Every person who shall, by the offer of any valuable consideration, attempt, unlawfully and corruptly, to procure any other person to commit wilful and corrupt perjury as a witness in any cause, matter, or proceeding in or concerning which such other person might by law be examined as a witness, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding five years.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 9 - Offenses Affecting Administration of Justice
§ 97-9-3. Court records and public papers; stealing, concealing, destroying, etc.
§ 97-9-5. Bribery; jurors, arbitrators, and referees accepting, and person promising them, punished
§ 97-9-11. Champerty and maintenance; solicitation and stirring up of litigation prohibited
§ 97-9-13. Champerty and maintenance; penalty
§ 97-9-15. Champerty and maintenance; affidavit of party
§ 97-9-17. Champerty and maintenance; affidavit of attorney representing party
§ 97-9-19. Champerty and maintenance; penalty for false affidavit
§ 97-9-23. Champerty and maintenance; exceptions; legislative intent
§ 97-9-25. Escape of inmates of state institutions; aiding, abetting, etc.
§ 97-9-27. Escape of prisoners; conveying articles useful for escape to felons
§ 97-9-29. Escape of prisoners; aiding escape of felons generally; rescuing prisoners from custody
§ 97-9-33. Escape of prisoners; aiding escapes from officers
§ 97-9-35. Escape of prisoners; permitting escape
§ 97-9-37. Escape of prisoners; private persons having custody of prisoner arrested on suspicion
§ 97-9-41. Escape of prisoners; concealing or harboring escaped prisoner
§ 97-9-43. Escape of prisoners; escapee may be retaken after term expires and imprisoned until tried
§ 97-9-53. Indictments; penalty for disclosing facts relating to indictment
§ 97-9-55. Intimidating judge, juror, witness, attorney, etc., or otherwise obstructing justice
§ 97-9-57. Officer not to converse with juror; penalty
§ 97-9-59. Perjury; definition
§ 97-9-63. Perjury; subornation of
§ 97-9-65. Perjury; bribery to procure
§ 97-9-69. Property levied on; removing without authority
§ 97-9-71. Property subject to seizure; refusing or failing to point out to officers
§ 97-9-75. Resisting service of process