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60 Section 148. Larceny, destruction, &c., of records by other persons.

149. Offering false or forged instruments to be filed or recorded.

Sec. 147. Every clerk, register or other officer having the custody of any record, map or book, or of any paper or proceeding of any court of justice filed or deposited in any public office, who is guilty of stealing, willfully destroying, mutilating, defacing, altering or falsifying or fraudulently removing or secreting such record, map, book, paper or proceeding, or who permits any other person so to do, is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison not exceeding five years, and in addition thereto forfeits his office.

Sec. 148. Every person not an officer such as is mentioned in the last section, who is guilty of any of the acts specified in that section is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison not exceeding five years, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Sec. 149. Every person who knowingly procures or offers any false or forged irstrument to be filed, registered or recorded in any public office within this Territory, which instrument, if genuine, might be filed or registered or recorded under any law of this Territory or of the United States is guilty of felony.

Section 150. Perjury defined.

151. "Oath " defined.

152. Oath of office.

153. Irregularities in the mode of administering oaths.

154. Incompetency of witness no defense for perjury.

155. Witness' knowledge of materiality of his testimony not necessary.

156. Making of deposition, &c., when deemed complete.