(b) Whenever any proclamation issued under the authority of section 245 (a) shall have been revoked with respect to any state the provisions of this section shall thereupon cease to apply with respect to such state, except as to offenses committed prior to such revocation. (Nov. 4, 1939, c. 2, 12:04 p.m., Seo. 5, 54 Stat. 7.)

TITLE 22, Sec. 245j-5. ARMING OF AMERICAN MERCHANT VESSELS PROHIBITED. Whenever the President shall have issued a proclamation under the authority of section 245j (a), it shall thereafter be unlawful, until such proclamation is revoked, for any American vessel, engaged in commerce with any foreign state to be armed, except with small arms and ammunition therefor, which the President may deem necessary and shall publicly designate for the preservation of discipline aboard any such vessel. (Nov. 4, 1939, c. 2, 12:04 p.m., Sec. 6, 54 Stat. 7.)

TITLE 22, Sec. 2453-7. SOLICITATION AND COLLECTION OF FUNDS AND CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) Whenever the President shall have issued a proclamation under the authority of section 245j (a), it shall thereafter be unlawful for any person within the United States to solicit or receive any contribution for or on behalf of the government of any state named in such proclamation or for or on behalf of any agent or instrumentality of any such state.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the solicitation or collection of funds and contributions to be used for medical aid and assistance, or for food and clothing to relieve human suffering, when such solicitation or collection of funds and contributions is made on behalf of and for use by any person or organization which is not acting for or on behalf of any such government, but all such solicitations and collections of funds and contributions shall be in accordance with and subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed.

(c) Whenever any proclamation issued under the authority of section 245j (a) shall have been revoked with respect to any state the provisions of this section shall thereupon cease to apply with respect to such state, except as to offenses committed prior to such revocation. (Nov. 4, 1939, c. 2, 12:04 p.m., Sec. 8, 54 Stat. 8.)

TITLE 22, Sec. 2451-1. COMMERCE WITH STATES ENGAGED IN ARMED CONFLICT. (a) Whenever the President shall have issued a proclamation under the authority of section 245j (a) it shall thereafter be unlawful for any American vessel to carry any passengers or any articles or materials to any state named in such proclamation.

(b) Whoever shall violate any of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section or of any regulations issued thereunder shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. Should the violation be by a corporation, organization, or association, each officer or director thereof participating in the violation shall be liable to the penalty herein prescribed (c) Whenever the President shall have issued a proclamation under the authority of section 245j (a) it shall thereafter be unlawful to export or transport, or attempt to export or transport, or cause to be exported or transported, from the United States to any state named in such proclamation, any articles or materials (except copyrighted articles or materials) until all right, title, and interest therein shall have been transferred to some foreign government, agency, institution, association, partnership, corporation, or national. Issuance of a bill of lading under which title to the articles or materials to be exported or transported passes to a foreign purchaser unconditionally upon the delivery of such articles or materials to a carrier, shall constitute a transfer of all right, title, and interest therein within the meaning of this subsection. The shipper of such articles or materials shall be required to file with the collector of the port from or through which they are to be exported a declaration under oath that he has complied with the requirements of this subsection with respect to transfer of right, title, and interest in such articles or materials, and that he will comply with such rules and regulations as shall be promulgated from time to time. Any such declaration so filed shall be a conclusive estoppel against any claim of any citizen of the United States of right, title, or interest in such articles or materials, if such citizen had knowledge of the filing of such declaration; and the exportation or transportation of any articles or materials without filing the declaration required by this subsection shall be a conclusive estoppel against any claim of any citizen of the United States of right, title, or interest in such articles or materials, if such citizen had knowledge of such violation. No loss incurred by any such citizen (1) in connection with the sale or transfer of right, title, and interest in any such articles or materials or (2) in connection with the exportation or transportation of any such copyrighted articles or materials, shall be made the basis of any claim put forward by the Government of the United States.

(d) Insurance written by underwriters on articles or materials included in shipments which are subject to restrictions under the provisions of sections 2451 to 245j-19, and on vessels carrying such shipments shall not be deemed an American interest therein, and no insurance policy issued on such articles or materials, or vessels, and no loss incurred thereunder or by the owners of such vessels, shall be made the basis of any claim put forward by the Government of the United States.

(e) Whenever any proclamation issued under the authority of section 245j (a) shall have been revoked with respect to any state the provisions of this section shall thereupon cease to apply with respect to such state, except as to offenses committed prior to such revocation.

