OFFICERS, CLERKS, AND EMPLOYEES. 303 



two years; and shall, moreover, thereafter be incapable of holding any 

 office of honor, trust, or profit under the Government of the United 

 States. 



Ack March 4, 1909, c. 321, s. 113, 35 Stat. 1109. 



This is :i section of "An act to cotlify, revise, and amend the penal 

 laws of the United States," cited above, incoriK)rating therein the provi- 

 sions of Kev. St. sec. 1782, which section is expressly repealed by section 

 341 of this act. 



OfBcers of United States accepting bribe. 



Sec. 117. Whoever, being an officer of the United States, or a 

 person acting for or on behalf of the United States, in any official 

 capacity, under or by virtue of the authority of any department or 

 office of the Government thereof; or whoever, being an officer or per- 

 son acting for or on behalf of either House of Congress, or of any 

 committee of either House, or of both Houses thereof, shall ask, 

 accept, or receive, an}-^ money, or any contract, promise, undertaking, 

 obligation, gratuity, or security for the payment of money, or for the 

 delivery or conveyance of anything of value, with intent to have 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, in- 

 fluenced thereby, shall be fined not more than three times the amount 

 of money or value of the thing so asked, accepted, or received, and 

 imprisoned not more than three years; and shall, moreover, forfeit 

 his office or place and thereafter be forever disqualified from holding 

 any office of honor, trust, or profit under the Government of the 

 United States. 



Act March 4, 1909, c. .321, s. 117, 35 Stat. 1109. 



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

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

 sions of Rev. St. sees. 5501 and 5502, which sections are expressly repealed 

 by section .341 of this act. 



Officers or employees giving advance information of crop reports; punishment; 

 actual knowledge required. 



Sec. 123. AVlioever, being an officer or employee of the United 

 States or a person acting for or on behalf of the United States in any 

 capacity under or by virtue of the authority of any department or 

 office thereof, and while holding such office, employment, or position 

 shall, by virtue of the office, employment, or position held by him, 

 become possessed of any information which might exert an influence 

 upon or affect the market value of any product of the soil grown 

 within the United States, which information is by law or by the rules 

 of the department or office required to be withheld from publication 

 until a fi.xed time, and shall willfully impart, directly or indirectly, 

 such information, or any part thereof, to any person not entitled 

 under the law or the rules of the department or office to receive the 

 same; or shall, before such information is made public through regu- 

 lar official channels, directly or indirectly speculate in any such prod- 

 uct respecting which he has thus become possessed of such informa- 

 tion, by buying or selling the same in any quantity, shall be fined not 

 more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than ten 

 years, or both : Provided^ That no person shall be deemed guilty of a 



