Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-10

An net to prevent aud : unIsh rrauds upon the Gov
ernment Of the United States.


IPUB11c-No 46J
Al MT n ,,revsrt and tunIsh frauds upon the Gov
ernment Of the United States.
Beft enacted by the Senate aud House Of Repre-
Sentttiyss Ofthe Unite States Of America IN ton
gress assembled, That any person IN me iana or ma
val forces o. the United States, or in the militia in
actual services OF the United States, IN time OF war
who shal make or cause 10 be made or present OF
Gauss to be presented for payment or approval 10 or
by any person officer In the civil OF military ser
vice OF the United states, any claim upon or against
the Government Of the United States, or any depart
meut officer thereof knowing sueh Claim 10 De
false, fictitious or fraudulent; any person in such
forces service who shall, Tor the purpose OF OBJ
tanning, aidlngfn obtaining, the approval or pay
ment Of such claim, make use, or cause to be made
or used any false Till, receipt voucher entry, ROLL
account claim statement, certificate, affidavit, or
deposition, knowing the Same to contain any false
or fraudulent statement or entry any person IN said
fDr;es service Who small make or procure TO be
made, OF knowingly advise the making Of any false
oath 70 any fast statement, certificate, voucher
or entry, fer the purp. OF obtaining, or OF aiding
to obIalR. ROy approval or yuyment OF any claim
against ths Untsd states OF any department or ON
Ger III reU AIRY person in said forces service Who,
for the purpose OF obtaining or enabling any o,heT
person tO obtain from the Government oil lhe Omted
States or any department office thereof any pay
menL or allowance, the approval of signature Of
auy person IN tbs military naval, or civil service OF
tho UuIed States OF to any false, fraudulant or
fictitious CLAIMS, shall forge counterfeit or cause
or procure ~ be forged cuunterfeited, any sigma
tuTe upon any III, receipt voucher account, claim,
roll; statement adHvit,or deposit on; andRny person
In said forces service who shall utter or use the
bedn forged person in said forces
service WIN shall enter into any agreement, COM
eminent Of the United States, any department or
officer thereof, by obtaining, aiding aud assisting
to obtain, the payment or all vance OF any false or
fraudulent claim; person in said forces rserFice
who shalt steal, embeZzle, or knowingly aud wully
inappropriate apply to his own use or beneht,Or
who shall wrongfully and knowingly sell. convey
dispose OF any ordnance, arms, ammuntI III, cloth
ing, subsistence stores, money other property OF
the United States, furnished OF to be used for the
OR anfN TDffR
contractor agent, paymaSter, quartermaster, or 9th
person whatsoever in said forces service having
charge, possession, custody, control of any money
or any other public proper used or TO DO used in
the military naval service of the United States
VINO shall, with intent TO defraud the United States
or wtiuly 10 conceal such money or other property,
deli cause to be delivered any other pers n
having authority to receive the Same any amount OF
such money other public property, less than that
for which he shall ceive certificate receipt; any
person in said forces evice who Is shall be an
thotiLed TO make deliver any certificate, voucher
receipt other paper rtit ing the receipt of
arms, Amm Il,ition, PROVISIONS clothing, or other
public property used to be used, who shall |
make deliver the same to any person without hIv
Ing full knOWledgs Of the truth Of the fats stated
therein, and with intent to cheat, deraud injure
tile United Rtes any person in said 70 ces SER
vice who shall knowingly purchase or receive, in
pledge Tor any obligation Indebtedness, from any
soldier ficer, her person called into employ
Gu III SAID forces or service, any arms, equipments
ammunition clothes, or military store other
puUc property, suoh soldier, oil other person
nOt having the lawful right TO pledge sell the
same, shAll be deemed guilty of Grim nal offence, |
aud shalt DO suljOtt to the rules regulations
made for the government Of the military and naval
forces II the Uni ed ates aud Of tha militia when
called into and employer in lie actual vice of the
Uni ed tates in time OF war, Ru to tho provisions
arrested and held for trial by cur martial and If
found guilty sh ia be puuehOl by fine and imprisou-
men or such other punishment the court martial
may adjudSe save the punishment OF death.
