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way decayed or destroyed, without first giving notice to all
persons concerned in such boundaries of the time and place pro-
posed for setting up or making such new boundaries, or that
upon the failure of the persons concerned in such lands (upon
notice, or when notice cannot be given,) being present at the time
and place appointed, shall not take with him four substantial

freeholders of his neighborhood at the least, that may be
present at the bounding such tree or trees, or setting up such

other boundary, shall forfeit and pay for each offence the sum of
one hundred dollars.

16. The penalties incurred under the two preceding sections
shall be recovered by indictment, which shall contain as particular
a description of the place, and to whose lands the boundaries
relate which have been set up or destroyed, as possible, and one-
half of such penalty shall go to the informer.

BRIBERY.

17. If any judge or other person concerned in the adminis-
tration of justice, take any illegal fee, gift or undue reward, to
influence his behavior in his office, and if any person shall give
any money or thing to any judge, or other person concerned in
the administration of justice, with intent to influence his be-
havior in his office, every such judge or person shall be deemed
guilty of bribery, and on being convicted thereof, shall be sen-
tenced to the penitentiary for not less than two nor more than
twelve years, and shall be disqualified from holding any office
forever thereafter.

18. Every embracer who shall procure any juror to take gain
or profit for rendering his verdict, upon conviction, and every
juror convicted of taking gain or profit for giving his verdict,
shall undergo a confinement in the penitentiary for a period not
less than eighteen months nor more than six years, and shall be
disqualified to serve on juries forever thereafter.

19. If any person shall corruptly or by threats or force
endeavor to influence, intimidate or impede any juror, witness
or officer in any court of this State in the discharge of his duty,
or shall corruptly or by threats or force obstruct or impede, or
endeavor to obstruct or impede, the due administration of justice
therein, he shall be liable to be prosecuted therefor by indict-
ment, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by fine not
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