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TITLE Lxx.-—CRIMES.—Ch. 5. 1053 ing, or executing any engraving, photograph, print, or impression in the likeness of any such obligation or other security, or any part thereof, or who sells any such engravin , photograph. print. or iinpression, except to the United States, or aio brin s into the United States from any foreign_place any such engraving, pdiotograph. print, or impression. except by direction of some proper officer of the United States, or who has or retains lll his control or possession, after a distinctive paper has been adopted by the Secretary of the Treasury for the obligations and other securities of the United States, any similar paper ada. ted to the making of any such obligation or other security, except under the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury or some other proper officer of the United States. shall be punished bv a fine of not more than five thousand d)oll;(1;:,lor by imprisonment at hard labor not more than fifteen years, or y . Sec. 5431. Every person who, with intent to defraud, passes, utters, Passing, selling, publishes, or sells. or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell. or brings "°“°°’·ll“P¥» ,&°-» into the United States with intent to pass, publish, utter, or sell, or f°rg°d°bh$°}f}°'fi; keeps in possession or conceals with like intent any falsely made. forged, Ibid-, e. 10. counterfeited, or altered obligation, or other securitv of the United States, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment at hard labor not more than fifteen years. Sec. 5432. Every person who, without authority from the United _T¤ki11z i¤¤1»{‘<=~- States, takes, procures. or makes, upon lead, foil, wax, plaster, paper, Sqms of t°°l“· "“' or any other substance or material, an impression, stamp, or imprint of, I@&°` from, or by the use of any bed-plate, bed-piece. die, roll, plate, seal, type, 5 F°b·» NGC C- or other tool, implement, instrument, or thing used or fitted or intended 2G' S' 4**14* p"’83‘ to be used, in printing, stamping, or impressing, or in making other tools, implements, instruments, or things, to be used. or fitted or intended to be used, in printing, stamping, or impressing any kind or description of obligation or other security of the United States, now authorized o1· hereafter to be authorized by the United States, or circulating note or evidence of debt of any banking association under the laws thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment at hard labor not more than ten years, ot by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both. Sec. 5433. Every person who, with intent to defraud, has in his pos- Having in {possession, keeping, custody, or control, without authority from the United S€¤Si<>P ¤¤l¤“[ UUY States, any imprint, stamp. or impression, taken or made upon any sub- stance or material whatsoever, of any tool, implement, instrument, or Ibid.,s.5,p.384. thing, used, or fitted or intended to be used, for any of the purposes mentioned in the preceding section; or who, with intent to defraud, sells, gives, or delivers any such imprint, stamp, or impression to any other person, shall be punished by imprisonment at hard labor not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars. Sec. 5434. Every person who buys, sells, exchanges, transfers, receives, Buying, selling, or delivers. any false, forged, counterfeited. or altered obligation or other g*'d'5*h”8l¤fo¥'8*>d security of the United States. or circulating note of any banking associa-  ; tion organized or acting under the laws thereof, which has been or may Il>i<l-, 1,p.383. hereafter be issued by virtue of any act of Congress, with the intent that the same be passed, published. or used as true and genuine, shall be imprisoned at hard labor not more than ten years, or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. Sec. 5435. Every person who falsely personatcs any true and lawful Falsepersonation holder of any share or sum in the public stocks or debt of the United gfolgglder of Puhhc States, or any person entitled to any annuity. dividend, pension, prize- mi.? money, wages, or other debt due from the United States, and, under 6,,3 Fig'-; }82¤i2¢· color of such false personation, transfers or endeavors to transfer such °’S‘ *" *l°‘ 0* public stock or any part thereof, or receives or endeavors to receive the money of such true and lawful holder thereof, or the money of any person really entitled to receive such annuity, dividend, pension, prizemoney, wages, or other debt, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment at hard labor not more than ten years.