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Juror, referee, master, etc., or judicial officer, etc., accepting bribe.

Witness bribe.

accepting

Intimidation or cor

ruption of witness, or

or officer.

19 Wall., 505; In re

judgment, or decree in any suit, controversy, matter, or cause depending before him, or because of any such opinion, ruling, decision, judgment, or decree, shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than fifteen years, or both; and shall be forever disqualified to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.

SEC. 133. Whoever, being a juror, referee, arbitrator, appraiser, assessor, auditor, master, receiver, United States commissioner, or other person authorized by any law of the United States to hear or determine any question, matter, cause, controversy, or proceeding, shall ask, receive, or agree to receive, any money, property, or value of any kind, or any promise or agreement therefor, upon any agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, action, judgment, or decision, shall be influenced thereby, or because of any such vote, opinion, action, judgment, or decision, shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. SEC. 134. Whoever, being, or about to be, a witness upon a trial, hearing, or other proceeding, before any court or any officer authorized by the laws of the United States to hear evidence or take testimony, shall receive, or agrees or offer to receive, a bribe, upon any agreement or understanding that his testimony shall be influenced thereby, or that he will absent himself from the trial, hearing, or other proceeding, or because of such testimony, or such absence, shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

SEC. 135. Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any grand or petit juror, threatening letter or communication, shall endeavor to influence, intimidate, or impede any witness, in any court of the United States R. S., ss. 5399, 5404. or before any United States commissioner or officer acting as such Ex parte Robinson, Commissioner, or any grand or petit juror, or officer in or of any court Savin, 131 U. S., 267 of the United States, or officer who may be serving at any examination In re Neagle, 135 U. S., or other proceeding before any United States commissioner or officer 148 U. S., 197: U. S acting as such commissioner, in the discharge of his duty, or who . Memphis R. Co., 6 Fed. Rep., 237: U. S corruptly or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or . Kilpatrick, 16 Fed. threatening communication, shall influence, obstruct, or impede, or Hill, 24 Fed. Rep., 726 endeavor to influence, obstruct, or impede, the due administration Rep., 58: U. S. . Kee, of justice therein, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, 39 Fed. Rep., 603; In re or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

63: Petibone v. U.

Rep., 765; Sharon v.

U. S. v. Polite, 35 Fed.

Neagle, 39 Fed. Rep.,

833; U. S. v. Thomas, 47 Fed. Rep., 807; U. S. v. Armstrong, 59 Fed. Rep., 568; In re Brule, 71 Fed. Rep. 943; U. S. v. McLeod, 119 Fed. Rep., 416; U. S. v. Bittinger, 15 Am. L. Reg. (N. S.), 49.

Conspiring to intimidate party, wit

ness, or juror.

R. S., s. 5406.

96 Fed. Rep., 960.

SEC. 136. If two or more persons conspire to deter by force, intimidation, or threat, any party or witness in any court of the United States, or in any examination before a United States commissioner Todd v. U. S., 158 or officer acting as such commissioner, from attending such court or U. S., 278; U. S. r. Price, examination, or from testifying to any matter pending therein, freely, fully, and truthfully, or to injure such party or witness in his person or property on account of his having 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 assented to by him, or on account of his being or having been such juror, each of such persons shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six years, or both.

Attempt to influence juror.

R. S., s. 5405.

SEC. 137. Whoever shall attempt 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 U.S.. Kilpatrick, he is a member, or pertaining to his duties, by writing or sending to him a letter or any communication, in print or writing, in relation to such issue or matter, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

16 Fed. Rep., 765.

escape.
R. S., s. 5409.

SEC. 138. Whenever any marshal, deputy marshal, ministerial Allowing prisoner to officer, or other person has in his custody any prisoner by virtue of process issued under the laws of the United States by any court, judge. or commissioner, and such marshal, deputy marshal, ministerial officer or other person voluntarily suffers such prisoner to escape, he shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

SEC. 139. The preceding section shall be construed to apply not only to cases in which the prisoner who escaped was charged or found guilty of any offense against the laws of the United States, and to cases in which the prisoner may be in custody charged with offenses against any foreign government with which the United States have treaties of extradition, but also to cases in which the prisoner may be held in custody for removal to or from the Philippine Islands as provided by law.

Application of pre

ceding section.
R.S., s. 5410.
L., 698, c. 454, s. 2.

6 Feb., 1905, 33 Stat.

Obstructing process or assaulting officer.

