Federal Conflict of Interest Legislation: A Staff Report to Subcommittee No. 5 of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives Parts I and II Part I. the Conflict of Interest Laws Part II. Related Provisions Prohibition Bribery March 1, 1958

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1958 - Bribery - 95 pages

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Page 60 - Columbia, from any source other than the Government of the United States, except as may be contributed out of the treasury of any State, county, or municipality...
Page 33 - The obligation to represent the client with undivided fidelity and not to divulge his secrets or confidences forbids also the subsequent acceptance of retainers or employment from others in matters adversely affecting any interest of the client with respect to which confidence has been reposed.
Page 26 - States, shall act as an agent or attorney for prosecuting any claim against the United States...
Page 17 - Government. (a) Whoever, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duties, directly or indirectly receives or agrees to receive, or asks, demands, solicits, or seeks, any compensation for any services rendered or to be rendered...
Page 51 - Whoever, being a Member of or Delegate to Congress, or a Resident Commissioner, either before or after he has qualified, or the head of a department, or other officer or employee of the United States...
Page 26 - ... while not on active duty, shall not by reason of their status as such be subject to the provisions of this section. Nothing herein shall be construed to allow any retired officer to represent any person in the sale of anything to the Government through the department in whose service he holds a retired status. This section shall not apply to any person because of his membership in the National Guard of the District of Columbia nor to any person specially excepted by Act of Congress.
Page 79 - (f) Whoever, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duty, directly or indirectly gives, offers, or promises anything of value to any public official, former public official, or person selected to be a public official, for or because of any official act...
Page 79 - ... proceeding, contract, claim, controversy, charge, accusation, arrest, or other matter or thing in which the United States is a party or directly or indirectly interested, before any department, court-martial, bureau, officer, or any civil, military, or naval commission whatever...
Page 65 - ... to commit or aid in committing, or to collude in, or allow, any fraud, or make opportunity for the commission of any fraud...
Page 51 - Whoever, being a public official, former public official, or person selected to be a public official, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duty...