Art. 124. If any one by VIOLENCE OFFERED TO THE PERSON of any executive officer, or by threats of violence, shall induce, or force him to do any official act, in an illegal manner, or to do under colour of his office any other act, which he is not authorized to do, or to omit the performance of any official act, which he is bound to perform, the offender shall be imprisoned in close custody, not less than three, nor more than twelve months, and shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty, nor more than two hundred dollars: in addition to the punishment provided by law for the act or omission, to which he compelled the officer, if it be an offence, and in addition also to the punishment directed by law for the violence itself, considered as unconnected with the motive for offering it.

Art. 125. If any one shall by force resist any executive officer in the performance of his office, or attempt by force to commit either of the acts made punishable by the last preceding article, without succeeding in such resistance or attempt, he shall suffer one half the punishment directed by the said article.

CHAPTER II.

Of offences committed by executive officers.

Art. 126. Any EXECUTIVE OFFICER Who shall receive a BRIBE, shall forfeit his political rights, and be imprisoned, not less than one, nor more than two years; one-fourth of the time in close custody; and shall be fined not less than four times the value of the bribe received.

Art. 127. If any executive officer shall corruptly agree to make any appointment, or do any other official act in consideration of some ADVANTAGE (which is not incident to the act) given or promised to him for such act, but which ADVANTAGE does not come within the definition of an EMOLUMENT, he shall forfeit the amount of the emoluments of his office for not less than six months, nor more than two years.

Art. 128. If any executive officer shall EXTORT money, or OTHER REWARD, for the performance of acts he was obliged by law to perform, and for which no remuneration is given by law, or shall extort more than is allowed by law for the performance of any service, or shall EXTORT money or other REWARD from any one, under the pretence that he has performed services for which a remuneration is given by law, when in fact no such services have been rendered, he shall be imprisoned in close confinement, not less than two months, nor more than one year, and shall moreover forfeit the office he holds, and be fined in a sum equal to one year's salary or emoluments of the said office.

Art. 129. If any executive officer shall RECEIVE, or agree to RECEIVE, any EMOLUMENT whatever, though voluntarily given, for doing any act required to be done by virtue of his office, or for refraining from doing any thing, which he is not authorized to do, if the law does not expressly authorize the receipt of such emolument; or shall receive any emolument greater in value than the sum determined by law for any services rendered by virtue of his office, although such emolument be

voluntarily given, he shall forfeit the amount of one half year's salary or emoluments of his office.

Art. 130. If any executive officer shall, under pretence of performing the duties of his office, do any act which amounts to an offence, he shall suffer an additional punishment of one half, to that which is by law. provided for the offence when committed by another.

Art. 131. If any executive officer shall undesignedly do any act, under colour of his office, which he is not authorized by his office to perform, or shall negligently omit to do any act which he ought by virtue of his office to perform, by which act or omission any individual or society receives such injury as would entitle them to a civil action, such officer shall be fined, in a sum not less than two months, and not more than six months, of the emoluments of his office. This article does not extend to any other such act or omission, as by any other part of this code is created an offence.

Art. 132. If any of the acts or omissions described in the last preceding section shall be intentionally done, or made the party guilty thereof, shall, in addition to the fine, be suspended from his political rights, for not less than two, nor more than four years.

Art. 133. All the articles of this title, which impose penalties upon executive officers for offences, extend to the deputies and clerks of such officers who shall commit the same offences.

Art. 134. Every person entrusted by the officer with the performance of his official duties, is considered as a deputy for the purpose of this section, whether the officer had a right to appoint a deputy or not.

Art. 135. Every person who publicly exercises the duties of any office, is subject to the penalties imposed by this section; although there be such defect or informality on his appointment or election, or any such omission to comply with the formalities required by law, as would render his official acts invalid.

Art. 136. The principal officer is considered as himself guilty of all such offences committed by his deputy, in relation to his office, as are committed with his knowledge or consent; and he shall be presumed to have known and consented to such offence, if it can be shown that the deputy had, before the act complained of, committed a similar official offence, while in his service, to the knowledge of the officer; and that after such knowledge, he continued to employ him in the performance of his official duties.

Art. 137. The provisions of this and of the last preceding chapter, relating to bribery; extend to those who exercise any CORPORATE or PRIVATE office, and to those who may bribe or attempt to bribe them.

TITLE V.

OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE JUDICIARY POWER.

CHAPTER I.

Of offences committed by and against judges or jurors in their official capacity.

SECTION I.

Of offences committed by judges or jurors.

Art. 138. If any judge or juror shall take a bribe, he shall be fined five times the value of the bribe received, shall suffer imprisonment, in close confinement, not less than six, nor more than twelve months; and shall forfeit his political rights.

Art. 139. If any judge shall maliciously, but without being bribed, do any official act, or render any judgment, which he is not by law authorized to do or render, or shall maliciously omit to do any act which he ought, by virtue of his office, to perform, he shall forfeit his political rights, and be fined to the amount of his income of office for one year. Art. 140. If any judge shall corruptly agree to give any judgment, or to do any other official act, in consideration of some advantage (which is not incident to the official act) given or promised to him for rendering such judgment or doing such act, which advantage shall not come within the definition of an emolument, he shall forfeit his office and be fined in the amount of the income thereof for one year.

Art. 141. If any judge shall receive from any person whatever, unless he be a relation in the ascending or descending line, or a collateral relation within the second degree, any gift or donation whatever, of any assignable value, unless it be made by last will and testament or codicil, he shall be fined in a sum equal to six months' income of his office.

