows: "Whoever, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any cose in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify,...

...falsely, to prosecute him to the full extent of the law : "TITLE LXX.— CRIMEg— СН. 4. "SKC. 5392. Every person who, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, iu any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will...

...statute authorizes the punishment of every person who is guilty of perjury "in any case in \vlik-h a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered." The revenue laws authorized the oath to be administered in the match bond cases. It was prescribed...