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 1050 'l`rrm: 1,xx.—CRlMES. —(`u. 5. Forgerv of per- Sm. 5417. Every person who forges, counterfeits, or falsely alters any `Tf{Q}:]§2·_§, Q_ by any officer of the customs, or who uses such forged, counterfeited, or 21, s.24.v.:t, p. 737. falsely altered certificate, knowing the same to be forged, connterfeited, or falsely altered, shall he punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars and by imprisonment at hard labor not more than three veurs. _l~`·»r;;ing, &¤·.,Sue. 5-118. Every person who falsely nmkes, alters, forges, or counl”Ql·I’“l’l*° mom: terfeits any bid, proposal. guarantee, official bond, public record, afi- &“‘ _ davit, or other writing. for the purpose of defrauding the United States, 5 April, 1866, v. or utters or publishes ns true any such false, forged, altered, or counter- 2*%*- l»"· W P- 12- feited bid, proposal, guarantee, official bond, public record, aflidavit, or [*_s_,-_u“-mme, other writing, for sueh purpose, knowing the same to be false, forged, 13 Blatch., 211. altered, or counterfmtcd, or transmits to or presents at the office of any officer of the United States any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited hid, pro msal, guarantee, official bond. public record, aflidavit, or other writing, lmowing the same to be false, forged, altered, or counterfeitcd, for such purpose, shall be imprisoned at hard labor for a period notbmore thlandtlen ieaas, ori] be fined (pot ll10l`€ than one thousand dollars, or e unis e y t sue fine an im risonment. [msu1e.] 1~`tn·gin;z signu- 51:ol)5419. Every person who forges the si nature of any judge, regisfj_*** 1“<l8°· &<‘· te1·, or other officcr of any court of the Yniteg States, or of any Territory _2 Mm-_, 1867, c_ thereof, or forges or counterfeits the seal of any such court, or knowins, i-. 46, v. 14, p. ingly concurs in using any such forged or counterfeit signature or seal, "‘l°· for the purpose of authenticating any proceeding or document, or tenders in evidence any such proceeding or document with a false or counterfeit signature of any such judge, register. or other oflioer, or a false or counterfe1t seal of the court, subscribed or attached thereto, knowing such signature or seal to be false or counterfeit, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not more than live years. Fgrgingy mm,.  5—L2Q._ Every person who falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterterfeituig, orbpass- feits any mlihtary bounty-land warrant, or militarv bounty-land warrant _?.? of Pensions under any act of Congress, or any certificate of location of _)35v1·S>., Q39, c-. any nnhtarv bounty—Iand warrant, or any duplicate thereof, or military · · · ¤P· ·· bounty-land warrant certificate upon any of the lands of the United States, or any certificate of the purchase of any of the lands of the L n1ted bmtes, or any duphcate ceruficate of the Jurchase of any of the lands of the United States, or any receipt for ghe purchase-money of any of the lands of the United States. or any duplicate receipt for the purchase-money of any lands of the United States, issued or purportinu 'to have been issued by the register a11d receiver at any land-ofiice of the United States, or by either of them, or who asses, utters, or publishes as true any false, forged, or counterfeited militarv bounty-land warrant military bounty-land warrant certificate. certificate of loeation, or duplil cate certificate of location, ecrtifit·ate_ of purchase, duplicate certificate of purchase, rece: pt or duplicate receipt, for the purchase-money of anv ot the lands of the United States, knowing the same to be false oi forged, slhalltbe imprisoned at hard labor not less than three vears nor more an en vears. ` Forging dggd, §EC. 5421. Every person who falsely makes, alters, forges, or counter- Eolwer ofattomey, fe1ts;_ or causespr procures to be falsely made, altered, forged, or coun- 3 Mar., 1823, c, forging, or counterfeiting, any deed, power of attornev, order, certificate, 38, s. 1,v. 3, p. 771. receipt, or other writing, for the pm se of obtaining or receiving, or U_ S_ ,._M00m,2 of enabling any other person, either directly or indirectly, to obtain or Loun,232. receive from the United States, or any of their officers or a ents, anv sum of unoney; or who utters or publishes as true, or causes to be uttered or published as true, any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited _ ee, power of attorney, order., certificate, receipt, or other writin , with gntenti to defraud the llmted btates, knowipg the same to be false, altered, orge ., or couuterfmted; or who transm1t:s to, or presents at, or causes
 * m<‘¤¥<‘ °l•?¤¤t¤‘· certificate of <-ntry nnulc or 1‘<·qul1‘0dto be made in pursuance of law
 * ‘;§l;’:lt1':;‘;¥raI‘;3" cert1ficate,1ssued or purporting to have been issued by the Commissioner
 * _______ terfextedg or w1llingly_ ands or assists in the false making, altering,