92 U. S., 214; U. S. v. Cruikshank et al., 92 U. S., 542, 1 Woods, U. S. v. Reese, or because of his having so exercised the same, or if two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the 308, 25 Fed. Cass, premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his 707; Strauder free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so W. Va., 100 U. S., 303; Va. V. Reeves, 100 U. s. secured, they shall be fined not more than five thousand 313; Exparte Vir- dollars and imprisoned not more than ten years. ginia, 100 U. S., 339; Ex parte Siebold, 100 U. S., 371; Ex parte Clark, 100 U. S., 399; Neal v. Delaware, 103 U. S., 370; U. S. v. Harris, 106 U. S., 629; Civil Rights Cases, 109 U. S., 17; Ex parte Yarbrough, 110 U. S., 651; U. S. v. Waddell, 16 Fed. Rep., 221, 112 U. S., 76; Baldwin v. Frank, 120 U. S., 678; In re Coy, 127 U. S., 731; In re Neagle, 135 U. S., 1; In re Lancaster, 137 U. S., 393; Logan v. U. S., 144 U. S., 263; Brown v. U. S., 150 U. S., 93; In re Quarles, 158 U. S., 532; Slaughter House Case, 1 Woods, 21, 15 Fed. Cas., 649, 16 Wall., 36; Seeley v. Koox, 2 Woods, 368, 21 Fed. Cas., 1014; U. S. v. Butler, 1 Hughes, 457, 25 Fed. Cas., 213; U. S. v. Butler, 4 Hughes, 512, 25 Fed. Cas., 226; U. S. v. Degrieff, 16 Blatch., 20, 25 Fed. Cas., 799; U. S. v. Mitchel, 1 Hughes, 439, 26 Fed. Cas., 1283; Le Grand v. U. S., 12 Fed. Rep., 577; In re Baldwin, 27 Fed. Rep., 187; U. S. v. Lancaster, 44 Fed. Rep., 885; U. S. v. Sanges, 48 Fed. Rep., 78; U. S. v. Patrick, 53 Fed. Rep., 356; U. S. v. Patrick, 54 Fed. Rep., 338. committed while ing sections. Other crimes SEC. 21. If in the act of violating any of the provisions violating preced-in either of the two preceding sections any other offense be committed, the offender shall be punished for the same U.S. Patrick, with such punishment as is attached to such offense by chapter eleven of this title. R. S., s. 5509. 54 Fed. Rep., 338. Depriving citizens of civil rights under col Cases, U. S., 16; U. S. v. Black 26, 24 Fed. Cas., SEC. 22. Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordior of State law. nance, regulation, or custom, subjects, or causes to be R. S., s. 5510. subjected, any inhabitant of any State or Territory to the Ci 1109 Rights deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured burn, 8 Chi. L.N., or protected by the Constitution and laws of the United 1158; Re Parrott, States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on 1 Fed. Rep., 481; account of such inhabitant being an alien, or by reason of Fed. Rep., 730; Le his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment S. v. Washington, of citizens, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment not more than one year, or by both. U. S. v. Buntin, 10 Grand v. U. S., 12 Fed. Rep., 577; U. 20 Fed. Rep., 630. Preventing officer from per R. S., s. 5518. 682. SEC. 23. Whoever prevents, by force, intimidation, or forming duties. threats, any person from accepting or holding any office, trust, or place of confidence under the United States, or son, 26 Fed. Rep., from discharging any duties thereof; or induces by like means any officer of the United States to leave any State, district, or place where his duties as an officer are required to be performed, or injures him in his person or property, on account of his lawful discharge of the duties of his office, or while engaged in the lawful discharge thereof, or injures his property so as to molest, interrupt, hinder, or impede him in the discharge of his official duties, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, not more than six years. Conspiring to SEC. 24. Whoever conspires with another or others to from performing do or commit any of the acts or things mentioned in the section last preceding shall be fined not more than five Clune v. U. S., thousand dollars and by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, not more than ten years. prevent officers duties. R. S., s. 5518. 159 U. S., 590. excluded on ac Stat. 336, c. SEC. 25. No citizen possessing all other qualifications Jurors not to be which are or may be prescribed by law shall be disquali- count of race or fied for service as grand or petit juror in any court of the 1 Mar., 1875, 18 United States, or of any State, on account of race, color, 114, s. 4, 1 Supp., or previous condition of servitude; and any officer or other 68. Strauder v. person charged with any duty in the selection or summoning of jurors who shall exclude or fail to summon any gini, citizen for the cause aforesaid shall, on conviction thereof, parte v. Virginia, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not more than five thousand dollars. West Virginia, 100 U. S., 303; Virginia v. Rives, 100 Ex 100 U. S., 339; Neal v. Delaware, 103 U. S., 370; Bush v. Commonwealth, 107 U. S., 110; U. S. v. Given, 25 Fed. Cas., 1324, 1328; Ex parte Murray, 66 Fed. Rep., 297 Using false cerevidence of right U. S. v. Burley, Fed. Cas., 1301; SEC. 26. Whoever in any manner uses for the purpose tificate, etc., as of registering as a voter, or as evidence of a right to vote, evidenc or otherwise, unlawfully, any order, certificate of citizen- R. S., s. 5426. ship, or certificate, judgment, or exemplification, showing 14 Blatch., 91, 24 any person to be admitted to be a citizen, whether hereto- U. s. v. Lehman, fore or hereafter issued or made, knowing that such order 39 Fed Rep., 768. or certificate, judgment, or