(f) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to transportation by American vessels on or over lakes, rivers, and inland waters bordering on the United States, or to transportation by aircraft on or over lands bordering on the United States; and the provisions of subsection (c) of this section shall not apply (1) to such transportation of any articles or materials other than articles listed in a proclamation referred to in or issued under the authority of section 2455-11 (1), or (2) to any other transportation on or over lands bordering on the United States of any articles or materials other than articles listed in a proclamation referred to in or issued under the authority of section 2455-11 (1);

and the provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall not apply to the transportation referred to in this subsection and subsections (g) and (h) of any articles or materials listed in a proclamation referred to in cr issued under the authority of section 245j-11 (i) if the articles or materials so listed are to be used exclusively by American vessels, aircraft, or other vehicles in connection with their operation and maintenance.

(g) The provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall not apply to transportation by American vessels (other than aircraft) of mail, passengers, or any articles or materials (except articles or materials listed in a proclamation referred to in or issued under the authority of section 2451-11 (1) ) (1) to any port in the Western hemisphere south of thirty-five degrees north latitude, (2) to any port in the Western Hemisphere north of thirty-five degrees north latitude and west of sixty-six degrees west longitude, (3) to any port on the Pacific or Indian Oceans, including the China Sea, the Tasman Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Arabian Sea, and any other dependent waters of either of such oceans, seas, or bays, or (4) to any port on the Atlantic Ocean or its dependent waters south of thirty degrees north latitude. The exceptions contained in this subsection shall not apply to any such port which is included within a combat area as defined in section 245j-2 which applies to such vessels.

(h) The provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall not apply to transportation by aircraft of mail, passengers, or any articles or materials (except articles or materials listed in a proclamation referred to in or issued under the authority of section 245j-ll (i) )(1) to any port in the Western Hemisphere, or (2) to any port on the Pacific or Indian Oceans, including the China Sea, the Tasman Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Arabian Sea, and any other dependent waters of either of such oceans, seas, or bays. The exceptions contained in this subsection shall not apply to any such port which is included within a combat area as defined in section 245j-2 which applies to such aircraft.

(i) Every American vessel to which the provisions of subsections (g) and (h) apply, and every neutral vessel to which the provisions of subsection (L) apply, shall, before departing from a port or from the jurisdiction of the United States, file with the collector of customs of the port of departure, or if there is no such collector at such port then with the nearest collector of customs, a sworn statement (1) containing a complete list of all the articles and materials carried as cargo by such vessel, and the names and addresses of the consignees of all such articles and materials, and (2) stating the ports at which such articles and materials are to be unloaded and the ports of call of such vessel. All transportation referred to in subsections (f), (g), (h), and (L) of this section shall be subject to such restrictions, rules, and regulations as the President shall prescribe; but no loss incurred in connection with any transportation excepted under the provisions of subsections (g), (h), and (L), of this section shall be made the basis of any claim put forward by the Government of the United States.

(j) Whenever all proclamations issued under the authority of section 2453 (a) shall have been revoked, the provisions of subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (L) of this section shall expire.

(k) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the current voyage of any American vessel which has cleared for a foreign port and has departed from a port or from the jurisdiction of the United States in advance of (1) the date of enactment of sections 245j and 245j-19, or (2) any proclamation issued after such date under the authority of section 2455 (a) of sections 245j to 245j-19; but any such vessel shall proceed at its own risk after either of such dates, and no loss incurred in connection with any such vessel or its cargo after either of such dates shall be made the basis of any claim put forward by the Government of the United States.

(L) The provisions of subsection (c) of this section shall not apply to the transportation by a neutral vessel to any port referred to in subsection (g) of this section of any articles or materials (except articles or materials listed in a proclamation referred to in or issued under the authority of section 245j-11 (1)), so long as such port is not included within a combat area as defined in section 2451-2, which applies to American vessels. (Nov. 4, 1939, c. 2, 12:04 p.m., Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 4.)

TITLE 22, Sec. 2451-2. COMBAT AREAS. (a) Whenever the President shall have issued a proclamation under the authority of section 245j (a), and he shall thereafter find that the protection of citizens of the United States so requires, he shall, by proclamation, define combat areas, and thereafter it shall be unlawful, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed, for any citizen of the United States or any American vessel to proceed into or through any such combat area. The combat areas so defined may be made to apply to surface vessels or aircraft, or both.

