816

CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS, ETC. [ART. 72.

Id s 19
1853, c 450, s 2
Intimidation of
jurors, wit-
nesses, or
officers.

140. If any person shall corruptly or by threats or force en-
deavor 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 indictment, and shall,
on conviction thereof, be punished by fine not exceeding five hun-

Punishment

dred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding three months, or
both, according to the nature and aggravation of the offence

Id s 20
1799, c 50, s 18 ,
1805, c 97, s 29 ,
1811, c 204
Bribery or at-
tempting to
bribe voters

141. If any candidate at an election to be held under the Con-
stitution and laws of this State, or any other person whatever, shall
at any time before or on the day of any election, give or bestow, or
directly or indirectly promise any gift or reward to secure any per-
son's vote or ballot at any such election, or shall keep, or suffer to
be kept, any house, tent, booth, or other accommodation in any part
of any district at any time during the day of holding such election,
and before the close thereof, at his expense, where any victuals
or intoxicating liquors shall be gratuitously given or dealt out to
voters, every such person or candidate so offending, shall on convic-
tion thereof in the court of the county or city wherein such offence
may be committed, be fined at the discretion of the court a sum

Punishment

not exceeding five hundred dollars, and suffer such imprisonment as
the court may adjudge, not exceeding six months, and such other
penalties as are prescribed by the Constitution, one-half of the fine
to go to the informer.

PERJURY.

Art 30, s. 155
1692,c. 16, s 4,
1809, c 138, s 8,
1828, c 165, s 6 ,
1838, c 414, B 10
What to be
deemed perjury
8 Md 25,
38 Md 186,202
2 H & J 363
1 Bl 356

142. An oath or affirmation if made wilfully and falsely in any
of the following cases, shall be deemed perjury: first, in all cases
where false swearing would be perjury at common law; secondly,
in all affidavits required by law to be taken; thirdly, all affidavits
to accounts or claims made for the purpose of inducing any court
or officer to pass such accounts or claims; fourthly, all affidavits
required to be made to reports and returns made to the General
Assembly or any officer of the government.

Id s 156
1692, c 16, s 2
Subornation of
perjury

143. Any person who shall procure another to make a false oath
or affirmation in any of the cases embraced in the preceding section,
shall be deemed guilty of subornation of perjury.

Id s 157
1809, c 138, s 8
Punishment.

144. Every person who shall be convicted of the crime of per-
jury or subornation of perjury, shall be sentenced to undergo a con-
finement in the penitentiary for not less than five nor more than ten
years.

DUELLING.

Art 30, s 43
1816, c 210, s 1
Duelling

143. Any person who shall wilfully and maliciously, or by pre-
vious agreement, fight a duel or single combat with any engine, in-
strument, or weapon, the probable consequence of which might be
the death of either party, and in so doing shall kill his antagonist
or any other person, or inflict such wound as that the person injured