SEC. 70. SEC. 5444. Every officer of the revenue who, by any means whatever, Admitting merknowingly admits or aids in admitting to entry any goods, wares, or merchan-chandise to entry dise, upon payment of less than the amount of duty legally due thereon, shall for less than be removed from office, and shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not more than two years. legal duty. U. S. v. One thousand two hundred and ninety-one Bales Tobacco, 2 Low., 107. SEC. 71. SEC. 5445. Every person who, by any means whatever, knowingly effects, or aids in effecting, any entry of any goods, wares, or merchandise at less than the true weight or measure thereof, or upon a false classification thereof as to quality or value, or by the payment of less than the amount of duty legally due thereon, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not more than two years, or both. Entry by false samples, etc. Ibid., s. 3. rence, 13 Blatch., tilini, 1 Woods, 654. SEC. 72. SEC. 5442. Every consul, vice-consul, commercial agent, or vice-commercial agent, who knowingly and falsely certifies to any invoice, or other papers to which his certificate is by law authorized or required, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars and by imprisonment for a term not more than three years. (See ss. 1715, 1717.) False certificaofficers. tion by consular 3 Mar., 1835, c. 33, v. 4, 773. SEC. 73. SEC. 5446. Every person who dispossesses or rescues, or attempts to dispossess or rescue, any property taken or detained by any officer or other person under the authority of any revenue law of the United States, or aids or assists therein, shall be imprisoned not more than twelve months, and fined not more than three hundred dollars. (See s. 934.) Taking seized property from custody of revenue officer. 30 Apr., 1790, c. 9, s. 22, p. 117. 13 July, 1866, c. 184, s. 67, p. 171. 1 shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars and im 2 prisoned not more than one year. (R. S., s. 5446.) 3 4 5 SEC. 74. Whoever shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or alter any instrument in imitation of, or purporting to be, an abstract or official copy or certificate of the recording, reg 6 istry, or enrollment of any vessel, in the office of any collector 7 of the customs, or a license to any vessel for carrying on the 8 coasting trade or fisheries of the United States, or a certificate 9 10 13 of ownership, pass, passport, sea letter, or clearance, granted for any vessel, under the authority of the United States, or a 11 permit, debenture, or other official document granted by any 12 collector or other officer of the customs by virtue of his office; or whoever shall utter, publish, or pass, or attempt to 14 utter, publish, or pass, as true, any such false, forged, 15 counterfeited, or falsely altered instrument, abstract, 16 official copy, certificate, license, pass, passport, sea letter, 17 clearance, permit, debenture, or other official document herein 18 specified, knowing the same to be false, forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered, with an intent to defraud, shall be fined not 20 more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than three years. (R. S., s. 5423.) 19 21 22 SEC. 75. [Whoever shall falsely make, alter, forge, or 23 counterfeit any military bounty-land warrant, or military 24 bounty-land warrant certificate, issued or purporting to have been issued by the Commissioner of Pensions under any law 25 SEC. 74 Forging or altering ship's documents. 3 Mar., 1825, c. SEC. 5423. If any person falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, or alters any instrument in imitation of, or purporting to be, an abstract or official copy, or certificate of the recording, registry, or enrollment of any vessel, in the officers or customof any collector of the customs, or a license to any vessel, for carrying on the coasting trade, or fisheries of the United States, or a certificate of ownership, 65, s. 19, v. 4, p. pass, passport, sea-letter, or clearance, granted for any vessel, under the author- 120. ity of the United States, or a permit, debenture, or other official document, granted by any collector or other officer of the customs, by virtue of his office; or passes, utters, or publishes, or attempts to pass, utter, or publish, as true, any such false, forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered instrument, abstract, official copy, certificate, license, pass, passport, sea-letter, clearance, permit, debenture, or other official document herein specified, knowing the same to be false, forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered, with an intent to defraud, he shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and by imprisonment at hard labor not more than three years. SEC. 75. SEC. 5420. Every person who falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any military bounty-land warrant, or military bounty-land warrant certificate, issued or purporting to have been issued by the Commissioner of Pensions under any Act of Congress, or any certificate of location of any military bountyland warrant, or any duplicate thereof, or military bounty-land warrant certificate upon any of the lands of the United States, or any certificate of the purchase of any of the lands of the United States, or any duplicate certificate of the purchase of any of the lands of the United States, or any receipt for the pur chase money of any of the lands of the United States, or any duplicate receipt Forging, coun terfeiting, or passing military bounty-land warrants. 5 Feb., 1859, c. 23, v. 11, p. 381. 1 of Congress, or any certificate or duplicate certificate of loca 2 tion of any military bounty-land warrant, or military bounty 3 land warrant certificate upon any of the lands of the United 4 States, or any certificate or duplicate certificate of the pur 5 chase of any of the lands of the United States, or any receipt 6 or duplicate receipt for the purchase money of any of the 7 lands of the United States, issued or purporting to have been 8 issued by the register and receiver at any land office of the 9 11 12 United States or by either of them; or whoever shall utter, 10 publish, or pass as true, any such false, forged, or counterfeited military bounty-land warrant, military bounty-land warrant certificate, certificate or duplicate certificate of loca13 tion, certificate or duplicate certificate of purchase, receipt or 14 duplicate receipt for the purchase money of any of the lands of the United States, knowing the same to be false, forged, or counterfeited, shall be imprisoned not more than ten years.] (R. S., s. 5420.) 15 16 17 18 SEC. 76. Whoever shall falsely make, forge, or coun19 terfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or coun20 terfeited, or shall knowingly aid or assist in falsely making, 21 forging, or counterfeiting any certificate of citizenship, with 22 intent to use the same, or with the intent that the same may 23 be used by some other person, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (29 June, 1906, 34 Stat. L., 602, c. 3592, s. 16.) 24 25 for the purchase money of any lands of the United States, issued or purporting to have been issued by the register and receiver at any land office of the United States, or by either of them, or who passes, utters, or publishes as true any false, forged, or counterfeited military bounty-land warrant, military bountyland warrant certificate, certificate of location, or duplicate certificate of location, certificate of purchase, duplicate certificate of purchase, receipt or duplicate receipt, for the purchase money of any of the lands of the United States, knowing the same to be false or forged, shall be imprisoned at hard labor not less than three years nor more than ten years. SEC. 76. CHAP. 3592.-An Act To establish a Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, and to provide for a uniform rule for the naturalization of aliens throughout the United States. SEC. 16. That every person who falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, or causes or procures to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or knowingly aids or assists in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting any certificate of citizenship, with intent to use the same, or with the intent that the same may be used by some other person or persons, shall be guilty of a felony, and a person convicted of such offense shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. June 29, 1906. 34 Stat. L., p. 602. Punishment for issuing, etc., false certificates. SR 60 1-Vol 3-S |