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 384 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sus. I. C11. 245. 1916. loan association or land bank or any agent appomted to examine mite the affairs of any such association or bank, and every_ person yv o with like intent aids or abets any ohicer, clerk, or agent in any viola- Eon of this section, shall be punmhed by a fine of not exceeding $5,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both. F¤¤=• *•r·{•¤•¤*¤~ ‘ Any person who shall deceive defraud, or impose upon, or who ‘“"“’°‘°"° "°'“"‘ shall attempt to deceiye, defraud; or impose upon, any person, firm, or corporation by making any_false pretense or representation regarding the character, issue security, or terms of any farm loan bond, or eouP°¤» issued under the terms of this Act; or y falselydpretendmg or 1'0Present° that anyfarm loan bond, or coupon, 18811 under the terms of thiggct by one class of land banks IS a farm loan bond, or coupon, issued by another class of banks; or by falsely pretending or representing that any farm loan bond, or coupon, issued under the terms of this Act, or    mtsfspgl farm  b0nd,r¢;r cou isan  ,tan,or eren m—w rpurpos to hlhobxn the fge 0 said bond or coupon, shall be fined not exceeding $500 or imprisoned not 6KC66(l1Dg_0II9 year, or both. _ D•°·¤¤·¤¤· *"•¤*¤· The Secretag of the Treasury is hereby authorized to direct and °°°' use the Secret rvice Division o the Department to detect, arrest, and deliver into custody of the U_ States   having jurisdiction, any person or persons violating any of the provisions o G ernment do thm section. Pugg . . eovmmmwr nnrosrrs. ,,,§T*’°"" '°"‘ ‘° Sec. 32. That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized, in his discretion, upon the request of theiFedera1 arm Loan Board, to make deposits for the temporary use of any Federal land bank out of any moneyin the Treasmgnot otherwme aplprpipgiated. Such li‘ederal _ land bank shall issue to e Secret of the as a certificate of ‘¤°°'°"-“°°“"”·°‘“· indebtedness for any such depoeitfgearing a rateudlilinterest not to exceed the cnurent rate chaged for other Government deposits, to be secured by farm loan bon or other collateral, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury. Any such certificate shall be uma. redeemed and paid by such land bank at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury. The S;%regate of all sums so de `ted by the Secretarjx the Treasury not exceed the sum of $6.000.000 at _ _ any one e. ,,,§f‘”"°°‘°° ”` oaosmzarros expenses. necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Federal Farm Loan Board, for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, including the rent and equipment of necessary offices. com-1: daemons. LMITATION OF COURT DECISIONS. I¤r¤¤di=rm;>¢ ¤¤r Sec. 34. That if any clause, sentence, ar a h, or art of this i1·»·i1ii°¤¢if Act shall for any reason be adjudged by anly cggxlt lif compgetent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Act, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly Involved m the controversyinwhich such judgment shall have been rendered. nnrnanmo cmusm. ‘°°°”·"‘“°”°’“"S'* Sec. 35. That all Acts or arts f Act ‘ ' p,.;,,d_ p o s mconsistent with this Act Mmmm, om are hereby repealed, and this Act shall take effect upon its passage. The right to amend, alter, or repeal this Act is hereb e ressl Y XP Y reserved. Approved, July 17, 1916.
 * ,,'j,,*‘f:’,,‘$,§{°“· Sec. 33, _That the sum of @100,000, or so much thereof as may be