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 Trrr.1: Lxx.—CRIMES.——Ch. 5. 1049 Sm" I Sec. 5447. Resisting reyenue officer, rescuing  5463. Forging tal money-orders. _ ‘ or destroying seized property, &e. { 5464. (`ounterfillllng pos e-stamps, &v. a44b. Falsely assuming to be a revenue B 5465. Counterfeiting, &¢·.T“é>reign stamps. _ olhrer.’ 5466. Injuriug mailinnatter. o4~l9. Bribery of a gudge. 5467. Ennbezzlement, &c., of letters con- §. Bribery of member of Congress. taining inclosures.  Bribery of Ynited States officers. 5468. Meaning of words "intende<l to be
 * 3402. Offering presents to revenue officers. conveyed bv mail."
 * 14-53. S0l'l’({llDg‘ or removing tools or ma- 5469. Stealing. or fraudulent] · obtaining

temals used for printing bonds, mail, opening valualvle letters, notes, &e. &c. 5454. Ynlawfully taking or using papers 5470. Receiving articles stolen from the relating to claims. mail. 5455. Enticing desertion from military or 5471. Stealing, detaining, or destroying naval service. newspa rs. 5456. Robbery or larceny of personal prop- 5472. Robery olxthe mail. erty of the ['nited States. 5473. Attempting to rob the mail. 5457. Counterfeiting gold or silver coin. 5474. Deserting the mail. Counterfeiting minor coins. 5475. Stealing post-office property. Mutilating coinage. 5476. Injuring mail-bags, 5460. Debasement of coinage, dee., by om- 5477. Stealing or forging mail locks or cers of Mint. keys. 5161. Making or uttering coins in resent- 5478. Breakin and entering post-oihee. blance of money. 5479. Countergaiting bid, bond, &e. 5462. Making or issuing devices of minor 5480. Sending letters through the mail coin. with intent to defraud. FORHERIES, FRAUDS, ETC. Sec. 5-H3. The words " obligation or other security of the United Obliszutions or States" shall be held to mean all bonds, eertiticates of indebtedness, °,§h°',“Z*'“'i*;°S Uf national [bank] currency, coupons, United States notes, Treasury notes, f1€$hJ€glt°dmes fractional notes., certificates of deposit, bills, checks, or drafts for money, drawn by or upon authorized officers of the United States, stamps and 1,.30 J‘¥;*`· °· other representatives of value, of whatever denomination, which have 222fS' "' "p' been or may [bej issued under any act of Congress. 18 Feb., 1875, C. 8 r. 8. Z2. 3 Mm-., 1875, ¢·. 145, z·. 18, ml. 479, 480. 27 Hb., 1877, CPEs),  isi; if  Sec. 541-L Every person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, Foygingorcqunforges, eounterfeits, or alters any obligation or security of the United 2F,':,?;"'! Vlmed States shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollarsS€°llrj_l_g and by imprisonment at hard labor not more than fiftecn years. 30 June, 1::64, (·_ 172, s. 10, v. 13, p. 221. Sec. 5·L15. Every person who falsely makes, forges, or counterfeits, or (`<>p¤f¤rfeiti¤g causes or proeures to be made, forged, or counterfeited, or willingly aids   "““ l'l’*‘“k or assists in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting, any note in units- - Zia_ - _ tion of, or purporting to be in imitation of, the circulating notes issued_ 25 1f<j··._i$iE$, <·- by any banlging association now or hereafter authorized and acting under 2:6* °’· ‘· L- l’· the laws of the United States; or who passes, utters, or publishes, or  _;,,,,,,, 1,,64, ,._ attempts to pass, utter, or publish, any false, forged, or counterfeited mg,  .69, v.13,p. note, pu orting to be issue by any such association doing a. banking U4- businessflcnowing the same to be falsely made, forged, or eounterfeited: or who falsely alters, or causes or procures to be falsely altered, or willingly aids or assists in falsely altering any such circulating notes, or passes, utters, or publishes, or attempts to pass, utter, or publish as true, any falsely altered or spurious circulating note 1ssued, or purporting to have been issued, by any such banking association, knowing the same to be falsely altered or spurious, shall be imprisoned at hard abor not less than five years nor more than fifteen years, and fined not more than one thousand dollars. Sizc. 5416. Every person who falsely makes, forges, eounterfeits, or Forzery of letalters any letters- tent granted, or purporting to have been granted by *°"*j;*f°"*· the President of th: United States; or who passes, utters, or publishes, _ 3 Mar., 1825, e. or attempts to pass, utter, or publish as genuine, any such forged, coun- (>5·¤·17»V-4,1¤·U9- terfeited, or falsely altered letters-patent, knowing the same to be forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered, s all be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment at hard labor not more than ten years.