Accessories to robbery

R. S., s. 5324.

term of imprisonment, or fined not exceeding one-half the largest fine prescribed for the punishment of the principal, or both, if the principal is punishable by both fine and imprisonment; or if the principal is punishable by death, then an accessory shall be imprisoned not more than ten years. SEC. 334. Whoever, without lawful au- or piracy. thority, receives or takes into custody any vessel, goods, or other property, feloniously taken by any robber or pirate against the laws of the United States, knowing the Cas., 999. same to have been feloniously taken, and whoever, knowing that such pirate or robber has done or committed any such piracy or robbery, on the land or at sea, receives, entertains, or conceals any such pirate or robber, is an accessory after the fact to such robbery or piracy, and shall be imprisoned not more than ten years.

Hempst., 413, 1 Fed.

Felonies and misde

meanors.

SEC. 335. All offenses which may be punished by death, or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, shall be deemed felonies. All other offenses shall be deemed misdemeanors.

Murder and man

crime deemed to have been committed.

R. S., 88. 5339, 5341.

SEC. 336. In all cases of murder or man- slaughter; place where slaughter, the crime shall be deemed to have been committed at the place where the injury was inflicted, or the poison administered, or other means employed which caused the death, without regard to the place where the death occurs.

Ball r. U.S., 140 U. S., 136; U. S. . McGill, 26

Fed. Cas., 1086; U. S.. 59; U. S. . Guiteau, I

Hewecker, 79 Fed. Rep.,

Mackey (D. C.), 498.

Construction of words.

SEC. 337. Words used in this title in the present tense include the future as well as the present; words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; the singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular; the word "person" and the word "whoever" include a corporation as well as a natural person; writing includes printing and typewriting, and signature or subscription includes a mark when the person making the same intended it as such. The words "this Title," wherever they occur herein, shall be construed to mean this act.

Omission of words "hard labor" not to

SEC. 338. The omission of the words "hard labor" from the provisions prescribing the deprive court of power

to impose.

punishment in the various sections of this act, shall not be construed as depriving the court of the power to impose hard labor as a part of the punishment, in any case where such power now exists.

Arrangement and

classification of sections. SEC. 339. The arrangement and classification of the several sections of this title have been made for the purpose of a more convenient and orderly arrangement of the same, and therefore no inference or presumption of a legislative construction is to be drawn by reason of the chapters under which any particular section is placed.

Jurisdiction of circuit and district courts.

SEC. 340. The crimes and offenses defined in this title shall be cognizable in the circuit and district courts of the United States, as prescribed in sections five hundred and sixty-three and six hundred and twenty-nine of the Revised Statutes.

Sec.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN.

REPEALING PROVISIONS.

341. Sections, acts, and parts of acts repealed.

342. Accrued rights, etc., not affected.

Sections, acts, and parts of acts repealed.

Sec.

343. Prosecutions and punishments. 344. Acts of limitation.

345. Date this act shall be effective.

SEC. 341. The following sections of the Revised Statutes and Acts and parts of Acts

are hereby repealed:

Sections four hundred and twelve, fifteen hundred and fifty-three, sixteen hundred and sixty-eight; sections seventeen hundred and eighty to seventeen hundred and eightythree, both inclusive; sections seventeen hundred and eightyfive, seventeen hundred and eighty-seven, seventeen hundred and eighty-eight, seventeen hundred and eighty-nine, twenty-three hundred and seventy-three, twenty-four hundred and twelve, thirty-five hundred and eighty-three, thirty-seven hundred and eight, thirty-seven hundred and thirty-nine, thirty-seven hundred and forty, thirty-seven hundred and forty-two, thirty-eight hundred and thirty

