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 SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 231. 1911. 1141 Sec. 171. When testimony is taken for the claimant, the fees of §{’*’gmS§'g*Q§ggg’;‘§ggthe commissioner before whom it is taken, and the cost of the com- ° " ' ` mission and notice, shall be paid by such claimant; and when it is taken at the instance of the Government, such fees shall be paid out of the contingent fund provided for the Court of Claims, or other appropriation made by Congress for that purpose. · Ec. 172. Any person who corrudptly practices or attempts to ,¤f}g*m°'°”°‘*°d M practice any fraud against the Unite States in the proof, statement, 11.a,¤e¤.1oac,p.m. establishment, or allowance of any claim or of any part of any claim against the United States shall, ipso facto, forfeit the same to the Government; and it shall be the duty of the Court of Claims, in such cases, to find specifically that such fraud was practiced or attempted t0.be practice, and thereupon to give judgment that such claim is forfeited to the Government, and that the c aimant be forever barred from prosecuting the same. Sec. 173. No claim shall be allowed by the accounting officers cgiggrth °* July under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved June sixteenth, yet écteaiiowea is eighteen hundred and seventy-four, or by the Court of Claims, or by  °‘°°"’ °‘ Congress, to any person where such claimant, or those under whom {,’g{:g·,P·5’g;, he c aims, shall willfully, knowingly, and with intent to defraud the P` · United States, have claimed more than was justly due in respect of such claim, or presented any false evidence to Congress, or to any degartment or court, in support thereof. Ec. 174. When judgment i.s rendered against any claimant, the ql§eg:*0,¤;{¤*d;·%=;_ N- court map grant a new trial for any reason which, by the rules of a.s.,¤e¤.mav,p.mo. common aw or chancery in suits between individuals, would furnish sufficient ground for grantirga new trial. Sw. 175. The Court of aims, at any time while any claim is 0,1‘{§,H,§£¤gg¤tg¤*i¤¤ pending before it, or on appreal from it, or within two years next after 1v.s.,¤¤¤.1oss,i».auo. the final disposition of suc claim, may, on motion, on behalf of the United States, grant a new trial and sta. the payment of any judgli ment therein, upon such evidence, cumidative or otherwise, as sh satisfy the court that any fraud, wrong, or injustice in the premises has been done to the United States; but until an order is made stay- ing the payment of a judgment, the same shall be payable and paid as now provided by law. Sec. 176. There shall be taxed against the losing party in each ,,§g',§"j;,'},§,,, §€,‘g,",§'g and every cause [ipnding in the Court of Claims the cost of plrinting nsw- 19 W the record in suc case, which shall be collected except W en the °' '°` ` judgment is against the United States, by the clerlr of said court and pai into the reasuiy of the United States. Sec. 177. No interest shall be allowed on any claim u to the time {{}g°’§_§f,_'f,§§f'£§“,% of the rendition of judgment thereon by the Court of Crlaims, unless " ` ` upon a contract expressly stipulating for the payment of interest. . SEO. 178. The payment of the amount due by any judgment of the ch*fg;¤°”* *****1* dis Court of Claims, and of any interest thereon a owed by law, as lpro- s.s.,i¤ec.1os2.p.em. vided by law, shall be a full discharge to the United States of all c aim and demand touching any of the matters involved in the controversy. _ _ Sec. 179. Any final judgment against the claimant on any claim b,};`}”“ ¤“‘*g'“€“'S “ prosecuted as provided in this chapter shall forever bar any further ins.,¤¤c.1<m,p.200. claim or demand against the Unite States arising out of the matters involved in the controversy. Sec. 180. Whenever any person shall present his etition to the m§§§“,§““uQ‘§d§f,;‘,;$ Court of Claims alleging that he is or has been indebted to the United uccmmw. bonds, em. States as an officer or cnt thereof, or by virtue of any contract v°L24'P‘5°5‘ therewith, or that he isaac guarantor, or surety, or personal representative of any officer or agent or contractor so indebted, or that he or the person for whom he is such surety, guarantor or personal representative has held any office or agpncy imder the United States or entered into any contract therewit, under which it may be or has 887-&0°—-vox. 36, PT 1··-11--74