The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-13

in favor of the advanced civilization
of a community is the punishment inn
posed on offenses against the moral
laws. Some of this class of cases will
be brought to your attention and it
will be your duty to fully and fairly
investigate the same, and find indict-
ments where you believe a petit jury
would be convinced of the guilt of the
parties, from the facts as presented
for your consideration, if no evidence
were introduced to contradict the
same.
CRIME OF PERJURY.
Gentlemen Of the Grand Jury: You
may be called upon to investigate a
charge of perjury; and in this connec-
ton 1 instruct you that the laws of
the United States contemplate that a
statement made under oath before
competent officer of the law, shall be
strong evidence of the truth of the
facts stated, and in order to preserve
inviolate the solemnity of an oath I'M
der the force prescribed by law, and to
punish any violations thereof, it is pre-
scribed by Section 1892. of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, that
Every person who having taken an
oath before a competent tribunal, off,
Ger or person in any case in which a
law of the United States authorizes an
oath to be administered, that he will
testify, declare, depose or certify truly,
or that any written testimony, declara-
ton, deposition or certificate by him
subscribed is true, wilfully and con-
trary to such states or subscribes any
material matter which he does not be-
lieve to be true, is guilty of perjury,
and shall be punished by a fine of not
| more than two thousand dollars, and by
imprisonment at hard labor not more
than five years; and shall moreover,
thereafter be incapable of giving testi-
mony in any court of the United States.
until such time as the judgment against
him is reversed" 1t might also be ad-
| ded, that this law is made applica BILE
| to oaths before immigration officers.
Sec. "a, Act. of Mar. 8, 1903 (Vol 80, U.
| S. st. 1919.
CRIME OF FORGERY.
1t is provided by Section S463 of the
| K. 5. Z. S. as amended by the Act of
| January 3, 1887, that
| ANY person who shall with intent TO
| defraud, falsely make, forge, counter
| felt, engrave or print, or cause, or pro-
| cure to be falsely made, forged, coun-
| terfeit, engraved, or printed, or willing
ly aid or assist in falsely making, forg-
| ing, counterfeiting, engraving, or print
| ing, any order in imitation of, or pur-
porting to be, a money order or postal
| note, issued by or under the direction Of
the Postoffice Department of the United
States, or of any foreign country, and
payable in the United States, or any
material signature or Endorsement
thereon or any material signature up
on any receipt or certificate of identifi-
cation thereon; any person who shall
falsely alter, or cause or procure to be
falsely altered, or willingly aid or as
sist in falsely altering, any such money
order or postal note; any person who
shall with intent 70 defraud, pass, ute
| or publish as true, any such false
| forged, counterfeited or altered none,
order or postal note, knowing the SAM
or any signature or endorsement there
on, to be false, forged, counterfeited o
| altered. shall be punishable by a fine o
not more than five thousand dollars o
| by imprisonment at hard labor for no
less than two years and not more thai
| five years"
Congress has established a Posta
| Money Order system in the Unite
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