702 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 645 -JUNE 25, 1948 [62 STAT. court of the United States or any court of the District of Columbia, by doing any act or thing therein, or thereby forbidden, if the act or thing so done be of such character as to constitute also a criminal offense under any statute of the United States or under the laws of any State in which the act was committed, shall be prosecuted for such Pot, . 844. contempt as provided in section 3691 of this title and shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both. Such fine shall be paid to the United States or to the complainant or other party injured by the act constituting the contempt, or may, where more than one is so damaged, be divided or apportioned among them as the court may direct, but in no case shall the fine to be paid to the United States exceed, in case the accused is a natural person, the sum of $1,000, nor shall such imprisonment exceed the term of six months. This section shall not be construed to relate to contempts committed in the presence of the court, or so near thereto as to obstruct the admin- istration of justice, nor to contempts committed in disobedience of any lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree, or command entered in any suit or action brought or prosecuted in the name of, or on behalf of, the United States, but the same, and all other cases of contempt not specifically embraced in this section may be punished in conform- ity to the prevailing usages at law. CHAPTER 23.- - O ONTR AC TS Sec. 431. Contracts by Member of Congress; exceptions. 432. Officer or employee contracting with Member of Congress. 433. Exemptions with respect to certain contracts. 434. Interested persons acting as Government agents. 435. Contracts in excess of specific appropriation. 436. Convict labor contracts. 437. Indian contracts for goods and supplies. 438. Indian contracts for services generally. 439. Indian enrollment contracts. 440. Mail contracts. 441. Postal supply contracts. 442. Printing contracts. 443. War contracts. § 431. CONTRACTS BY MEMBER OF CONGRESS; EXCEPTIONS Whoever, being a Member of or Delegate to Congress, or a Resident Commissioner either before or after he has qualified, directly or indi- rectly, himself, or by any other person in trust for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his account, undertakes, executes, holds, or enjoys, in whole or in part, any contract or agreement, made or entered into in behalf of the United States or any agency thereof, by any officer or person authorized to make contracts on its behalf, shall be fined not more than $3,000. All contracts or agreements made in violation of this section shall be void; and whenever any sum of money is advanced by the United States or any agency thereof, in consideration of any such contract or agreement, it shall forthwith be repaid; and in case of failure or refusal to repay the same when demanded by the proper officer of the department or agency under whose authority such contract or agree- ment shall have been made or entered into, suit shall at once be brought against the person so failing or refusing and his sureties for the recovery of the money so advanced. § 432. OFFICEB OR EMPLOYEE CONTRACTING wrTH MEMBER OF CONGRESS Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United States, on behalf of the United States or any agency thereof, directly or indirectly makes or enters into any contract, bargain, or agreement, with any Member of or Delegate to Congress, or any Resident Commissioner, either before or after he has qualified, shall be fined not more than $3,000.
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