SEC. 129. SEC. 5408. Every officer, having the custody of any record, document, paper, or proceeding specified in section fifty-four hundred and three, who fraudulently takes away, or withdraws, or destroys any such record, document, paper, or proceeding filed in his office or deposited with him or in his custody, shall pay a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, or suffer imprisonment at hard labor not more than three years, or both; and shall, moreover, forfeit his office and be forever afterward disqualified from holding any office under the Government of the United States. SEC. 130. SEC. 5419. Every person who forges the signature of any judge, register, or other officer of any court of the United States, or of any Territory thereof, or forges or counterfeits the seal of any such court, or knowingly concurs in using any such forged or counterfeit signature or seal, for the purpose of authenticating any proceeding or document, or tenders in evidence any such proceeding or document with a false or counterfeit signature of any such judge, register, or other officer, or a false or counterfeit seal of the court, subscribed or attached thereto, knowing such signature or seal to be false or counterfeit, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not more than five years. Forging signature of judge, etc. 2 Mar., 1867, c. 176, s. 46, v. 14, p. 539. 1 2 3 4 5 SEC. 131. [Whoever, directly or indirectly, shall give or offer, or cause to be given or offered, any money, property, or value of any kind, or any promise or agreement therefor, or any other bribe, to any judge, judicial officer, or other person authorized by any law of the United States to hear or 6 determine any question, matter, cause, proceeding, or con 7 troversy, with intent to influence his action, vote, opinion, or 8 decision thereon, shall be fined not more than twenty thousand 9 dollars or imprisoned not more than fifteen years, or both; 10 and shall forever be disqualified to hold any office of honor, 11 12 14 15 trust, or profit under the United States.] (R. S., s. 5449.) SEC. 132. Whoever, being a judge of a court of the 13 United States, shall in anywise accept or receive any sum of money, or other bribe, present, or reward, or any promise, contract, obligation, gift, or security for the payment of 16 money, or for the delivery or conveyance of anything of 17 value, with the intent to be influenced thereby in any opin18 ion, judgment, or decree in any suit, controversy, matter, or 19 cause depending before him, shall be fined not more than 20 twenty thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than fifteen years, or both; and shall be forever disqualified to hold any 22 office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States. 21 23 (R. S., s. 5499.) SEC. 131. SEC. 5449. Every person who, directly or indirectly, gives any sum of money, or other bribe, present, or reward, or any promise, contract, obligation, or security for the payment or delivery of any money, present, or reward, or any other thing of value, to obtain or procure the opinion, judgment, or decree of any judge of the United States, in any suit, controversy, matter, or cause depending before him, shall be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the court, and shall forever be disqualified to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States. (See s. 5499.) Bribery of a judge. 30 Apr., 1790, c. 9, s. 21, v. 1, p. 117. SEC. 132. SEC. 5499. Every judge of the United States, who in anywise accepts or receives any sum of money, or other bribe, present, or reward, or any promise, contract, obligation, gift, or security for the payment of money, or the delivery or conveyance of anything of value, with the intent to be influenced thereby in any opinion, judgment, or decree in any suit, controversy, matter, or cause depending before him, shall be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the court, and shall be forever disqualified to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States. (See s. 5449.) Judge accepting a bribe, etc. 9, s. 21, v. 1, p. 30 Apr., 1790, c. 117. 1 SEC. 133. Whoever, being a juror, referee, arbitrator, 2 appraiser, assessor, auditor, master, receiver, United States 3 commissioner, or other person authorized by any law of the 4 United States to hear or determine any question, matter, 5 6 cause, controversy, or proceeding, shall ask, receive, or agree to receive, any money, property, or value of any kind, or any 7 promise or agreement therefor, upon any agreement or under8 standing that his vote, opinion, action, judgment or decision 9 shall be influenced thereby, shall be fined not more than two 10 thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. 11 12 13 14 SEC. 134. Whoever being, or about to be, a witness upon a trial, hearing, or other proceeding, before any court or any officer authorized by the laws of the United States to 15 hear evidence or take testimony, shall receive or agree or 16 offer to receive a bribe, upon any agreement or understand17 ing that his testimony shall be influenced thereby, or that he 18 will absent himself from the trial, hearing, or other proceed19 ing, shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or 20 imprisoned not more than two years, or both. 21 23 SEC. 135. [Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or 22 by any threatening letter or communication, shall endeavor to influence, intimidate, or impede any witness, in any court 24 of the United States or before any United States commissioner 25 or officer acting as such commissioner, or any grand or petit SEC. 135. SEC. 5399. Every person who corruptly, or by threats or force, endeavors to influence, intimidate, or impede any witness, or officer in any court of the United States, in the discharge of his duty, or corruptly, or by threats or force, obstructs or impedes, or endeavors to obstruct or impede, the due administration of justice therein, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not more than three months, or both. SEC. 5404. Every person who, corruptly, or by threats or force, or by threatening letters, or any threatening communications, endeavors to influence, intimidate, or impede any grand or petit juror of any court of the United States in the discharge of his duty, or who corruptly, or by threats or force, or by threatening letters, or any threatening communications, influences, obstructs, |