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Legislative Power.

§ 6315. Every person who wilfully disturbs the legislature of this territory, or either of the houses composing it, while in session, or who commits any disorderly conduct in the immediate view and presence of either house of the legislature, tending to interrupt its proceedings or impair the respect due to its authority, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 6316. Every person who wilfully and by force or fraud compels or attempts to compel the legislature of this territory, or either of the houses composing it, to adjourn or disperse, is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison not less than five nor more than ten years, or by fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, or both.

§ 6317. Every person who wilfully, by intimidation or otherwise, prevents any member of the legislature of this territory from attending any session of the house of which he is a member, or of any committee thereof, or from giving his vote upon any question which may come before such house, or from performing any other official act, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 6318. Every person who wilfully compels or attempts to compel either of the houses composing the legislature of this territory to pass, amend or reject any bill or resolution, or to grant or refuse any petition, or to perform or omit to perform any other official act, 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.

§ 6319. Every person who fraudulently alters the draft of any bill or resolution which has been presented to either of the houses composing the legislature, to be passed or adopted, with intent to procure it to be passed or adopted by either house, or certified by the presiding officer of either house, in language different from that intended by such house, is guilty of a felony.

§ 6320. Every person who fraudulently alters the engrossed grossed copy or enrollment of any bill which has been passed by the bill. legislature of this territory, with intent to procure it to be approved by the governor or certified by the secretary the territory, or printed or published by the printer of the statutes in language different from that in which it was passed by the legislature, is guilty of felony.

§ 6321. Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any member of the legislature, or attempts directly or indirectly, by menace, deceit, suppression of truth or any other corrupt means, to influence a member in giving or withholding his vote, or in not attending the house of which he is a member, or any committee thereof, is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison not exceeding ten years, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both.

§ 6322. Every member of either of the houses composing the legislature of this territory, who asks, receives or agrees to receive any bribe upon any understanding that his official vote, opinion, judgment or action shall be influenced thereby, or shall be given in any manner or upon any particular side of any question or matter upon which he may be required to act in his official capacity, or who gives, or offers or promises to give any official vote in consideration that another member of the legislature shall give any such vote, either upon the same or another question, is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison not exceed