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 'l`u·1,n 1.xx.——CRlMES.-(Ju. 4. 1047 or deposited in any public office, or with any judicial or public officcr, shall, wjthout reference to the value of the record, paper, document, or proceeding so taken, pay a hne of not more than two thousand dollars, or suffer imprisonment, at hard labor, not more than three vear, or both. [seo 55 sms, nun, au:.] ` Sec. 5404. Every person who, corruptly, or by threats or force, or by Corruption or inthreatening letters, or any threatening connnunications, endeavors to tl"'ld"m°" °f lu' influence, intimidate, or impede any grand or petit juror of any court of r_é°m’ &°' ..- .. the United States in the discharge of his duty, or who corruptlv, or by 10 ·l¤¤¤»187'2,<‘- threats or force, or by threatening lettcrs, or any threatening communi- 42°· "· 17· V 37** cations, influences, obstructs, or impedes, or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or 1l1][)t‘d€, the due administration of justice therein, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. _ Sec. 5405. Every person who attempts to influence the action or de- Am,mpH0i,,gu.· cision of any grand or petit juror upon any issue or matter pending before ence juror. such juror, or before the jur of which he is a member, or pertaining to ii his duties, by writing or sending to him any letter or any communication, ' in print or writing, in relation to such issue or matter, without the order previously obtained of the court before which the juror is summoned, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not more than six months, or by both such fine and "“§’"°§4"62"‘n s T no. . two or more rsons in an tate or erritor cons ire. . . to deter, by force, intimidatidii or threat,yanv party or witndss in Iziny tiE,(i?;S,{)j12n§,;°,j$· court of the United States from attendin such court, or from testifying witness, or jnronl to any matter pending therein, freely, fidly, and truthfully, or to injure " such party or witness in his person or pro erty on account of his having 22,S_ 2Fv_ jy, 1-,_ jg; so attended or testified, or to influence the verdict, presentment, or indictment of any grand or petit juror in any such court, or to injure such juror in his person or property on account of any verdict, presentment, or indictment lawfully assente to by him, or of his being or having been such juror, each of such persons shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, not less than six months nor more than six years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. [Sec ss 1080,1081-] Sec. 5407. If two or more ersons in any State or Territory conspire gon, ,,,w,,wd,,_ for the purpose of impeding, hindering, obstructing, or defeating, in any featenllorceinentot manner, the due course of justice in any State or Territory, with intent tha 1*-**1- to deny to any citizen the equal protection of the laws, or to injure him Ibid_ or his property for lawfully enforcing, or attempting to enforce, the right of any person, or class of persons, to the equa protection of the laws, each of such persons shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, not less than six months nor more than six years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. [Sw 55 1011-1001, 2004-2010, 5500-5610-1 Sec. 5408. Every officer., having the custody of any record, document, Destroying M, paper, or proceedin specified in section fifty-four hundred and three, ords by ouicer in who fraudulently tahes away, or withdraws, or destroys any such record, ‘f‘“'8°- document, paper, or roceeding filed in his officc or deposited with him 26 Feb., 1853, c. or in his custody, shall pay a fine of not more than two thousand dol- 8L¤·5,V-10,p-170. lars, or suffer imprisonment at hard labor not more than three years, or both; and shall, moreover, forfeit his office and be forever afterward disqualified from holding any office under the Government of the United States. Sec. 5409. Whenev·er any marshal, deputy marshal, ministerial officer, Allowing prisonor other person, has in his custody any prisoner by virtue of process ***5 to €¤<>¤P¤- issued under the laws of the Unite States by any court judge, or com- 21 June, 1860,e missioner, and such marshal, deputy marshal, ministerial officer, or other 164, v- 12, p, 69. person, voluntarily suifers such prisoner to escatpe, he shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned or a term not more than two years, or both. sr··03-—-71