Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09
The Law Relating to Perjury.
The statute Under which Judge Greene
Decides that Swearing to u False State.
msnt by Tidsv Wit Il Not Perjury.

The statute Under which Judge Gresn'
! Decides that Swearing to. False state
msnt BY Affidavit Is Not Perjury.
From the Code.
Sec. SGT. Every person who, hav
ing taken an oath that he will testi
fy, declare, depose or certify trul,
before any competent tribunal, off.
Ger or person, in any of the cases ir
which oath may by law be admins.
tered, wilifully and contrary 10 sucL
oath, states as true and material
matter which he knows to he false
ls.guilty of perjury.
sec. o6S. Tue term "oath," rs
used 10 the last section, includes an
atfi, nation, ard every other mode
authorized by law OF attesting the
truth Of that which is stated.
Sec. 500. /. Is no Il tense 10 a pros.
ecuAon for perjury that the oath
was administered o. taken in any ir.
regular manner.
Sec. $40. 1t is no defense 10 Il
prosecution for perjury that the &c.
cused was not competent to give the
testimony, deposition OF certificate OF
which IA sehood is alleged. 1t is SUI
ticleDt tina. he did give such testimo-
ny VI make such deposition OF certi-
ficate.
Sec. ST.. 1t is no defense to a
prosecution for perjury that the &C.
cused did not know the materiality
of the false statement made by him
or that it did not, in fact, affect tue
proceeding in or for which it was
maize. 1t is sufficient that it was
material, and might have been used
to affect such proceeding.
Sec. S72. The making of q de-
position or certificate is deemed 10
he complete within the provisions of
this chapter, from the time when it
it is delivered by the accused 10 any
other person, with the intent that It
be uttered or published as true.
Sec. 873. An unqualified state.
meut OF that which one does not
know 10 he true is equivalent 10 a
statement Cf that which one knows
10 he false.
Sec. S74. Every person convicted
OF the crime of perjury, committed
on the trial OF, or proceedings in, a
criminal action for crime punish
able with death CT imprisonment for
life, shall be punished by imprison-
ment in the peultentiary not less
than five nor more than twenty years.
Every person convicted of the crime
of psrjury, com mitted IN any pro-
ce.ding in court of justice, other
,tan such criminal action, shall he
punished by imprisonment in tho
penitenliary, not less than three
nor more than ten years, and evsry
person convicted Of the crime OF
perjury, committed otherwise than
10 a proceeding before a court OF
justice, or convicted of the crime of
subornation of perjury however COM
milted, shall be punished by impris.
onlnent in the pententiary not less
than two nor more than five wears,
Sec. S75. So much of an oath
OF Office as relates 10 the future per-
formance OF official duties is not
such an oath as is intended by Sec
tons S67 and S68.
Sec. SIG. Every person who will
fully procules another person to com.
init perjury is gully Of subornation
Of perjury, and is punishable in the
same matter as ne would be if per-
sonally guilty of the perjury SO pro-
cured.
Sec. ST.. If any person shall en-
dsavor to procure or incite another
to commit the crime of perjury,
though no perjury be committed,
such person upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by imprisonment
in the penteDtisry, not less than one
nor more than three years.