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 srxrrnrn coucnnss. sm,. 11. cH. 321. 1909. 109.5 United States, and concerning which an oath or affirmation is required by law or regulation made in pursuance of law, or with respect to the financial standing of any principal, surety, or other party to any such pro osal, contract, bond, undertaking, or other instrument, shall be iiired not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not Punishment mi. .’ more than two years, or both. Sec. 32. Whoever, with intent to defraud either the United States mF{_L¤°g¤R§1wg$y£ or any person, shall falsely assume or pretend to be an officer or em- ems". ployee acting under the authority of the United States, or any Depart- NQ 8** ’°°· “38· "· ment, or any officer of the Government thereof and shall take upon V¤1-zi P-11- himself to act as such, or shall in such pretended, character demand or obtain from anfy pgrson or from the United States, or any Department, or any officer o t Government thereof, any money, paper, ocument, or other valuable thing, shall be fined not more than one thousand *°“¤i*hm°¤* *0* dollars, or im risoned not more than three years, or both. . Sec. 33. Whoever shall falsely personate any true and lawful holder mg;};: Pgponfgggg of any share or sum in the pub ic stocks or de t of the United States, ¤¤>e1¤,pem1°Ber,em. or any person entitled to any annuity, dividend, pension, prize money, m§‘_ “·• ‘°°· mi ’· wagps, or other debt due from the United States, and, under color of suc false rsonation, shall transfer or endeavor to transfer such public stockw or anfy part thereof, or shall receive or endeavor to receive the money o such true and lawful holder thereof, or the money of any person really entitled to receive such annuity, dividend, [fn- · sion, rize mone wages or other debt, shall be fined not more t an ruunnmm me Eve thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than ten years. Sec. 34. Whoever shall knowingly or fraudulently demand or en-, F¤yg“¢}€¤¤¤¤¤ ve deavor to obtain any share or sum in the public stocks of the United tiigmey. Wm ° States, or- to have any part thereof “transferred, assigned, sold, or con- NQ Sv “°°· 5****- P- veyed, or to have any annuity, dividend, pension; prize money, wages, ~ or other debt due from theUnited States, or any part thereof, received, or paid by virtue of any false, forged or counterfeited power of attorney, authority, or instrument, shall be fined not more than five thou- Prmishment ru. sand dollars and imprisoned not more than ten years. Sec. 35. Whoever shall make or cause to be made, or present or cause c1f£jf¤*¤¤H f¤ l ¤¢ to be presented, for payment or approval, to or by any person or oiii- Ami, p. ses. cer in the civil, military, or nava service of the United States, any mE;_S" "°‘ 5m' °‘ 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; or whoever, for the purpose of obtaining or aiding to obtain the payment or approval of such claim, shall make or use, or cause to be made or use, any false bill, receipt, voucher, roll, account, claim, certificate, aflidavit, or deposition, knowing the same to contain any fraudulent or fictitious statement or entry; or whoever shall enter into any agreement, combination, or conspiracy to defraud the Government of t ie United States, or any department or officer thereof, by obtaining or aiding to obtain the payment or allowance or any false or fraudulent claim; or whoever, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money or other public property used or to to be used in the mili|;a5y or naval service, with intent to defraud the United States or will to conceal such money or other property, _ shall deliver or cause to lic delivered, to any other person having authority to receive the same, any amount of such money or other property less than that for which he received a certificate or took a receipt; or whoever, being authorized to make or deliver any certificate, voucher, receipt, or other paper certifying the receipt of arms, ammunition, provisions, clothing, or other property so used or to be used shall make or deliver the same to any other person without a full knowledge of the truth of the facts stated therein, and with intent to _ defraud the United States, shall be Hned not more than five thousand I:`";“Shf°°“ti°" dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. And who- .,g%,'$§il°[-I}l,;,,§{,’,'§l{°°°