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shall have in his possession any blank certificate of citizenship provided by the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization with the intent unlawfully to use the same; or whoever, after having been admitted to be a citizen, shall, on oath or by affidavit, knowingly deny that he has been so admitted, with the intent to evade or avoid any duty or liability imposed or required by law, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Using false certificate, etc., as evidence of right to vote, etc.

R. S., 8. 5426.

U. S. . Burley, 14

Blatch., 91, 24 Fed.
Lehman, 39 Fed. Rep.,

Cas., 1301; U. S. 1.

768.

SEC. 78. Whoever shall in any manner use, for the purpose of registering as a voter, or as evidence of a right to vote, or otherwise unlawfully, any order, certificate of citizenship, or certificate, judgment, or exemplification, showing any person to be admitted to be a citizen, whether heretofore or hereafter issued or made, knowing that such order, certificate, judgment, or exemplification has been unlawfully issued or made; or whoever shall unlawfully use, or attempt to use, any such order or certificate, issued to or in the name of any other person, or in a fictitious name or the name of a deceased person, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Falsely claiming citizenship.

R. S., s. 5428.

Green. U. 8., 150

Fed. Rep., 560.

U. B. P. Hamilton, 157

Fed. Rep., 569.

SEC. 79. Whoever shall knowingly use any certificate of naturalization heretofore or which hereafter may be granted by any court, which has been or may be procured through fraud or by false evidence, or which has been or may hereafter be issued by the clerk or any other officer of the court without any appearance and hearing of the applicant in court and without lawful authority; or whoever, for any fraudulent purpose whatever, shall falsely represent himself to be a citizen of the United States without having been duly admitted to citizenship, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

naturalization.

R. S., s. 5395.

Taking false oath in SEC. 80. Whoever, in any proceeding under or by virtue of any law relating to the naturalization of aliens, shall knowingly Fed. Rep., 257; Boren Swear falsely in any case where an oath is

Schmidt. U. S., 133

made or affidavit taken, shall be fined more than one thousand dollars and prisoned not more than five years.

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to all courts of naturaProvisions applicable

lization.

R. S., s. 5429.

SEC. 81. The provisions of the five sections last preceding shall apply to all proceedings had or taken, or attempted to be had or taken, before any court in which any proceeding for naturalization may be commenced or attempted to be commenced, and whether such court was vested by law with jurisdiction in naturalization proceedings or not.

inducing persons intoxi

Shanghaiing, and falsely

cated to go on vessel

prohibited.

L., 551, 3583.

28 June, 1906, 34 Stat.

L, 1233, c. 2539.

2 Mar., 1907, 34 Stat.

SEC. 82. Whoever, with intent that any person shall perform service or labor of any kind on board of any vessel engaged in trade and commerce among the several States or with foreign nations, or on board of any vessel of the United States engaged in navigating the high seas or any navigable water of the United States, shall procure or induce, or attempt to procure or induce, another, by force or threats, or by representations which he knows or believes to be untrue, or while the person so procured or induced is intoxicated or under the influence of any drug, to go on board of any such vessel, or to sign or in any wise enter into any agreement to go on board of any such vessel to perform service or labor thereon; or whoever shall knowingly detain on board of any such vessel any person so procured or induced to go on board thereof, or to enter into any agreement to go on board thereof, by any means herein defined; or whoever shall knowingly aid or abet in the doing of any of the things herein made unlawful, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

to contribute money for political elections, etc.

Corporations, etc., not

26 Jan., 1907, 34 Stat. L., 864, c. 420.

SEC. 83. It shall be unlawful for any national bank, or any corporation organized by authority of any law of Congress, to make a money contribution in connection with any election to any political office. It shall also be unlawful for any corporation whatever to make a money contribution in connection with any election at which Presidential and Vice-Presidential electors or a Representative in Congress is to be voted for, or any election by any state legislature

of a United States Senator. Every corporation which shall make any contribution in violation of the foregoing provisions shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars; and every officer or director of any corporation who shall consent to any contribution by the corporation in violation of the foregoing provisions shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Hunting birds, or taking their eggs from

hibited.

L., 536, c. 3565.

SEC. 84. Whoever shall hunt, trap, capbreeding grounds pro- ture, willfully disturb, or kill any bird of any kind whatever, or take the eggs of any such 28 June, 1906, 34 Stat. bird, on any lands of the United States which have been set apart or reserved as breeding grounds for birds, by any law, proclamation, or Executive order, except under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may, from time to time, prescribe, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

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Sec.

107. Inspector of steamboats receiving illegal fees.

108. Pension agent taking fee, etc. 109. Officer not to be interested in claims against United States. 110. Member of Congress, etc., soliciting or accepting bribe, etc.

