to Houghton, 14 Fed. Rep., 544; U. S. . Miskell, 15 Fed. Rep., 369; Fed. Rep., 793: U. S. Rep., 591; U. S. . Gris U. S. . Daubner, 17 . Russell, 19 Fed. wold, 24 Fed. Rep., 361; U. S.. Frisbie, 28 Fed. Rep., 808; U. S. 431; U. S. . Griswold . Rhodes, 30 Fed. Rep., 30 Fed. Rep., 604; U. S. Rep., 762; U. S. . 1. Griswold, 30 Fed. Reichert, 32 Fed. Rep., Fed. Rep., 482; U. §. 1. 246; Ú. S. v. Gowdy, 37 Wallace, 40 Fed. Rep., 144; U. S. . Newton, 48 Fed. Rep., 218; U. S.. Strobach, 48 Fed. Rep., 902; U. S. . Adler, 49 Van Leuven, 62 Fed. man, 65 Fed. Rep., 490; Rep., 740; Dimmick . U. S. 7. Lair, 118 Fed. spiracy to defraud the Government of the United States, or any department or officer thereof, by obtaining or aiding to obtain the payment or allowance of any false or fraudulent claim; or whoever, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money or other public property used or to be used in the military or naval service, with intent defraud the United States or willfully to conceal such money or other property, shall deliver or cause to be delivered, to any other person having authority to receive the same, any amount of such money or other property less than that for which he received a certificate or took a receipt; or whoever, being authorized to make or deliver any certificate, voucher, receipt, or other paper certifying the receipt of arms, ammunition, provisions, clothing, or other property so used or to be used, shall make or deliver the same to any other person without a full knowledge of truth of the facts stated therein, and with intent to defraud the United States, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or A. G. Op., 72. imprisoned not more than five years, or both. And whoever shall knowingly purchase or receive in pledge for any obligation or indebtedness from any soldier, officer, sailor, or other person called into or employed in the military or naval service, any arms, equipments, ammunition, clothes, military stores, or other public property, whether furnished to the soldier, sailor, officer, or person, under a clothing allowance or otherwise, such soldier, sailor, officer, or other person not having the lawful right to pledge or sell the same, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, and imprisoned not more than two years. the 127 Fed. Rep., 509; Fed. Rep., 577; U. S. ». U. S.. Michael. 153 1. U. S., 154 Fed. Rep., 155 Fed. Rep., 919; U. S. . Smith, 156 Fed. Rep., 859; In re Peraltareavis, 41 Pac. Rep., 538; 18 Embezzling arms, R. S. s. 5439. SEC. 36. Whoever shall steal, embezzle, stores, etc. or knowingly apply to his own use, or unlawfully sell, convey, or dispose of, any Johnson . Sayre, ordnance, arms, ammunition, clothing, subsistence, stores, money, or other property of the United States, furnished or to be used for Bogart, 3 Ben., 257, 24 the military or naval service, shall be punished as prescribed in the preceding section. Conspiracy to com mit offense against the for acts of one. R. S., 8. 5440. 17 May, 1879, 21 Stat. L., 4, c. 8; 1 Supp., 264. SEC. 37. If two or more persons conspire United States; all liable either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such parties do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be fined not Mackin. U. S., 117 more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned U. S., 348; U. S. 1. Hess, not more than two years, or both. Ex parte Carstendick, Hirsch, 100 U. S., 33: U. S., 603; U. 8. U. S. . Chouteau, 102 S. . Britton, 108 U. S., 192; 124 Ú. S., 483; Re Coy, 31 Fed. Rep., 794, 127 U. S., 731; U. S. v. Perrin, 131 U. S., 55; U. S. v. Barber, 140 U. S., 177, U. S. v. Logan, 144 U. S., 263, Pettibone #. U. S., 148 U. S., 197; Ex parte Lennon 150 U. S., 393; Dealy v. U. S., 152 U. S., 539; Vannon v. U. S., 156 U. S., 464; Stokes . U. S., 157 U. S., 187; Clune . U. S., 159 U. S., 590; France . U. S., 164 U. S., 676; Williamson . U. S., 