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62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 645 -JUNE 25, 1948 715 § 508. TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS OF GOVERNMENT Whoever falsely makes, forges, or counterfeits in whole or in part, any form or request in similitude of the form or request provided by the Government for requesting a common carrier to furnish trans- portation on account of the United States or any department or agency thereof, or knowingly alters any form or request provided by the Government for requesting a common carrier to furnish transporta- tion on account of the United States or any department or agency thereof; or Whoever knowingly passes, utters, publishes, or sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, any such false, forged, counterfeited, or altered form or request- Shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. § 509. POSSESSING AND MAKING PLATES OR STONES FOR GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS Whoever, except by lawful authority, controls, holds or possesses any plate, stone, or other thing, or any part thereof, from which has been printed or may be printed any form or request for Government transportation, or uses such plate, stone, or other thing, or knowingly permits or suffers the same to be used in making any such form or request or any part of such a form or request; or Whoever makes or engraves any plate, stone, or thing, in the like- ness of any plate, stone, or thing designated for the printing of the genuine issues of the form or request for Government transporta- tion; or Whoever prints, photographs, or in any other manner makes, exe- cutes, or sells any engraving, photograph, print, or impression in the likeness of any genuine form or request for Government transporta- tion, or any part thereof; or Whoever brings into the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, any plate, stone, or other thing, or engraving, photograph, print, or other impression of the form or request for Government transportation- Shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. CHAPTEB 27. -- CU STO M S Sec. 541. Entry of goods falsely classified. 542. Entry of goods by means of false statements. 543. Entry of goods for less than legal duty. 544. Relanding of goods. 545. Smuggling goods Into the United States. 546. Smuggling goods into foreign countries. 547. Depositing goods in buildings on boundaries. 548. Removing or repacking goods in warehouses. 549. Removing goods from customs custody; breaking seals. 550. False claim for refund of duties. 551. Concealing or destroying invoices or other papers. 552. Officers aiding importation of obscene or treasonous books and articles. § 541. ENTRY OF GOODS FALSELY CLASSIFIED Whoever knowingly effects any entry of goods, wares, or merchan- dise, at less than the true weight or measure thereof, or upon a false classification as to quality or value, or by the payment of less than the amount of duty legally due, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. § 542. ENTRY OF GOODS BY MEANS OF FALSE STATEMENTS Whoever enters or introduces, or attempts to enter or introduce, into the commerce of the United States any imported merchandise by means of any fraudulent or false invoice, declaration, affidavit, letter,