Chapter CXIX. *relating to Members of Congress, Heads of Departments, and other Officers of the Government.* June 11, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That no member of the SenateSenators, representatives, heads of bureaus, &c.
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Chap. CXIX.— An Act *relating to Members of Congress, Heads of Departments, and other Officers of the Government.* June 11, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That no member of the SenateSenators, representatives, heads of bureaus, &c., not to receive pay for services in any matter where the United States is a party. or House of Representatives shall, after his election and during his continuance in office, nor shall any head of a department, head of a bureau, clerk, or any other officer of the government receive or agree to receive any compensation whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for any services rendered, or to be rendered, after the passage of this act, to any person, either by himself or another, in relation to any proceeding, contract, claim, controversy, charge, accusation, arrest, or other matter or thing in which the United Stales is a party, or directly or indirectly interested, before any department, court-martial, bureau, officer, or any civil, military, or naval commission whatever.
And any person offending against any provision of this act shall, on conviction thereof,Penalty. be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, at the discretion of the court trying the same, and shall be forever thereafter incapable of holding any office of honor, trust, or profit tinder the government of the United States. Approved, June 11, 1864.