any branch thereof, to the injury of the United States, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Title VIII, Sec. 1, Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 226). 1671. Same-Falsely assuming or pretending to be diplomatic or consular officer, etc., of foreign government, punishment.—Whoever within the jurisdiction of the United States shall falsely assume or pretend to be a diplomatic or consular, or other official of a foreign government duly accredited as such to the Government of the United States with intent to defraud such foreign government or any person, and shall take upon himself to act as such, or in such pretended character shall demand or obtain, or attempt to obtain from any person or from said foreign government, or from any officer thereof, any money, paper, document, or other thing of value, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Sec. 2, id. 1672. Same-Acting as agent of foreign government without notice to Secretary of State, punishment.—Whoever, other than a diplomatic or consular officer or attaché, shall act in the United States as an agent of a foreign government without prior notification to the Secretary of State, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Sec. 3, id. 1673. Same "Foreign government" defined.-The words foreign government," as used in this Act and in sections1 one hundred and fifty-six, one hundred and fifty-seven, one hundred and sixtyone, one hundred and seventy, one hundred and seventy-one, one hundred and seventy-two, one hundred and seventy-three, and two hundred and twenty of the Act of March fourth, nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States," shall be deemed to include any Government, faction, or body of insurgents within a country with which the United States is at peace, which Government, faction, or body of insurgents may or may not have been recognized by the United States • as a Government. Sec. 4, id. 1674. Same-Conspiracy to injure or destroy property of foreign government within United States, etc., punishment.-If two or more persons within the jurisdiction of the United States conspire to injure or destroy specific property situated within a foreign country and belonging to a foreign Government or to any political subdivision thereof with which the United States is at peace, or any railroad, canal, bridge, or other public utility so situated, and if one or more of such persons commits an act within the jurisdiction of the United States to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to the 1See 35 Stat. 1117, 1118, 1120, 1121, and 1132. These sections of the Federal Penal Code forbid the counterfeiting and uttering of foreign securities and notes of foreign banks, counterfeiting foreign coins and stamps, etc. conspiracy shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Any indictment or information under this section shall describe the specific property which it was the object of the conspiracy to injure or destroy. Sec. 5, id. (For general provisions of this act applicable to this title, see paragraphs 1475q-1475t.) PASSPORTS. 1675. Application for, contents, fees.-Before a passport is issued to any person by or under authority of the United States such person shall subscribe to and submit a written application duly verified by his oath before a person authorized and empowered to administer oaths, which said application shall contain a true recital of each and every matter of fact which may be required by law or by any rules authorized by law to be stated as a prerequisite to the issuance of any such passport. Clerks of United States courts, agents of the Department of State, or other Federal officials authorized, or who may be authorized, to take passport applications and administer oaths thereon, shall collect, for all services in connection therewith, a fee of $1, and no more, in lieu of all fees prescribed by any statute of the United States, whether the application is executed singly, in duplicate, or in triplicate. Title IX, Sec. 1, id., 227. 1676. Same-False statements in application for; use, etc., of pussport obtained through false statement, punishment.-Whoever shall willfully and knowingly make any false statement in an application for passport with intent to induce or secure the issuance of a passport under the authority of the United States, either for his own use or the use of another, contrary to the laws regulating the issuance of passports or the rules prescribed pursuant to such laws, or whoever shall willfully and knowingly use or attempt to use, or furnish to another for use, any passport the issue of which was secured in any way by reason of any false statement, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years or both. Sec. 2, id. 1677. Same-Use, etc., of passport issued, etc., for another, or in violation of its conditions, etc.; furnishing, etc., passport for use by person other than person for whom originally issued, etc., punishment.-Whoever shall willfully and knowingly use, or attempt to use, any passport issued or designed for the use of another than himself, or whoever shall willfully and knowingly use or attempt to use any passport in violation of the conditions or restrictions therein contained, or of the rules prescribed pursuant to the laws regulating the issuance of passports, which said rules shall be printed on the passport; or whoever shall willfully and knowingly furnish, dispose of, or deliver a passport to any person, for use by another than the person for whose use it was originally issued and designed, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Sec. 3, id. 1678. Same-False making, forging, etc., punishment.—Whoever shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, mutilate, or alter, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered any passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, with intent to use the same, or with intent that the same may be used by another; or whoever shall willfully or knowingly use, or attempt to use, or furnish to another for use any such false, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, or any passport validly issued which has become void by the occurrence of any condition therein prescribed invalidating the same, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Sec. 4, id. (For general provisions of this act applicable to this title, see paragraphs 1475q-1475t.) |