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§§ 6308-6314 tives or duties of any office, is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not less than six months nor more than two years, or by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars, or both.

§ 6308. Every person who, directly or indirectly, asks or receives or promises to receive any gratuity or reward or any promise of a gratuity or reward, for appointing another person or procuring for another person an appointment to any public office or any clerkship, deputation or other subordinate position in any public office, is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not less than six months nor more than two years, or by a fine not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or both.

§ 6309. Every public officer who, for any gratuity or reward, appoints another person to a public office, or permits another person to exercise, perform or discharge any of the prerogatives or duties of his office, is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not less than six months nor more than two years, and by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars; and in addition thereto he forfeits his office.

§ 6310. Every grant or deputation made contrary to the provisions of the two preceding sections is void; but official acts done before a conviction for any offense prohibited by those sections, shall not be deemed invalid in consequence of the invalidity of such grant or deputation.

§ 6311. Every person who having been an executive officer, wilfully exercises any of the functions of his office after his term of office has expired and a successor has been duly elected or appointed, and has qualified in his place, and he has notice thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 6312. Every person who having been an executive officer render books of this territory, wrongfully refuses to surrender the official seal or any of the books and papers appertaining to his office, to his successor, who has been duly elected or appointed, and has duly qualified and has demanded the surrender of the books and papers of such office, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 6313. The various provisions of this chapter which relate to executive officers apply in relation to administrative officers in the same manner as if administrative and executive officer were both mentioned together.

§ 6314. Every person who wilfully and by force or fraud prevents the legislature of this territory or either of the houses composing it, or any of the members thereof, from meeting or organizing, is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison not less than five nor more than ten years, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, or both.