Officer not to be in tion, 18 Ct. Čl., 25; In 35; People v. Duane, SEC. 109. Whoever, being an officer of the United States, or a per- terested in claims son holding any place of trust or profit, or discharging any official against United States. function under, or in connection with, any Executive Department of R. S., s. 5498. the Government of the United States, or under the Senate or House of Ex parte Curtis, 106 Representatives of the United States, shall act as an agent or attorney U. S., 371; Tyler's Mofor prosecuting any claim against the United States, or in any manner, re Winthrop, 31 Ct. Cl., or by any means, otherwise than in discharge of his proper official 121 N. X., 373; 16 A. G duties, shall aid or assist in the prosecution or support of any such Op., 478. claim, or receive any gratuity, or any share of or interest in any claim from any claimant against the United States, with intent to aid or assist, or in consideration of having aided or assisted, in the prosecution of such claim, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. etc., soliciting or ac 5502. Fed. Rep., 57; U. S. v. SEC. 110. Whoever, being elected or appointed a Member of or Member of Congress, Delegate to Congress, or a Resident Commissioner shall, after his cepting bribe. election or appointment, and either before or after he has qualified, R. S., ss. 1781, 5500, and during his continuance in office, directly or indirectly, ask, accept, re eive, or agree to receive, any money, property, or other valuable U. S. v. Kessel, 62 consideration, or any promise, contract, undertaking, obligation, gra- van Leuven, 62 Fed. tuity, or security for the payment of money or for the delivery or Rep., 62, conveyance of anything of value to him or to any person with his consent, connivance, or concurrence, for his attention to, or services, or with the intent to have his action, vote, or decision influenced on any question, matter, cause, or proceeding, which may at any time Ee pending in either House of Congress or before any committee thereof, or which by law or under the Constitution may be brought before him in his official capacity, or in his place as such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, shall be fined not more than three times the amount 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. SEC. 111. Whoever shall promise, offer, or give, or cause to be promised, offered, or given, any money or other thing of value, or shall make or tender any contract, undertaking, obligation, gratuity, or security for the payment of money or for the delivery or conveyance of anything of value, to any Member of either House of Congress, or Delegate to Congress, or Resident Commissioner, after his election or appointment and either before or after he has qualified, and during his continuance in office, or to any person with his consent, connivance, or concurrence, with intent to influence his action, vote, or decision, on any question, matter, cause, or proceeding which may at any time be pending in either House of Congress, or before any committee thereof, or which by law or under the Constitution may be brought before him in his offi ial capacity or in his place as such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, shall be fined not more than three times the amount of money or value of the thing so promised, offered, given, made, or tendered, and imprisoned not more than three years. offering, etc., Mem ber of Congress bribe, etc. R. S., s. 5450. consideration fering Member con SEC. 112. Whoever, being elected or appointed a Member of or Dele- Member of Congress gate to Congress, or a Resident Commissioner, shall, after his election taking for procuring conor appointment and either before or after he has qualified and during tracts, offices, etc.; ofhis continuance in office, or being an officer or agent of the United sideration, etc. States, shall directly or indire, tly take, receive, or agree to receive, R. S., s. 1781. from any person, any money, property, or other valuable consid- Ex parte Curtis, 106 eration whatever, for procuring, or aiding to procure, any contract, U. S., 371; U. S. u. appointive office, or place from the United