OFFICERS, CLERKS, AND EMPLOYEES. 291 



degrade, or in any manner chang^e the official rank or compensation 

 of any other officer »ir employee, or promise or threaten so to do, {'i)r 

 giving or withholding oi- neglecting to make any contribution of 

 money or other valirable thing for any political purpose. 



Act March 4. 1909. c. 321. s. 120, 35 Stat. 1110. 



This is a section of "An act to co<lify, revise, and amend the penal 

 laws of the Uuite<l States." cited above, incorporating therein the provi- 

 sions of section 13. act Jannary IG, 1SS3, c. 23, 22 Stat. 407, which section 

 is expressly repealed by section 341 of this act. 



Making political contributions by officers or employees of United States to other 

 such officers or employees, prohibited. 



Sec. 121. No officer, clerk, or other person in the service of the 

 United States shall, directly or indirectly, give or hand over to any 

 other officer, clerk, or person in the service of the United States, or 

 to any Senator or Member of or Delegate to Congress, or Resident 

 Commissioner, any money or other valuable thing on account of or 

 to be applied to the promotion of any political object whatever. 



Act March 4, 1909. c. 321. s. 121, 35 Stat. 1110. 



This is a section of ''An act to codify, revise, and amend the penal 

 laws of the United States." cited above, incorporating thei-ein the pro\'i- 

 sions of section 14. act Jannary 16, 1883. c. 23, 22 Stat. 407, which section 

 is expressly repealed by section 341 of this act. 



Penalty for violating provisions of four preceding sections. 



Sec. 122. Whoever .shall violate any provision of the four preceding 

 sections shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or impris- 

 oned not more than three years, or both. 



Act March 4, 1909. c. 321, s. 122, 35 Stat. 1110. 



This is a section of "An act to codify, revise, and amend the penal 

 laws of the United States." cited above, incoi-porating therein the provi- 

 sions of section 15, act January 16. 1883, c. 23, 22 Stat. 407, which section 

 is expressly repealed by section .341 of this act. 



REV. ST. SEC. 1784. 



Contributions, presents, etc., to superiors, prohibited; punishment. 



Sec. 1784. No officer, clerk, or employe in the United States Gov- 

 ernment employ shall at any time solicit contributions from other 

 officers, clerks, or employes in the Government service for a gift, or 

 present to those in a superior official position; nor shall any such 

 officials or clerical superiors receive any gift or present offered or 

 presented to them as a contribution from persons in Government 

 employ receiving a less salary than themselves; nor shall any officer 

 or clerk make any donation as a gift or present to any official supe- 

 rior. Every person who violates this section shall be summarily dis- 

 charged from the Government employ. 



ACT FEBRUARY 24, 1899, c. 187. (30 Stat. 846.) 



Civil pension roll prohibited. 



* * * The establishment of a civil pension roll or an honorable 

 .service roll, or the exemption of any of the officers, clerks, and per- 

 sons in the public service from the existing laws respecting employ- 

 ment in such service, is hereby prohibited : * * * 



Act February 24, 1899, c. 187, s. 4, 30 Stat. 890. 



This is a provision of the legislative, executive, and judicial aj)proi»ria- 

 tion act for the fiscal year 1900, cited above. 



A proviso annexed to this provision, relating to iunma! leave of .ab- 

 sence, is set forth below. 



