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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 418. 1916. 665 _ HART. 94. Fnauns Aoamsr rim Govmnmn:N·r.—An erson sub- mm ¤S=*¤St uw Lgifingfi 3¤11;l1%>»;§G§vgt ggho makes cgi cauieles tof liglmailepauyl claim. es or an 0 cer er wing ° to‘b\eVf1alse or fraudulent; br y 60, 0 suc dum _  0 resents or causes to be resented to an erso B"“g‘“”’·l“°°*°*“S civil og  tggrgigce thereof, forgpproval or yiglymeiiit, agiuilzlsiiilixci M approval. agams e ni ates, or an 0 cer thereof owin ' to‘b$V false or fraudulent; or y ’ g suc dum { 0 enters into any eement or cons irac to defraud the °b“m“g °“°“'““°° United States by obtamiggagror aidin otherspto dbtain, the allow- omlmmmi ance or pafyment of any f e or fraudgulent claim; or " Who, or the purpose of obtainin, or aiding others to obtain agw °f me p°°°”’ the approval, allowance, or payiment og any claim against the United States or against any officer thereof, makes or uses, or procures, or advises the making or use of, an writing or other paper, knowing the same to contain any false or fiaudulent statements; or "Wh0, for the purpose of obta`, or aiding others to obtain U°°°"“1°°°°thS’°t°‘ the approval, allowance or payment § any claim against the United States or any officer thereof, makes, or procures, or advises the hséiéilllg of; tiny eletth) go epgefact or to any writing or other paper wing s c oa e · or . "Who, for the purpose of bbt ', or aiding others to obtain ,t§°"gi"‘ Sig““‘“'°S· the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States or any officer thereof, forges or counterfeits, or procures, or adyises the forging or counterfeiting of any signature upon any writing or other page? or uses, or procures or advises the use of any such signature, owing the same to be forged or eounterfeited; or "Who, having charge, possession, custody, or_ control_ of any a¤%iiiviaiia¤°ri»¤¤i;iti° money or other property of the United States, furnished or intended fo1·—_ the military service thereof, knowingly delivers, or causes to be delivered, to any person having authority to receive the same, any axnoimt thereof less than that or which he receives a certificate or recei t; or "&h0, being authorized to make or deliver any aper certifyinv ,,,,,‘i{s‘“Y’”8 "’“° "°‘ the receipt of any property of the United States furnisllied or intended ` for the military service thereof, makes or delivers to an person such writing, without having full knowledge of the truth of the sétatements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United tates· or f‘Who steals, embezzles, knowingly and willfully] misappro- t¤¤§y°°;i1¤iiip°ii¢;i°" mmm priates, applies to his own use or benefit, or wrongfu y or knowingly sells or disposes of any ordnance, arms, e uipments, ammimition, clothing, subsistence stores money or other property of the United States furnished or intended for the military service thereof; or “ Who knowin urchases or receives in pl e for any obligation i °t°»$E$fQ or indebtedness  any soldier, officer, or iiiger person who is a. *““"°“·°"°· part of or employed in said forces or service, any ordnance, arms, equipment, ammunition, clothing, subsistence stores, or other propgrty of Itlgefkgniteg Stateei suclg spédieg officer, or other person not a` a ttose orpe etesaxne; P.,, on cldiviction thereof, be punished by fine or im(prison— L ment, or by such other punishment as a court-martial may a gilgge, or by an or all of said penalties. And if anlyljperson, being ty of any ofr the offenses aforesaid while  the _ tagy service of the United States, receives his discharge or is dismissed rom the service he shall continue to be liable to e arrested and held for trial and sentence by a court-martial in the same manner and to the same extent as if he had not received such discharge nor been dismissed.