two, thirty-eight hundred and fifty-one, thirty-eight hundred and sixty-nine, thirty-eight hundred and eighty-seven; sections thirty-eight hundred and ninety to thirty-eight hundred and ninety-four, both inclusive; section thirtyeight hundred and ninety-nine; sections thirty-nine hundred and twenty-two to thirty-nine hundred and twenty-five, both inclusive; sections thirty-nine hundred and forty-seven, thirty-nine hundred and fifty-four, thirty-nine hundred and seventy-seven, thirty-nine hundred and seventy-nine; sections thirty-nine hundred and eighty-one to thirty-nine hundred and eighty-six, both inclusive; sections thirty-nine hundred and eighty-eight, thirty-nine hundred and ninetytwo, thirty-nine hundred and ninety-five, thirty-nine hundred and ninety-six, four thousand and thirteen, four thousand and sixteen, four thousand and thirty, four thousand and fifty-three, fifty-one hundred and eighty-eight, fifty-one hundred and eighty-nine; sections fifty-two hundred and eighty-one to fifty-two hundred and ninety-one, both inclusive; sections fifty-three hundred and twentythree to fifty-three hundred and ninety-five, both inclusive; sections fifty-three hundred and ninety-eight to fifty-four hundred and ten, both inclusive; sections fifty-four hundred and thirteen to fifty-four hundred and eighty-four, both inclusive; sections fifty-four hundred and eighty-seven to fifty-five hundred and ten, both inclusive; sections fifty-five hundred and sixteen, fifty-five hundred and eighteen, fiftyfive hundred and nineteen; sections fifty-five hundred and twenty-four to fifty-five hundred and thirty-five, both inclusive; sections fifty-five hundred and fifty-one to fiftyfive hundred and sixty-seven, both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes:

That part of section thirty-eight hundred and twenty-nine of the Revised Statutes which reads as follows: "And every person who, without authority from the Postmaster-General, sets up or professes to keep any office or place of business. bearing the sign, name, or title of post-office, shall, for every such offense, be liable to a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars;"

That part of section thirty-eight hundred and sixty-seven of the Revised Statutes which reads as follows: "And any person not connected with the letter-carrier branch of the postal service who shall wear the uniform which may be

prescribed shall, for every such offense, be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both;"

That part of section four thousand and forty-six of the Revised Statutes which reads as follows: "Every postmaster, assistant, clerk, or other person employed in or connected with the business or operations of any money-order office who converts to his own use, in any way whatever, or loans, or deposits in any bank, except as authorized by this title, or exchanges for other funds, any portion of the public money-order funds, shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement; and any such person, as well as every other person advising or participating therein, shall, for every such offense, be imprisoned for not less than six months nor more than ten years, and be fined in a sum equal to the amount embezzled; and any failure to pay over or produce any money-order funds intrusted to such person shall be taken to be prima facie evidence of embezzlement; and upon the trial of any indictment against any person for such embezzlement, it shall be prima facie evidence of a balance against him to produce a transcript from the money-order account books of the Sixth Auditor. But nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit any postmaster depositing, under the direction of the Postmaster-General, in a national bank designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for that purpose, to his own credit as postmaster, any money order or other funds in his charge, nor prevent his negotiating drafts or other evidences of debt through such bank, or through United States disbursing officers, or otherwise, when instructed or required to do so by the Postmaster-General, for the purpose of remitting surplus money-order funds from one postoffice to another, to be used in payment of money orders.'

"An Act to protect lines of telegraph constructed or used by the United States from malicious injury and obstruction," approved June twenty-third, eighteen hundred and seventy-four;

"An Act to protect persons of foreign birth against forcible constraint or involuntary servitude," approved June twentythird, eighteen hundred and seventy-four;

That part of "An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and for other purposes," approved June twenty-third, eighteen hundred

and seventy-four, which reads as follows: "That any postmaster who shall affix his signature to the approval of any bond of a bidder or to the certificate of sufficiency of sureties in any contract before the said bond or contract is signed by the bidder or contractor and his sureties, or shall knowingly, or without the exercise of due diligence approve any bond of a bidder with insufficient sureties, or shall knowingly make any false or fraudulent certificate, shall be forthwith dismissed from office and be thereafter disqualified from holding the office of postmaster, and shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both;"

Sections one, two, and three of "An Act to protect ornamental and other trees on Government reservations and on lands purchased by the United States, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five;

"An Act to punish certain larcenies and the receivers of stolen goods," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five;

"An Act to amend section fifty-four hundred and fiftyseven of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to counterfeiting," approved January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven;

That part of section five of "An Act establishing postroads, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, which reads as follows: "And if any person shall make use of any such official envelope to avoid the payment of postage on his private letter, package, or other matter in the mail, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of three hundred dollars, to be prosecuted in any court of competent jurisdiction;"

That part of section one of "An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and for other purposes," approved June seventeenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, which reads as follows: "And any postmaster who shall make a false return to the auditor, for the purpose of fraudulently increasing his compensation under the provisions of this or any other Act, shall be deemed