States or from any officer 520; U. S. v. Dietrich, or Department thereof, for any person whatever, or for giving any 126 Fed. Rep., 664, 676 such contract, appointive office, or place to any person whomsoever; A. G. Op., 482. or whoever, directly or indirectly, shall offer, or agree to give, or shall Driggs, 125 Fed. Rep., 1 Comp. Dec., 859; 14 Member of Congress taking compensation party. R. S., s. 1782. U. S. 371; Burton v. U. S., 344; U. S. V. give, or bestow, any money, property, or other valuable consideration whatever, for the procuring, or aiding to procure, any such contract, appointive office, or place, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than two years; and shall, moreover, be disqualified from holding any office of honor, profit, or trust under the Government of the United States. Any such contract or agreement may, at the option of the President, be declared void. SEC. 113. Whoever, being elected or appointed a Senator, Memin matters to which ber of or Delegate to Congress, or a Resident Commissioner, shall, after United States is is a his election or appointment and either before or after he has qualified, and during his continuance in office, or being the head of a department, or other officer or clerk in the employ of the United States, Ex parte Curtis, 106 shall, directly or indirectly, receive, or agree to receive, any comU. S., 196 U. S.. 283: 202 pensation whatever for any services rendered or to be rendered to any Driggs. 125 Fed. Rep., person, either by himself or another, in relation to any proceeding, 520 Burton 2. contract, claim, controversy, charge, accusation, arrest, or other mat131 Fed. Rep., 552; U.S. . Booth, 148 red. Rep., ter or thing in which the United States is a party or directly or indi17 A. G. O., 420: Is rectly interested, before any department, court-martial, bureau, officer, A. G. Op., 161; 1 Comp. or any civil, military, or naval commission whatever, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than two years; and shall, moreover, thereafter be incapable of holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under the Government of the United States. 112: 14 A. G. Op., 482: Dec., 859. Member of Congress not to be interested in contract. R. S., s. 3739. U. S. v. Dietrich, 126 Fed. Rep., 671. G. Op., 697; 15 A. G. SEC. 114. Whoever, being elected or appointed a Member of or Delegate to Congress, or a Resident Commissioner, shall, after his election or appointment and either before or after he has qualified, and during his continuance in office, directly or indirectly, himself, or by any other person in trust for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his account, 2 A. G. Op., 38; 5 A. undertake, execute, hold, or enjoy, in whole or in part, any contract or agreement, made or entered into in behalf of the United States by any officer or person authorized to make contracts on its behalf, shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars. All contracts or agreements made in violation of this section shall be void; and whenever any sum of money is advanced by the United States, in consideration of any such contract or agreement, it shall forthwith be repaid; and in case of failure or refusal to repay the same when demanded by the proper officer of the Department under whose authority such contract or agreement shall have been made or entered into, suit shall at once be brought against the person so failing or refusing and his sureties, for the recovery of the money so advanced. Officer making con Congress. R. S., s. 3742. SEC. 115. Whoever, being an officer of the United States, shall tract with Member of on behalf of the United States, directly or indirectly make or enter into any contract, bargain, or agreement, in writing or otherwise, with any Member of or Delegate to Congress, or any Resident Com4 A. G. Op. 47; 15 missioner, after his election or appointment as such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, and either before or after he has qualified, and during his continuance in office, shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars. A. G. Op., 151, 280. Contracts to which two preceding sections do not apply. R. S., s. 