SEC. 140. Whoever shall knowingly and willfully obstruct, resist, or oppose any officer of the United States, or other person duly authorized, in serving, or attempting to serve or execute, any mesne process R. S., s. 5398. or warrant, or any rule or order, or any other legal or judicial writ or U. S. v. Bachelder, 2 process of any court of the United States, or United States commis- Gall., 15, 24 Fed. Cas., 931; U. S. v. Fears, 3 sioner, or shall assault, beat, or wound any officer or other person duly wood, 510, 25 Fed. Cas.. authorized, knowing him to be such officer, or other person duly 1053; U. S. v. Hudson, authorized, in serving or executing any such writ, rule, order, process, Cas., 406; U. S. v. Keen, warrant, or other legal or judicial writ or process, shall be fined not more Cas., 693: U. §. v. Lowthan three hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than one year. Fed. Cas., 1008; U.S.v.

1 Haskell, 527, 28 Fed.

5 Mason, 453, 26 Fed.

ery, 2 Wash., 169, 26

Lukins, 3 Wash., 335, 26 Fed. Cas., 1011; U. S. 1. McDonald, & Biss., 439, 26 Fed. Cas., 1074; U. S. e. Smith, 1 Dill., 212, 27 Fed. Cas., 1161: U. S. e. Slaymaker, 4 Wash., 169, 27 Fed. Cas.. 1127; U. S. . Stowel, Curt., 153, 27 Fed. Cas., 1350; Ú. S. . Tinklepaugh, 3 Blatch., 425, 28 Fed. Cas., 193: U. S. r. Huff, 13 Fed. Rep. 630, 639; U. S. r. Martin, 17 Fed. Rep., 150. U. S. r. Terry, 41 Fed. Rep., 771; Blake r. U. S., 71 Fed. Rep. 286: U. S. r. Mullin, 71 Fed. Rep., 682.

Rescuing, etc., prisoner; concealing, etc.,

raut has issued.

R. S., ss. 5401, 5516.

SEC. 111. Whoever shall rescue or attempt to rescue, from the custody of any officer or person lawfully assisting him, any person arrested person for whom warupon a warrant or other process issued under the provisions of any law of the United States, or shall, directly or indirectly, aid, abet, or assist any person so arrested to escape from the custody of such officer or other person, or shall harbor or conceal any person for whose arrest a warrant or process has been so issued, so as to prevent his discovery and arrest, after notice or knowledge of the fact that a warrant or process has been issued for the apprehension of such person, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

SEC. 142. Whoever, by force, shall set at liberty or rescue any person found guilty in any court of the United States of any capital crime, while going to execution or during execution, shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than twenty-five years.

Rescue at execution. [
R. S., s. 5100.

Rescue of prisoner.

SEC. 143. Whoever, by force, shall set at liberty or rescue any person who, before conviction, stands committed for any capital crime; R. S., s. 5401. or whoever, by force, shall set at liberty or rescue any person committed for or convicted of any offense other than capital, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than one

year.

Rescue of body of

R. S., s. 5402.

SEC. 144. Whoever, by force, shall rescue or attempt to rescue, executed offender. from the custody of any marshal or his officers, the dead body of an executed offender, while it is being conveyed to a place of dissection. as provided by section three hundred and thirty-one hereof, or by force shall rescue or attempt to rescue such body from the place where it has been deposited for dissection in pursuance of that section. shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Extortion by internal-revenue informers.

R. S., s. 5484.

Misprison of felony.
R. S., s. 5390.

SEC. 145. Whoever shall, under a threat of informing, or as a consideration for not informing, against any violation of any law of the United States, demand or receive any money or other valuable thing, shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

SEC. 146. Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of the crime of murder or other felony cognizable by the courts of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as may be disclose and make known the same to some one of the judges or other persons in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

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"Obligation or other security of the United States" defined.

R. S., s. 5413.

28 Feb., 1878, 20 Stat. L., 26, c. 20, s.3; 1 Supp.,

157. Passing such forged notes, bonds,
etc.

158. Counterfeiting notes of foreign
banks.

159. Passing such counterfeit bank notes.
160. Having in possession such forged
notes, bonds, etc.

161. Having unlawfully in possession or
using plates for such notes, bonds,

etc.

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Issue of search warrant for suspected counterfeits, etc.; forfeiture.

174. Circulating bills of expired corporations.

175. Imitating national-bank notes with printed advertisements thereon. 176. Mutilating or defacing nationalbank notes.

177.

178.

Imitating United States securities or printing business cards on them. Notes of less than one dollar not to be issued.

SEC. 147. The words "obligation or other security of the United States" shall be held to mean all bonds, certificates of indebtedness, national bank currency, coupons, United States notes, Treasury notes, gold certificates, silver certificates, fractional notes, certificates of deposit, bills, checks, or drafts for money, drawn by or upon authorized officers of the United States, stamps and other representatives U. S. v. Bennett, 17 of value, of whatever denomination, which have been or may be issued Cas., 1107; U. s. v. under any act of Congress.