exemplification has been unlawfully issued or made; and whoever unlawfully uses, or attempts to use, any such order or certificate, issued to or in the name of any other person, or in a fictitious name, or the name of a deceased person, shall be punished by imprisonment at hard labor not less than one year nor more than five years, or by a fine of not less than three hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. ence of troops at SEC. 27. Every officer of the Army or Navy, or other Unlawful presperson in the civil, military, or naval service of the United elections. States who orders, brings, keeps, or has under his author- R. S., s. 5528. ity or control, any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held in any State, unless such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States or to keep the peace at the polls, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars and suffer imprisonment at hard labor not less than three months nor more than five years. voters by officers, Navy. R. S., s. 5529. SEC. 28. Every officer or other person in the military Intimidation of or naval service of the United States who, by force, threat, etc., of Army and intimidation, order, advice, or otherwise, prevents, or attempts to prevent, any qualified voter of any State from freely exercising the right of suffrage at any general or special election in such State, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned at hard labor not more than five years. or Navy prescrib tions of voters. Officers of Army SEC. 29. Every officer of the Army or Navy who preing qualifica- scribes or fixes, or attempts to prescribe or fix, whether by proclamation, order, or otherwise, the qualifications of voters at any election in any State, shall be punished as provided in the preceding section. R. S., s. 5530. Army or Navy officers of elec Officers, etc., of SEC. 30. Every officer or other person in the military interfering with or naval service of the United States who, by force, threat, tion, etc. intimidation, order, or otherwise, compels, or attempts to R. S., s. 5531. compel, any officer holding an election in any State to receive a vote from a person not legally qualified to vote, or who imposes, or attempts to impose, any regulations for conducting any general or special election in a State different from those prescribed by law, or who interferes in any manner with any officer of an election in the discharge of his duty, shall be punished as provided in section twentyeight of this title. When soldiers, etc., may vote. R. S., s. 5532. Sec. SEC. 31. Nothing in the four preceding sections shall be construed to prevent any officer, soldier, sailor, or marine from exercising the right of suffrage in any election district to which he may belong if otherwise qualified according to the laws of the State in which he offers to vote. Chapter Four. OFFENSES AGAINST THE OPERATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT. 32. Forgery of letters patent. 33. Forging bids, public records, etc. 37. Falsely pretending to be United States officer. 40. Making or presenting false claims. 41. Embezzling arms, stores, etc. 42. Conspiracy to commit offenses against the 43. All parties to conspiracy liable for one. Forgery of letters patent. R. S., s. 5416. 5 McLean, 178, 26 Fed. Cas., 544. Sec. 45. Bribery of any United States officers. 46. Unlawfully taking or using papers relating to claims. 47. Persons interested not to act as agents of the Government. 48. Enticing desertions from the military or naval service. 49. Robbery or larceny of personal property of the United States. 50. Embezzling, stealing, etc., public property. 51. Injuries to fortifications, etc. 52. Receivers, etc., of stolen public property. 53. Timber depredations on reserved lands. 54. Injuries to United States telegraph lines. 55. Counterfeiting weather forecasts. SEC. 32. Whoever falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, or alters any letters patent granted, or purporting to have been granted by the President of the United States; or U. S. v. Irwin, whoever passes, utters, or publishes, or attempts to pass, utter, or publish as genuine, any such forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered letters patent, knowing the same to be forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment at hard labor not more than ten years. bid, public rec R. S., ss. 5418, North Carolina, S. v. Barney, 5 shall Blatch., 294, 24 Fed. Cas., 1011; pub- u. S.v. Lawrence, 13 Blatch., 211, U. S. v. Went Rep., 52; U. S. v. SEC. 33. Whoever shall falsely make, alter, forge, or Forging, bond, counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, ord, etc. altered, forged, or counterfeited, or willingly aid, or 5479 assist in the false making, altering, forging, or counter- U.S. v. Hall, 131 feiting, any bond, bid, proposal, guarantee, security, u.S., 50; Cross v. official bond, public record, affidavit, or other writing for 132 U. S., 181; U. the purpose of defrauding the United States; or utter or publish as true, or cause to be uttered or lished as true, any such false, forged, altered, or counter- 26 Fed. Cas., 878; feited bond, bid, proposal, guarantee, security, official worth, 11 Fed. bond, public record, affidavit, or other writing, for the Houghton, 14 purpose of defrauding the United States, knowing the U. S. v. Tod, 25 same to be false, forged, altered, or