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 1266 FIFTY-FIFTH CCNGRRSS. Sess. Ill. Ch. 429. isou. any wise dispose of the same as pure and genuine, or to cause the same to be sold, passed, or in any way disposed of as pure and genuine gold dust, such person, upon conviction of such offense, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one year nor more than five years. CHAPTER FIVE. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE. sqm_ Sec. 90. Perjury and subornation of perjury. 1 101. Assault upon officer of penitentiary 91. Punishment of perjury and subor- ¥ 102. Aiding escape from pen1tentiary._ nation.103. Assau t upon officer by a person 1m- 92. Inciting person to commit perjury. r prisoned in county jail. _ 93. Br1bing or offering to bribe officer. 1 104. Aiding escape from county jail. 94. Officer receiving or agreeing to re-  105. Officer refusing or delaying to serve ceive bribe. . process. 95. Judicial officer, definition oil S 106. Compounding or concealing crime 96. Executive officer, definition of. for reward. 97. Aidin to escape from prison or legal 107. Neglecting or refusing to aid officer. congnement. · i 108. Falsely assuming to be a magistrate 98. SSHIG, pH11i8h1I16X11S Of. i 0I' p4B3i0G 0mCB1‘. · r 99. Omcer suffering an escape or refus- t 109. Malfeasance or negligence in office. ing to receive person committed 110. Destroying, secreting,ormut11ating to his custody. 5 public records. . 100. Rescue or aiding prisoner to escape from officer. Penn? mq sum- SBC. 90. That if any person authorized by law to take an oath or “‘*“°"° l""*'“"" ailirmation, or of whom an oath or affirmation shall be required by such law, shall willfully swear or affirm falsely in regard to any matter or thing concerning which any oath or afiirmation is authorized or required, such person shall be deemed guilty of perjury; and if any person shall procure another to commit the crime of perjury, such ' person shall be deemed guilty of subornation of perjury. runssnmee tr;". Sec. 91. That every person convicted of the crime of perjury, com- -****5* ’*"" '°*’°"“" °"· mitted on the trial of or proceedings in a criminal action for a crime punishable with death or imprisonment for life, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than two or more than twenty years. Every person convicted of the crime of perjury, committed in any proceeding in a court of justice other than such criminal action, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than three nor more than ten years; and every person convicted of the crime of perjury, committed otherwise than in a proceeding before a court of justice, or convicted of the crime of subornation of perjury, however committed, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than tlve years. xmas; person w Sec. 92. That if any person shall endeavor to procure or incite another °°‘“'“*°¥’°'j“"’· to commit the crime of perjury, though no perjury be committed, such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than three years. Bribing or tamu; Sec. U3. That if any person shall corruptly give, oiier, or promise to shall corruptly promise to do or cause to be done any act beneficial to any judicial or executive officer, with intent to influence the vote, opinion, decision, judgment, or other official conduct of such officer in any matter, question, duty, cause, or proceeding which then is or by law may come or be brought before such officer, or with intent to influence such officer to act in his official capacity in a particular manner so as to produce or prevent any particular result, such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than ten years. cam mmmg_¤¤ Sec. 94. That if any judicial or executive officer shall corruptly g§`?';f“g ‘° ’°°°"° accept or receive any gift, gratuity, valuable consideration, or thing whatever, or any promise thereof, or any promise to do or cause to be done any act beneficial to such officer, with the understanding or agree-
 * °*“'*"° °*”°°’· give any gift, gratuity, valuable consideration, or thing whatever, or