The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-06-06


be pursued to obtain supplies from the enc
my: first, to purchase them in open market
al such prices as the inhabitants of the couu-
try might choose to exact; secosad, to pay
the owners a fair pricej without regard to
what they themselves might demand, on &C
count of the enhanced value resulting from
the presence of fereiga army; aud, third,
TO require them, as contributions, without
paying, or engaging to pay therefor"
see. "While there is some uncertainty as
to the exact limit, fixed by the voluntary law
of nations, to our right to appropriate to
our own use the property of an enemy, or
to subject it to military contributions, there
is no doubt, whatever, respecting its waste
and useless destruction. This is forbidden
alike by the law of nature and the rules of
war. But if such destruction is necessary
in order to cripple the operations of the en-
envy, or to insure our own success, it is jus
ti6able. Thus, if we cannot bring off 8
captured vessel, we may sink or burn it in
order to prevent its falling into the enemy's
hands. but we cannot do this in mere wanton
ness. We may destroy provisions and forage,
IN order to cut off the enemy's subsistence,
but we cannot destroy vines and cut down
fruit trees, without being looked upon as
savage barbarians. We may deInolish fort
resses, ramparts,' and all structures solely
devoted to the purposes of war; but, as al
ready stated, we cannot destroy public or
private edifces of civil character, temples
of religion, aud monuments of art, unless
their destruction should become necessary
in the operations of a siege, or in order. to
prevent their atfording Judgement or pro-
lection to the enemy
VII. The following laws passed by the
last Congress. are published for the infor-
nation of all concerned:
AN ACT to prevent and punish frauds upon
the Government of the United States, APP
proved March 2, 1868.
Be 1t enacted by tie Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of r.
naerica an Congress assembled, That any per-
son IN the land or naval forces of the Unit
ed States, or in the militia in actual service
Of the United States. in time of war, who
shall make or cause to be made, or present
or cause to be presented for payment or ap-
proval to or by any person officer in the
civil or military service of the United States,
any claim upon or against the Government
of the United States, or any department or
officer thereof, knowing such claim to be
false, fictitious or fraudulent; any person in
| purpose of obtaining, or aiding in obtaining,
the approval or payment of such claim,
make, use, or cause - be made or used, any
false bill, receipt, voucher, entry, roll, &C
count, claim, statement, certificate, affidavit
or deposition, knowing the same to contain
any false or fraudulent statement or entry:
any person in said forces or service who
shall make or procure to be made, or know
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to any fact, statement, or certificate, voucher
or entry, for the purpose of obtaining, or of
aiding to obtain, any approval or payment
of any claim against the United States, or
any department or officer thereof; any per-
son in said forces or service who, for the
purpose of obtaining or enabling any other
person to obtain from the Government Of
the United States. or any department or Of
ticer thereof, any payment or allowance, or
the approval or signature of any person in
the military. naval or civil service of the
United States, or to any false, fraudulent,
or fictitious claim, shall forge or counterfeit,
or cause or procure to be forged or counter
felted' any signature upon any bill, receipt,
voucher, account, claim, roll, statement, af-
hdavIt or deposition; and any person in said
forces or service who shall utter or use the
same as true or genuine, knowing the same
to have been forged or counterfeited; any
person in said forces or service who shall
enter into any agreement, combination, or
conspiracy to cheat or defraud the Govern
ment of the United States, or any depart
ment or officer thereof, by obtaining, or aid
ing and assisting to obtain, the payment or
allowance of any false or fraudulent claim;
any person ia said forces or service who
shall steal, embezzle, or knowingly and will
fully mis4ppropriate or apply to his own use
or benefit; or who shall wrongfully and
knowingly sell, convey or dispose of any
ordnance. arms, ammunition, clothing. sub
slstence stores, money, or other property of
the United States, furnished or to be used
for the military or naval service of the United
states; any contractor, agent, paymaster,
quartermaster, or other person whatsoever
In said forces or service having charge, pos
session, custody, or control of any money
or other public property, used or to be used
IN the military or naval service of the Unit
ed States, who SHALL with intent to defraud
the United States, or wilfully to conceal
such money or other property. deliver or
cause to be delivered to any other person
having authority TO receive the same any
amount of such money or other public
property less than that for which he shall
receive certificate or receipt; any person in
said forces or service who is or shall be au-
authorized to make or deliver any certificate,
voucher, or receipt, or other paper certify
ing the receipt of arms, ammunition, pro-
visions, clothing. or other public property
so used or to be used, who shall make or
deliver the ga ne to anV person without hav-