1110 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 321. 1909. office of the Government thereof; or whoever, being an officer or person acting for or on behalf of either House of Congress, or of any committee of either House, or of both Houses thereof, shall ask, accept, or receive any money, or any contract, promise, undertaking, - obligation, gratuity, or security for the fpayment of money, or for the delivery or conveyance of anything o value, with intent to have his decision or action on any céuestion, matter, cause, or proceeding which may at any time be pen ing, or which may by law e brought before him in his official capacity, or in his place of trust or profit, Pumshmcnricr. influenced thereby, shall be Hned not more than three times the amount of money or value of the thing so asked, accepted, or received, and imprisoned not more than three years; and shall, moreover, forfeit his office or place and thereafter be forever disqualified from hold' any office of honor, trust, or profit under the Government of tiiifdinited States. mf;Q*{,*‘Qlm°,j’:f*°};; Sec. 1 18. No Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident matyemeemmmed. Commissioner to Congress, or Senator, Representative, Delegate, or v°l‘2°‘ P` ‘°°‘ Resident Commissioner elect, or officer or employee of either House of Congress, and no executive, judicial, "military, or naval officer of the United States, and no clerk or em loyee of any department branch, or bureau of the executive, judicial, or military or naval service of the United States, shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or receive, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving, any assessment subscription, or contribution for any political urpose whatever, from any officer clerk, or employee of the Unitedp States, or any department, branch, or bureau thereof, or from any person · receiving any salary or compensation from moneys derived from the Treasury of the United States. - mfgifégf w¤<>¤{g**;*; Sec. 1 19. No person shall, in any room or building occupied in the carved in pusue discharge of official duties by any officer or employee of the United °°l»°§‘22_ ,,_ M_ States mentioned in the preceding section, or in any navy—yard, fort, or arsenal, solicit in any manner whatever or receive any contribution of money or other thing of value for any political purpose whatever. c,{{¤*g;c¤j{g,Q{)°,;¤¤ 0** Sec. 120. No officer or employee of the United States mentioned ‘ Vdl.2‘2. r>-wv.` in section one hundred and eighteen, shall discharge, or promote, or degrade, or in any manner change the official rank or compensation of any other officer or employee, or promise or threaten so to do, for giving or withholding or neg ecting to make any contribution of money or other valuable thing for any political purpose. M¤ki¤s ¤<>¤i¤<··z¤ Sec. 121. No officer, clerk, or other erson in the service of the contributions to om~ . . . . Ip . can United States shall, directly or indirect y, give or hand over to any "°'· "~ *‘· “”· other officer, clerk, or person in the service of the United States, or to any Senator or Member of or Delegate to Congress, or Resident Commissioner, any money or other va uable thing on account of or to be applied to the promotion of any political object whatever. l_gg:£·hr¤¤¤¤¢ fer vie Sno, 122. W' oever shall vrolate any provision of the four preceding v¤1.22,p.m. sections shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. mermyézuigggpxpgg Sec. 123. Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United otcfop repel-u. States or a person acting for or on behalf of the United States in any ca acity under or b virtue of the authority of any department or offfce thereof, and wliile holding such office, employment, or osition shall, by virtue of the office, employment, or position held by him, become possessed of any information which might exert an infiuence upon or affect the market value of any product of the soil grown within the United States, which information is by law or by the rules of the department or office required to be withheld from publication until a fixed time, and shall willfully impart, directly or indirectlv, such information, or any part thereof, to any person not entitled rmder the law or the rules of the department or office to receive the