Sec. .. Aud bel further enacted, That any per-
son heretofore called or hereafter to be called into
or employed in such forces OF service, who Skall
Commit any violation of his act and shall after
wards receive his discharge be dismissed from The
service, shall, nOtwiths tIding such discharge or
dismissal continue to be liable to b arrested and
hell for trial and sentence by court maral In the
Sa us manner aud TO the same extent M If he had
not receIve1 such discharge or been dismissed
Sec. Andb be it further enacted, That any per-
sou not la the military vaI forces Of the United
States. nor in the militia called into actually EN-
pioyed IN Ihe service OF the United States, who shall
do OF commit any OF the acts prohibited by any OF
The fOregoink provisions OF the act he shall forfeit
and y TO the United States the sum Of two thous-
and dollars, and, in addition double he amount of
damages, which the United States may have sust an-
Cd ny reason OF the dotns or committing such act
together with the costs of suit and such forfeiture
aud damages shull be sued for ia tn SINE suit and
every such perS shall in addi ion thereto on CON
ViCton in any court of competent Jurisdiction, be
punished by imprisonment not less than one nor
M tnan tive yoAfS. or by ne Of not less than Que
dollars.
4 And DO it further enacted, That the several
district cOurts of the United StaeIs the circuit court
Of the District of Columbia, any court therein to
be estAo iAhed having general Jurisdiction in civil
csS8 tue several district courts of the Territories
the United States within whose JursdietiInR limits
the person doing or committing such act shall be
found, shall wheresoeyer such act may have been
cone or committed, have full power aud jurisdict
to hear try and determine su0h suit. Such suit may
DO brought and carried on by any person. well
himse as for the United States; the shall be
tho Svls and charge of such person. and shall be
In the name of The United States, but shall not be
Withdrawn or discrnUuuei without the consent in
writing, OF the Judge Orthc court aud the district
t6Tney hrst flied In the case setting forth their rea
sons f,r such consent.
ADJ hat ~ eNnIl g.,THI
tho duty Of the several district attorneys of the
United States for the respective district for the Dis
trct of Columbia, aud for the several Territories
be dhlgent In in utins into any violation Of the
provisions OF this act by persons liable such SUIT
and found within their respective districts Terri
tory aud to cause him her to be proceeded against
in due form for the recovery ofench forfeiture
Rud damages. An such person may be arrested aud
held TO bail Ia such sum a. the district Judge may
order, not exceeding tho said OF two thousand
dollars, aud twice the amount OF tho .Aages sworn
to In the affidavit OF the peTsOn bringing the suit
Sec. o and be II further enacted THAI the person
bringing said SUIT and prosecuting IL to lnal iudg.
shall be entitled tor ceive half the amount
OF 81, forte tn we'll ns one half the of
the damages he shall recover and collect; and the
o'her halt tsreof sh Ill belong to and be paid over to
the Uaitgd States aud such person shall entitled
U rec I've to his own use ali costs the court may
award against the defendant, to be allowed and taxed
9s'rdint to any prSyision Of law rulo court in
force or that shall be in force in suits between Drf.
Yats parti IA said court: Provided That tuch mar
- snail be liable for all costs incurred by himself
UnltSd States.
I. aud be 1t further enacted, That every sueh
!ut shall be commenced vital. elk years from the
dong or committing the act, and not afterwards
Sec. S. Aud be il further enacted, That no officer
agent Of any banking other commercial corpo-
ratiou and no member Of any mercantile or trading
hr-n, person directly or Indirectly interested IN
the peeuniarY prots contracts fsuch
arm. shall be employ ed shall act as an oiicer
agent Of the United for the transaction Of
business with such corporation or hrn; aud every
such saeh oficyr agent, OF mem6sr or person, 50 in
tSreSted who shan 50 act, shall, upon conviction
thers be pnnished by ane Of not mo.e than two
Thousand dollars nor less than i've hundred dollars,
end by imprisonment for term not exceeding two
yearS.
,stc. 9. And be It further enacted, That all acts
ani parts Of acts inconsistent with or repuguant to