152.

Blatch., 357, 24 Fed.

Trout, 4 Biss., 105, 28

Fed. Cas., 223; Ex parte Houghton, 7 Fed. Rep., 657; 8 Fed. Rep., 897: U. S. r. Albert, 45 Fed. Rep., 552,
Forging or counter-

securities.

feiting United States SEC. 148. Whoever, with intent to defraud, shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or alter any obligation or other security of the United States shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than fifteen years.

R. S., s. 5414.

U.S.. Coppersmith,

4 Fed. Rep., 198; U. S. v. Field, 16 Fed. Rep., 778; U. S. v. Crecilius, 34 Fed. Rep., 30; U. S. v. Jolly, 37 Fed. Rep., 108; U. S. v. Owens, 37 Fed. Rep., 112; U. S. v. Albert, 45 Fed. Rep., 552; Neall v. U. S., 118 Fed. Rep., 699.

tional-bank notes.

R. S., s. 5415.

Houghton, 7

na

Fed.

Wilson, 44 Fed. Rep.,

SEC 149. Whoever shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause, Counterfeiting or procure to be made, forged, or counterfeited, or shall willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting, any note in imitation of, or purporting to be in imitation of, the circulating notes. S. v. Bennett, 17 issued by any banking association now or hereafter authorized and Cas., 1107; Ex parte acting under the laws of the United States; or whoever shall pass, Rep., 657; U. S. v. Creutter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, any false, cilius, 34 Fed. Rep., forged, or counterfeited note, purporting to be issued by any such Fed. Rep., 112; U. S. v. association doing a banking business, knowing the same to be falsely 751; Logan. U. S., made, forged, or counterfeited; or whoever shall falsely alter, or cause Thompson . U.S., 144 or procure to be falsely altered, or shall willingly aid or assist in Fed. Rep., 14; Gallafalsely altering, any such circulating notes, or shall pass, utter, or pub- Rep., 87. lish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish as true, any falsely altered or spurious circulating note issued, or purporting to have been issued, by any such banking association, knowing the same to be falsely altered or spurious, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment not more than fifteen years.

123 Fed. Rep., 291;

gher v. U. S., 144 Fed.

Using plates to print

Cas., 328; U. S. v. Wil

Rep., 33: U. S. v.

755: U. S. v. Sprague,

vens, 52 Fed. Rep., 120;

Rep., 624; U. S. v. Fitz

374; U. S. v. Barnett,

Rep., 734; U. S.

522; Krakoswki r. U

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SEC. 150. Whoever, having control, custody, or possession of any notes without authorplate, stone, or other thing, or any part thereof, from which has been ity, etc. printed, or which may be prepared by direction of the Secretary of R. S., s. 5430. the Treasury for the purpose of printing, any obligation or other Ex parte Holcomb, security of the United States, shall use such plate, stone, or other 2 Dill, 392, 12 Fed. thing, or any part thereof, or knowingly suffer the same to be usedliams, 14 Fed. Rep., for the purpose of printing any such or similar obligation or other secu- 550; Re Wilson, 18 Fed. rity, or any part thereof, except as may be printed for the use of the Smith, 40 Fed. Rep., United States by order of the proper officer thereof; or whoever by any i1 Biss., 376, 48 Fed. way, art, or means shall make or execute, or cause or procure to be made Rep., $28: U. S. v. Steor executed, or shall assist in making or executing any plate, stone, or U. S. . Kuhl, 85 Fed. other thing in the likeness of any plate designated for the printing of geraid, 91 Fed. Rep., such obligation or other security; or whoever shall sell any such plate, i Fed. Rep., 369; U stone, or other thing, or bring into the United States or any place sub- S. c. Conners, 111 Fed. ject to the jurisdiction thereof, from any foreign place, any such plate, Pitts, 112 Fed. Rep., stone, or other thing, except under the direction of the Secretary of the 3, 161 Fed. Rep., 88. Treasury or other proper officer, or with any other intent, in either case, than that such plate, stone, or other thing be used for the printing of the obligations or other securities of the United States; or whoever shall have in his control, custody, or possession any plate, stone, or other thing in any manner made after or in the similitude of any plate, stone, or other thing, from which any such obligation or other security has been printed, with intent to use such plate, stone, or other thing, or to suffer the same to be used in forging or counterfeiting any such obligation or other security, or any part thereof; or whoever shall have in his possession or custody, except under authority from the Secretary of the Treasury or other proper officer, any obligation or other security made or executed, in whole or in part, after the similitude. of any obligation or other security issued under the authority of the United States, with intent to sell or otherwise use the same; or whoever shall print, photograph, or in any other manner make or execute, or cause to be printed, photographed, made, or executed, or shall aid in printing, photographing, making, or executing any engraving, photograph, print, or impression in the likeness of any such obligation or other security, or any part thereof, or shall sell any such engraving, photograph, print, or impression, except to the United States, or shall bring into the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, from any foreign place any such engraving, photograph, print, or impression, except by direction of some proper officer of the United States; or whoever shall have or retain in his control or possession, after a distinctive paper has been adopted by the Secretary of the Treasury for the obligations and other securities of the United States, any similar paper adapted to the making of any such obligation or other security, except under the authority of the Secretary of the

Passing, selling, a

obligations.

