12 Stat. 284.

1. If two or more persons, within any state or territory of the United States, shall 31 July 1861 ? 1. conspire together to overthrow, or to put down, or to destroy by force, the government of the United States; or to levy war against the United States; or to oppose by force Seditious conspithe authority of the government of the United States; or by force to prevent, hinder Tacy punished. or delay the execution of any law of the United States; or by force to seize, take or possess any property of the United States against the will or contrary to the authority of the United States; or by force, or intimidation or threat to prevent any person from accepting or holding any office, or trust or place of confidence under the United States; each and every person so offending shall be guilty of a high crime, and upon conviction thereof in any district or circuit court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, or district or supreme court of any territory of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, (a) shall be punished by a fine not less than five hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, as the court shall determine, for a period not less than six months nor greater than six years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

12 Stat. 317.

enlisting persons

States.

Ibid. ? 2.

2. If any person shall be guilty of the act of recruiting soldiers or sailors in any 6 August 1861 81. state or territory of the United States, to engage in armed hostility against the United States, or who shall open a recruiting station for the enlistment of such persons, either Punishment for as regulars or volunteers, to serve as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor; to serve against and upon conviction in any court of record having jurisdiction of the offence, shall be the United fined a sum not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and confined and imprisoned for a period not less than one year nor more than five years. 3. The person so enlisted, or engaged as regular or volunteer, shall be fined in a like manner a sum of one hundred dollars, and imprisoned not less than one nor more Punishment of than three years. those so enlisting. 4. Every person who shall hereafter commit the crime of treason against the United 17 July 1962 ? 1. States, and shall be adjudged guilty thereof, shall suffer death * ; or at the discretion of the court, he shall be imprisoned for not less than five years and fined not Punishment of less than ten thousand dollars **; (b) said fine shall be levied and collected on any or all of the property, real and personal, * of which the said person so convicted was the owner, at the time of committing the said crime, any sale or conveyance to the contrary notwithstanding.

*

*

12 Stat. 589.

treason.

Ibid. 2 2.

ernment.

5. If any person shall hereafter incite, set on foot, assist or engage in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States, or the laws thereof, or shall Aiding rebellion give aid or comfort thereto, or shall engage in or give aid and comfort to any such against the gov existing rebellion or insurrection, (c) and be convicted thereof, such person shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years, or by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, or by both of said punishments, at the discretion of the court.

6. Every person guilty of either of the offences described in this act, shall be for ever incapable and disqualified to hold any office under the United States.

Ibid 3.

Ibid. 4.

7. This act shall not be construed in any way to affect or alter the prosecution, conviction or punishment of any person or persons guilty of treason against the United Not to net retroStates, before the passage of this act, unless such person is convicted under this act.

(a) The state courts have no jurisdiction to punish crimes against the United States, as such. People v. Kelly, 1 Chicago Leg. News 394.

(b) A naturalized citizen, by engaging in the rebellion, did not luse his citizenship. 11 Opin. 317.

spectively.

(c) See 10 Opin. 513. It had been decided that the act 30 April 1790 (1 vol. 201, pl. 1) did not embrace the offence of giving aid and comfort to rebels in arms against the government. United States v. Cheneweth, 4 West. L. Mo. 165.

25 Feb. 1863 1. 12 Stat. 696.

with rebels by

abroad.

8. If any person, being a resident of the United States, or being a citizen thereof and residing in any foreign country, shall, without the permission or authority of the Correspondence government of the United States, and with the intent to defeat the measures of the citizens residing said government, or to weaken in any way their efficacy, hold or commence, directly or indirectly, any correspondence or intercourse, written or verbal, with the present pretended rebel government, or with any officer or agent thereof, or with any other individual acting or sympathizing therewith; or if any such person above mentioned, not duly authorized, shall counsel or assist in any such correspondence or intercourse, with intent as aforesaid, he shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not less than six months nor exceeding five years.

Ibid. 2.

