75TH CONGRESS, 1s T SES SION-CHS . 552, 553-AUGUST 2, 1937
551 [CHAPTER 55 2] AN ACT Augu st 2, 1937 Granting the consent of Congress to the States of Montana and Wyoming to [S . 5341 negotiate and enter into a compact or agreement for division of the waters of
[Public, No. 237] the Yellow stone River . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of Montana and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact, or agreement, not later than June 1, 1939, providing for an equitable division and apportionment between the States of the water supply of the Yellowstone River and of the streams tributary thereto, upon condition that one suitable person, who shall be appointed by the President of the United States, shall participate in said negotiations as the representative of the United States and shall make report to Congress of proceedings and of any compact or agreement entered into : Provided, That such compact or agreement shall not be binding or obligatory upon either of the parties thereto unless and until the same shall have been approved by the legislatures of each of said States and by the Congress of the United States : Provided further, That nothing in this Act shall apply to any waters within or tributary to the Yellow- stone National Park or shall establish any right or interest in or to any lands within the boundaries thereof . Approved, August 2, 1937 . [CHAPTE R 553]
AN ACT To impose an occupational excise tax upon certain dealers in marihuana, to im- pose a transfer tax upon certain dealings in marihuana, and to safeguard the revenue therefrom by registry and recording . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when used in this Act- (a) The term "person" means an individual, a partnership, trust, association, company, or corporation and includes an officer or em ployee of a trust, assoc iation , comp any, or corpo ration , or a mem- ber or employee of a partnership, who, as such officer, employee, or member, is under a duty to perform any act in respect of which any violation of this Act occurs . ( b) Th e ter m "m arihu ana" means all part s of the plant Cann abis sativa L ., whether growing or not ; the seeds thereof ; the resin extracted from any part of such plant ; and every compound, manu- facture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds, or resin ; but shall not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture , salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks (except . the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant w hich i s inca pable of ger minati on . (c) The term "producer" means any person who (1) plants, culti- vates, or in any way facilitates the natural growth of marihuana
or (2) harvests and transfers or makes use of marihuana . (d) The term "Secre tary"' means the S ecretar y of t he Tre asury and the term "collector" means collector of internal revenue . (e) The term "trans fer" o r "tra nsferr ed" mea ns any type of dis po- sition resulting in a change of possession but shall not include a transfer to a common carrier for the purpose of transporting marihuana . SEC . 2 . (a) Every person who imports, manufactures, produces, compounds , sells, deals in, dispense s, prescr ibes, adm inisters, or gives Yellowstone River . Consent given to compact by Montana and W yomin g for division of waters of . Federal representa- tive to participate ; report to Congress . Provisos . Approval . Not applicable to waters within, etc . , Yellowstone National Park . Aug ust 2, 1937 [H . R. 6906] [Public, No . 238] Marihuana Tax Act of 19 37. Definitions . "Person ." "Marihuana ." "Producer." "Secretary ;" "col- lector." "Transfer" or "transferred ." Sp ecial occupat ional tax levied .