Art. 142. If any judge, whose duty it shall or may be to assist at the drawing of jurors to form the panel for the grand jury, or the petit jury in any court in this state, shall designedly put, or consent to the putting of any name on the said panel not drawn according to law, or shall omit to put on such panel any name which shall be legally drawn, or shall sign or certify any panel of names not drawn according to law, such judge, or any other person who shall designedly aid therein, shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and shall be imprisoned not less than one, nor more than six months; and if the offence shall be committed at the solicitation of any person accused of an offence, or of the prosecutor, or any

party in a civil suit; the offender shall also be suspended from the exercise of his political rights for five years.

Art. 143. If any juror shall (except in the deliberation with his fellow jurors) make any promise or agreement to give a verdict for or against any one accused of any offence, or for or against any party to a civil suit; or shall receive any papers or evidence from the prosecutor or the accused in any criminal suit, or either of the parties in any civil suit, other than such as shall be delivered in open court, he shall be fined not less than fifty, nor more than four hundred dollars, or may be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, or both.

Art. 144. If any judge, who is allowed to take fees or compensation for any official act that he is authorized to do, whether of a judicial or executive nature, shall exact and receive more for such service than by law he is authorized to receive, he shall pay a fine equal to one year's income of his office, and shall forfeit his political rights.

Art. 145. If any judge, even with the consent of the party paying the same for any official act, whether of a judicial nature or executive nature, for which he is authorized to take any fees or compensation, shall receive any greater sum than that allowed by law for such service, he shall be fined in a sum equal to six months' income of his office.

Art. 146. No judge shall take any part, either by sitting as judge, or deciding any point, or advising with the other judges, either in or out of court, in the trial or hearing of any cause in which or in the controversy out of which it has arisen he shall have been employed either as counsellor or attorney, or which or in the controversy of which it shall have arisen he shall have acted as ARBITRATOR, or on any former trial of which he shall have been sworn as a juror, or in which he has any interest, or to which any of his ascendants or decendants, or any collateral relation, either by consanguinity or affinity, within the third degree, are parties, or are anywise interested; nor shall any of the other judges of the same court consult with, or take the opinion of such other, in or out of court, in any such cause as is above described. And any judge who shall designedly offend against any provision of this article, shall be fined in a sum equal to his salary and emoluments for six months.

Art. 147. The first article of this chapter relates to ARBITRATORS as well as judges; and all the preceding articles of this chapter, except the fourth, relate to justices of the peace as well as judges.

SECTION II.

Of offences against judges or jurors in their official capacity.

Art. 148. If any one shall bribe or offer to bribe any judge, justice of the peace or arbitrator or juror, either of the grand jury or trial jury, he shall be confined in close custody, not less than two, nor more than six months, and shall be fined in a sum equal to four times the value of the bribe offered or given.

Art. 149. If any one by violence or threats of bodily harm, or illegal injury to property or reputation, shall attempt to oppose or influence any judge or justice of the peace in the execution of any official act, or

shall in like manner attempt to force or influence any judge, justice of the peace or ARBITRATOR or juror to render or find any judgment, order, verdict, or indictment, or to do any other official act, he shall be fined not less than fifty, nor more than four hundred dollars; or be imprisoned, not less than twenty days, nor more than six months, or both; and the imprisonment, or any part of it, may be in close custody, in addition to any punishment that may be incurred by the violence used.

Art. 150. If any one, with intent to influence the verdict of a jury in a criminal or civil suit, shall any where but in open court, or by leave of the court, exhibit to any person drawn or summoned to serve as a grand juror or petit juror during the term at which such suit is to be tried, knowing or believing him to be so summoned or drawn, any evidence in such suit, or use any arguments in favour of, or against either of the parties in such suit, he shall be fined not less than twenty, nor more than one hundred dollars, and shall be imprisoned not less than five, nor more than thirty days; and if the offender be an officer of justice, or an attorney or counsellor, or an officer of the court, the punishment shall be double.

Art. 151. If any one shall, during the pendency of any civil suit, or criminal prosecution, publish or print any argument, statement or observations relating to such cause, of such a nature as to influence the verdict of a jury, or to excite any public prejudice for or against either of the parties in such cause, he shall be imprisoned, not exceeding thirty days, or fined not exceeding two hundred dollars.

Art. 152. But nothing in the preceding article contained, shall prohibit in any stage of a criminal prosecution, the publication of a true statement of any judicial proceeding, or the examination of witnesses judicially taken, with the exceptions contained in the Code of Procedure, in cases affecting decency and morals.

CHAPTER II.

Of offences against officers of justice and officers of courts.

Art. 153. Whoever shall BRIBE or offer to BRIBE any officer of justice, or any clerk, translator, or other officer of a court of justice, he shall be imprisoned not less than one, nor more than six months, shall be fined not less than one hundred, nor more than five hundred dollars, and be suspended from his political rights for five years.

Art. 154. Whoever shall forcibly oppose any officer of justice, knowing him to be such, in the lawful execution of an official act, he shall be imprisoned not less than ten days, nor more than six months; and shall be fined not less than fifty, nor more than five hundred dollars; and the whole or any part of the imprisonment may be close custody. Art. 155. Persons to whom a special warrant is directed in the manner prescribed in the Code of Procedure, and those who are by the prcvisions of the same code, authorized to make arrests, without warrant in the cases allowed by law, are officers of justice within the purview