or endeavor to influence, obstruct, or impede, the due administration of justice therein, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year or both. Conspiracy to intimidate party, witness, or juror. R. S., 8.5406. Todd. U. S. 158 U. S., 278; U. S. v. Price, 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 United States commissioner or officer acting as such commissioner, from attending such court or 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. U. S. . Kilpatrick, 16 Fed. Rep, 765. 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 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. Allowing prisoner to escape. R S., s. 5409. 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, 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. L., Application of preced R. S., 8. 5410. 6 Feb., 1905, 33 Stat., 698, c. 454, s. 2. SEC. 139. The preceding section shall be ing section. 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. Obstructing process or R. S., 8. 5398. U. S. . Bachelder, 2 Gall., 15, 24 Fed. Cas., 931; U. 8.. Fears, 1053; U. S. . Hudson, Wood, 510, 25 Fed. Cas., 1 Haskell, 527, 28 Fed. 5 Mason, 453, 26 Fed. 2 Wash., 169, 26 SEC. 140. Whoever shall knowingly and assaulting officer 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. Cas., 406; U. S. 1. Keen, Cas., 693; U. S. 1. LowFed. Cas., 1008; U. S.. 26 Fed. Cas., 1011; U. 439, 26 Fed. Cas., 1074; 212, 27 Fed. Cas., 1161; Wash., 169, 27 Fed. Stowell, Curt., 153, 27 Fed. Cas, 1350; U. S.. S. . McDonald, 8 Biss., U. S. . Smith, 1 Dill., Tinklepaugh, 3 Blatch., 425, 28 Fed. Cas., 193; U. S. v. Huff, 13 Fed. 150; U. S. v. Terry, 41 Fed. Rep., 771; Blake ». U S., 71 Fed. Rep., 286; U. S. v. Mullin, 71 Fed Rep., 682. or at Rescuing, etc., prisoner; concealing, etc.. person for whom war. R. S., ss. 5401, 5516. SEC. 141. Whoever shall rescue tempt to rescue, from the custody of any rant has issued. .officer or person lawfully assisting him, any person arrested upon 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 ef the fact that a warrant or process has been issued for the apprehension of such person, shall be fined not more than one 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 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 of prisoner. 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. Rescue of body of executed offender. R. S., s. 5402. 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. Extortion by internalrevenue informers. R. S., s. 5484. 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. Misprision of felony. R. S., 8. 5390. 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. Sec. CHAPTER SEVEN. OFFENSES AGAINST THE CURRENCY, COINAGE, ETC. 147. "Obligation or other security of the United States" defined. 148. Forging or counterfeiting United States securities. 149. Counterfeiting national-bank notes. 150. Using plates to print notes without authority, etc. 151. Passing, selling, concealing, etc., forged obligations. 152. Taking impressions of tools, implements, etc. 153. Having in possession unlawfully such impressions. 154. Buying, selling, or dealing in forged bonds, notes, etc. 155. Secreting or removing tools or material used for printing bonds, notes, stamps. etc. 156. Counterfeiting notes, bonds, etc., of foreign governments. 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. 162. Connecting parts of different instruments. 163. Counterfeiting gold or silver coins or bars. Sec. 164. Counterfeiting minor coins. 165. Falsifying, mutilating, or lightening coinage. 166. Debasement of coinage by officers of the mint. 167. Making or uttering coins in resemblance of money. 168. Making or issuing devices of minor coins. 169. Counterfeiting, etc., dies for Icoins of United States. 170. Counterfeiting, etc., dies for foreign coins. 171. Making, importing, or having in possession tokens, prints, etc., similar to United States or foreign coins. 172. Counterfeit obligations, securities, coins, or material for counterfeiting, to be forfeited. 173. 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 nattional bank 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 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 rep resentatives of value, of whatever denomination, which have been or may be issued under any act of Congress. Forging or counterfeiting United States securities. SEC. 148. Whoever, with intent to defraud, shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, R. S., s. 5414. or alter any obligation or other security of U. S. . Coppersmith 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. Field, 16 Fed Rep., 778; U. S. . Crecilius, 34 Fed. Rep., 30; U. S. Jolly, 37 Fed. Rep., 108; U. S. . Owens, 37 Fed. Rep., 112; U. S. . Albert, 45 Fed. Rep., 552; Neall tv. U. S., 118 Fed. Rep. 699. tional-bank notes. R. S., s. 5415. U. 8.. Bennett, 17 Blatch., 357, 24 Fed. Cas., 1107; Ex parte Houghton, 7 Fed. cilius, 34 Fed. Rep., Fed. Rep., 112; U. S. v. Thompson . U. S., 144 Fed. Rep., 14; Gallagher . U. S., 144 Fed. Rep., 87. Counterfeiting na- 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 imitation 30; U. S. . Owens, 37 of, or purporting to be an imitation of, the Wilson, 44 Fed. Rep., circulating notes issued by any banking as751; Logan #. US: sociation now or hereafter authorized and 123 Fed. Rep., 291; acting under the laws of the United States: or whoever shall pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, any false, forged, or counterfeited note, purporting to be issued by any such association doing a banking business, knowing the same to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited; or whoever shall falsely alter, or cause 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 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. 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 thing, or |