PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 209, 210-JUNE 19, 1939
June 19, 1939
[8. 1031]
[Public, No. 131]
Penal Code, amend-
ment.
49 Stat. 381 .
18 U. S. C., Supp.
IV, i 393.
Interstate, etc.,
commerce in
wild
animals, birds, etc.
Marking require-
ments.
Prorwo.
Migratory birds,
shipments under any
convention to which
U. S. is a party.
Furs, hides, or skins
of wild animals, mark-
ing of packages, etc.,
containing.
June 19, 1939
[S. 2154]
[Public, No. 132]
Indians.
4 Stat. 738; 18 Stat.
177.
25U. .S. . § 68,87.
Purchases from, by
Government employ-
ees authorized.
Pro/isos.
Restriction on re-
sale, etc.
Benefits to Gov-
ernment employees ol
Indian blood.
[CHAPTER 209]
AN ACT
To amend section 243 of the Penal Code of the United States, as amended by the
Act of June 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 378), relating to the marking of packages con-
taining wild animals and birds.and parts thereof.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 243 of
the Act of March 4, 1909, entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and
amend the penal laws of the United States", as amended by section
201 of the Act of June 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 378), is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
"SEC. 243. All packages or containers in which wild animals or
birds, or the dead bodies or parts thereof (except furs, hides, or skins
of such animals, for which provision is hereinafter made), or the eggs
of such birds are shipped, transported, carried, brought or conveyed,
by any means whatever from one State, Territory, or the District of
Columbia to, into, or through another State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia, or to a foreign country, shall be plainly and clearly
marked, labeled, or tagged on the outside thereof with the names and
addresses of the shipper and consignee and with an accurate state-
ment showing by number and kind the contents thereof: Provided,
That packages or containers in which migratory birds included in
any convention to which the United States is a party, or the dead
bodies or parts thereof or eggs of such birds, are shipped, transported,
carried, brought, or conveyed, as aforesaid, shall be marked labeled,
or tagged as prescribed in any such convention or law or regulation
thereunder.
"All packages or containers in which the furs, hides, or skins of
wild animals are shipped, transported, carried, brought, or conveyed
by any means whatever, from one State, Territory, or the District of
Columbia to, into, or through another State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia, or to a foreign country shall be plainly and clearly
marked, labeled, or tagged on the outside thereof with the names and
addresses of the shipper and consignee."
Approved, June 19, 1939.
[CHAPTER 210]
AN ACT
To modify the provisions of section 14 of the Act of June 30, 1834, and section 10
of the Act of June 22, 1874, relating to the Indians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That anything
contained in section 14 of the Act of June 30, 1834 (4 Stat. 738),
or in section 10 of the Act of June 22, 1874 (18 Stat. 177), now
sections 68 and 87, respectively, title 25, United States Code, to the
contrary notwithstanding, employees of the United States Govern-
ment, including those in the Indian Service, may, under such rules
and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe, be
permitted to purchase from any Indian or Indian organization any
arts and crafts or any other product, service, or commodity, pro-
duced, rendered, owned, controlled, or furnished by any Indian or
Indian organization: Provided, however, That no employee of the
United States Government shall be permitted to make any such
purchases for the purpose of engaging directly or indirectly in the
commercial selling, reselling, trading, or bartering of said pur-
chases by the said employee: Provided further, That nothing con-
tained in the Acts of Congress above referred to shall be construed
as preventing Indian employees of the United States Government,
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