R. S., s. 5431.

Treasury or some other proper officer of the United States, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than fifteen years, or both.

SEC. 151. Whoever, with intent to defraud, shall pass, utter, pubconcealing, etc., forged lish, or sell, or attempt to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or shall bring into the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, with intent to pass, publish, utter, or sell, or shall keep in possession or conceal with like intent, any falsely made, forged, counterfeited, or altered obligation or other security of the United States, shall be U. S., 185; U. S. c. Nel- fined not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more sou, 1 Abb. U. S., 135, than fifteen years.

U. S. v. Marcus, 53

U. S., 784; US
Carll, 105 U. S., 611

Dunbar . U. S., 156

27 Fed. Cas., 80; U. S.

v. Trout, 4 Biss., 105, 28 Fed. Cas., 223; U. S. v. Williams, 4 Biss., 302, 28 Fed. Cas., 635; U. S. v. Jolly, 37
Fed. Rep., 108; U. S. v. Owens, 37 Fed. Rep., 112; U. S. v. Clarke, 38 Fed. Rep., 500; U. S. v. Holmes, 40
Fed. Rep., 750. U. S. v. Albert, 45 Fed. Rep., 552; U. S. v. Howell, 64 Fed. Rep., 110; U. S. e. Tarants, 74
Fed. Rep., 219; U. S. v. Beebe, 149 Fed. Rep., 618.

Taking impressions of tools, implements,

etc.

R. S., s. 5432.

Cas., 1107.

SEC. 152. Whoever, without authority from the United States, shall take, procure, or make, upon lead, foil, wax, plaster, paper, or any other substance or material, an impression, stamp, or imprint of, U. S. v. Bennett, 17 from, or by the use of any bedplate, bedpiece, die, roll, plate, seal, Blatch., 357, 24 Fed. type, or other tool, implement, instrument, or thing used or fitted or intended to be used in printing, stamping, or impressing, or in making other tools, implements, instruments, or things to be used or fitted or intended to be used in printing, stamping, or impressing any kind or description of obligation or other security of the United States now authorized or hereafter to be authorized by the United States, or circulating note or evidence of debt of any banking association under the laws thereof, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

Having in posses sion unlawfully such impressions.

R. S., s. 5433.

Buying, selling, or dealing in forged bonds, notes, etc.

R. S., s. 5434.

Secreting or remov

ing tools or material

notes, stamps, etc.

R. S., s. 5453.

SEC. 153. Whoever, with intent to defraud, shall have in his possession, keeping, custody, or control, without authority from the United States, any imprint, stamp, or impression, taken or made upon any substance or material whatsoever, of any tool, implement, instrument, or thing, used, or fitted or intended to be used, for any of the purposes mentioned in the preceding section; or whoever, with intent to defraud, shall sell, give, or deliver any such imprint, stamp, or impression to any other person, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

SEC. 154. Whoever shall buy, sell, exchange, transfer, receive, or deliver, any false, forged, counterfeited, or altered obligation or other security of the United States, or circulating note of any banking association organized or acting under the laws thereof, which has been or may hereafter be issued by virtue of any act of Congress, with the intent that the same be passed, published, or used as true and genuine, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

SEC. 155. Whoever, without authority from the United States, shall used for printing bonds, 'secrete within, embezzle, or take and carry away from any building, room, office, apartment, vault, safe, or other place where the same is kept, used, employed, placed, lodged, or deposited by authority of the United States, any bedpiece, bedplate, roll, plate, die, seal, type, or other tool, implement, or thing used or fitted to be used in stamping or printing, or in making some other tool or implement used or fitted to be used in stamping or printing, any kind or description of bond, bill, note, certificate, coupon, postage stamp, revenue stamp, fractional currency note, or other paper, instrument, obligation, device, or document, now or hereafter authorized by law to be printed, stamped, sealed, prepared, issued, uttered, or put in circulation on behalf of the United States; or whoever, without such authority, shall so secrete, embezzle, or take and carry away any paper, parchment, or other material prepared and intended to be used in the making of any such papers, instruments, obligations, devices, or documents; or whoever, without such authority, shall so secrete,

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