Speech #600006038

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 Commerce and 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 same. shall be fined not more that $10.000 or imprisoned not more than ten years. or both. SEC. 78. Whoever. when applying to be admitted a citizen. or when appearing as a witness for any such person. shall knowingly personate any person other than himself. or shal falsely appear In the name of a deceased person. or in an assumed or fictitious name. or whoever shall falsely make. forge. or counterfeit any oath. notice. affidavit. certificate. order. record. signature. or other Instrument. paper. or proceeding required or authorized by any law relating to or providing for the naturalization of aliens. or whoever shall utter. sell. dispose of. or shall use as true or genuine. for any unlawful purpose. any false. forged. antedated. or counterfeit oath. notice. certificate. order. record. signature. instrument. paper. or proceeding above specified. or whoever shall sell or dispose of to any person other than the person for whom it was originally issued any certificate of citizenship or certificate showing any person to be admitted a citizen. shall be fined not more than $1.000 or impraisoned not more than five years. or both. SEC. 79. [Whoever shall use or attempt to use. or shall aid. assist. or participate in the use of any certificate of citizenship. knowing the same to be forged. counterfeit. or antedated. or knowing the same to have been procured by fraud or otherwise unlawfully obtained . or whoever. without lawful excuse. shall knowingly possess any false. forged. antedated. or counterfeit certificate of citizenship purporting to have been issued under any law of the United States relating to naturalization. knowing such certificate to be false. forged. antedated. or counterfeit. with the intent unlawfully to use the same. or whoever shall obtain. accept. or receive any certificate of citizenship. knowing the same to have been procured by fraud or by the use or means of any false name or statement given or made with the Intent to procure. or to aid In procuring. the issuance of such certificate. or knowing the same to have been fraudulently altered or antedated. or whoever. without lawful excuse. shall have in his possession any blank certificate of citizenship provided by the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization with the intent unlawfully to use the same. or whoever. after having been admitted to be a citizen. shall. on oath or by affidavit. knowingly deny that he has been so admitted. with the intent to evade or avoid any duty or liability imposed or required by law. shall be fined not more than $1.000 or Imprisoned not more than five years. or both.l