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PENAL CODE.

Sec. 167. Every person guilty of falsely preparing any book, paper, record, instrument in writing, or other matter or thing, with intent to produce it, or allow it to be produced, as genuine upon any trial, proceeding or inquiry whatever, authorized by law, is guilty of felony.

Sec. 168. Every person who, knowing that any book, paper, record, instrument in writing, or other matter or thing, is about to be produced in evidence upon any trial, proceeding, inquiry or investigation whatever, authorized by law, willfully destroys the same, with intent thereby to prevent the same from being produced, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 169. Every person who willfully prevents or dissuades any person who has been duly summoned or subpenaed as a witness from attending, pursuant to the command of the summons or subpena, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 170. Every person who gives or offers, or promises to give, to any witness or person about to be called as a witness, any bribe, upon any understanding or agreement that the testimony of such witness shall be thereby influenced, or who attempts by any other means fraudulently to induce any witness to give false testimony, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

CHAPTER VII.

OTHER OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE.

Section 171. Injury to records and embezzlement committed by ministerial officers.

172. Permitting escapes, and other unlawful acts committed by ministerial officers.

173. Officer refusing to receive prisoner into his custody.

174. Delaying to take person arrested for crime before a magistrate.

175. Making arrest, &c., without lawful authority.

176. Misconduct in executing a search warrant.

177. Refusing to aid officer in making an arrest.

178. Refusing to make an arrest.

179. Resisting execution of process, aiding escapes, &c., in county which has been proclaimed in insurrection.