It shall be unlawful for any officer or director of any natural-gas company to receive for his own benefit, directly or indirectly, any money or thing of value in respect to the negotiation, hypothecation, or sale by such natural-gas company of any security issued, or to be issued, by such natural-gas company , or to share in any of the proceeds thereof, or to participate in the making or paying of any dividends, other than liquidating dividends, of such natural-gas company from any funds properly included in capital account. (June 21, 1938, ch. 556, § 12, 52 Stat. 827 .) CFR Title Parts 18 1b , 1c , 2 , 3 , 141 , 152 , 154 , 157 , 161 , 201 , 225 , 250 , 260 , 270 , 271 , 273 , 274 , 275 , 281 , 284 , 286 , 340 , 358 , 375 , 381 , 382 , 385 , 390