111. Offering, etc., Member of Congress bribe, etc.

112. Member of Congress taking consideration for procuring contract, office, etc.; offering Member consideration, etc.

113. Member of Congress, etc., taking compensation in matters to which United States is a party.

114. Members of Congress not to be interested in contract.

115. Officer making contract with Member of Congress.

Sec.

116. Contracts to which two preceding sections do not apply. 117. United States officer accepting bribe.

118. Political contributions not to be solicited by certain offi

cers.

119. Political contributions not to be received in public offices. 120. Immunity from official proscription.

121. Giving money to officials for political purposes prohibited.

122. Penalty for violating provis-
ions of four preceding sec-
tions.

123. Government officer, etc., giv-
ing out advance information
respecting crop reports.
124. Government officer, etc.,know-
ingly compiling or issuing
false statistics respecting
crops.

Officer, etc. of the

extortion.

R. S., s. 5481.
28 June, 1906, 34 Stat.

Williams. U. S., 168

u. S., 382; Ogden r

Maxwell, 3 Blatch. 319,

SEC. 85. Every officer, clerk, agent, or United States guilty of employe of the United States, and every person representing himself to be or assuming to act as such officer, clerk, agent, or em- L., 546, c. 3574. ployee, who, under color of his office, clerkship, agency, or employment, or under color of his pretended or assumed office, clerkship, agency, or employment, is guilty of extortion, and every person who shall attempt any act which if performed would make guilty of extortion, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

him

18 Fed. Cas., 613; U. S. 25 Fed. Cas., 303. U. S,

1. Carr, 3 Sawyer, 302,

28 Fed. Cas., 386; U. S. 376; U. S. v. Deaver, 14 More, 18 Fed. Rep., 696; Fed. Rep., 333; 137 Fed.

. Waitz, 3 Sawyer, 473,

1. Harned, 3 Fed. Rep.,

Fed. Rep., 595; U. S .

U. S.. Schlierholz, 133

Rep., 616.

Receipting for larger sums than are paid.

R. S., s. 5483.

U. S. . Mayers, Fed.

SEC. 86. Whoever, being an officer, clerk, agent, employee, or other person charged with the payment of any appropriation made by Congress, shall pay to any clerk or other employee of the United States a sum less Rep., 159. than that provided by law, and require such employee to receipt or give a voucher for an amount greater than that actually paid to and received by him, is guilty of embezzlement, and shall be fined in double the amount so withheld from any employee of the Government and imprisoned not more than two years.

Disbursing officer unlawfully converting, etc., public money.

R. S., s. 5488.

15 A. G. Op., 288.

SEC. 87. Whoever, being a disbursing officer of the United States, or a person acting as such, shall in any manner convert to his own use, or loan, with or without interest, or deposit in any place or in any manner, except as authorized by law, any public money intrusted to him; or shall, for any purpose not prescribed by law, withdraw from the Treasurer or any assistant treasurer, or any authorized depositary, or transfer, or apply, any portion of the public money intrusted to him, shall be deemed guilty of an embezzlement of the moneys so converted, loaned, deposited, withdrawn, transferred, or applied, and shall be fined not more than the amount embezzled, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

Failure of Treasurer to safely keep public

moneys.

R. S., 8. 5489.

31 Mar., 1886, 24 Stat.

489.

SEC. 88. If the Treasurer of the United States or any assistant treasurer, or any public depositary, fails safely to keep all moneys deposited by any disbursing officer or disL., 9, c. 41, s. 1; 1 Supp., bursing agent, as well as all moneys deposited by any receiver, collector, or other person having money of the United States, he shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement of the moneys not so safely kept, and shall be fined in a sum equal to the amount of money so embezzled and imprisoned not more than ten years.

15 A. G. Op., 288.

Custodians of public money failing to safely keep, etc.

R. S., 8. 5490.

U. S. . Cook, 17

Wall., 168; U. S. . For

sythe, 6 McLean, 584.

SEC. 89. Every officer or other person charged by any act of Congress with the safekeeping of the public moneys, who shall loan, use, or convert to his own use, or shall deposit in any bank or exchange for other funds, except as specially allowed by law, any portion of the public moneys intrusted to him for safe-keeping, shall be guilty of embezzlement of the moneys so loaned, used, converted, deposited, or exchanged, and shall be fined in a sum equal to the amount of money so embezzled and imprisoned not more than ten years.

25 Fed. Cas., 1152 7 A.

G. Op., 82, 257.

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SEC. 90. Every officer or agent of the United States who, having received public money which he is not authorized to retain as salary, pay, or emolument, fails to render his accounts for the same as provided by law

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