1064 TITLE 1.xx.—-CRIMES.—-(Ju. 6. 3 Mai-, 183. ¤· law, and requires such employeg to recsipt or gigela vplucher forpp angount 104* S· · "· . · P· reater than that actually ai to an receive y IDI is gui y o em- 239' bezzlement, and shall be iiiied in double the amount do withheld from any employe of the Government, and shall be lmp1'lSOD€d at hard labor for the term of two years. Exmrtion by in- Sec. 5484. Every person who shall receive any money or other valua.
- ¤'¤*l·*`°V°““° ”" ble thing under a threat of rnforxping, or as a tionsideratrpn forhnpt m-
0l'H1€I'S. · • ,',. V forming against any x 1olation 0 any mterna -1ex en_ue aw s a , on 13 ·l¤lY·l866» ¢‘· conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding twd thousand fit}; S· Sv "· 14· I‘· dollars, or by imprisonnfnt not exceedingtone year, or both, at the dis- ' cretion of the court, wit costs of prosecu 1on. _ AnomeyiorSen· Sec. .5485. Any agent or attorney, or any other person instrun1ental sions d¤¤¤¤¤ ms in prosecuting any claim for pension or bounty lan , who shall directly }“°'§ th‘“‘ 1%*1 or indirectly contract for, demand, or receiye or retain any greater com- °i°’ $;_;. pensation for his services, or instrumentality in Yprosecuting a cla1n1 for _3 Man- 1873» °`· pension or bounty land than is provided in the itle pertaining to pen- ‘:Z§é· S' 31* v‘ 17* P' sions, or who shall wrongfully withhold from a pensioner or cla1mant the m0` whole or any part of the pension or claim allowed and due such pensioner or claimant, or the land—warrant issued to any such claimant, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall for every such ofense be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment at hard` labor not exceeding two years, or both, at the discretion of the court. [Sec ss 4185, 4780-l Embezzlementof Sec. MSG. If any guardian having the charge and custody of the P°”*°“ by €““l‘ nsion of his ward shall embezzle the same ID \`lOlB.tl0Il of his trust, or '“"‘ ..__ iliaudulently convert the same to his own usc, he shall be punished by Ibid. fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, or 1Ulpl‘1SOIlIIl€Ili3 at hard labor for a term not exceeding five. years, or both, at the discretion of the (;()ul·t_ [Bis 4788.] Pension-ag e 11 t Sec. 5487. Every pension-agent, or other person employed or appointed taking fee, &¢· _ by him, who takes. receives, or demands any fee or reward from any pen- 8 July, gsm, {my stervrce ;Ho1;ine¢·2o11dwg:lhdt)hp pay1;ent‘o; $118 pension, 225,s.4 v.1 ,p.1 . s a . ne no more n ve un r ars. ecs 7 - _ Disbiirsinp offi- Sec. 5-188. Every disbursing officer of the United States who deposits ¤¤¤‘_¤!¤l¤Wf¤ IY d°· any public money intrusted to him in any place or in any manner, except l’;’S‘tt';gén€';,""°:)t; as authorized by law, or converts to his own use in any way whatever, trggsfeniugpgltlic or loans with or without interest, or for any purpose not prescmbed by money. law withdraws from the Treasurer or any assistant treasurer or any
authorized depository, or for any purpose not prescrrbed by law transfers
1;>2,S,2,vj4,p,E;4: or applies any portion of the pub ic 111oney intrusted to him, 1S, in eyery such act, deemed guilty of an embezzlement of the money so depgsite , converted, loaned, withdrawn, transferred, or applied; and ghall , punished by imprisonment with hard labor for a term not less t an one year nor more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than the amount embezzled or less than one thousand dollars, or by both such fine and llIl}')!'!S· onnignt, [Sec §§ 8820, 5497.] Fai lur e of Sec. 5-189. If the Treasurer of the Vnited States or any assistant Treasurer. dw. tp treasurer, or any public depositary, fails safely to keepiall moneys depos- ”f*‘lY fw? Public ited by any disbursing officer or disbursing agent, as well as all moneys 'B°E;..__. deposited by any receiver, collector, or other person having moneys of ui N¤;··`1837» 5- the United States, he shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement hpf the
- ”‘ ‘* " * ‘ f l · ke t and shall be im risoned not less t n six
2m moneys not so sa ey p , _ p months nor more than ten years, and fined in a sum equal to the amount of money so embezzled. WM S 8080-] Custodians of Sec. 5l90. Every officer or other person charged by any act of Con- Publlc ¤*}°1‘$>{(f¤*l· glress with the safe-keeping of the public moneys, who fails to safely beep
- ‘§,§‘gl§‘f °]f,_,l ,`;;p’ the same, without loaning, using, converting to his own use, depositing
l K, . . • (gm in banks, or exchanging for other funds than as specially allowed by law,
T shall be guilty of embezzlement of the money so oaned,_used, converted-
90_,_1,fg;_9, ,,},3Q deposits , or exchanged; and shall be imprisoned not less than six mouths nor mgge ghaln ten years, and fined in a sum equal to the amount of money so em zz e . [Susana.]