207 U. S., 425; U. S. v. Keitel, 211 U. S., 370; U. S. . Biggs, 211 U. S., 507; Crawford v. U. S., 212 U. S., 183; Re Callicot, 8 Int. Rev. Rec., 169, 4 Fed. Cas., 1075; U. S., . Bayer, 4 Dillon, 407, 24 Fed. Cas. 1046; U. S.. Boyden, 1 Lowell, 266, 24 Fed. Cas., 1213; U. S. . Crafton, 4 Dillon, 145, 25 Fed. Cas., 681, U. S. v. DeGrieff, 16 Blatch., 20, 25 Fed. Cas., 799; U. S. v. Denee, 3 Woods, 47, 25 Fed. Cas., 818; U. S. . Donau, 11 Blatch, 168, 25 Fed. Cas., 890; U. S. . Goldberg, 7 Biss., 175, 25 Fed. Cas., 1342; U. S. . Hammond, 2 Woods, 197, 26 Fed. Cas., 99; U. S. . McDonald, 3 Dillon, 543, 26 Fed. Cas., 1085; U. S... McKee, 4 Dillon, 128, 26 Fed. Cas., 1116; U. S. v. Martin, 4 Cliff., 156, 26 Fed. Cas., 1175; U. S. v. Rindskopf, 6 Biss., 259, 27 Fed. Cas., 813; U. S. v. Nunnemacher, 7 Biss., 111, 27 Fed. Cas., 197; U. S. . Smith, 2 Bond, 323, 27 Fed. Cas., 1144; U. S. v. Stevens, 2 Haskell, 164, 27 Fed. Cas., 1312; U. S. . Walsh, 5 Dillon, 58, 28 Fed. Cas., 394; U. S. t. Sacia, 2 Fed. Rep., 754; Mussel Slough case, 5 Fed. Rep., 680; U. S.. Sanche, 7 Fed. Rep., 715; U. S. . Burgess, 9 Fed. Rep., 896; U. S. . Watson, 17 Fed. Rep., 145; U. S. e. Gordon, 22 Fed. Rep., 250; U. S. . Payne, 22 Fed. Rep., 426; U. S. v. Kane, 23 Fed. Rep., 748; U. S. . Johnson, 26 Fed. Rep., 682; Re Wolf, 27 Fed. Rep., 606; U. S. t. Frisbie, 28 Fed. Rep., 808; U. S. v. Thompson, 29 Fed. Rep., 86; U. S. v. Wooten, 29 Fed. Rep., 702; U. S. v. Thompson, 31 Fed. Rep., 331; U. S. . Reichert, 32 Fed. Rep., 142; U. S. . Owen, 32 Fed. Rep., 534; U. S. v. Johannesen, 35 Fed. Rep., 411; U. S. v. Milner, 36 Fed. Rep., 890; U. S. . Smith, 40 Fed. Rep., 755; U. S. v. Stevens, 44 Fed. Rep. 132: U. S. . Gardner, 42 Fed. Rep., 829; U. S. v. Lancaster, 44 Fed. Rep., 896; Re Newton, 48 Fed. Rep., 218; U. S. . Adler, 49 Fed. Rep., 736; U. S. v. Newton, 52 Fed. Rep., 275; Toledo, &c., R. Co., . Penn. Co., 54 Fed. Rep., 730; Waterhouse. Comer, 55 Fed. Rep., 150; U. S. . Howell, 56 Fed. Rep., 21; In re Benson, 58 Fed. Rep., 962; U. S. s. Wilson, 60 Fed. Rep., 890; U. S. v. Van Leuven, 62 Fed. Rep., 62; Thomas v. Ry. Co., 62 Fed. Rep., 803; Re Phelan, 62 Fed. Rep., 803; Charge to Grand Jury, 62 Fed. Rep., 828, 840; U. S. . Debs, 63 Fed. Rep., 436; U. S. .Barrett, 65 Fed. Rep., 62; U. S. v. Cassidy, 67 Fed. Rep., 698; U. S. v. Benson, 70 Fed. Rep., 591; U. S. . McCord, 72 Fed. Rep., 159; U. S. v. Bunting 82 Fed. Rep., 883; U. S. 1. Taffe, 86 Fed. Rep., 113; Berkowitz . U. S., 93 Fed. Rep., 452; U. S. v. Sweeney, 95 Fed. Rep., 434; Reilley v. U. S. 106 Fed. Rep., 896; Gantt . U. S., 108, Fed. Rep., 61; Wright . U. S. 108 Fed. Rep., 805; U. S. . Greene, 113 Fed. Rep., 683; 115 Fed. Rep., 343; McKnight . U. S., 115 Fed. Rep., 972; U. S. v. Peuschel, 116 Fed. Rep., 642; U. S. t. Clark, 121 Fed. Rep., 190; U. S. t. Curley, 122 Fed. Rep., 316; U. S. . Marx, 122 Fed. Rep., 964; U. S. . McKinley, 126 Fed. Rep., 242; U. S. . Dietrich, 126 Fed. Rep., 664; Lehman . U. S., 127 Fed. Rep., 42; Conrad v. U. S., 127 Fed. Rep., 798; Radford v. U. S., 129 Fed. Rep., 49; Curley . U. S., 130 Fed. Rep., 1; Scott v. U. S., 130 Fed. Rep. 429; U. S. v. Grunberg, 131 Fed. Rep., 137: U. S. r. Radford, 131 Fed. Rep., 378; U. S. . Hyde, 132 Fed. Rep., 545; Olson v. U. S., 133 Fed. Rep., 849; M'Gregor . U. S., 134 Fed. Rep., 187; U. S. v. Stone, 135 Fed. Rep., 392; U. S. v. Scott, 139 Fed. Rep., 697; U. S. . Mitchell, 141 Fed. Rep., 666; U. S. . Cohn, 142 Fed. Rep., 983; Wilder v. U. S., 143 Fed. Rep., 433; U. S. v. Thomas, 145 Fed. Rep., 74; Grunberg . U. S., 145 Fed. Rep., 81; U. S. . Greene, 146 Fed. Rep., 803; Robens v. U. S.. 146 Fed. Rep., 978; U. S. . Bradford, 148 Fed. Rep., 413; U. S. . Brace, 149 Fed. Rep., 874; U.S.. Richards, 149 Fed. Rep., 443; U. S. v. Burkett, 150 Fed. Rep., 208; Bradford . U. S., 152 Fed. Rep., 617; Stearns. U. S., 152 U. S., 900; U. S. . Peeke, 153 Fed. Rep., 166; Greene . U. S., 154 