Jurisdiction of district courts.

21 May 1866 1. 14 Stat. 50.

Punishment of kidnapping.

Ibid. 2.

Of aiders and abettors.

5 Feb. 1859 21. 11 Stat. 381.

Forgery of

bounty-land warrants, &c.

9. Where the offence is committed in any foreign country, the district court of the United States for the district where the offender shall be first arrested shall have jurisdiction thereof.

II. OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON.

10. If any person shall kidnap or carry away any other person, whether negro, mulatto or otherwise, with the intent that such other person shall be sold or carried into involuntary servitude, or held as a slave; or if any person shall entice, persuade or knowingly induce any other person to go on board any vessel or to any other place, with the intent that he or she shall be made or held as a slave, or sent out of the country to be so made or held, or shall in any way knowingly aid in causing any other person to be held, sold or carried away, to be held or sold as a slave, he or she shall be punished, on conviction thereof, by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or by both of said punishments.

11. If the master or owners, or person having charge of any vessel, shall receive on board any other person, whether negro, mulatto or otherwise, with the knowledge or intent that such person shall be carried from any state, territory or district of the United States, to a foreign country, state or place, to be held or sold as a slave, or shall carry away from any state, territory or district of the United States, any such person, with the intent that he or she shall be so held or sold as a slave, such master, owner or other person offending, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand nor less than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or by both of said punishments. And the vessel on board which said person was received to be carried away shall be forfeited to the United States.

III. OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY.

12. If any person or persons shall falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, altering, forging or counterfeiting any military bounty-land warrant, or military bounty-land warrant certificate, issued or purporting to have been issued by the commissioner of pensions under any act of congress, or any certificate of location of any military bounty-land warrant, or any duplicate certificate of the location of any military bounty-land warrant, or military bounty-land warrant certificate, upon any of the lands of the United States, or any certificate of the purchase of any of the lands of the United States, or any duplicate certificate of the purchase of any of the lands of the United States, or any receipt for the purchase-money of any of the lands of the United States, or any duplicate receipt for the purchase-money of any lands of the United States, issued or purporting to have been issued by the register and receiver at any land office of the United States, or by either of them; or if any person or persons shall pass, utter or publish as true any false, forged or counterfeited military bounty-land warrant, military bounty-land warrant certificate, certificate of location, or duplicate certificate of location, certificate of purchase, duplicate certificate of purchase, receipt or duplicate receipt for the purchase-money of any of the lands. of the United States, knowing the same to be false or forged; such person or persons so offending shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony, and, being thereof duly convicted, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and kept at hard labor for a period not less than three years nor more than ten years: Provided nevertheless, That nothing state courts pre- herein contained shall be construed to deprive the courts of the several states of jurisdiction, under the laws thereof, over offences declared punishable by this law.

Uttering and publishing.

Felony.

Jurisdiction of

served.

25 Feb. 1862 6. 12 Stat. 347.

13. If any person or persons shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit or alter, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, counterfeited or altered, or shall willingly aid or Forgery of trea- assist in falsely making, forging, counterfeiting or altering, any note, bond, coupon or other security issued under the authority of this act, or heretofore issued under acts to

sury notes.

authorize the issue of treasury notes or bonds; or shall pass, utter, publish or sell, or 25 February 1862. attempt to pass, utter, publish or sell, or bring into the United States from any foreign Uttering and place with intent to pass, utter, publish or sell, or shall have or keep in possession or publishing. conceal, with intent to utter, publish or sell, any such false, forged, counterfeited or altered note, bond, coupon or other security, with intent to defraud any body corporate or politic, or any other person or persons whatsoever; every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by fine not Felony. exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment and confinement to hard labor not exceeding fifteen years, according to the aggravation of the offence.

