ESCAPES PROM PRISON, AND ASSISTING THEREIN. 12. Escaped prisoners to be retaken and serve out full punishment.

13. Punishment for escaping from the penitentiary.

14. Punishment for convict escaping from jail.

15. Punishment for prisoner confined on crimnal charge breaking jail.

16. Attempt, by violence to person, to escape from penitentiary.

17. Attempt by force, &c., to escape from jail.

18. Aiding escapes, &c., from prisons of prisoners charged with felony.

19. Aiding escapes, &c., from prisons of prisoners charged with misdemeanor.

20. Rescuing prisoners.

SECTION

21. Aiding prisoners to escape from officer's custody.

22. Officers suffering voluntary escapes from prison.

23. Officers suffering negligent escapes.

FAILING TO EXECUTE PROCESS.

24. Officers refusing or omitting to execute criminal process.

25. Refusing to aid officer.

26. Refusing to aid justice of the peace.

MISCELLANEOUS.

27. Disguising to resist the execution of the law.

28. Concealing and compounding offences.
29. Officers taking rewards for omitting their
duty.

FALSELY ASSUMING TO BE A JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE.-EXTORTION.

30. Falsely assuming to be a justice of the
peace or other officer.

31. Extortion by officers in receiving fees. 32. Issuing bills for services not entitled to charge for.

FALSE ENTRIES IN RECORDS, AND EMBEZZLING
OR DESTROYING RECORDS.

33. Officer making false entries in records
of his office, or destroying, &c., such
records.

34. Others stealing, destroying, or altering public records.

MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.-BARRATRY.

35. Malicious prosecution; how punished. 36. Barratry; how punished.

PERJURY AND SUBORNATION OF PERJURY.

SECTION 1. Every person who, being lawfully required to depose the truth in any proceedings in a court of justice, shall commit perjury, shall be punished, if such perjury was committed on the trial of an indictment for a capital crime, by imprisonment in the penitentiary for life, or for any term of years not less than five, in the discre

tion of the court; and if committed in any other case, by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than five nor more than twenty

years.

SEC. 2. If any person, of whom an oath shall be required by law, shall wilfully swear falsely in regard to any matter or thing respecting which such oath is required, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than five nor more than twenty years.

SEC. 3. Every person who shall procure another to commit the crime of perjury, as aforesaid, shall be guilty of subornation of perjury, and shall be punished in like manner as the perjury itself is by law punished.

SEC. 4. If any person shall endeavor to incite or procure another to commit the crime of perjury, though no perjury be committed, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than ten years.

SEC. 5. Whenever it shall appear to any court of record that any witness or party who has been legally sworn and examined in any cause, matter, or proceeding pending before such court, has testified in such manner as to induce a reasonable presumption that he has been guilty of perjury therein, the court may immediately commit such witness or party, by an order or process for that purpose, or may take a recognizance, with sureties, for his appearing to answer to an indictment for perjury.

SEC. 6. Thereupon, such court may, in its discretion, bind over the witnesses, to establish such perjury, to appear at the criminal court, to testify before the grand jury, and on the trial, should an indictment be found, notice of the proceedings shall forthwith be given to the district attorney.

SEC. 7. If, on the hearing of such cause, matter, or proceeding in which perjury shall be reasonably presumed, as aforesaid, any papers, books, or documents produced by either party shall be deemed necessary to be used on the prosecution for such perjury, the court may by order detain the same from the person producing them so long as may be necessary, and direct their delivery to the district attorney.

BRIBERY OF, AND ACCEPTING BRIBES BY, JURORS AND OTHERS.

SEC. 8. Every person who shall give, offer, or promise to any officer,

executive, legislative, or judicial, holding an office under or by virtue of the laws of this District, after his election or appointment, and either before or after he shall have qualified or taken his seat, any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to influence his act, vote, opinion, decision, or judgment in any matter, question, cause, or proceeding then pending, or which may, by law, be brought before him in his official capacity, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than ten years, and by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

SEC. 9. Every such officer who shall accept any gift or gratuity, or any promise to make any gift, or to do any other act beneficial to such officer, under an agreement, or with an understanding that his vote, opinion, or judgment shall be given in any particular manner, or upon a particular side of any question, cause, or proceeding which is or may be by law brought before him in his official capacity, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than ten years, and by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars. Such officer shall also, on conviction, forfeit his office, and be forever thereafter disqualified from holding any public office, trust, or appointment existing under the laws of this District.

