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 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 176. 1867. 589 PENALTIES AGAINST BANKRUPTS. Sec. 44. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage lfenslry nf this act if any debtor or bankrupt shall, after the commencement of fggxsfofzggéb proceedings in bankruptcy, secrete or conceal any property belonging to mgm concealing his estate, or part with, conceal, or destroy, alter, mutilate, or falsify, or Pfgvzliyé _ 4-suse to be concealed, destroyed, altered, mutilated, or falsified, any book, unfzliiilmxgg deed, document, or writing relating thereto, or remove, or cause to be re- books, &¤. moved, the same or any part. thereof out of the district, or otherwise dispose of any part \here0fQ with intent to prevent it from coming into the possession of the assignee in bankruptcy, or to hinder, impede, or delay either of them in recovering or receiving the same, or make any payment, gifs, sale, assignment, transfer, or conveyance of any property belonging to his estate with the like intent, or spends any part thereof in gaming; or shall, with intent to defraud, wilfully and fraudulently conceal from his assignee or omit from his schedule any property or effects whatsoever; or if] in case of any person having,10 his knowledge or belief, proved a false or fictitious deb; against his estate, he shall fail to disclose the same to his assignee within one month after coming to_the knowledge or belief thereof; or shall attempt to account for any of his property by fictitious losses or expenses; or shall, within three months before the commencement of proceedings in bankruptcy, under the false color and pretence of carrying on business and dealing in the ordinary course of trade, obtain on credit from any person any goods or chattels with intent to defraud; or shall, with intent to defraud his creditors, within three months next before the commencement of proceedings in bankruptcy, pawn, pledge, or dispose of} otherwise than by bona fide transactions in the ordinary way of his trade, any of his goods or chattels which have been obtained on credit and remain unpaid for, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, And, upon conviction thereof in any court of the United States, shall be punished by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for a term not exceeding three years. PENALTIES AGAmsr OFFICERS. Sec. 45. And be it further enacted, That if any judge, register, clerk, ,I:i°¤¤l*Y*:1B¤l¤¤* marshal, messenger, assignee, or any other officer of the several courts of {,?Hg;°Qs *}:1, of_ bankruptcy shall, for anything done or pretended to be done under this fences under uct, or under color of doing anything thereunder, wilfully demand or take, um “°°· or appoint or allow any person whatever to take for him or on his account, or for or on account of any other person, or in trust for him or for any other person, any fee, emolument, gratuity, sum of money, or anything of value whatever, other than is allowed by this act, or which shall be allowed under the authority thereof, such person, when convicted thereof shall forfeit and pay the sum of not less than three hundred dollars and not exceeding five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding three years. Sicc. 46. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall forge the Penaltv for signature of n judge, register, or other officer of the court, or shall forge "°‘g°‘-V» 3‘°· or counterfeit the seal of the courts, or 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 procecding or document with s. false or counterfeit signature of any such judge, register, or other officer, or a fhise or counterfeit seal of; the court, subscribed or attached thereto, knowing such signature or seal to be false or counter— feit, any such person shall be guilty of felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be liable to a finc·of not less than Eve hundred dollars, and not more than five thousand dollars, and m be imprisoned not exceeding five years, at the discretion of the court.