§ 46. Attempting to prevent officers from performing duty. A person who attempts, by means of any threat or violence, to deter or prevent an executive officer from performing any duty imposed upon such officer by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 47. Resisting officers. A person who knowingly resists, by the use of force or violence, any executive officer, in the performance of his duty, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 48. Taking unlawful fees. An executive officer who asks or receives any emolument, gratuity or reward, or any promise of emolu ment, gratuity or reward, except such as may be authorized by law, for doing any official act, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 49. Taking reward for omitting or delaying official acts. An executive officer who asks or receives any emolument, gratuity or reward, or any promise of any emolument, gratuity or reward, for omitting or deferring the performance of any official duty, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 50. Taking fees for services not rendered. An executive officer who asks or receives any fee or compensation for any official service which has not been actually rendered, except in cases of charges for prospective costs, or of fees demandable in advance in the cases allowed by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

3 R. S. 923, §§ 6, 7.

§ 51. Taking unlawful reward for services in extradition of fugitives. An officer of this state who asks or receives any fee or compensation of any kind for any services rendered or expense incurred in procuring from the governor of this state a demand upon the executive authority of a state or territory of the United States, or of a foreign government, for the surrender of a fugitive from justice; or for any service rendered or expense incurred in procuring the surrender of such fugitive, or of conveying him to this state or for detaining him therein, except upon an employment by the governor of this state, and upon an account duly audited and paid out of the state treasury, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 52. Corrupt bargain for appointments, etc. A person who gives or offers to give, any gratuity or reward, in consideration that himself or any other person shall be appointed to a public office, or to a clerkship, deputation, or other subordinate position, in such an office, or shall be permitted to exercise, perform, or discharge any prerogatives or duties, or to receive any emoluments, of such an office, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 53. Same. A person who acts or receives, or agrees to receive, any gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, for appointing another person, or procuring for another person an appointment, to a public office or to a dierkship, deputation, or other subordinate posi

tion in such an office, is guilty of a misdemeanor. If the person so offending is a public officer, a conviction also forfeits his office. 3 R. S. 977, §§ 64, 65.

54. Selling right to official powers. A public officer who, for any reward, consideration or gratuity, paid, or agreed to be paid, directly or indirectly, grants to another the right or authority to discharge. any functions of his office, or permits another to take appointments or perform any of its duties, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and a conviction for the same forfeits his office, and disqualifies him forever from holding any office whatever under this state.

3 R. S. 977, §§ 64, 65.

§ 55. Such appointment avoided by conviction. A grant, appointment, or deputation, made contrary to the provisions of either of the last two sections, is avoided and annulled by a conviction for the violation of either of those sections, in respect to such grant, appointment or deputation; but any official act done before conviction, is unaffected by the conviction.

Id. 978, § 66.

56. Intrusion into public office. A person who willfully intrudes himself into a public office, to which he has not been duly elected or appointed, or who, having been an executive or adminis trative officer, willfully exercises any of the functions of his office, after his right so to do has ceased, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 57. Offender refusing to surrender to successor. A person who, having been an executive or administrative officer, wrongfully refuses to surrender the official seal, or any books or papers, appertaining to his office, upon the demand of his lawful successor, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

1 R. S. 424, § 76.

§ 58. Administrative officers. The various provisions of this chapter which relate to executive officers apply to administrative officers, in the same manner as if administrative and executive officers were both mentioned.

TITLE VII.

OF CRIMES AGAINST THE LEGISLATIVE POWER.

SECTION 59. Preventing the meeting or organization of either branch of the legis

lature.

60. Disturbing the legislature while in session.

61. Compelling adjournment.

62. Intimidating a member of the legislature.

63. Compelling either house to perform or omit any official act.

64. Altering draft of bill.

65. Altering engrossed copy.

66. Bribery of members of legislature.

67. Receiving bribes by members of legislature.

68. Witnesses refusing to attend before the legislature or legislative

70. Members of the legislature liable to forfeiture of office.

§ 59. Preventing the meeting or organization of either branch of the legislature. A person who willfully and by force or fraud prevents the legislature of this state, or either of the houses composing it, or any of the members thereof, from meeting or organizing, is punishable by imprisonment in a state prison not less than five years nor more than ten years, or by a fine of not less than $500, nor more than $2,000, or by both.

