Section XII. Whoever offers a bribe to any person in the employ of the Govern. penalty _

XII. Whoever offers a bribe to any person in the employ of the Govern. penalty `for` offering `a`[ment ][iu ][the Electric Tcleg-raph Deparlment in order to ] bribe. induce such person to act in a manner inconsistent with his duty, shall be liable to be imprisoned for a. term nolt exceeding six months, or to fine, or to both. XIII. Whoever, being in such employ, shall be guilty `of` any act of drunkenness, carelessness, or other misconduct, whereby Penalty for misconduct. the trarlsrrlission or dclivery of any message shall bc en- as[dangered, or who shall loiter or ][make ][delay in the transmission or delivery of ] any message, sllall be liable to knprisonment, ,17itl1 or \vitho~t hard labor, for a tenn not exceeding thee months, `0s` to file -1lot exc~cding one h~ndreci P?upecs, or to bobh. XIV, 7;5'2ioc.irer' I oever, being `jei` such egPloyj &tall trmsmit by the Electric Tele"' ".,""IU6 -l;nn `[graplu~'aiip-rhesB@ee~g0niwhich ]`[the prescribed charge has ] mesaages mthout paynot been paid,* thereby to defraud the Governmerit to' Government. \ ment, shall be liable tb be imprisoned, with or witbout hard labor, for a term not exceeding two years, or to fine, or to both.