counterfeited; or shall u. S. v. Barnhart, transmit to, or present at, or cause or procure to be trans- U.S. v. Crecilius, mitted to, or presented at, the office of any officer of the U.S. v. Gowdy, 37 United States, any such false, forged, altered, or counter- s. v. Lehman, 39 feited bond, bid, proposal, guarantee, security, officials.. Albert, 45 bond, public record, affidavit, or other writing, knowing S. v. Van Leuven, the same to be false, forged, altered, or counterfeited, Staton v. U.S., 88 for the purpose of defrauding the United States, shall s. v. Bunting, 82 be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand S. v. Cameron, 13 dollars, or by imprisonment at hard labor for not more than ten years, or by both such punishments. Fed. Rep., 544; Fed. Rep., 815; 33 Fed. Rep., 459; 34 Fed. Rep., 30; Fed. Rep., 332; U. Fed. Rep., 768; U. Fed. Rep., 552; U. 62 Fed. Rep., 69; Fed. Rep., 253; U. Fed. Rep., 883; U. N. W. Rep., 561; State v. White, 71 hey, etc. U. S. v. Staats, Fed. Cas., 1011; U. S. v. Bickford, 4 Blatch., 337, 24 S. v. Kohnstamm, Fed. Cas., 813; U. yer, 629, 27 Fed. Corbin, 11 Fed. Albert, 45 Fed. SEC. 34. Whoever falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits; or causes or procures to be falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited; or willingly aids or assists in the false making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting, any deed, 8 power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, or other Blatch., 294, 24 writing, for the purpose of obtaining or receiving, or of enabling any other person, either directly or indirectly, to obtain or receive from the United States, or any of their 5 Blatch., 222, 26 officers or agents, any sum of money; or whoever utters S. v. Reese, 4 Sawor publishes as true, or causes to be uttered or published Cas., 746; U. S. 3. as true, any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited Rep., 238: U. S v. deed, power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, or other Rep., 552: U. S v. writing, with intent to defraud the United States, know- Rep., 738; U.S v. ing the same to be false, altered, forged, or counterfeited; or whoever transmits to, or presents at, or causes or procures to be transmitted to, or presented at, any office or officer of the Government of the United States, any deed, Fed. Rep., 303; U. power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, or other Fed. Rep., 566; writing, in support of, or in relation to, any account or 88 Fed. Rep., 253; claim, with intent to defraud the United States, knowing 91 Fed. Rep., 497: the same to be false, altered, forged, or counterfeited, shall ing, 13 N.W.Rep., be imprisoned at hard labor for a period of not less than Moore, 60 Fed. Kessel, 62 Fed. Rep., 59; U. S. v. Hartman, 65 Fed. Kuentsler, 74 Fed. Rep., 220; U. S. v. Glaesener, 81 Staton v. U. S., De Lemos v. U. S., 357. Offering false or forged instru or recorded. Code, s. 95. one year nor more than ten years; or shall be imprisoned not more than five years, and fined not more than one thousand dollars. SEC. 35. Whoever knowingly procures or offers any false ment to be filed or forged instrument to be filed, registered, or recorded N. Y. Penal in any public office of the United States, which instrument, if genuine, might be filed or registered or recorded under any law of the United States, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Having forged papers in possession. R. S., s. 5422. Falsely pre tending to be ficer. Supp., 425. 43 Fed. Rep., 433; 53 Fed. Rep., 542. SEC. 36. Whoever, knowingly and with intent to defraud the United States, has in his possession any false, altered, forged, or counterfeited deed, power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, or other writing, for the purpose of enabling another to obtain from the United States, or any of their officers or agents, any sum of money, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. SEC. 37. Whoever, with intent to defraud either the United States of- United States or any person, falsely assumes or pretends 18 Apr., 1884, 23 to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of Stat. L., 11, c. 26, 1 the United States, or any Department, or any officer of the US. v. Curtain, Government thereof, and who shall take upon himself to U. S. v. Bradford, act as such, or who shall in such pretended character demand or obtain from any person or from the United States, or any Department, or any officer of the Government thereof, any money, paper, document, or other valuable thing, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not longer than three years, or both said punishments, in the discretion of the court. False personation of holder of public stocks. SEC. 38. Whoever falsely personates any true and lawful holder of any share or sum in the public stocks or debt R. S., s. 5435. of the United States, or any person entitled to any annuity, dividend, pension, prize money, wages, or other debt due from the United States, and, under color of such false personation, transfers or endeavors to transfer such public stock or any part thereof, or receives or endeavors to receive the money of such true and lawful holder thereof, or the money of any person really entitled to receive such annuity, dividend, pension, prize money, wages, or other debt, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment at hard labor not more than ten years. |