...embe/zles, knowingly and willfully misappropriates, applies to his own use or benefit, or wrongfully and knowingly sells or disposes of any ordnance, arms,...subsistence stores, money, or other property of the United State*." The phrase " property of the United States " has been heretofore given a strict construction...

...approval, knowing the same to be fraudulent. or who enters into any conspiracy to defraud the government, or who knowingly purchases or receives in pledge for any obligation or indebtedness from any person in the military or naval service, any arms, clothing, equipments, or other public property,...

...ingly apply to his own use, or unlawfully sell, convey, p- loss. Qr (fjgpogg of^ anv ordnance, arms, ammunition, clothing, subsistence, stores, money,...other property of the United States, furnished or to be used for the military or naval service, shall be punished as prescribed in the preceding section....

...certificate or receipt. Knowingly making or delivering to any person a paper certifying the receipt of any money or other property of the United States, furnished or intended for the naval service thereof, without having full knowledge of the truth of the statement therein contained...

...labor for not innre than five years, or fined not more than five thousand dollars; and every person who knowingly purchases or receives in pledge for any obligation or indebtedness from any soldler, officer, sailor, or other person called Into or employed in the military or naval...

...counterfeited; or ,. . • •.., . .1 .. [7] Who, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money or other property of the United States, furnished or intended for the military service thereof, knowingly delivers, or causes to be delivered, to any person having authority to receive the same,...

...the truth of the facts stated therein, and with intent to defraud the United States, and every person who knowingly purchases or receives in pledge for any obligation or indebtedness from any soldier, officer, sailor, or other person called into or employed in the military or naval...

...the, same to be forged or counterfeited; or Who, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money or other property of the United States, furnished or intended for the military service thereof, knowingly delivers, or causes to be delivered, to any persons having authority to receive the same,...

...of such a sale, barter, exchange, pledge, loan' or gift. SEC. 5438. •••••• every person who knowingly purchases or receives in pledge for any obligation or indebtedness from any soldier, officer, sailor, or other person called into or employed in the military or naval...

...The offense of stealing, indicated in the ninth paragraph of this article, consists in a larceny of "property of the United States furnished or intended for the military service." Except in time of war (see Fifty-eighth article), larceny of other property can be charged as a military...