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or has not already been so used or presented, and whether sucli claim, 

 account, or demand, or anj' part thereof, has or has not already been 

 allowed or paid; or whoever shall present, use, or attempt to use. any 

 such document, record, file, or paper so taken and carried away, in 

 order to procure the payment of any money from or by the United 

 States, or any officer or agent tliereof, or the allowance or payment of 

 the whole or any part of any claim, account, or demand against the 

 United States, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or 

 I imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. 



Act March 4, 1909, .•. 321. s. 40, 35 Stat. 3096. 



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

 laws of the United States,'' cited above, incorporating therein Rev. St. 

 sec. 5454, which section is expressly ropenled by section 341 of this act. 



Embezzling, etc.. public moneys, etc.; punishment. ' 



Sec. 47. Whoever shall embezzle, steal, or purloin any money, 

 propert}'^, record, voucher, or valuable thing whatever, of the moneys, 

 roods, chattels, records, or property of the United States, shall be 

 ined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more 

 than five years, or both. 



Act March 4, 1909, c. 321. s. 47. 35 Stat. 1097. 



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

 laws of the United States." cited above, incorporating therein pi'ovisions 

 of act March 3, 1875, c. 144, s. 1, 18 Stat. 479, which act is expressly 

 repealed by section 341 of this act. 



BeceiviHg, etc., stolen public money, etc.; punishment. 



Sec. 48. ^^Tioever shall receive, conceal, or aid in concealing, or 

 have, or retain in his possession with intent to convert to his own use 

 or gain, any money, property, record, voucher, or valuable thing what- 

 ever, of the moneys, goods, chattels, records, or property of the United 

 States, which has theretofore been embezzled, stolen, or purloined 

 by any other person, knowing the same to have been so embezzled, 

 stolen, or purloined, shall be fined not more than five thousand dol- 

 lars, or impris'oned not more tlian five years, or both; and such i>erson 

 may be tried either before or after the conviction of the principal 

 offender. 



Act March 4, 1909, c. 321, s. 48, 35 Stat. 1098. 



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

 laws of the United States." cited above, incorporating therein provisions 

 of act March 3, 1875, c. 144, s. 2, 18 Stat. 479, which act is expressly re- 

 pealed by section 341 of this act. 



Requiring receipt for larger sums than are paid; -punishment. 



Sec. 80. '\\lioever being an officer, clerk, agent, employee, or other 

 person charged with the payment of any appropriation made by Con- 

 gress, shall pay to any clerk or other employee of the United States 

 a sum less than that provided by law, and require such emploj^ee to 

 receipt or give a voucher for an amount greater than that actually 

 paid to and received by him, is guilty of embezzlement, and shall be 

 fined in double the amount so withheld from any employee of the 

 Government and imprisoned not more than two years. 



Act March 4, 1909, c. 321, s. 86, 35 Stat. 1105. 



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

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

 visions of Rev. St. sec. 5483, which section is expressly repealed by sec- 

 tion 341 of this act. 



