Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-07-10 | Page 2 | Searching for Law Covering Offenses of David Lamar

Sear Searching hing for La Law Covering Offenses of David Lamar Non v ew York July 9 Deputy Deputy United States District Attorney Marshall admitted ad ad- today toda- that he was investigating h tho activities of ot David ld Lamar with a n aview aview 1 vi view ow to bringing th them m to the attention attention attention atten atten- tion of ot the grand jur Jury If It the tho facts war war- rant Among mons the f federal Cloral statutes which he be Is Ss studying In connection with the thc case Is section 32 of ot tho tine federal fed ted eral criminal code cOd which provides a n afine afine fine Cine of 1000 or three years years' Imprisonment Imprison imprison- ment meat for tor whoever with intent to do- do fraud either the tho United States or an any person shall falsely assume or pretend to bo be an on officer or employee acting under und tho the authority of tho the United States or any department or any officer oUt oUt- of ot thc the government thereof and shall take upon himself to act as such 1 or shall shaH In such pretended character r demand or obtain troth from nn any officer of I tho tIne government thereof or an any person per por- son any money papers documents or an any other valuable thing Bearing on n the question whether a congressman is an officer of ot the tho gov gov- tho deputy deput unearthed an opinion given n by United Stat States s Attorney Attorney ney Benjamin Harris Brewster In 1892 which read road Unquestionably a member of or Congress Con Corn gress gross Is a public officer in a n. broad brond and d general way and the tho incumbent of ot such office must mURt bo be considered as an officer of ot tho tine government