(b) In case of the violation of any of the provisions of this section by any American vessel, or any owner or officer thereof, such vessel, owner, or officer shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. Should the owner of such vessel be a corporation, organization, or association, each officer or director participating in the violation shall be liable to the penalty hereinabove prescribed. In case of the violation of this section by any citizen traveling as a passenger, such passenger may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.

(c) The President may from time to time modify or extend any proclamation issued under the authority of this section, and when the conditions which shall have caused him to issue any such proclamation shall have ceased to exist he shall revoke such proclamation and the provisions of this section shall thereupon cease to apply, except as to offenses committed prior to such revocation. (Nov. 4, 1939, c. 2, 12:04 p.m. Sec. 3. 54 Stat. 7.)

PROTECTION OF MILITARY UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT

TITLE 10, Sec. 1316. CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT OF SOLDIERS AS GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. The clothes, arms, military outfits, and accouterments furnished by the United States to any soldier shall not be sold, bartered, exchanged, pledged, loaned, or given away; and no person not a soldier, or duly authorized officer of the United States, who has possession of any such clothes, arms, military outfits, or accouterments,

so furnished, and which have been the subjects of any such sale, barter, exchange, pledge, loan, or gift, shall have any right, title or interest therein; but the same may be seized and taken wherever found by any officer of the United States, civil or military, and shall thereupon be delivered to any quartermaster, or other officer authorized to receive the same. The possession of any such clothes, arms, military outfits, or accouterments by any person not a soldier or officer of the United States shall be presumptive evidence of such a sale, barter, exchange, pledge, loan, or gift. (R. S. Sec. 3748. From Act Mar. 3, 1863, o. 75, Sec. 23, 12 Stat. 735.)

TITLE 10, Sec. 1317. ARMS, ACCOUTERMENTS, ETC., IN POSSESSION OF PERSONS NOT SOLDIERS. The clothing, arms, military outfits, and accouterments furnished by the United States to any soldier shall not be sold, bartered, exchanged, pledged, loaned, or given away; and the possession of any such property by any person not a soldier or officer of the United States shall be prima facie evidence of such sale, barter, exchange, pledge, loan, or gift. Such property may be seized and taken from any person, not a soldier or officer of the United States, by any officer, civil or military, of the United States, and shall, thereupon, be delivered to any quartermaster or other officer authorized to receive the same. (R. S. Sec. 1242. From Act Mar. 3, 1863, c. 75, Sec. 23, 12 Stat. 735.)

TITLE 10, Sec. 1393.

PROTECTION OF THE UNIFORM. Except as provided in section 1028b of this title, (use of uniforms by war veterans) it shall be unlawful for any person not an officer or enlisted man of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, to wear the duly prescribed uniform of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, or any distinctive part of such uniform, or a uniform any part of which is similar to a distinctive part of the duly prescribed uniform of the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps: Provided, That the foregoing provision shall not be construed so as to prevent officers or enlisted men of the National Guard from wearing, in pursuance of law and regulations; the uniform lawfully prescribed to be worn by such officers or enlisted men of the National Guard; nor to prevent members of the organization known as the Boy Scouts of America, or the Naval Militia, or such other organizations as the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy may designate, from wearing their prescribed uniforms; nor to prevent persons who in time of war have served honorably as officers of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, Regular or Volunteer, and whose most recent service was terminated by an honorable discharge, muster out, or resignation, from wearing, upon occasions of ceremony, the uniform of the highest grade they have held by brevet or other commission in such Regular or Volunteer service; nor to prevent any person who has been honorably discharged from the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, Regular or Volunteer, from wearing his uniform from the place of his discharge to his home, within three months after the date of such discharge; nor to prevent the members of military societies composed entirely of honorably discharged officers or enlisted men, or both, of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, Regular or Volunteer, from wearing, upon occasions of ceremony, the uniform duly prescribed by such societies to be worn by the members thereof; nor to prevent the instructors and members of the duly organized cadet corps of a State university, State college, or public high school offering a regular course in military instruction from wearing the uniform duly prescribed by the authorities of such university, college, or public high school for wear by the instructors and members of such cadet corps; nor to prevent the instructors and members of the duly organized cadet corps of any other institution of learning offering a regular course in military instruction, and at which an officer or enlisted man of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, is lawfully detailed for duty as instructor in military science and tactics, from wearing the uniform duly prescribed by the authorities of such institution of learning for wear by the instructors and members of such cadet corps; nor to prevent civilians attendant upon a course of military or naval instruction authorized and conducted by the military or naval authorities of the United States from wearing, while in attendance upon such course of instruction, the uniform authorized and prescribed by such military or naval authorities for wear during such course of instruction; nor to prevent any person from wearing the uniform of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, in any playhouse or theater or in moving-picture films while actually engaged in representing therein a military or naval character not tending to bring discredit or reproach upon the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard: Provided further, That the uniforms worn by officers or enlisted men of the National Guard, or by the members of the military societies or the instructors and members of the cadet corps referred to in the preceding proviso shall include some distinctive mark or insignia to be prescribed by the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy to distinguish such uniforms from the uniforms of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard: And provided further, That the members of the military societies and the instructors and members of the cadet corps hereinbefore mentioned shall not wear the insignia of rank prescribed to be worn by officers of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, or any insignia of rank similar thereto.