SEC. 10. Every person who shall corrupt, or attempt to corrupt, any other person, drawn or summoned as a juror, appointed a referee, or chosen an arbitrator or umpire, by giving, offering, or promising any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to bias the mind of such juror, referee, or arbitrator or umpire, in relation to any cause or matter which may be pending in the court or inquest to which such juror shall have been summoned, or for the decision of which such referee, or arbitrator or umpire shall have been chosen or appointed, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than five years, or, in the discretion of the court, by confinement in the county jail not exceeding two years, and fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

SEC. 11. If any person drawn or summoned as a juror, or if any person chosen or appointed a referee, arbitrator, or umpire, shall take anything to give his verdict, award, or report, or shall, while in the discharge of his duties, receive any gratuity or gift whatever from any party to any suit, proceeding, or prosecution for the trial of which such person shall have been drawn or summoned, or for the hearing

of which he shall have been appointed or chosen referee, arbitrator, or umpire, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than five years, or, in the discretion of the court, by confinement in the county jail not exceeding two years and fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

ESCAPES FROM PRISON AND ASSISTING THEREIN.

SEC. 12. If any prisoner confined in the penitentiary or jail, upon conviction for a criminal offence, shall escape therefrom, he may be pursued, retaken, and imprisoned again, notwithstanding the term for which he was sentenced to be imprisoned may have expired, and shall suffer such additional imprisonment as may be necessary to make up the full term of his sentence. He shall also remain in custody until tried for such escape, or until he be discharged for a failure to prosecute therefor.

SEC. 13. If any prisoner confined in the penitentiary for any term less than for life, shall forcibly break such prison and escape therefrom, he shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment therein for a term not exceeding five years, to commence from the expiration of his original term.

SEC. 14. If any prisoner confined in jail upon any conviction for a criminal offence, shall forcibly break such jail and escape therefrom, he shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding two years, to commence from the expiration of his former sentence.

SEC. 15. If any prisoner confined in jail upon a criminal charge, shall, before conviction, forcibly break jail and escape therefrom, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding two years, if the charge on which he stood committed was a felony, and if a misdemeanor, by confinement in jail not exceeding one year.

SEC. 16. Every person imprisoned in the penitentiary for any period less than life, who shall attempt by force or violence to any person to escape from such prison, although no escape be effected, shall, upon conviction, be adjudged to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding five years, to commence after the termination of his former sentence.

SEC. 17. Every person confined in jail for any cause whatever, who shall forcibly break the same with intent to escape therefrom or who shall attempt by any force or violence to escape from such prison,

although no escape be effected, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year.

SEC. 18. Every person who shall convey into the penitentiary, jail, or other place of confinement, any disguise, instrument, weapon, or other thing proper or useful to aid any prisoner in his escape, with intent thereby to facilitate the escape of any prisoner, then lawfully committed or detained for any felony whatever, or on a charge of any felony, or shall, by any means whatever, aid or assist any person so detained in his endeavors to escape therefrom, whether such escape be effected or attempted or not, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than ten years.

SEC. 19. If the prisoner, whose escape was effected or attempted, was charged with or committed for any offence other than a felony, the punishment for aiding his escape or his attempt thereat, in the manner recited in the preceding section, shall be by confinement in the county jail not exceeding two years.

SEC. 20. Every person who shall forcibly rescue any prisoner held in custody, upon conviction or charge of any offence, shall be punished in like manner as provided in the two preceding sections, according as said offence is felony or otherwise.

SEC. 21. Every person, who shall aid or assist a prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from the marshal or other officer or person having the lawful custody of such prisoner, shall be punished by confinement in jail not over two years and fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

SEC. 22. If any jailer or or other officer shall voluntarily suffer any prisoner in his custody upon conviction, or upon any criminal charge, to escape, he shall be fined, and imprisoned in the penitentiary from one to twenty years in the discretion of the court, not to exceed in any case the punishment to which the prisoner was sentenced or that he would be liable to suffer upon conviction for the offence wherewith he stood charged.

SEC. 24 It any jailer or other officer shall, through negligence, suffer any prisoner in his custody upon conviction, or upon any criminal charge, to escape, he shall be punished by confinement in jail not more than one year and fine not to exceeding five hundred dollars.