forge treasury

14. If any person, having the custody of any plate or plates from which any notes, Ibid. 27. bonds, coupons or other securities mentioned in this act, or any part thereof, shall have Engraving or been printed, or which shall have been prepared for the purpose of printing any such having possession of plates, &c., notes, bonds, coupons or other securities, or any part thereof, shall use such plate or with intent to plates, or knowingly permit the same to be used for the purpose of printing any notes, fore bonds, coupons or other securities, or any part thereof, except such as shall be printed for the use of the United States, by order of the proper officer thereof; or if any person shall engrave, or cause or procure to be engraved, or shall aid in engraving, any plate or plates in the likeness or similitude of any plate or plates designed for the printing of any such notes, bonds, coupons or other securities, or any part thereof, or shall vend or sell any such plate or plates, or shall bring into the United States from any foreign place any such plate or plates, with any other intent or for any purpose, in either case, than that such plate or plates shall be used for printing of such notes, bonds, coupons or other securities, or some part or parts thereof, for the use of the United States; or shall have in his custody or possession any metallic plate engraved after the similitude of any plate from which any such notes, bonds, coupons or other securities, or any part or parts thereof, shall have been printed, with intent to use such plate or plates, or cause or suffer the same to be used, in forging or counterfeiting any such notes, bonds, coupons or other securities, or any part or parts thereof, issued as aforesaid; or shall have in his custody or possession any blank note or notes, bond or bonds, coupon or coupons, or other security or securities, engraved and printed after the similitude of any notes, bonds, coupons or other securities, issued as aforesaid, with intent to sell or otherwise use the same; or if any person shall print, photograph or in any other manner execute or cause to be printed, photographed or in any manner executed, or shall aid in printing, photographing or executing any engraving, photograph or other print or impression, in the likeness or similitude of any such notes, bonds, coupons or other securities, or any part or parts thereof, except for the use of the United States, and by order of the proper officer thereof, or shall vend or sell any such engraving, photograph, print or other impression, except to the United States, or shall bring into the United States from any foreign place any such engraving, photograph, print or other impression for the purpose of vending or selling the same, except by the direction of some proper officer of the United States; or shall have in his custody or possession any paper adapted to the making of such notes, bonds, coupons or other securities, and similar to the paper upon which any such notes, bonds, coupons or other securities shall have been issued, with intent to use such paper, or cause or suffer the same to be used, in forging or counterfeiting any of the notes, bonds, coupons or other securities, issued as aforesaid; every such person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment and confinement to hard labor not exceeding fifteen years, according to the aggravation of the offence. (a)

bonds, notes and

fractional cur

rency.

15. In order to prevent and punish counterfeiting and fraudulent alterations of the 3 March 1863 8. 12 Stat. 713. bonds, notes and fractional currency authorized to be issued by this act, all the provisions of the sixth and seventh sections of the act entitled "An act to authorize the issue Extended to of United States notes, and for the redemption or funding thereof, and for funding the floating debt of the United States," approved February 25th 1862, shall, so far as applicable, apply to the bonds, notes and fractional currency hereby authorized to be issued, in like manner as if the said sixth and seventh sections were hereby adopted as additional sections of this act. And the provisions and penalties of said sixth and seventh sections shall extend and apply to all persons who shall imitate, counterfeit, make or sell any paper such as that used or provided to be used, for the fractional notes prepared or to be prepared, in the treasury department building, and to all officials of the treasury department engaged in engraving and preparing the bonds, notes and fractional currency hereby authorized to be issued, and to all official and unofficial persons in any manner employed under the provisions of this act.

(a) See act 23 Dec. 1857 12, 13. 11 Stat. 259.

30 June 1864 10. 13 Stat. 221.

ted States securities.

16. If any person or persons shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit or alter, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, counterfeited or altered, any obligation or secuForgery of Uni- rity of the United States, or shall pass, utter, publish or sell, or attempt to pass, utter, publish or sell, or shall bring into the United States from any foreign place with intent to pass, utter, publish or sell, or shall have or keep in possession or conceal with intent to utter, publish or sell, any such false, forged, counterfeited or altered obligation or other security, with intent to deceive or defraud, or shall knowingly aid or assist in any of the acts aforesaid, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of felony; and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment and confinement at hard labor not exceeding fifteen years, according to the aggravation of the offence.

