PUBLIC PROPERTY. 357 



ACT MAY 27. 1908, c. 200. (35 Stat. 317.) 



Furniture in new buildings in accordance with plans and specifications. 



The furniture for nil new public buihlin<»;.s ^liall hereafter be pro- 

 cured in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the 

 Supervising Architect of the Treasury. 



Act May 27, 1908, c. 200. s. 1. 35 Stat. 327. 



This is a provision following an appropriation for furniture, etc., in 

 builtlin.es under tlie control of tbe TroMSury Department, in the sundry 

 civil appropriatit)n act for the tise;il year 1!M)9, cited above. 



ACT MARCH 3, 1875, c. 133. (18 Stat. 452.) 



Payment for transportation of property of the United States over land-grant 

 railroads, prohibited. 



* * * That no money shall hereafter be paid to any railroad 

 company for the transportation of any property * * * ^^ ^|-,g 

 United States over any railroad which in whole or in part was con- 

 structed by the aid of a grant of public land on the condition that 

 such railroad should be a public highway for the use of the Govern- 

 ment of the United States free from toll or other charge, or upon 

 any other conditions for the use of such road, for such transporta- 

 tion; * * * 



Act March 3, 1875, c. 133. s. 1, is'sta't. 453. 



These are provisions of the Army appropriation act for the fiscal year 

 1876, cited above. 



ACT JULY 5, 1884, c. 217. (23 Stat. 107.) 



Quartermaster's Department to transport Government property. 



* * * That hereafter the Quartermaster-General and his offi- 

 cers, under his instructions, wherever stationed, shall i-eceive, trans- 

 port, and be responsible for all property turned over to them, or any 

 one of them, by the officers or agents of any Government survey, 

 * * * for the civil or naval departments of the Government, in 

 Washington or elsewhere, under the regulations governing the trans- 

 portation of Army supplies, the amount paid for such transporta- 

 tion to be refunded or paid by the Bureau to which such property or 

 stores pertain. 



Act July 5, 1884. c. 217, 23 Stat. 111. 



This is a proviso annexed to the Army appropriation act for the fiscal 

 year 1S85, cited above. 



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

 Robbery of personal property of the United States. 



Sec. 40. Whoever shall rob another of any kind or description of 

 personal property belonging to the United States, or shall feloni- 

 ously take and carry away the same, shall be fined not more than 

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



Act M.irch 4, 1909, c. 321. s. 46, 35 Stat. 1097. 



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

 laws of the United States." incoriiorating therein the provisions of Rev. 

 St. sec. 5456. which section is expressly rei>ealed by section 341 of this 

 act. 



Section 47 of this act providing punishment for the embezzlement, steal- 

 ing, or i)url()ining of anv money, property, record, etc.. of the United 

 States, is set forth on p. 351. ante, nnder " Public Moneys." 



