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Trru: r.xx.——CRIMES.—»—(Tn. 1051 or procures to be transmitted to, or presented at, any ofiiee or officer of the boverninent of the United States, any deed, power of attorney, order, certificate. receipt, or other writing, in support of, or in relation to, any account or claim, with intent to defraud the United States, knowing the same to be false., altered. forged, or eounterfeitcd, shall be imprisoned at hard labor for a period of not less than one year nor more than ten years; or shall be imprisoned not more than five vears, and fined not more than one tnousand dollars. y S1·:<‘. o-L22. Every person who, knowingly and with intent to defraud Hv·vi¤z f<>Y8€d the United States, has in his possession any false, altered, forged, or H"P°"’ in P08S"` couniterfeited deed, power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt. or other SL; writing, for the purpose of enabling another to obtain from the United Ibid, ##2.1*-772- States, or any o their officers or agents, any sum of money, shall be lined and imprisoned at the discretion of the court. U i Sue. 5423. If any person falsely makes, forges, eounterfeits, or alters _ Fo¤'¥i¤80¤‘¤l¤¤f- any instrument in imitation of. or purporting to be, an abstract or official ‘"!”h'Y‘,;’l"‘P°"*’°’ copy, or certificate of the recording. registry, or enrollment of any vessel, Omg doc` in the ofliee of any collector of the customs, or a license to any vessel, ——%——;—— for carrying on the coasting trade, or fisheries of the United States, or 6-:1 Iliff"? .132;;*,,5* a certificate of ownership, pass, passport, sea-letter, or clearance, granted D"` ""*’ p for any vessel, under the authority of the United States, or a permit, debenture, or other oflieial document, granted by any collector or other oflicer of the customs, by virtue of his officc; or passes, utters, or publishes, or attempts to pass, utter, or publish, as true, any such false, forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered instrument, abstract, oilieial copy, certificate, license, ass, pass ort. sea-letter, clearance, ermit, debenture, or other 0iiicial<i)oci11nei1tli¢—reinn specified. knowing the same to be false, forged. eounterfeited, or falsely altered, with an intent to defraud, he sha l be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and by imprisonment at hard labor not more than three years. [Sw s MM.] Sec. 542+. Every person applying to be admitted a citizen, or appear- _ False personning as a witness for any such person, who knowingly personates any gfx; &:l;t;“ {2*** ot er person than himself, or falsely appears in the name of a. deceased HOD_ S m I"' person, or in an assumed or fictitious name, or falsely makes, forges, or —-————_-——— counterfeits any oath, notice, affidavit, certificate, order, record, signa- 25},4:“éY·`}8{g» "· ture, or other instrument, paper, or proceeding retiuired or authorized 2545’’ P` by any law relating to or providing for the natura ization of aliens; or —--———_— -— who utters, sells, disposes of or uses as true or genuine, or for any unlaw- uqagh "Sgl '“`"* ful purpose, any false, forged, ante-dated, or counterfeit oath, notice, cer- " ` titicatc, order, record. signature, instrument, paper, or proceeding above specified; or sells or disposes of to any {person other than the person for whom it was originally issued any ccrti cate of citizenship, or certificate showing any person to be admitted a citizen, shall be punished by imprisonment at hard labor not less than one year. nor more than five years, or by a fine of not less than three hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. _ Sec. 5+25. Every person who uses, or attempts to use., Ol' aids, or assists, _6U¤¤¤z 0**1*- OF participates in the use of any certificate of citizenship, knowing the "m°"' same to be forged, or counterfeit, or ante-dated, or knowing the same to . have been procured by fraud or otherwise unlawfully obtained; or who, _Il”d- without lawful excuse, knowingly is possessed of any false, forged, ante- U. S. T. Tynan, dated, or counterfeit certificate of citizenship, lpurporting to have been U WMI-, 88· issued under the provisions of any law of the 'nited States relating to naturalization, knowing such certiiiate to be false, forged, ante-dated, or counterfeit, with intent unlawfully to use the same; or obtains. accepts, or receives any certificate of citizenship known to such person to have been procured by fraud or by the use of any false name, or by means of any false statement made with intent to procure, or to aid in procurinp, the issue of such certificate, or known to such person to be fraudulent y altered or ante-dated; and every person who has been or may be admitted to be a citizen who, on oath or by affidavit, knowingly denies that he has been so admitted, with intent to evade or avoid any duty or liability