Witness accepting bribe. Intimidation or cor ruption of witness, or or officer. R. S., ss. 5399, 5404. 19 Wall., 505; In re 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 agree 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 or before any United States commissioner or officer acting as such comEx parte Robinson, missioner, or any grand or petit juror, or officer in or of any court of Savin, 131 U. S., 267; the United States, or officer who may be serving at any examination or In re Neagle, 135 U.S., other proceeding before any United States commissioner or officer act148 U. S., 197: U. S. ing as such commissioner, in the discharge of his duty, or who corFed. Rep., 237; U. S. ruptly or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or threatenv. Kilpatrick, 16 Fed. ing communication, shall influence, obstruct, or impede, or endeavor Hill, 24 Fed. Rep., 726; to influence, obstruct, or impede, the due administration of justice Rep., 58; U. S. v. Kee, therein, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned 39 Fed. Rep., 603; In re not more than one year, or both. 63; Petibone v. U. S., v. Memphis R. Co., 6 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, witness, or juror. R. S., s. 5406. Todd v. U. S., 158 v. 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 or officer acting as such commissioner, from attending such court or U. S., 278: U. S. . examination, or from testifying to any matter pending therein, freely, Price, 96 Fed. Rep.,960. 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. v. Kilpatrick, he is a member, or pertaining to his duties, by writing or sending to him any 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. Allowing prisoner to escape. R. S., s. 5409. Application of preceding section. R. S., s. 5410. 6 Feb., 1905, 33 Stat. L., 698, c. 454, s. 2. SEC. 138. Whenever any marshal, deputy marshal, ministerial 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 an 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. 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 or warrant, or any rule or order, or any other legal or judicial writ or process of any court of the United States, or United States commissioner, or shall assault, beat, or wound any officer or other person duly authorized, knowing him to be such officer, or other person so duly authorized, in serving or executing any such writ, rule, order, process, warrant, or other legal or judicial writ or process, shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than one year. ery, 2 Wash., 169, 26 Lukins, 3 Wash., 335, 26 Fed. Cas., 1011: U. S. v. McDonald, 8 Biss., 439, 26 Fed. Cas., 1074; U. S. Rescuing, etc., prisoner; concealing, etc., rant has issued. R. S., ss. 5401, 5516. SEC. 141. 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. Rescue at execution. R. S., s. 5400. SEC. 142. Whoever, by force, shall set at liberty or rescue any per-Res son 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. SEC. 143. Whoever, by force, shall set at liberty or rescue any person who, before conviction, stands committed for any capital crime; 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. SEC. 144. Whoever, by force, shall rescue or attempt to rescue, 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. 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. Rescue of prisoner. R. S., s. 5401. Rescue of body of Extortion by internal-revenue inform ers. R. S., s. 5484. R. S., s. 5390. SEC. 146. Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of Misprision of felony. 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. 1916 Jame 15, 4.4. "Obligation or other security of the fined. R. S.. s. 5413. 28 Feb., 1878, 20 Stat. Sec. CHAPTER SEVEN. OFFENSES AGAINST THE CURRENCY, COINAGE, ETC. 147. "Obligation or other security of the 148. Forging or counterfeiting United 149. Counterfeiting national-bank notes. 151. Passing, selling, concealing, etc., 152. Taking impressions of tools, imple- 153. Having in possession unlawfully 154. Buying, selling, or dealing in forged 155. Secreting or removing tools or ma- Making, importing, or having in possession tokens, prints, etc., similar to United States or foreign coins. Counterfeit obligations, securities, coins, or material for counterfeiting, to be forfeited. Issue of search warrant for suspected counterfeits, etc.; forfeiture. 174. Circulating bills of expired corpo rations. 175. Imitating national-bank notes with printed advertisements thereon. 176. Mutilating or defacing nationalbank notes. 