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 696 THIRTY-SEVEN TH CON G·RESS. Sess. III. Ch. 59-61, 67. 1868. eighteen hundred andsixty-three, and for the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-Four, is hereby appropriated therefor. Construction of SEO. 3. And be itfurt/ter enacted, That nothing contained in the third 186% ¤h·182· $3- section of an act entitled “An act making supplemental appropriations ‘M°’ p‘582' for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and for other purposes," approved July sixteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, shall be construed to increase the salaries of the Superintendent of the Census or the Assistant Postmasters-General. APPROVED, February 25, 1863. Fe], 25, 135;,3 Crnr. LX. -——An Act to prevent Correspondence with Rebels. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Qorrespondence Smies of Amerz'ca in Congress assembled, That if any person, being a ;_‘;t“l= resident of the United States, or being a citizen thereof, and residing in emmeut O, any foreign country, shall, without the permission or authority of the ¤€¤¤ES 0* [>¢¤‘¤<>¤¤ Government of the United States, and with the intent to defeat the meas- };f;Qf“’b°wP“"` ures of the said Government, or to weaken in any way their enlcacy., hold or commence, directly or indirectly, any correspondence or intercourse, written or verbal, with the present pretended rebel Government, or with any officer or agent thereof, or with any other individual acting or sympathizing therewith; or if any such person above mentioned, not duly authorized, shall counsel or assist in any such correspondence or intercourse, with intent as aforesaid, he shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and, on conviction before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not less than six months nor exceeding five years. In what court Sec. 2. And .124: it further enacted, That where the oilence is committed 2gggf°‘° '—‘° in any foreign country, the district court of the United States for the districp where the offeuder shall be first arrested shall have jurisdiction thereo. Approved, February 25, 1863. Feb. 25, 1863. CHAP. LXI.—An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to prevent Mmbers of Con- gress and gptcers of the Government ¢y" the United_States from taking C'onsiderati¢ms for Ama, P. 577. procuring ont:·a¤t.s, Office, or Place jiom the United btates, and for other Purposes." Be it enacted by the Senate and Hema of .Represematives of the United Contracts with States of America in Oongresa assembled, That the provisions of said act €°"°mm°¤*· shall be so construed as to embrace any agent of the Government of the United States. Approved, February 25, 1863. March 2, 1863. CHAP. LXVIL -—~An Act to prevent and punish Frawds upon the Govcmment of the `“'""" United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ Persons in mil- States of America in Oongress assembled, That any person in the land or 0, presenting gc. United States, in time of war, who shall make or cause to be made, or gtions claim, present or cause to be presented for payment or approval to or by any °‘* “g“"‘“*h° person or officer in the civil or militar ’ f th U "t d St t g,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, how _ _ y service 0 e m e a es, any punished. claim upon or against the Government of the United States, or any department or officer thereof, knowing such claim to be false, fictitious, or fraudulent; any person in such forces or service who shall, For the pur, pose of obtaining, or aiding in obtaining, the approval or payment of such claim, make, use, or cause to be made or used, any false bill, receipt,
 * ’:_>;c‘;’"'::l;'§g nawial forces of the United States. or in the militia in actual service of the