304 LAWS APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



violation of any such rule, unless prior to such alleged violation he 

 shall have had actual knowledge thereof. 



Act M.ircb 4, 1909, c. .321, s. 123, 35 Stat. 1110. 



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

 laws of the United States," cited above. 



Officer or employee issuing false crop reports; punishment. 



Sec. 124. Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United 

 States and whose duties require the compilation or report of statistics 

 or information relative to the products of the soil, shall knowingly 

 compile for issuance, or issue, any false statistics or information as a 

 report of the United States, shall be fined not more than five thousand 

 dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. 



Act March 4, 1909, c. 321, s. 124, 35 Stat. 1111. 



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

 laws of the United States," cited above. 



Bribery of officer authorized to determine any question, etc.; punishment. 



Sec, 131. Whoever, directly or indirectly, shall give or offer, or 

 cause to be given or offered, any money, property, or value of any 

 kind, or any promise or agreement therefor, or any other bribe, to 

 any judge, judicial officer, or other person authorized by any law 

 of the United States to hear or determine any question^ matter, cause, 

 proceeding, or controversy, with intent to influence his action, vote, 

 opinion, or decision thereon, or because of any such action, vote, 

 opinion, or decision, shall be fined not more than twenty thousand 

 dollars, or imprisoned not more than fifteen years, or both; and shall 

 forever be disqualified to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit 

 under the United States. 



Act March 4, 1909, c. 321, s. 131, 35 Stat. 1112. 



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. 5449. which section is expressly repealed by section 

 341 of this act. 



Officer authorized to determine any question, etc., receiving bribe; punishment. 



Sec, 133, Whoever, being a juror, referee, arbitrator, appraiser, 

 assessor, auditor, master, receiver. United States commissioner, or 

 other person authorized by any law of the United States to hear or 

 delerniine any question, matter, cause, controversy, or proceeding, 

 shall ask, receive, or agree to receive, any money, property, or value 

 of any kind, or any promise or agreement therefor, upon any agree- 

 ment or understanding that his vote, opinion, action, judgment, or 

 decision, shall be inlluonced thereby, or because of any such vote, 

 opinion, action, judgment, or decision, shall be fined not more than 

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



Act .March 4, l!K)n, c. 321, s. 133. 35 Stat. 1112. 



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

 laws of the United States." citecl above. 



REV. ST. SEC. 190. 



Persons formerly in the departments not to prosecute claims in them. 



Sec. 190. It shall not be lawful for any person appointed after 

 the first dav of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventv-two, 

 as an ollicer. clerk, or employe in any of the Departments, to act as 

 counsel, attorney, or agent for prosecuting any claim against the 