Uttering and publishing.

Ibid. 11.

Printing from genuine plates, without autho rity.

17. If any person having control, custody or possession of any plate or plates from which any obligation or other security, or any part thereof, shall have been printed, or which may have been prepared by direction from the secretary of the treasury, for the purpose of printing, any such obligation or other security, or any part thereof, shall use such plate or plates, or knowingly suffer the same to be used, for the purpose of printing any such or similar obligation, or other security or any part thereof, except such as shall be printed for the use of the United States, by order of the proper officer Engraving coun- thereof; or if any person shall engrave, or cause or procure to be engraved, or shall aid terfeit plates, &c. or assist in engraving any plate or plates in the likeness or similitude of any plate or plates designed for the printing of any such obligation or other security, or any part thereof, or shall vend or sell any such plate or plates, or shall bring into the United States from any foreign place any such plate or plates, except under the direction of the secretary of the treasury or other proper officer, or with any other intent, or for any other purpose, in either case, than that such plate or plates shall be used for the printing of such notes, bonds, coupons or other obligations or securities, or some part or parts thereof, for the use of the United States, or shall have in his control, custody or possession, any metallic plate engraved after the similitude of any plate from which any such obligation or other security, or any part or parts thereof, shall have been printed, with intent to use such plate or plates, or cause or suffer the same to be used, in forging or counterfeiting any such obligation or other security, or any part or parts thereof; or shall have in his custody or possession, except under authority from the secretary of the treasury, or other proper officer, any obligation or other security, engraved and printed after the similitude of any obligation or other security issued under the authority of the United States, with intent to sell or otherwise use the same; or if any person shall print, photograph or in any other manner make or execute, or cause to be printed, photographed or in any manner made or executed, or shall aid in printing, photographing, making or executing any engraving, photograph or other print or impression in the likeness or similitude of any obligation or other security, or any part or parts thereof, or shall vend or sell any such engraving, photograph, print or other impression, except to the United States, or shall bring into the United States from any foreign place any such engraving, photograph, print or other impression, except by the direction of some proper officer of the United States; or shall have or retain in his custody or possession, after a distinctive paper shall have been adopted by the secretary of the treasury for obligations and other securities of the United States, any similar paper adapted to the making of any such obligation or other security, except under authority of the secretary of the treasury, or some other proper officer of the United States; every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment and confinement at hard labor, not exceeding fifteen years, or by both, in the discretion of the court.

Printing or photographing, &c.

Importing impressions, &c.

Ibid. 12.

Having possession of plates, &c, without authority.

Or using the

same.

18. If any person shall have or retain in his or her custody, possession or control, without the written authority or warrant of the secretary of the treasury, or of the comptroller of the currency, approved by the secretary of the treasury, any engraved or transferred plate, block or electrotype, or any die, roll or other original work used in making or preparing any plate, block or electrotype, or any plate, block or electrotype prepared or made after the similitude of any plate, block or electrotype, from which any obligation or other security authorized to be issued by any act of congress, or any part thereof, has been, or may hereafter be printed; or shall use or cause, or knowingly suffer the same to be used in forging or counterfeiting any such obligation or other security, or shall print, or cause to be printed, any bronzed or gilt letters or devices, or shall print or cause to be printed any letters, figures or devices with green ink, or any green color or pigment, upon any note, bond or other representative of value, intended or adapted to be used as a currency or a circulating medium; every such person, being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall be deemed guilty of

30 June 1804.

felony, and shall be imprisoned and kept at hard labor for a term not more than ten years, and fined in a sum not more than ten thousand dollars: Provided, That nothing Pending prosecu in this act shall affect any prosecution pending, or any civil or criminal liabilities in- tions. curred under any former act: Provided further, That the foregoing provisions of this section shall not be held or construed to deprive any person of the right to retain in his custody and possession, and use for any lawful purpose, any engraved or transferred plate, block or electrotype, or any die, roll or other original work as aforesaid, which had been used by him in printing or engraving bank notes or other obligations, before being used in printing any obligation or other security authorized to be issued by any act of congress; nor shall any of said foregoing provisions be held or construed to prohibit or restrain the lawful use by any person of any ink, color or pigment, the exclusive right to which has been secured to any such person by letters patent which are still in force.

