The National tribune., 1904-05-12
NATIONAL wAsHNeTor G. THURSDAY NAY 70 1901
UNITED STATES PENSION LAWS.
Comprehensive Digest Of Pension Legislation From the Founda.
-, ton of the Government.


ment, or transfer of any right, claim. or in
terest IN any pension or pension certificate
winch has been or may hereafter be granted
or issued. or who shall hold the same as col
lateral security for any debt or promise or
upon any pretext of such security or prom
Use, shall be guilty of a misdemeauor. and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
sum not exceeding 500 and the costs of the
and any person who shall re-
tam the certlhcate of pensioner and re-
fuse to surrender the same upon the de-
mand of the Commissioner of Pensions. or a
United States Pension Agent, or any other
person authorized by the Commissioner of
tensions or the pensiOner to receive the
same, shall be guilty of misdemeanor. and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
sum not exceeding 500 and the costs of
the prosecution.
FALSE AFFIDAyITS AND POST DATED
VOUCHERS.
The act of July Z. 1893, provides: THAT
section flag of the Revised Statutes of the
United States is hereby amended to read as
1olioWs mat every person who knowingly
or wilfully makes or aids or assists in the
making, or In any wise procures the max
ing or presentation of any fause or fraudu-
lent affidavit, declaration, certificate.
voucher, or paper or writing purporting to
be such. concerning any claim for pension
or payment thereof, or pertaining to any
other matter within the jurisdiction of the
commissioner OF Pensions or of the Sec
retary or the Interior, or who knowingly
or "iifully makes or causes to be made, or
AIDS or assists IN the making, or presents or
causes to be presented at any pension
agency any power Of attorney or other
paper required as q voucher in drawing a
pension, which paper bears date subse-
quent to that upon which it was actually
signed or acknowledged by the pensioner.
boz
tlon, ahdavlt, voucher. or other paper or
writing to be used in aid Of the prosecution
or OF any claim for pension or bounty land
or payment thereof purports to have been
executed who shall knowingly certify that
the declarant, af1iant. or witness named i'm
such declaration, affidavit. voucher. or
other paper or writing personally appeared
before him and was sworn thereto, or ac-
knowledged the execution thereof. when.
IN fact. such declarant, affiant, or witness
DID not personally appear before him or
was not sworn thereto, or did not acknowl-
edge the execution thereof shall he pun
ished by fine not exceeding 500. or by
imprisonment for term of not more than
five years.
The amendment of this section consists
in the addition of the words makes or
aids. or assists in the making or" after
the first word ''wilfulIy." and the words
declaration. certificate, voucher. or pa
per or writing pnrpOrting to he SUCH after
the word ''afiidavit:" and after the words
commissioner of Pensions Of the words
"or of the Secretary of the Interior" also
in adding after the word 'wilfully" the
words makes or causes to be made. or
aids or assists in the making. or" 1t also
adds all the matter after the words sac
tually signed or down to the words ''shall
be punished" 1t also changes the maxi
mum term of punishment from three to
five years.
EMBEZZLEMENT OF PENSION MONEY.
Sections 1883 and 1886. Revised Stat
utes. rs amended by the act of February
10. 1891, provide:
Every guardian. CONSERVATION. curator.
committee. tutor or other person having
charge and custody i'm a fiduciary capacity
of the pension of his ward. who shall en-
beZzle the same in violation of his trust.
or fraudulently convert the same to his
own use, shall be punished by fine not en-
ceeding $1,000 or Imprisonment Mt hard
labor for a term not exceeding five years.
or both at the discretion Of the court
PERJURY.
Section 1892, Revised Statutes, pro-
vides:
Every person who. having taken an
oath before Il competent tribunal officer
or person in any case in which a law of
the United States authorizes an oath to be
administered that he will testify. declare
depose. or certify truly. or that any writ
ten testimony. declaration. deposition. or
certificate by him subscribed is true. will
fully and contrary to such oath states or
subscribes any material matter which he
does not believe to be true. is guilty of
perjury, and shall be punished 10y a fine
of not more than $4,000. and by impris-
onment at hard labor not more than five
years. and shall. moreover. thereafter be
incapable Of giving testimony in any court
Of the United States until such time as
the judgment against him is reversed"
sUBORDINATION OF PERJURY.
Section 1893. Revised Statutes. provides:
Every person who procures another to
commit any perjury is guilty of subordina-
ton of perjury. and punishable as in the
preceding section prescribed"
FORGERY.
Section 5421, Revised Statutes. pro-
vides:
Every person who falsely makes. al
prOcures to be falsely made. altered
forged, or counterfeted. or willingly lids
or assists in the false making. altering
forging. or counterfeiting any deed, power
of attorney, order. certificate. receipt. or
other writing for the purpose of obtaining
bT RECEIVING. OT OI eIitDlJlS ally OtHeF per
son. either directly or Indirectly. to obtain
or receive from the United States. or any
of their officers or agents. any sum of
money. or who utters or publishes as true.
or causes to he uttered or published as
true. any such false. forged, altered. or
counterfeited deed. power of attorney
order. certificate. receipt or other writing
with intent to defraud the United States.
knowing he same to be false. altered
forged, or counterfeited. or who transmits
to or presents at, or causes or prOcures
to he transmitted to or presented Mt. any
office or officer OF the Government of the
United States any deed. power of attor-
ney. order. certificate. receipt. or other
writing in support of or in relation to any
account or claim with intent to defraud the
United States, knowing the same tn be
false. altered. forged. or connterfeited.
shall he imprisoned at hard labor for
period of not less than one year nor more
than 10 years. or shall he imprisoned not
more than FIVE years and fined not more
than 81 600"
CONTEMPLATING.
Section 5479, Revised Statutes, pro-
vides:
IF any person shall falsely make, alter.
forge. or counterfeit. or cause or procure
to he falsely made. altered, forged, or coun-
terfeitel, or willingly aid or assist i'm the
false making. altering. forging. or coun-
terfeiting any bond, bid. proposal, guaran-
tee. security. official bond. public