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674 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Srss. I. CHS. 426, 427. 1916. _ ;}c;LSThe dry quart shall contain sixty-seven and two-tenths cubic m . munuusnipmnss, Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful to manufacture for shipment, or

 to   for shipment, or to shi? from any State or Territory of the

United States or the District o Columbia to any other State or Territonigx of the United States or the District of olumbia, any Climax b ets or other containers for small fruits, berries, or vegetables, whether filled or unfilled, which do not conform to the provisions rmny. of tnis_Act; and_ any person guilty of a willful violation of any of the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and PWM upon_conv1ction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $25: mrgcreizn shivmms Provided, That_nothing herein contamed shall apply to the manufac- ‘°'°"°‘ pure, salei,f<;il·1?tl;1pI§uent of Climax bailietséxaskets, oggdthpr containers or sma , erries, an veget es en mten or exportto foreign countries when such Chmax baskets, baskets, or other containers for small fruits berries d tabl d `th th '- fications of the foreign orlzbggply this lac of tht; m M Dv try to which shipment xs made or to be made. é`.:;"•,,,, ,,3* @,.,,,,,1. Sec. 4. That the exammation and test of Climax baskets, baskets, · or other contamers_ for small fruits, berries and vegetables, for the purpose of determming whether such baskets or other containers umm comply With. the provisions of this Act, shall be made by the De artment of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish

rn£1(p61:r‘nn1iilgate_ rples and regublgtgonsdallowing such reasonable tol-

02 vm? varia ions as may oun neoessaz. ¤,,,_ Sec. 5._That it shall be the dut of each ° trict tt , t whom satisfactory evidence of any violation of the Act is grlegghrtedg to cause appropriate to be commenced and prosecuted m the proper court 0 the United States for the enforcement of the M - penalties as m such case herem grovided.

 Sec. 6. That no dealer shall e prosecuted imder the provisions

of this Act when he can establish a guaranty signed by the manufacturer, wholesaler, jobber, or other party residing within the United States from whom such Climax baskets, baskets, or other containers, as defined in this Act, were purchased, to the effect that said M Climax baskets, baskets, or other containers are correct within the °“‘“"“ "’“‘“"· ;!;9uap:l¤:;gn<fmtl?’11:n d1S“a1d gngrantgi to affordprotection, shall con- _ a s o e or part; ‘ Climax baskets, baskets, onotherldontlainers tocznlflch d§alteli·?§ilg iii such case said party or parties shall be amenable to the prosecutions, fines, and other penalties which would attach m due comse to the dealer under the provisions of this Act. ,._{;,’b:,“ff{9{;f>*¤ Nr Sec. 7. That t 1sAct shall be in force and effect from and after the first day of November, nineteen hundred and seventeen. Approved, August 31, 1916. I August uma. —~ ,,,[f",,_',,f‘_‘ff,Zjf’Q,_, ;2i1:€ZB11.D‘g¢?11'T (;l&l;€!ZlV€ t:l%?11:?$Du§t;]Dé~g2%gflt§§£Elhl‘€L1I?(2t::n£J.Bu\l’bd;fgposse" $5 tpmrogved o3$i"e*“°em¤a, ¤L?ZZ‘£“§¤1“£§i‘3£3p?§`,3“e.“§d ’°' °“‘°’ "”` Resolved by the Senate and House o Re eaentat-ives of the U iml ·"·°”‘**""**A°*»*°**· States of America in O evnblefd fil n _ Cougmemmnierdmb , M8 _ p at th H lil (l E9 §g,g¤g_ég¤¢2§1¤;°i; Stiwr which the provnsmns of section ten of thii llcltceiitlitleldi "A); egécnva time ui c Eupp ergeiiit existing laws against unlawful restraints and ,,,,,,m_ 11}0110p0 es, an or other purposes, approved October fifteenth, age ndas, p. m, mneteen hundred and fourteen, shall become and be effective is p¤.g'P_1g¤_ l*1;1§l;(yv;indeued and extended to April Efteenth, nineteen hundred Approved, August 31, 1916.