3740. SEC. 116. Nothing contained in the two preceding sections shall extend, or be construed to extend, to any contract or agreement made or entered into, or accepted, by any incorporated company, where such contract or agreement is made for the general benefit of such incorporation or company; nor to the purchase or sale of bills of exchange or other property by any Member of or Delegate to Congress, or Resident Commissioner, where the same are ready for delivery, and payment therefore is made, at the time of making or entering into the contract or agreement. accepting bribe. Fed. Rep., 57; U. S. v. SEC. 117. Whoever, being an officer of the United States, or a per- United States officer son 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 R. S., ss. 5501,5502. Government thereof; or whoever, being an officer or person acting U. S. v. Kessel. 62 for or on behalf of either House of Congress, or of any committee of Van Leuven, 62 Fed. either House, or of both Houses thereof, shall ask, accept, or receive any Fed Rep., 425; U. S. money, or any contract, promise, undertaking, obligation, gratuity, Ingham, 97 Fed. or security for the payment of money, or for the delivery or convey-S.. 112 Fed. Rep.. 988: ance of anything of value, with intent to have his decision or action on Sharp e. U. S., 138 Fed. 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, influenced 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. Rep., 878. tions not to be solic Supp., 395. SEC. 118. No Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Political contribuCommissioner to Congress, or Senator, Representative, Delegate, ited by certain officers or Resident Commissioner elect, or officer or employee of either 16 Jan., 1883, 22 Stat. House of Congress, and no executive, judicial, military, or naval 406, 27, s. 11; 1 officer of the United States, and no clerk or employee of any department, branch, or bureau of the executive, judicial, or military or naval service of the United States, shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or receive, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving, any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political purpose whatever, from any officer, clerk, or employee of the United States, or any department, branch, or bureau thereof, or from any person receiving any salary or compensation from moneys derived from the Treasury of the United States. contribu tions not to be received in Supp., 396; U. S. 1. SEC. 119. No person shall, in any room or building occupied in the Political discharge of official duties by any officer or employee of the United public offices. States mentioned in the preceding section, or in any navy-yard, fort, 16 Jan., 1883, 22 Stat. or arsenal, solicit in any manner whatever or receive any contribution L., 407, c. 27, s. 12; 1 of money or other thing of value for any political purpose whatever. Thayer, 209 U. S., 39: U. S. r. Thaver, 154 Fed. Rep., 508; U. S. r. Smith, 163 Fed. Rep., 926. SEC. 120. No officer or employee of the United States mentioned Immunity from offi. cial proscription, etc. in section one hundred and eighteen, shall discharge, or promote, or 16 Jan., 1883, 22 Stat. degrade, or in any manner change the official rank or compensation of L. 407. c. 27, s. 13; 1 any other officer or employee, or promise or threaten so to do, for Supp., 396. giving or withholding or neglecting to make any contribution of money or other valuable thing for any political purpose. to officials for politica, SEC. 121. No officer, clerk, or other person in the service of the Giving money, etc., United States shall, directly or indirectly, give or hand over to any purposes prohibited. other officer, clerk, or person in the service of the United States, or 16 Jan., 1883, 22 Stat. to any Senator or Member of or Delegate to Congress, or Resident L.. 407, 27, s. 14; 1 Commissioner, any money or other valuable thing on account of or to be applied to the promotion of any political object whatever. Supp., 396. SEC. 122. Whoever shall violate any provision of the four preceding Penalty for violating sections shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or impris- ceding sections. oned not more than three years, or both. 16 Jan., 1883, 22 Stat. L., 407, c. 27, s. 15; 1 Supp., 396. etc., giving out advance SEC. 123. Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United Government officer States or a person acting for or on behalf of the United States in any information respecting capacity under or by virtue of the authority of any Department or crop reports. 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 66933°-18-3 Government officer, etc., knowingly com statistics respecting crops. until a fixed 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 regular official channels, directly or indirectly speculate in any such product respecting which he has thus become possessed of such information, 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 violation of any such rule, unless prior to such alleged violation he shall have had actual knowledge thereof. SEC. 124. Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United piling or issuing false 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. Perjury. R. S., s. 5392. Dall., 392: U. S. 1. S.r. Wood, 14 Pet., 430; SEC. 125. Whoever, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United U. S. . Passmore, 4 States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify, Bailey, 9 Pet., 238: U. declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, 1. S. v. Nickerson, 17 declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed, is true, shall willfully and contrary to such oath state or subscribe any material 1. Ambrose, 108 U. S., matter which he does not believe to be true, is guilty of perjury, and U. S. v. Barber, 149 U. shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars and imprisoned not S., 177; Logan r. U, S., more than five How., 204; U. S. v. Curtis, 107 U. S., 671; U. S. 336, 2 Fed. Rep., 556; 144 U. S., 263, 302; U. S. years. . Eaton, 144 U. S., 677: Caha . U. S., 152 U S., 211, 215, 220; New York 1. Eno, 155 U. S., 89, 97; Dunbar v. U. S., 156 U. S., 185, 192; Todd r. U. S., 158 U. S., 278, 284: Bucklin e. U. S., 159 U. S., 680, 682; Markham U. S., 160 U. S., 319, 323; In re Pollock, 165 U. S.. 526, 533; U. S. e. Atkins, 1 Sprague, 558, 24 Fed. Cas., 885; S. c. Babcock, 4 McLean, 113, 24 Fed. Cas., 928: U. S. v. Clark, 1 Gall., 497, 25 Fed. Cas., 441; U. S. 1. Conner, 3 McLean, 573, 25 Fed. Cas., 595; U. S. . Deming, 4 McLean, 3, 25 Fed. Cas., 816; U. S. c. Kendrick, 2 Mas., 60, 26 Fed. Cas., 758; Ex parte Bridges, 2 Woods, 428, 4 Fed. Cas., 99; U. S. v. Nichols, 4 McLean, 23, 27 Fed. Cas., 151; U. S. e. Smith, 1 Saw., 277, 27 Fed. Cas., 1175; U. S. 2. Sonachall, 4 Biss., 425, 27 Fed. Cas., 1259; U. S. v. Volz, 14 Blatch., 15, 28, Fed. Cas., 384: U. S. r. Jones, 14 Blatch., 90, 26 Fed. Cas., 638; U. S. . Baer, 18 Blatch., 493, 6 Fed. Cas., 42; U. S. v. Bartow, 10 Fed. Rep., 873; U. S. r. Neal, 14 Fed. Rep., 767: U. S. v. Madison, 21 Fed. Rep., 628; U. S. r. Walsh, 22 Fed. Rep., 644; U. S. r. Landsberg, 23 Fed. Rep., 585; U. S. v. Hearing, 26 Fed. Rep., 744; U. S. e. Grottka, 30 Fed. Rep., 672; U. S. e. Barkhardt, 31 Fed. Rep., 141; U. S. t. Boggs, 31 Fed. Rep., 337; U. S. r. McConaughy, 33 Fed. Rep., 168; Babcock . U. S., 34 Fed. Rep., 873; U. S. v. Howard, 37 Fed. Rep., 666; U. S. r. Cuddy, 39 Fed. Rep., 696; U.S.. Edwards, 43 Fed. Rep., 67; U. S. v. Wood, 44 Fed. Rep., 753; U. S. 1. Manion, 44 Fed. Rep., 800; U. S. v. Hall, 44 Fed. Rep., 864; U. S. e. Bedford, 49 Fed. Rep., 54: Ú. S. v. Law, 50 Fed. Rep., 915; U. S. e. Singleton, 51 Fed. Rep., 488; U. S. v. Wood, 70 Fed. Rep., 485; U. S. v. Pettus, 84 Fed. Rep., 791: U. S. v. Maid, 116 Fed. Rep., 650; Noah r. U. S., 128 Fed. Rep., 270; U. S. e. Hardison, 135 Fed. Rep., 419; Van Gesner r. U. S., 153 Fed. Rep., 46; U. S. e. Williamson, 153 Fed. Rep., 46: Nurnberger z. U. S., 156 Fed. Rep., 721; O'Leary c. U. S., 158 Fed. Rep., 796; Wechsler . U. S., 158 Fed. Rep., 579; Nickell v. U. S., 161 Fed. Rep., 702: Sullivan v. U. S., 161 Fed. Rep., 254; Barnard v. U. S., 162 Fed. Rep., 622; U. S. v. Lamson, 165 Fed. Rep., 80; Hashagen e. U. S., 169 Fed. Rep., 396: U. S. 1. Patterson, 171 Fed. Rep., 241; U. S. 1. Ammerman, 176 Fed. Rep., 635; 2 A. G. Op., 