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recoipt. contract, or other wrilingf. for tlie purpose of obtainino- or 

 recei\in^, or of enablino- any other person, either directly or indi- 

 rectly, to obtain or receive from the Ignited States, or any o^ their offi- 

 cers or ao;ents. any sum of money; or whoever shall utter or publish 

 as true, or cause to be uttered or publislied as true, any such false, 

 for<j:ed. altered, or counterfeited deed, power of attorney, order, cer- 

 tificate, receipt, contract, or other writinof. with intent to defraud the 

 United States, knowinf; the same to be false, altered, forced, or coun- 

 terfeited : or whoever shall transmit to, or present at, or cause or pro- 

 cure to be transmitted to. or presented at. any office or officer of the 

 Government of the Ignited States, any deed, power of attorney, order, 

 certificate, receipt, contract, or other writ in o-. in sup])ort of, or in rela- 

 tion to. any account or claim, with intent to defraud the United States, 

 knowing the same to be false, altered, forered. or counterfeited, shall 

 be fined not more than one thou-nnd dollars and imprisoned not more 

 than ten years. 



Act Marcb 4. 1000, c. 321. s. 29. 3o Stnt. 1094. 



This is ;\ section' of "An ar-t to codify, revise, and nmond tli;^ i)enal 

 laws of the United St-ites." cited above, incorporating therein the pro- 

 visions of Rev. St. sec. 5421. which section is expressly repealed by section 

 341 of this act. 



Having false, etc., papers in possession, with intent to defrawd the United 

 States. 



Sec. 30. AVhoever. knowingly and with intent to defraud the United 

 States, shall have in his possession any false, altered, forged, or coun- 

 terfeited deed, power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, contract, 

 or other wi'iting. for the purpose of enabling another to obtain from 

 the Ignited States, or from any officer or agent thereof, any sum of 

 money, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or im- 

 prisoned not more than five A^ears. or both. 



Act March 4. 1909, c. 321, s. 30, 35 Stat. 1094. 



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

 laws of the United States." cited above, incorporatins; tliorein tho jiro- 

 visions of Rpv. St. sec. 5422. which section is expressly repealed by sec- 

 tion 341 of this act. 



False personation of person entitled to wages or other debt from the United 

 States; punishment. 



Sf.c. 33. "Whoever shall falsely personate * * * any per-on en- 

 titled to any * * * -wagesl or other debt due from the TTnited 

 States, and, under color of such false personation. * * * shall 

 receive or endeavor to receive * * * the money of any person 

 really entitled to receive such * * * wages, or other debt, shall 

 be fined not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more 

 than ten years. 



Act March 4. 1909, c. 321, s. .33. 35 Stat. 1095. 



This is a section of "An act t() codify, revise, and .-uneiid the penal 

 laws of the I'nitcd States." cited above, incorporatin.ir therein provisions 

 of Rev. St sec. 5435. which section is expressly repealed by section .341 

 of this act. 



Demand on false, etc.. power of attorney, for wages or other debt from the 

 United States. 



Sec. 34. "Whoever shall knowinglv or fraudulently demand or en- 

 deavor * * * to have any * * * wages, or other debt due 

 from the United States, or any part thereof, received, or paid by 