Any person who offends against the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $300, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment: Provided, That hereafter, upon the discharge or furlough to the reserve of an enlisted man, all uniform outer clothing then in his possession, except such articles as he may be permitted to wear from the place of termination of his active service to his home, as authorized by this section, will be retained for military use: Provided further, That upon the release from Federal service of an enlisted man of the National Guard called as such into the service of the United States, all uniform outer clothing then in his possession shall be taken up and accounted for as property issued to the National Guard of the State to which the enlisted man belongs, in the manner prescribed by section 49 of Title 32: And Provided further, That when an enlisted man is discharged otherwise than honorably, all uniform outer clothing in his possession shall be retained for military use, and, when authorized by regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy, a suit of citizen's outer clothing to cost not exceeding $15 may be issued to such enlisted man: And provided further, That officers and members of the National Homes

(Veterans Administration) may, regardless of the preceding provisions of this section, wear such uniforms as the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy may authorize. (June 3, 1916, c. 134, Sec. 125, 39 Stat. 216; Aug. 29, 1916, c. 418, Sec.1, 39 Stat. 619; July 9, 1918, c. 143 Subchapter XVII, Sec. 10, 40 Stat. 891; June 4, 1920, c. 228, Sec. 8, 41 Stat. 836; July 3, 1926, c. 781, 44 Stat. 891, July 3, 1930, c. 863, 46 Stat. 1016.)

TITLE 18, Sec. 86. Whoever shall purchase, or receive in pledge from any person any arms, equipment, ammunition, clothing, military stores, or other property furnished by the United States under a clothing allowance or otherwise, to any soldier, sailor, officer, cadet, or midshipman in the military or naval service of the United States or of the National Guard or Naval Militia, or to any person accompanying, serving, or retained with the land or naval forces and subject to military or naval law; or to any former member of such military or naval service at or by any hospital, home, or facility maintained by the United States; having knowledge or reason to believe that the property has been taken from the possession of the United States or furnished by the United States under such allowance, or otherwise, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. (Act of April 30, 1940; Public No. 491, 76th Congress, 3d Session.)

FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING OF GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS AND
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS AND SECURITIES

TITLE 18, Sec. 130. COUNTERFEITING GOVERNMENT SEAL; FRAUDULENTLY OR WRONGFULLY AFFIXING SEAL OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS TO CERTIFICATE OR INSTRUMENT OR WRONGFULLY USING SUCH CERTIFICATE OR INSTRUMENT. whoever shall fraudulently or wrongfully affix or impress the seal of any executive department, or of any bureau, commission, or office of the United States, to or upon any certificate, instrument, commission, document or paper of any description; or whoever, with knowledge of its fraudulent character, shall with wrongful or fraudulent intent use, buy, procure, sell or transfer to another any such certificate, instrument, commission, document, or paper, to which.or upon which said seal has been so fraudulently affixed or impressed, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (June 15, 1917, c. 30, Title X, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 227.)

TITLE 18, Sec. 131. FALSELY MAKING OR FORGING SEAL OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. Whoever shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, mutilate, or alter, or cause or procure to be made, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered, or shall willingly assist in falsely making, forging, counterfeiting, mutilating, or altering the seal of any executive department, or any bureau, commission, or office of the United States, or whoever shall knowingly use, affix, or impress any such fraudulently made, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered seal, to or upon any certificate, instrument, commission, document, or paper, of any description or whoever with wrongful or fraudulent intent shall have possession of any such falsely made, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered seal, knowing same to have been so falsely made, forged, counterfeited, mutilated, or altered, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (June 15, 1917, c. 30, Title X, Sec. 2, 40 Stat. 228.)

