CHAPTER XLIII. FOREIGN RELATIONS.1 Par. Par. Same-Conspiracy to injure or Application for, contents, fees 1675 plication for; use, etc., of DISTURBANCE OF FOREIGN RELATIONS. 1678 1670. Untrue statements, etc., to influence conduct of foreign government, etc., to injury of United States, etc., punishment.-Whoever, in relation to any dispute or controversy between a foreign government and the United States, shall willfully and knowingly make any untrue statement, either orally or in writing, under oath before any person authorized and empowered to administer oaths, which the affiant has knowledge or reason to believe will, or may be red to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government, er of any officer or agent of any foreign government, to the injury of the United States, or with a view or intent to influence any measure of or action by the Government of the United States, or See also chapter entitled "Public Property," Espionage; and chapter entitled "The Employment of Military Force" Neutrality and Trading With the Enemy. na lanch thereof, to the injury of the United States, shall be fined no, taore than 83,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. VIII, Sea & Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 226). 1 16:1. sely assuming or pretending to be diplomatic or elow of foreign government, punishment.—Whoever denaediction of the United States shall falsely assume or cond to be a picmatic or consular, or other official of a foreign Culy aceroc'ted as such to the Government of the United es with mient to defraud such foreign government or any pern, and shall take upon himself to act as such, or in such pretended Catractor shall demand er obtain, or attempt to obtain from any Fet on or from said foreign government, or from any officer thereof, any taoney, paper, doc.mezi, or other thing of value, shall be fined not more than $4000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or sh pt SATA person. Whoever, other than a diplomettic or consular o'licer or attaché, shall act in the United States as an agent of a foreign government without prior notification to the Secretary of State, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Sec. 3, id. 10,3. Save $7, via gore uncat” defined.—The words foreien government," as used in this Act and in sections1 one hundred ad fifty, one hundred and fifty-seven, one hundred and sixtyore, one hundred and seventy, one hundred and seventy-one, one hundred and seventy two, one hundred and seventy-three, and two hundred and twenty of the Act of March fourth, nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States," shall be deemed to include any Government, faction, or body of insurgents within a country with which the United States is at peace, which Government, faction, or body of inFingente may or may not have been recognized by the United States as a Government. Sec. 4, M. Hird. Su Conspiracy to injure or destroy property of foreign porcrument within United States, etc., punishment.-If two or more per on within the jurisdiction of the United States conspire to injure or destroy specific property situated within a foreign country and belonging to a foreign Government or to any political subdivi ston thereof with which the United States is at peace, or any railroad, canal, bridge, or other public utility so situated, and if one or more of such persons commits an act within the jurisdiction of the United States to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to the See 35 Stat. 1117, 1118, 1120, 1121, and 1132. These sections of the Federal Penal Code forbid the counterfeiting and uttering of foreign securities and notes of foreign banks, counterfeiting foreign coins and stamps, etc. conspiracy shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Any indictment or information under this section shall describe the specific property which it was the object of the conspiracy to injure or destroy. Sec. 5, id. (For general provisions of this act applicable to this title, see paragraphs 1475q-1475t.) PASSPORTS. 1675. Application for, contents, fees.-Before a passport is issued to any person by or under authority of the United States such person shall subscribe to and submit a written application duly verified by his oath before a person authorized and empowered to administer oaths, which said application shall contain a true recital of each and every matter of fact which may be required by law or by any rules authorized by law to be stated as a prerequisite to the issuance of any such passport. Clerks of United States courts, agents of the Department of State, or other Federal officials authorized, or who may be authorized, to take passport applications and administer oaths thereon, shall collect, for all services in connection therewith, a fee of $1, and no more, in lieu of all fees prescribed by any statute of the United States, whether the application is executed singly, in duplicate, or in triplicate. Title IX, Sec. 1, id., 227. 1676. Same-False statements in application for; use, etc., of pass◄ port obtained through false statement, punishment.—Whoever shall willfully and knowingly make any false statement in an application for passport with intent to induce or secure the issuance of a passport under the authority of the United States, either for his own use or the use of another, contrary to the laws regulating the issuance of passports or the rules prescribed pursuant to such laws, or whoever shall willfully and knowingly use or attempt to use, or furnish to another for use, any passport the issue of which was secured in any way by reason of any false statement, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years or both. Sec. 2, id. 1677. Same-Use, etc., of passport issued, etc., for another, or in violation of its conditions, etc.; furnishing, etc., passport for use by person other than person for whom originally issued, etc., punishment.-Whoever shall willfully and knowingly use, or attempt to use, any passport issued or designed for the use of another than himself, or whoever shall willfully and knowingly use or attempt to use any passport in violation of the conditions or restrictions therein contained, or of the rules prescribed pursuant to the laws regulating the issuance of passports, which said rules shall be printed on the passport; or whoever shall willfully and knowingly furnish, dispose of, or deliver a passport to any person, for use by another than the person for whose use it was originally issued and designed, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Sec. 3, id. 1678. Same-False making, forging, etc., punishment.—Whoever shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, mutilate, or alter, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered any passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, with intent to use the same, or with intent that the same may be used by another; or whoever shall willfully or knowingly use, or attempt to use, or furnish to another for use any such false, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered passport or instrument purporting to be a passport, or any passport validly issued which has become void by the occurrence of any condition therein prescribed invalidating the same, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Sec. 4, id. (For general provisions of this act applicable to this title, see paragraphs 14759-1475t.) |