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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS. -CH. 645-JUNE 25, 1948 753 (c) Whoever uses or attempts to use any certificate of arrival, declaration of intention, certificate of naturalization, certificate of citizenship or other documentary evidence of naturalization or of citizenship, or any duplicate or copy thereof, knowing the same to have been procured by fraud or false evidence or without required appearance or hearing of the applicant in court or otherwise unlawfully obtained; or (d) Whoever knowingly makes any false certificate, acknowledg- ment or statement concerning the appearance before him or the taking of an oath or affirmation or the signature, attestation or execution by any person with respect to any application, declaration, petition, affi- davit, deposition, certificate of naturalization, certificate of citizenship or other paper or writing required or authorized by the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, citizenship, or registry of aliens- Shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. § 1016. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF APPEARANCE OR OATH Whoever, being an officer authorized to administer oaths or to take and certify acknowledgments, knowingly makes any false acknowledg- ment, certificate, or statement concerning the appearance before him or the taking of an oath or affirmation by any person with respect to any proposal, contract, bond, undertaking, or other matter submitted to, made with, or taken on behalf of the United States or any department or agency thereof, concerning which an oath or affirmation is required by law or lawful regulation, or with respect to the financial standing of any principal, surety, or other party to any such proposal, contract, bond, undertaking, or other instrument, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. § 1017. GOVERNMENT SEALS WRONGFULLY USED AND INSTRUMENTS WRONGFULLY SEALED Whoever fraudulently or wrongfully affixes or impresses the seal of any department or agency of the United States, to or upon any cer- tificate, instrument, commission, document, or paper or with knowledge of its fraudulent character, with wrongful or fraudulent intent, uses, buys, procures, sells, or transfers to another any such certificate, instrument, commission, document, or paper, to which or upon which said seal has been so fraudulently affixed or impressed, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. § 1018. OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES OR WRITINGS Whoever, being a public officer or other person authorized by any law of the United States to make or give a certificate or other writing, knowingly makes and delivers as true such a certificate or writing, containing any statement which he knows to be false, in a case where the punishment thereof is not elsewhere expressly provided by law, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. § 1019. CERTIFICATES BY CONSULAR OFFICERS Whoever, being a consul, or vice consul, or other person employed in the consular service of the United States, knowingly certifies falsely to any invoice, or other paper, to which his certificate is authorized or required by law, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. § 1020. HIGHWAY PROJECTS Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, or of any State or Territory, or whoever, whether a person, association, firm, or corporation, knowingly makes any false statement, false repre- sentation, or false report as to the character, quality, quantity, or cost 68706°-49-pt. 1---48

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