Fed. Rep., 401; Ware v. U. S., 154 Fed. Rep., 577; Thomas . U. S., 156 Fed. Rep., 897; U. S. . Biggs, 157 Fed. Rep., 264; U. S. s. Keitel, 157 Fed. Rep., 396; U. S. . Robbins, 157 Fed. Rep., 999; Johnson . U. S., 158 Fed. Rep., 69; U. S. . Lonabaugh, 158 Fed. Rep., 314; U. S. . Black, 160 Fed. Rep., 431; U. S. v. Comstock, 162 Fed. Rep., 415; Jones . U. S., 162 Fed. Rep., 417; U. S. . Wells, 163 Fed. Rep., 313; U. S. . Haas, 163 Fed. Rep., 908; U. S. . Clark, 164 Fed. Rep., 75; U. S. . Grodson, 164 Fed. Rep., 157; U. S. v. Stamatopoulos, 164 Fed. Rep., 524; Scott . U. S., 165 Fed. Rep., 172; 14 A. G. Op., 43. Delaying or defraud ing captor or claimant, SEC. 38. Whoever shall willfully do, or etc., of prize property. aid or advise in the doing, of any act relating to the bringing in, custody, preservation, sale, R. S., 8. 5441. or other disposition of any property captured as prize, or relating to any documents or papers connected with the property, or to any deposition or other document or paper connected with the proceedings, with intent to defraud, delay, or injure the United States or any captor or claimant of such property, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Bribery of United R. S., s. 5451. U. S. . Worrall, 2 Dall., 388; In re Pal iser, 136 U. S., 257; U S.. Gibson, 47 Fed. sel, 62 Fed. Rep., 57; 62 Fed. Rep., 62; In re Fed. Rep., 425; U. S. 145; U. S. t. Boyer, 85 Rep., 935; U. S. Green, 136 Fed. Rep., 146 Fed. Rep., 121. 618; Vernon v. U. S., SEC. 39. Whoever shall promise, offer, or States officer. give, or cause or procure to be promised, offered, or given, any money or other thing of value, or shall make or tender any contract, undertaking, obligation, gratuity, or security for the payment of money, or for the delivery or conveyance of anything of value, to any officer of the United States, or to any person acting for or on behalf of the United States in any official function, under or by authority of any department or office of the Government thereof, or to any officer or person acting for or on behalf of either House of Congress, or of any committee of either House, or both Houses thereof, with intent to influence his decision or action on any question, matter, cause, or proceeding which may at any time be pending, or which may by law be brought before him in his official capacity, or in his place of trust or profit, or with intent to influence him to commit or aid in committing, or to collude in, or allow, any fraud, or make opportunity for the commission of any fraud, on the United States, or to induce him to do or omit to do any act in violation of his lawful duty, shall be fined not more than three times the amount of money or value of the thing so offered, promised, given, made, or tendered, or caused or procured to be so offered, promised, given, made, or tendered, and imprisoned not more than three years. Unlawfully taking or claims. R. S., s. 5454. SEC. 40. Whoever shall take and carry using papers relating to away, without authority from the United States, from the place where it has been filed, lodged, or deposited, or where it may for the time being actually be kept by authority of the United States, any certificate, affidavit, deposition, written statement of facts, power of attorney, receipt, voucher, assignment, or other document, record, file, or paper, prepared, fitted, or intended to be used or presented in order to procure the payment of money from or by the United States, or any officer or agent thereof, or the allowance or payment of the whole or any part of any claim, account, or demand against the United States, whether the same has or has not already been so used or presented, and whether such claim, account, or demand, or any part thereof, has or has not already been allowed or paid; or whoever shall present, use, or attempt to use, any such document, record, file, or paper so taken and carried away, in order