§ 60. Disturbing the legislature while in session. A person who willfully disturbs the legislature of this state, or either of the houses composing it, while in session, or who commits any disorderly conduct in the immediate view and presence of either house of the legislature, tending to interrupt its proceedings or impair the respect due to its authority, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 61. Compelling adjournment. A person who willfully and by force or fraud compels or attempts to compel the legislature of this state, or either of the houses composing it, to adjourn or disperse, is punishable by imprisonment in a state prison not less than five nor more than ten years, or by a fine of not less than $500, nor more than $2,000, or by both.

§ 62. Intimidating a member of the legislature. A person who willfully, by intimidation or otherwise, prevents any member of the legislature of this state, from attending any session of the house of which he is a member, or of any committee thereof, or from giving his vote upon any question which may come before such house, or from performing any other official act, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

$63. Compelling either house to perform or omit any official act. A person who willfully compels or attempts to compel either of the houses composing the legislature of this state to pass, amend, or reject any bill, or resolution, or to grant or refuse any petition, or to perform or omit to perform any other official act, is punishable by imprisonment in a state prison not less than five nor more than ten years, or by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $2,000, or by both.

$ 64. Altering draft of bill. A person who fraudulently alters the draft of any bill or resolution which has been presented to either of the houses composing the legislature, to be passed or adopted, with intent to procure it to be passed or adopted by either house, or certified by the presiding officer either house, in language differcnt from that intended by such house, is guilty of felony.

printed or published by the printer of the statutes in language different from that in which it was passed by the legislature, is guilty of felony.

66. Bribery of members of the legislature. A person who gives or offers, or causes to be given or offered, a bribe, or any money, property, or value of any kind, or any promise or agreement therefor, to a member of the legislature, or attempts, directly or indirectly, by menace, deceit, suppression of truth, or other corrupt means, to influence a member to give or withhold his vote, or to absent himself from the house of which he is a member, or from any committee thereof, is punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

3 R. S 957, § 9.

§ 67. Receiving bribes by members of legislature. A member of either of the houses composing the legislature of this state, who asks, receives, or agrees to receive any bribe upon any understanding that his official vote, opinion, judgment or action shall be influenced thereby, or shall be given in any particular manner, or upon any particular side of any question or matter upon which he may be required to act in his official capacity, or who gives or offers or promises to give any official vote in consideration that another member of the legislature shall give any such vote, either upon the same or another question, is punishable by imprisonment in a state prison not exceeding ten years, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both. Id., 10.

§ 68. Witnesses refusing to attend before the legislature or legislative committees. A person who, being duly summoned to attend as a witness before either house of the legislature or any committee thereof, authorized to summon witnesses, refuses or neglects without lawful excuse to attend pursuant to such summons, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

1 R. S. 512, § 20.

$69. Refusing to testify. A person who being present before either house of the legislature or any committee thereof authorized to Eun:mon witnesses, willfully refuses to be sworn or affirmed, or to answer any material and proper question, or to produce upon reasonable notice any material and proper books, papers, or documents in his possession or under his control, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 70. Members of the legislature liable to forfeiture of office The conviction of a member of the legislature of either of the crimes defined in this chapter, involves as a consequence in addition to the punishment prescribed by this Code, a forfeiture of his office; and disqualifies him from ever afterwards holding any office under this

IV. Forging, stealing, mutilating and falsifying judicial and public records and documents.

V. Perjury and subordination of perjury.

VI. Falsifying evidence.

VII. Other offenses against public justice.
VIII. Conspiracy.

§ 71. Bribery of a judicial officer. A person who gives or offers, or causes to be given or offered, a bribe, or any money, property, or value of any kind, or any promise or agreement therefor, to a judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, appraiser or assessor, or other person authorized by law to hear or determine any question, matter, case, proceeding, or controversy, with intent to influence his action, vote opinion, or decision thereupon, is punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

3 R. S. 957, § 9.

§ 72. Officer accepting bribe. A judicial officer, a person who executes any of the functions of a public office not designated in Titles VI and VII of this Code, or a person employed by or acting for the state, or for any public officer in the business of the state, who asks, receives, or agrees to receive a bribe, or any money, property