TITLE 18, Sec. 132. FALSELY MAKING OR FORGING NAVAL, MILITARY, OR OFFICIAL PASS. Whoever shall falsely make, forge, counterfeit, alter, or tamper with any naval, military, or official pass or permit, issued by or under the authority of the United States, or with wrongful or fraudulent intent shall use or have ‘in his possession any such pass or permit, or shall personate or falsely represent himself to be or not be a person to whom such pass or permit has been duly issued, or shall willfully allow any other person to have or use any such pass or permit, issued for his use alone, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (June 15, 1917, c. 30, Title X, Sec. 3, 40 Stat. 228.)

TITLE 18, Sec. 135. (CRIMINAL CODE, SECTION 74.) FORGING CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP. Whoever shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or shall knowingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging or counterfeiting any certificate of citizenship, with intent to use the same, or with the intent that the same may be used by some other person, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (June 29, 1906, c. 3592, Sec. 16, 34 Stat. 602; Mar. 4, 1909, c. 321, Sec. 74, 35 Stat. 1102.)

TITLE 18, Sec. 136. FORGING CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE FROM MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OR USING SUCH FORGED CERTIFICATE. Whoever shall forge, counterfeit, or falsely alter any certificate of discharge from the military or naval service of the United States, or shall in any manner aid or assist in forging, counterfeiting, or falsely altering any such certificate, or shall use, unlawfully have in his possession, exhibit, or cause to be used or exhibited, any such forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered certificate, knowing the same to be forged, counterfeited, or falsely altered, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year or both, in the discretion of the court. (Mar. 4, 1917, c. 180, 39 Stat. 1182.)

TITLE 18, Sec. 137. (CRIMINAL CODE, SECTION 75.) ENGRAVING COUNTERFEIT PLATES FOR CITIZENSHIP CERTIFICATES; PRINTING; DISTINCTIVE PAPER. Whoever shall engrave, or cause or procure to be engraved, or assist in engraving, any plate in the likeness of any plate designed for the printing of a certificate of citizenship; or whoever shall sell any such plate, or shall bring into the United States from any foreign place any such plate, except under the direction of the Secretary of Labor or other proper officer; or whoever shall have in his control, custody, or possession any metallic plate engraved after the similitude of any plate from which any such certificate has been printed, with intent to use or to suffer such plate to be used in forging or counterfeiting any such certificate or any part thereof; or whoever shall print, photograph, or in any manner cause to be printed, photographed, made, or executed, any print or impression in the likeness of any such certificate, or any part thereof; or whoever shall sell any such certificate, or shall bring the same into the United States from any foreign place, except by direction of some proper

officer of the United States; or whoever shall have in his possession a distinctive paper which has been adopted by the proper officer of the United States for the printing of such certificate, with intent unlawfully to use the sane, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (June 29. 1906, c. 3592, Sec. 17, 34 Stat. 602; Mar. 4, 1909, C. 321, Sec. 75, 35 Stat. 1102; Mar. 4, 1913, C. 141, Sec. 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

Whoever, within

TITLE 18, Sec. 270. (CRIMINAL CODE, SECTION 156.) COUNTERFEITING FOREIGN SECURITIES. the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, with intent to defraud, shall falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit any bond, certificate, obligation, or other security in imitation of, or purporting to be an imitation of, any bond, certificate, obligation, or other security of any foreign government, issued or put forth under the authority of such foreign government, or any treasury note, bill, or promise to pay issued by such foreign government, and intended to circulate as money, either by law, order, or decree of such foreign government; or whoever shall cause or procure to be so falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited, or shall knowingly aid or assist in making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting any such bond, certificate, obligation, or other security, or any such treasury note, bill, or promise to pay, intended as aforesaid to circulate as money, shall be fined not more than $5,000 and imprisoned not more than five years. (May 16, 1884, c. 52, Sec. 1, 23 Stat. 22; Mar. 4, 1909, c. 321, Sec. 156, 35 Stat. 1117.)

