1096 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 321. 1909. ever shall knowingly purchase or receive in lpledge for any obligation or indebtedness from any soldier, officer, said or, or other person called into or employed in the military or naval service, any arms, equipments, ammunition, clothes, military stores, or other public property, whether furnished to the soldier, sailor, officer, or person, under a clothing allowance or otherwise, such soldier, sailor, officer, or other Punishment mi-. pirspn not having theiilawflul réghg ? pledge 03 sell the same, shall be e not more t an ve un re dollars, an imprisone not more than two years. E'“"’°”“”g °”“*· Sec. 36. Whoever-shall steal, embezzle or knowingly apply to his stores, etc. , 1 10*%. S., sec. 5439, p. own use, or unlawfully sell, convey, or dispose of, any ordnance, arms, ammunition, clothing, subsistence, stores, money, or other property of the United States, furnished or to be used for the military or naval service shall be unished as rescribed in the reced` section. . . i P P _ P _ mg _ m,‘f’¤;!,;*;*¤*;g °gg§Q;*; Sec. 37. If two or more persons conspire either to commit any urpzeg smmmo offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States in 1g5g_ " ‘ ’ p‘ any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such parties do Iggkigpgégi for an any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to mma. such conspiracy shall be fined not more than ten thousan dollars, _ or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. _ _ _ "f;Q“g;Q§¤Q;§$§f;· Sec. 38. Whoever shall willfully do, or aid or advise in the doing, mw: prizepropertyl of any act relating to the bringing in, custody, preservation, sale, or 10;; 3* “°‘ M`"' p' other disposition of any property captured as prize, or relating to any documents or papers connected with the property, or to aréy deposition or other document or paper connected with the procee - mgs, with intent to defraud, delay, or injure the United States or any punishment ;,,r_ captor or claimant of such prop rty, shall be Hned not more than ten ‘ thousand dollars, or imprisone not more than five years, or both. Sggsbggmgt United Sec. 39. •VVhoever·shall promise, offer, or give, or cause or procure ph Sn Se., 5.,51, p, to be promised, offered, or given, any money or other thing o value, 1056- or shall make or tender any contract, undertaking, obligation, gratuity, or security for the payment of money, or for the delivery or conveyance of anything of va ue, to any officerof the United States, or to any person acting or or on behalf of the United States ir1 any official function, under or by authoritylof any department or office of the Government thereof,N or to any officer or person acting} for or on behalf of either House of (Jongress, orof aniy committee of Olt er House, or both Houses thereof, with intent to in uence ·his decision or action an any éruestion, nilatger, causg, oy progeeding whicll; may at any tiilne e pen ing or w ic may y aw e roug e ore 1m in is offilcial capacity, or in his placg of trust or profit, or with intent to in uence im to commit or ai in committing or to collude in or allow, any fraud, or make opportunity for the corrunission of any fraud, on the United States, or to induce him to do or omit to do any P·¤·i~hme¤¢ mr. act in violation of his lawful duty, shall be fined not more than three times the amount of money or value of the thing so offered, promised, given, made, or tendered, or caused or procured to be so offered, promised, given, made, or tendered, and imprisoned not more than three years. "““*"‘“”>’ °°k‘“*i Sno, 40. Wlroever shall take and carry away without authorit friéiligviaignégfgzgjug from the_United States, from the place where it has been filed, lodgerf; 10mi ·· —· · · 0,·3;.,P€,€,m(é,&;· vypeie étépaty for the tptniei being s;.fct1ual_ly ge kept by au ori y 0 e n1 e a es any ce 1 ca e, a avit e osition written statement of facts, powér of attorney, receipt, vouhhef: assign; ment, or other document, record, file, or paper, prepared, fitted, or intended to be used or presented in order to procure the payment of money from or by the United States, or any officer or agent thereof, or the allowance or payment of the whole or any part of any claim, account, or demand against the United States, whether the same has or has not already been so used or presented, and whether such claim,
