1094 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 321. 1909. m{g;§*“€·°*°··l°"°” Sec. 27. Wlioever shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or alter R- SZ. sec- 5416. p. any letters patent anted or purporting to have been granted by the 1°°°' President of the United States; or whoever shall pass, utter, or ublish, or attempt to pass, utter, or ublish as genuine, any such fiorged, counterfeited, or falsely altered) letters patent, knowing the P¤¤i¤¤m¤n¢!¤r- same to be forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered, shall be fine not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than ten ears. F°’K*“‘*’°"°‘·”'d“· y SEO. 28. Whoever shall falsel make, alter, forge,·or counterfeit, public records, etc. y R- S-. ¤¤<=¤· 5418. or cause or rocure to be falsely made, altered, forged, or counter- 5m' pp' 1°5°'1°62‘ feited, or willingly aid, or assist in the false making, altering, forging, or counterfeitingé any bond, bid, prcéposal, contract, guarantee, security, ofhcial ond, public record, a davit, or other writing for the purpose of defrauding the United States; or shall utter or pulblish as true, or cause to be uttered or published as true, or have in his ossession with the intent to utter or publish as true, any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited bond, bid, proposal, contract, guarantee, security, official bond, public record, affidavit, or other writing, . for the urpose of defrauding the United States, knowing the same “'1餤¤¤i;;l_¤¤f¤¤¤¤¤» to be false, forged, altered, or coxmterfeited; or shall transmit to, or " mm present at, or cause or procure to be transmitted to, or presented at, ' the office of any officer of the United States, any such alse, forged, altered, or counterfeited bond, bid, proposal, contract, guarantee, security, official bond, public record, a davit, or other writing, knowing the same to be false, forged, altered, or counterfeited, for the niunumm m. purpose of defrauding the United States, shall be fmed not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. rei-gm; deeds. Sec. 29. Vi/'hoever shall falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit, §{Z§'°” °f “"°"‘°"‘ or cause or rocure to be falsely made, altered, forged, or counterug, S·· Sec- WL P- feited, or willingly aid or assist in the false making, altering, forging, ` or counterfeiting, any deed, power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, contract, or other writing, for the purpose of obtaining or receiving, or of enabling any other person, either irectly or indirectly, to obtain or receive from the United States, or any of their officers or agents, any sum of mone ; or whoever shall utter or publish as true, or cause to be uttered, or published as true, any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited deed, power of attomey, order certificate, receipt, contract, or other writing, with intent to defraud the United States, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged, or rnmsmsmugmrged, counterfeited; or whoever shall transmit to, or present at, or cause "°" *““*’°"‘ or procure to be transmitted to, or presented at, any office or officer of the Government of the United States, any deed, power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, contract, or other writing, in su port of, or in relation to, any account or claim, with intent to clbfraud the _ United States, knowig the same to be false, altered, forged, or runatmeueror. counterfeited, shall be ed not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than ten years. Nnejg {;l_;_¢é_g:· mo. 30. Whoever, knowingly and with intent to defraud the fi? s., sec. 5422, p.` United States, shall have in his possession an false, altered, forged, mm` or counterfeited deed, power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, contract, or other writing, for the purpose of enabling another to obtain from the United States, or from any officer or agent thereof, Punishment mr. any sum of money, shall be fined not more than Iive hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than fivgiyears, or both. Mggixgegiakiggéam Sec. 31. Whoever, being an officer authorized to administer oaths gmor to take and cert1fy acknowledgments, shall knowingly make any false acknowledgment, certificate, or statement conceming 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
