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 CODIFICATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS any candidate for, or individual elected as, Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, or any officer or employee of the United States, or any person receiving any salary or compensation for services from money derived from the Treasury of the United States, to directly, or indirectly solicit, receive, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving, any assess- ment, subscription, or contribution for any political purpose whatever, from any other such officer, employee, or person. (Amended Feb. 28, 1925, § 312, 43 Stat. 1073.) (U. S . C ., Title 18, § 208.) POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS; NOT TO BE RECEIVED IN PUBLIC OFFICES SEC. 119. [Sec. 12, act of January 16, 1883.] No person shall, in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by any officer or employee of the United States mentioned in the preceding section, or in any navy yard, fort, or arsenal, solicit in any manner whatever or receive any contribution of money or other thing of value for any political purpose whatever. (U. S. C., Title 18, § 209.) POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS; IMMUNITY FROM OFFICIAL PROSCRIPTION SEC. 120. [Sec. 13, act of January 16, 1883 .] No officer or employee of the United States mentioned in section 118, shall discharge, or promote, or degrade, or in any manner change the official rank or compensation of any other officer or employee, or promise or threaten so to do, for giving or withholding or neglecting to make any contribution of money or other valuable thing for any political purpose. (U. S . C ., Title 18, § 210.) GIVING MONEY FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES PROHIBITED SEC. 121. [Sec. 14, act of January 16, 1883.] No officer, clerk, or other person in the service of the United States shall, directly or indirectly, give or hand over to any other officer, clerk, or person in the service of the United States, or to any Senator or Member of or Delegate to Congress, or Resident Commissioner, any money or other valuable thing on account of or to be applied to the promotion of any political object whatever. (U. S. C., Title 18, § 211.) PENALTY FOR VIOLATING PROVISIONS OF FOUR PRECEDING SECTIONS SEC. 122. [Sec. 15, act of January 16, 1883 .] Whoever shall violate any provision of the four preceding sections shall be fined not more than $5,000 , or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. (U. S. C ., Title 18, § 212.) PERJURY SEC. 125. [Sec. 5392, R. S.] Whoever, having taken an oath before a com- petent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed, is true, shall willfully and contrary to such oath state or subscribe any material matter wvhieh he does not believe to he true. is guilty of perjury, and shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than five years. (U. S . C ., Title 18, § 231.) INTOXICATING LIQUOR-INTERSTATE SHIPMENT DELIVERY TO OTHER THAN BIONA FIDE CONSIGNEE Sec. 238. Any officer, agent, or employee of any railroad company, express company, or other common carrier, who shall knowingly deliver or cause to be delivered to any person other than the person to whom it has been con- signed, unless upon the written order in each instance of the bona fide con- signee, or to any fictitious person, or to any person under a fictitious name. any spirituous, vinous, malted, or other fermented liquor or any compound containing any spirituous, vinous, malted, or other fermented liquor fit for use for beverage purposes, which has been shipped from one State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, into any other State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, or from any foreign country into any State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (Amended June 25, 1936, c. 815, § 6, 49 Stat. 1929.) (U. S . C., Title 18, § 388.) CLII

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