Ibid. 13.

securities."

19. The words "obligation or other security of the United States," used in this act, shall be held to include and mean all bonds, coupons, national currency, United States Meaning of notes, treasury notes, fractional notes, checks for money of authorized officers of the "United States United States, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of deposit, stamps, and other representatives of value of whatever denomination, which have been or may be issued under any act of congress.

14 Stat. 12.

20. If any person or persons shall falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit; or cause 5 April 1866 3 1. or procure to be falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited; or willingly aid or assist in the false making, altering, forging or counterfeiting any bond, bid, proposal, Forgery of public writings. guarantee, security, official bond, public record, affidavit or other writing, for the purpose of defrauding the United States; or shall utter or publish as true, or cause to be Uttering. uttered or published as true, any such false, forged, altered or counterfeited bond, bid, proposal, guarantee, security, official bond, public record, affidavit or other writing, for the purpose of defrauding the United States, knowing the same to be false, forged, altered or counterfeited; or shall transmit to, or present at, or cause or procure to be transmitted to, or presented at, the office of any officer of the United States, any such false, forged, altered or counterfeited bond, bid, proposal, guarantee, security, official bond, public record, affidavit or other writing, knowing the same to be false, forged, altered or counterfeited, for the purpose of defrauding the United States; every such person shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony, and being thereof duly convicted, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned, and kept at hard labor, for a period not exceeding ten years, or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, or both of said punishments in the discretion of the court.

14 Stat. 355.

Buying and selling forged public

21. If any person or persons shall buy, sell, exchange, transfer, receive or deliver 5 Feb. 187 1. any false, forged, counterfeited or altered bond, bill, certificate of indebtedness, certificate of deposit, coupon, draft, check, bill of exchange, money order, endorsement, United States note, treasury note, circulating note, postage stamp, revenue stamp, postage- securities. stamp note, fractional note, or other obligation or security of the United States, or circulating note of any banking association organized or acting under the laws of the United States, which has been issued or may hereafter be issued under any act of congress heretofore passed, or which may hereafter be passed, with the intent, expectation or belief that the same shall or will be passed, altered, published or used as true and genuine; such person or persons so offending, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned not more than ten years, or fined not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Ibid. 4.

22. If any person shall, without authority from the United States, take, procure, make, or cause to be taken, procured or made, upon lead, foil, wax, plaster, paper or Stamping forged any other substance or material, an impression, stamp or imprint of, from or by the bonds, &c. use of any bed-plate, bed-piece, die, roll, plate, seal, type or other tool, implement, instrument or thing, used or fitted, or intended to be used, in printing, stamping or impressing, or in making other tools, implements, instruments or things, to be used or fitted, or intended to be used, in printing, stamping or impressing any kind or description of bond, bill, note, certificate, coupon or other paper, obligation, security or instrument now authorized, or hereafter to be authorized, by law, to be executed, altered, delivered, given, issued or put in circulation by, for or in behalf of the United States; such person shall be deemed guilty of felony, and, on conviction, be punished by imprisonment not more than ten years, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Ibid. 25.

Having possession of instru

23. If any person shall, with intent to defraud, have in his possession, keeping, custody or control, without authority from the United States, any imprint, stamp or impression, taken or made upon any substance or material whatsoever, of any tool, ments for stamp implement, instrument or thing, used or fitted, or intended to be used. or any or either in fraudulent

bonds, &c.