Year: 1863

war, and to the provisions of this act. And
every person so offending may be arrested
and held for trial by court martial. and if
found guilty shall be punished by fine and
imprisonment or such other punishment as
the court martial may adjudge. save the pun
ishment of death.


Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
any person called or heretofore to he called
into or employed in such forces or service.
who shall commit any violation of this act
and shah afterwards receive his discharge, or
be dismissed from the service, shall, notwith-
standing such discharge or dismissal, continue
to be liable to be arrested and held for trial
and sentence by court martial, in the same
manner and to the same extent rs if he
had not received such discharge or been dis
missed.


Sec. 3. and be It further enacted, That, any
person rot in the military or naval forces of
the United States, nor in the militia called
into or actually employed in the service Of
the United States, who shall do or commit
any of the acts prohibited by any of the fore
coin" provisions of this act, he shall forfeit
and pay to the United States the sum of two
thousand atllaf, altl. in addition, double the
amount of damages which the United States
may have sustained by reason of the doing
or committing such act, together with the
costs of suit and such forfeiture and dam
ages shall be sued for in the same suit, and
every such person shall in addition thereto,
on conviction in any court Of competent .ju.
risdiction. be punished by Imprisonment not
less than one nor more than five years, or by
fine of not less than one thousand dollais, and
not more than five thousand dollars


Sec. 4. Aa1 be 1t .tsrfher caactca, That
the several district courts of the United
States, the circuit court of the District of Co.
lumhia, or any court therein to be established
having general Jurisdiction in civil cases. the
several distric, courts of the Territories of
the United States within whose iurisictional
limits the person doing or committing such
act shall be found. shall, whercsoever- such act
may have been done or committed, have full
power and jurisdiction to hear, try, and deter
mine such suit. Such suit may be brought
and carried on by AIRY person, as well for
himself as the United States; the same shall
be at the sole cost and charge Of such person,
and shall be in the name of the United States,
but shall not be withdrawn or discontinued
without the consent. in writing of the Judge
of the court and the district attorney, first
filed in the case, setting forth their reasons for
such consent.


Sec. 5. .Aad be 1t FURTHER enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the several district at.
torneys of the United States for the respect
i've district, for the District of Columbia, and
for the several Territories, to be diligent in
inquiring into any violation of the provisions
of this act by persons liable to such suit and
found within the respective districts or Terri
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against in ue form of law for the recovery of
such forfeiture and damages. And srch per-
son may be arrested and held to bail in such
sum as the district judge may order, not ex
ceeding tho said sum OF two thousand dollars,
and twice the amount of the damages sworn
TO in the affidavit of the person bringing the
suit.


Sec. G. And be II further enacted, That
the person bringing said suit and prosecuting
it to final Judgment shall be entitled to receive
one half the amount of such forfeiture, as well
as one half the damages he shall recover and
collect and the other half thereof shall be.
long to and be paid ovcrto the United States
and such person shall be entitled to receive to
his own use all costs the court may award
against the defendant, TO be allowed and tax
ed according to any provision of law or rule
of court in force, or that shall be in force in
suits between private parties in said court:
Ptouided That such person shall be liable for
all costs incurred by himself in the casc and
shall have no Claim therefor on the United
States.


Sec. 7. And be t further enacted, That
every such suit shall be commenced within
six years from the doing or committing the
net and not afterwards


See. s. Aad be It further enacted, That
no officer or agent of any banking or other
commercial corporation, and no member of
any mercantile or trading firm, or person di.
recly or indirectly interested in the pecuniary
profits or contracts of such corporation or
firm, shall be employed or shall act as an Off
Ger or agent of the United States for the
transaction of business with such corporation
or firm; and every such, such officer, agent, or
member, or person, so interested, who shall so
act, shall. upon conviction thereof, be punished
by fine of not more than two thousand dol
lars nor less than FIVE hundred dollars, and by
imprisonment for a term Mt exceeding two
years


Sec. 9. Aad be it .fanher enacted, That
all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or
repugnant to any OF the provisions Of this
act are hereby repealed, saving, however, and
excepting any and all suits Or prosecution un-
der any prior act of Congress, on account of
the doing or committing of any act hereby
prohibited; and all rights and claims which
the United States. or any person or persons,
now have, growing out Of such prior act; all
which pending suits and prosecutions shall
proceed and be determined. and all which
rights and claims shall remain and be as valid
and effectual as if this present act had not
been passed; nor shall this act be SO con-