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 PUBLIC LAWS-OH. 645-JUNE 25, 1948 [62 STAT. matter pending therein, or injures any such grand or petit juror in his person or property on account of any verdict or indictment assented to by him, or on account of his being or having been such juror, or injures any such officer, commissioner, or other committing magistrate in his person or property on account of the performance of his official duties, or corruptly or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, influences, obstructs, or impedes, or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede, the due administration of justice, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. § 1504. INFLUENCING JUROR BY WRITING Whoever attempts to influence the action or decision of any grand or petit juror of any court of the United States upon any issue or matter pending before such juror, or before the jury of which he is a member, or pertaining to his duties, by writing or sending to him any written communication, in relation to such issue or matter, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the communi- cation of a request to appear before the grand jury. § 1505. INFLUENCING OR INJURING WITNESS BEFORE AGENCIES AND COMMITTEES Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, endeavors to influence, intimidate, or impede any witness in any proceeding pending before any department or agency of the United States, or in connection with any inquiry or investigation being had by either House, or any committee of either House, or any joint committee of the Congress; or Whoever injures any party or witness in his person or property on account of his attending or having attended such proceeding, inquiry, or investigation, or on account of his testifying or having testified to any matter pending therein, or; Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes, or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which such proceeding is being had before such depart- ment or agency of the United States, or the due and proper exercise of the power of inquiry under which such inquiry or investigation is being had by either House, or any committee of either House or any joint committee of the Congress- Shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. § 1506. THE-T OR ALTERATION OF RECORD OR PROCESS; FALSE BAIL Whoever feloniously steals, takes away, alters, falsifies, or otherwise avoids any record, writ, process, or other proceeding, in any court of the United States, whereby any judgment is reversed, made void, or does not take effect; or Whoever acknowledges, or procures to be acknowledged in any such court, any recognizance, bail, or judgment, in the name of any other person not privy or consenting to the same- Shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. CHAPTE 75.--ASSPORTS AND VISAS Sec. 1541. Issuance without authority. 1542. False statement in application and use of passport. 1548. Forgery or false use of passport. 1544. Misuse of passport. 1545. Safe conduct violation. 1546. Fraud and misuse of visas and permits. 770

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