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ACT MARCH 2. 1895. c. 177. (28 Stat. 764.) 

 Examination and renewal of official bonds. 



Hereafter every officer required by law to take and approve official 

 bonds shall cause the same to be examined at least once every two 

 years for the purpose of ascertaining the sufficiency of tlie sureties 

 thereon; and every officer having power to fix the amount of an offi- 

 cial bond shall examine it to ascertain the .sufficiency of the amount 

 thereof and approve or fix said amount at least once in two years 

 and as much oftener as he may deem it necessary. 



Hereafter every officer whose duty it is to take and approve official 

 bonds shall cause such bonds to l>e renewed every four years after 

 their dates, but he may require such bonds to be renewed or strength- 

 ened oftener if he deems such action necessary. In the discretion of 

 such officer the requirement of a new bond may be waived for the 

 period of service of a bonded officer after the expiration of a four- 

 year term of service pending the appointment and qualification of his 

 successor: Provided, That the nonperformance of any requirement 

 of this section on the part of any official of the Government shall not 

 be held to affect in an}' respect the liability of principal or sureties 

 on any bond made or to be made to the United States: Provided 

 further. That the liability of the principal and sureties on all official 

 bonds shall continue and cover the period of service ensuing until 

 the appointment and qualification of the successor of the prin- 

 cipal: * * * 



Act March 2, 1895, c. 177, s. 5. 28 Stat. 807. 



These are provisions of the legishitive, executive, and judicial appro- 

 priation act for the fiscal year 1806. cited above. 



,ACT MARCH 4, 1909, c. 321. (35 Stat. 1088.) 

 Conspiring to prevent officer from performing duties; punishment. 



Sec. 21. If two or more persons in any State, Territory, or Dis- 

 trict conspire to prevent, by force, intimidation, or threat, any person 

 from accepting or holding any office, trust, or place of confidence 

 under the United States, or from discharging any duties thereof; or 

 to induce by like means any officer of the United States to leave any 

 State, Territory, District, or place, where his duties as an officer are 

 required to be performed, or to injure him in his person or property 

 on account of his lawful discharge of the duties of his office, or while 

 engaged in the lawful discharge thereof, or to injure his property so 

 as to molest, interrupt, hinder, or impede him in the discharge of his 

 official duties, each of such persons shall be fined not more than five 

 thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six years, or both. 



Act March 4, 1909, c. 321, s. 21, 35 Stat. 1092. 



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

 laws of the United States," cited above, incorporating therein the provi- 

 sions of Rev. St. sec. 5518, which section is expressly repealed by section 

 341 of this act. 



Falsely pretending to be United States officer; punishment. 



Sec. 32. Whoever, with intent to defraud either the United States 

 or any per.son, shall falsely assume or pretend to be an officer or 

 employee acting under the authority of the United States, or any 

 Department, or any officer of the Government thereof, and shall 

 take upon himself to act as such, or shall in such pretended character 



