Section XII. And it is hereby enacted, that any person willfully and knowingly giving false testimony on Oath or

XII. And it is hereby enacted, that any person willfully and knowingly giving false testimony on Oath or Solemn Declaration or Affirmation in any case in which an Oath or Solemn Declaration or Affirmation is by this Act required to be made, shall be deemed guilty of willful and corrupt perjury, and being duly convicted, shall be liable to the pains and penalties of perjury.