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 1100 srxrrmrr CONGRESS. sm. II. cH. 321. 1909. wfj&‘;{je§}§jBg$;,;*“g Sec. 61. Whoever shall knowingly issue or publish any counterfeit vm. ss, p. su.weather forecast or warning of weat er conditions falsely representing such forecast or warning to have been issued or plublished by the Weather Bureau, United States Signal Service, or other branch of the Punishment m. Government service, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both. Moresuug Ammar Sec. 62. Whoever shall forcibly assault, resist, oppose, prevent, I”yi(`E°r3§,°;,°{"fiS{°°S’ impede, or interfere with any officer or employee o the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture in the execution of his duties, or on account of the execution of his duties, shall be P'“““"”*°“' *°'· fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more using aeaary than one year, or both; and whoever shall use any deadly or dangerous w°”°°` weapon in resisting any onicer or employee of the Bureau of Animal · Industry of the Department of Agriculture in the execution of his duties, with intent to commit a bodily injury upon him or to deter or rprevent him from discharging his duties, or on account of the P¤¤*¤¤¤¤¤¤ *0*- pe ormance of his duties, sha be hned not more than one thousand dollars, or imphrisoned not more than five years, or both. enitggggggnggstem Sec. 63. oever shall forge, counterfeit, or falsely alter any rz. s., see. sm, p. certificate of entry made or required to be made in pursuance of law mm by any officer of the customs, or shall use any such forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered certificate knowin the same to be forged, rumnmmuor. counterfeited, or falsely altered, shall be fined not more than ten _ thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than three years. s,,‘f,° f,;f Sec. 64. Whoever shal willfully conceal or destroy any invoice, mpi S., mc. 5918. p. book, or paper relating to any merchandise liable to duty, which has ' been or may be imported mto the United States from any fore` port or country, after an inspection thereof has been demandedlby the collector of anyl collection district, or shall at any time conceal or destroy any suc invoice, book, or paper for the pu ose of sup- Punishment for- pressing any evidence of fraud therein contained, shallrhe fined not more t arlimiiyle thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than two years, or t. Oglggjtgiggcgggngi _ Sec. 65. _Whoever shall forcibly assault, resist, oppose, prevent, ufsrrgyrrgc seized impede, or rnterfere with any officer of the customs or of the internal ’ R{’“S_Y·M_‘ 5,,,,1 ,,_ revenue, or his deputy, or any person awisting him in the execution 1*5-of hrs dutres, or any pgrson authorized to make searches and seizures, in the execution of rs duty, or shall rescue, attempt to rescue, or cause to be rescued, any property which has been seized by any person so authorized; or whoever before, at, or after such seizure, 1n order to prevent the seizure or securing of any goods, wares, or merchandise by any person so authorized, shall stave, break, throw Punishment sor. overboard, destroy, or remove the same shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, wgggf •*¢¤·il¥ or both; and whoever shall use any deadly or dangerous weapon in resisting any person authorized to make searches or seizures, in the execution of IS duty, with intent to commit a bodily inju u n P¤¤*¤hm¢¤¤¤'·¤*· him or to deter or prevent him from discharging his duty, lshallpo be _ imprisoned not more than ten years. be"jl:gjgn¤l§;*¤,%ggf° L nc. 66. Whoever shall falsely represent himself to be a revenue was s., sec. sas, p. officer, and,_rn such assumed character, demand or receive any money ' or other article Of value from any peI‘SOI1foI‘ 8.I1y duty or tax due to the United States, or for any violation or pretended violation of any rumsumenzror. revenue law of the United States, shall be fined not more than five _ hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than two years. u;fg,g“gug;*j\j¤¤¤*° 7 Sec. 67. Whoever, being engaged in the importation into the 1 s., sec. 5452, p. Lmted States of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or being inter- ' ested as prmuplal, clerk, or agent in the entry of any goods, wares, or merchandise, s all at any time make, or offer to make, to any officer of the revenue, any gratuity or present of money or other thing of