700; 2 Comp. Dec., 2583; U. S. v. George, 22× U. S., 14; U. S. v. Smull, 236 U. S., 405. Subornation of per SEC. 126. Whoever shall procure another to commit any perjury jury is guilty of subornation of perjury, and punishable as in the preceding section prescribed. R. S., s. 5393. U. S. v. Donnee, 3 Woods, 39, 25 Fed. Cas., 817; U. S. v. Wilcox, 4 Blatch., 393, 28 Fed. Cas., 600; U. S. t. Evans, 19 Fed. Rep., 912: U. S. v. Thompson, 31 Fed. Rep., 331; Babcock, &. U. S., 34 Fed. Rep., 873; U. S. v. Howard, 132 Fed. Rep., 325; U. S. v. Cobban, 134 Fed. Rep., 290; U. S. v Brace, 144 Fed. Rep., 869. v. U. S., 35 Fed. Rep., SEC. 127. Whoever shall feloniously steal, take away, alter, falsify, Stealing or altering 'process; procuring false or otherwise avoid any record, writ, process, or other proceeding, bail, etc." in any court of the United States, by means whereof any judgment is R. S., s. 5394. reversed, made void, or does not take effect; or whoever shall acknowl- U. S. v. Crecilius, 34 edge, or procure to be acknowledged, in any such court, any recogni- Fed. Rep., 30; Barber zance, bail, or judgment, in the name of any other person not privy or 886; 5 A. G. Op., 523. consenting to the same, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both; but this pro, vision shall not extend to the acknowledgment of any judgment by an attorney, duly admitted, for any person against whom such judgment is had or given. Destroying, etc., pub R. S., S. 5403. SEC. 128. Whoever shall wilfully and unlawfully conceal, remove, le recurs mutilate, obliterate, or destroy, or attempt to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy, or, with intent to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, destroy, or steal, shall take and carry away Biss., 175, 178, 25 Fed. any record, proceeding, map, book, paper, document, or other thing, Cas., 1342: Mackin t filed or deposited with any clerk or officer of any court of the United Ex parte Porkins, 29 States, or in any public office, or with any judicial or public officer Fed. Rep., 900, 912; U. of the United States, shall be fined not more than two thousand Rep., 764; McInerney dollars, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. U. S., 23 Fed. Rep., 334: S. v. De Groat, 30 Fed. v. Ú. S., 143 Fed. Rep., 23; People v. Wise, 2 How. (N. S.), 92; Ayres v. Covill, 18 Barb., 263. SEC. 129. Whoever, having the custody of any record, proceeding, map, book, document, paper, or other thing specified in the preceding section, shall wilfully and unlawfully conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, falsify, or destroy any such record, proceeding, map, book, document, paper, or thing, shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and shall moreover forfeit his office and be forever afterward disqualified from holding any office under the Government of the United States. Destroying records by officer in charge. R. S., S. 5408. SEC. 130. Whoever shall forge the signature of any judge, register, Forging signature of or other officer of any court of the United States, or of any Territory judge, etc. thereof, or shall forge or counterfeit the seal of any such court, or shall R. S., s. 5419. knowingly concur in using any such forged or counterfeit signature or seal, for the purpose of authenticating any proceeding or document, or shall tender in evidence any such proceeding or document with a false or counterfeit signature of any such judge, register, or other officer, or a false or counterfeit seal of the court, subscribed or attached thereto, knowing such signature or seal to be false or counterfeit, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than five years. Bribery of a judge or judicial officer. R. S., s. 5449. 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. SEC. 132. Whoever, being a judge of the United States, shall in Judge any wise accept or receive any sum of money, or other bribe, present, bribe, etc. or reward, or any promise, contract, obligation, gift, or security Rs. 5499. for the payment of money, or for the delivery or conveyance of anything of value, with the intent to be influenced thereby in any opinion, or judicial officer accepting a S., |