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 of either house, in language different from that intended by such house, is guilty of felony.

§ 65. Altering engrossed copy. A person who fraudulently alters the engrossed copy or enrollment of any bill which has been passed by the legislature of this state, with intent to procure it to be approved by the governor or certified by the secretary of state, or printed or published by the printer of the statutes in language differ. ent 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.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 69. Refusing to testify. A person who being present before either house of the legislature or any committee thereof authorized to sun: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 state,

IV. Forging, stealing, mutilating and falsifying judicial and puldis 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

or value of any kind, or any promise or agreement therefor, upon any agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or other official proceeding, shall be influenced thereby, or that he will do or omit any act or proceeding, or in any way neglect or violate any official duty is punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or by fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both. A conviction also forfeits any office held by the offender, and forever disqualifies him from holding any public office under the state.

3 R. S. 957, § 10.

§ 73. Juror, etc., promising verdict. A juror or a person drawn or summoned to attend as a juror, or a person chosen arbitrator, or appointed referee, who either,

1. Makes any promise or agreement to give a verdict, judgment, report, award, or decision, for or against any party; or

2. Willfully receives any communication, book, paper instrument, or information, relating to a cause or matter pending before him, except according to the regular course of proceeding upon the trial or hearing of that cause or matter;

Is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 74. Juror, etc., accepting bribes. A juror, referee, arbitrator, appraiser, or assessor, or other person authorized by law to hear or determine any question, matter, cause, controversy, or proceeding, who asks, receives, or agrees 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, is punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or by fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

Id., § 11.

§ 75. Embracery. A person who influences or attempts to influ. ence improperly, a juror in a civil or criminal action or proceeding, or one drawn or summoned to attend as such a juror, or one chosen an arbitrator, or appointed a referee, in respect to his verdict, judg mer, report, award or decision in any cause or matter pending, or about to be brought before him, in any case, or in any manner not included in the last two sections, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

3 R. S. 958, § 12.

76. Misconduct of officers at drawing of jurors. A person authorized by law to assist at the drawing or impaneling of grand or trial jurors to attend a court, or a term of a court, or to try any cause or issue, who either :

1. Designedly puts, or consents to the putting, upon a list of

jurors as having been drawn, any name which was not lawfully drawn

for that purpose; or

2. Designedly omits to place on such a list any name which was lawfully drawn; or

3. Designedly signs or certifies a list of such jurors as having been drawn which was not lawfully drawn ; or

4. Designedly withdraws from the box, or other receptacle for the ballots containing the names of such jurors, any paper or ballot lawfully placed or belonging there and containing the name of a juror, or omits to place in such box or receptacle any name lawfully drawn or designated, or places in such box or receptacle a paper or ballot containing the name of a person not lawfully drawn and designated as a juror; or

5. In the drawing of such jurors, does any act which is unfair, partial, or improper in any other respect;

Is guilty of a misdemeanor.

But this section shall not apply to the city and county of New York or the county of Kings.

3 R. S. 972, § 18.

§ 77. Misconduct of officer having charge of juries. An officer to whose charge any juror is committed by a court or magistrate, who negligently or willfully permits them, or any of them, without leave of the court or magistrate

1. To receive any communication from any person

2. To make any communication to any person;

3. To obtain or receive any book or paper, or refreshment; or, 4. To leave the jury room,

Is guilty of a misdemeanor.

78. Certain punishments. 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 person executing any of the functions of a public office, other than one of the officers or persons designated in Title VI, Title VII and § 71 of Title VIII of this Code, with intent to influence him in respect to any act, decision, vote, or other proceeding, in the exercise of his powers or functions, is punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

2 R. S. 957, 9.

§ 79. Offender a competent witness, etc. A person offending against any provision of any foregoing sections of this Code relating to bribery, is a competent witness against another person so offending, and may be compelled to attend and testify upon any trial, nearing, proceeding, or investigation, in the same manner as any

other person. But the testimony so given shall not be used in any prosecution or proceeding, civil or criminal, against the person so testifying. A person so testifying to the giving of a bribe which has been accepted, shall not thereafter be liable to indictment, prosecution, or punishment for that bribery, and may plead or prove the giving of testimony accordingly, in bar of such an indictment or prosecution.

8 R. S. 958, § 14.

§ 80. Bribery of witnesses. A person who is, or is about to be, A witness upon a trial, hearing, or other proceeding, before any court, or any officer authorized to hear evidence or take testimony, who receives, or agrees or offers 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, is guilty of a felony.

§ 81. Definition of "jurors." The word "juror" as used in this shapter includes a talesman, and extends to jurors in all courts, whether of record or not of record, and in special proceedings, and before any officer authorized to impanel a jury in any case or proceeding.

SECTION 22. Rescue of prisoner.

CHAPTER IL
RESCUES.

88. Taking, etc., property in officer's custody.

§ 82. Rescue of prisoner. A person who, by force or fraad, rescues a prisoner from lawful custody, or from an officer or other person having him in lawful custody, is guilty of a felony, if the prisoner was held upon a charge, commitment, arrest, conviction, or sentence of felony; and if the prisoner was held upon a charge, arrest, commitment, conviction, or sentence for misdemeanor, the rescuer is guilty of a misdemeanor.

3 R. S. 960, § 26.

§ 83. Taking, etc., property in officer's custody. A person who takes from the custody of an officer or other person, persona. prop. erty, in charge of the latter, under any process of law, or who will fully injures or destroys such property, is guilty of a misdemeanor.