to procure the payment of any money from or by the United States, or any officer or agent thereof, or the allowance or payment of the whole or any part of any claim, account, or demand against the United States, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Persons interested not to act as agents of the Government. R. S., B. 1783. SEC. 41. No officer or agent of any corporation, joint stock company, or association, and no member or agent of any firm, or person directly or indirectly interested in the pecuniary profits or contracts of such corporation, joint stock company, association, or firm, shall be employed or shall act as an officer or agent of the United States for the transaction of business with such corporation, joint stock company, association, or firm. Whoever shall violate the provision of this section shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than two years. from the military or naval service. R. S., ss. 1553, 5455. 27 Feb., 1877, 19 Stat. L., 253, c. 69. U. S., 487; U. S. v. Enticing desertions SEC. 42. Whoever shall entice or procure, or attempt or endeavor to entice or procure, any soldier in the military service, or any seaman or other person in the naval service Kurtz Moffitt, 115 of the United States, or who has been reClark, 25 Fed. Cas., 452 cruited for such service, to desert therefrom, or shall aid any such soldier, seaman, or other person in deserting or in attempting to desert from such service: or whoever shall harbor, conceal, protect, or assist any such soldier, seaman, or other person who may have deserted from such service, knowing him to have deserted therefrom, or shall refuse to give up and deliver such soldier, seaman, or other person on the demand of any officer authorized to receive him, shall be imprisoned not more than three years and fined not more than two thousand dollars. Enticing away work men. R. S., &. 1668. SEC. 43. Whoever shall procure or entice any artificer or workman retained or employed in any arsenal or armory, to depart from the same during the continuance of his engagement, or to avoid or break his contract with the United States; or whoever, after due notice of the engagement of such workman or artificer, during the continuance of such engagement, shall retain, hire, or in anywise employ, harbor, or conceal such artificer or workman, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not more than three months, or both. SEC. 44. Whoever shall willfully trespass tions, Injuries to fortificaupon, injure, or destroy any of the works or property or material of any submarine mine or torpedo, or fortification or harbor-defense L., 717, . 576, s. 1; 2 system owned or constructed or in process of construction by the United States, or shall willfully interfere with the operation or use of any such submarine mine, torpedo, fortification, or harbor-defense system, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. etc. harbor defenses, 7 July, 1898, 30 Stat. Supp., 885. Unlawfully entering SEC. 45. Whoever shall go upon any mili- upon military reservatary reservation, army post, fort, or arsenal, tion, fort, etc. for any purpose prohibited by law or military regulation made in pursuance of law, or whoever shall reenter or be found within any such reservation, post, fort, or arsenal, after having been removed therefrom or ordered not to reenter by any officer or person in command or charge thereof, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Robbery or larceny of personal property of the United States. R. S., s. 5456. SEC. 46. Whoever shall rob another of any kind or description of personal property belonging to the United States, or shall feloniously take and carry away the same, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, U. S., 402; U. S.. Jones, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Jolly. U. 8.. 170 69 Fed. Rep., 973; Keller . U. S., 168 Fed. Rep., 697. |