TITLE 18, Sec. 272. (CRIMINAL CODE, SECTION 158.) COUNTERFEITING NOTES OF FOREIGN BANKS. Whoever, within the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, with intent to defraud, shall falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be so falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited, or shall knowingly aid and assist in the false making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting of any bank note or bill issued by a bank or corporation of any foreign country, and intended by the law or usage of such foreign country to circulate as money, such bank or corporation being authorized by the laws of such country, shall be fined not more than $2,000 and imprisoned not more than two years. (May 16, 1884, c. 52, Sec. 3, 23 Stat. 23; Mar. 4, 1909, c. 321, Sec. 158, 35 Stat. 1118.)

TITLE 18, Sec. 273. (CRIMINAL CODE, SECTION 159.) UTTERING COUNTERFEIT NOTES OF FOREIGN BANKS. Whoever, within the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, shall utter, pass, put off, or tender in payment, with intent to defraud, any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited bank note or bill, mentioned in section 272 of this title, knowing the same to be so false, forged, altered, and counterfeited, whether the same was made, forged, altered, or counterfeited within the United States or not, shall be fined not more than $1,000 and imprisoned not more than one year. (May 16, 1884, c. 52, Sec. 4, 23 Stat. 23; Mar. 4, 1909, c. 321, Sec. 159, 35 Stat. 1118.)

TITLE 18, Sec. 274. (CRIMINAL CODE, SECTION 160.) POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT FOREIGN SECURITIES. Whoever, within the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, shall have in his possession any false, forged, or counterfeit bond, certificate, obligation, security, treasury note, bill, promise to pay, bank note, or bill issued by a bank or corporation of any foreign country, with intent to utter, pass, or put off the same, or to deliver the same to any other person with intent that the same may thereafter be uttered, passed, or put off as true, or shall knowingly deliver the same to any other person with such intent, shall be fined not more than $1,000 and imprisoned not more than one year. (May 16, 1884, c. 52, Sec. 5, 23 Stat. 23; Mar. 4, 1909, c. 321, Sec. 160, 35 Stat. 1118.)

TITLE 18, Sec. 275. (CRIMINAL CODE, SECTION 161.) POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT LATES OF FOREIGN SECURITIES. Whoever, within the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, except by lawful authority, shall have control, custody, or possession of any plate, stone, or other thing, or any part thereof, from which has been printed or may be printed any counterfeit note, bond, obligation, or other security, in whole or in part, of any foreign government, bank, or corporation or shall use such plate, stone, or other thing, or knowingly permit or suffer the same to be used in counterfeiting such foreign obligations or any part thereof; or whoever shall make or engrave, or cause or procure to to be made or engraved, or shall assist in making or engraving, any plate, stone, or other thing in the likeness or similitude of any plate, stone or other thing designated for the printing of the genuine issues of the obligations of any foreign government, bank, or corporation; or whoever shall print, photograph, or in any other manner make, execute, or sell, or cause to be printed, photographed, made, executed, or sold, or shall aid in printing, photographing, making, executing, or selling, any engraving, photograph, print, or impression in the likeness of any genuine note, bond, obligation, or other security, or any part thereof, of any foreign government, bank, or corporation; or whoever shall bring into the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof any counterfeit plate, stone, or other thing, or engraving, photograph, print, or other impressions of the notes, bonds, obligations, or other securities of any foreign government, bank, or corporation, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (May 16, 1884, c. 52, Sec. 6, 23 Stat. 23; Mar. 4, 1909, c. 321, Sec. 161, 35 Stat. 1118.)

TITLE 8, Sec. 220. (a) OFFENSES IN CONNECTION WITH DOCUMENTS; FORGING; COUNTERFEITING, etc., IMMIGRATION VISAS OR PERMITS; PENALTY. Any person who knowingly (1) forges, counterfeits, alters, or falsely makes any immigration visa or permit, or (2) utters, uses, attempts to use, possesses, obtains, accepts, or receives any immigration visa or permit, knowing it to be forged, counterfeited, altered, or falsely made, or to have been procured by means of any false claim or statement, or to have been otherwise procured by fraud or unlawfully obtained; or who, except under direction of the Secretary of Labor or other proper officer, knowingly (3) possesses any blank permit, (4) engraves, sells, brings into the United States, or has in his control or possession any plate in the likeness of a plate designed for the printing of permits, (5) makes any print, photograph, or impression in the likeness of any immigration visa or