177. Imitating United States securities or printing business cards on them. 178. Notes of less than one dollar not to be issued. SEC. 147. The words "obligation or other security of the United United States" de- 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 of value, of whatever denomination, which have been or may be issued under any act of Congress. L. 26, c. 20, s.3; 1 Supp., 152. Fed. Cas., 223; Ex parte Houghton, 7 Fed. Rep., 657, 8 Fed. Rep., 897; U. S. v. Albert, 45 Fed. Rep., 552. R. S., s. 5414. U.S. v. Coppersmith 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. 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. Counterfeiting tional-bank notes. R. S., s. 5415. na Houghton, 7 Fed. SEC. 149. Whoever shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be made, forged, or counterfeited, or shall willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting, any note in Blatch., 357, 24 Fed imitation of, or purporting to be in imitation of, the circulating notes Cas., 1107: Ex parte issued by any banking association now or hereafter authorized and Rep. 657: U. S. v. Cre- acting under the laws of the United States; or whoever shall pass, cilius, 31 Fed. Rep utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, any false, Fed. Rep., 112. U.S.. forged, or counterfeited note, purporting to be issued by any such 751; Logan . U. S., association doing a banking business, knowing the same to be falsely 123 Fed. Rep. 291; made, forged, or counterfeited; or whoever shall falsely alter, or cause Fed. Rep. 14; Galla or procure to be falsely altered, or shall willingly aid or assist in falsely altering, any such circulating notes, or shall pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish as true, any falsely altered 30; U. S. v. Owens, 37 Wilson, 44 Fed. Rep., gher v. U. S., 144 Fed. Rep., 87. 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 imprisoned not more than fifteen years. Using plates to print notes without author ity, etc. R. S., s. 5430. Ex parte Holcomb, liams, 14 Fed. Rep., Rep., 33; U. S. v. 755; U. S. v. Sprague, vens, 52 Fed. Rep., 120; gerald, 91 Fed. Rep., 111 Fed. Rep., 369; U. Rep., 734; U. S. v. S., 161 Fed. Rep., 88. SEC. 150. Whoever, having control, custody, or possession of any plate, stone, or other thing, or any part thereof, from which has been printed, or which may be prepared by direction of the Secretary of the Treasury for the purpose of printing, any obligation or other 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 used Cas., 328; U. S. v. Wilfor 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 11 Biss., 376, 48 Fed. way, art, or means shall make or execute, or cause or procure to be made Rep., 828: U.S. v. Steor executed, or shall assist in making or executing any plate, stone, or u. S. v. Kuhl, 85 Fed. other thing in the likeness of any plate designated for the printing of Rep. 624; U.S. . Fitzsuch obligation or other security; or whoever shall sell any such plate, 374 U. S. . Barnett, stone, or other thing, or bring into the United States or any place sub- s. v. 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 522; Krakowski . U. 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 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, publish, 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 fined not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than fifteen years. Passing, selling, forged obligations. concealing, etc., R. S., s. 5431. U. S. v. Marcus, 53 U. S. v. caril, 105 U. S., 611 U.S., 185; U. S. v. Nel Dunbar v. U. S., 156 son, 1 Abb. U. S., 135, 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 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 possession 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 materia! bonds, 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 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, embezzle, or take and carry away any paper, parchment, or other material printed or stamped, in whole or part, and intended to be prepared, issued, or put in circulation on behalf of the United States as one of the papers, instruments, or obligations hereinbefore named, or printed or stamped, in whole or part, in the similitude of any such paper, instrument, or obligation, whether intended to issue or put the same in circulation or not, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Counterfeiting notes, bonds, etc., of SEC. 156. Whoever, within the United States or any place subforeign governments. ject to the jurisdiction thereof, with intent to defraud, shall falsely 16 May, 1884, 23 Stat, make, alter, forge, or counterfeit any bond, certificate, obligation, or L., 22, c. 52, s. 1; 1 Supp., other security in imitation of, or purporting to be an imitation of, any bond, certificate, obligation, or other security of any foreign govern 429. U. S. v. Arjona, 120 ment, issued or put forth under the authority of such foreign govern U. S., 479: U. S. v. White, 25 Fed. Rep., 716, 27 Fed. Rep., 200; Bliss v. U. S., 105 Fed. Rep., 508. |