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CH. 75—CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES/AND FORFEITURES

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If the offender is found by the jury to be the person previously convicted, or if he acknowledges that he is such person, he shall be sentenced as prescribed in this subsection. (b) UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON R E T U R N S OR ORDER FORMS.—Any person who shall disclose the information con-

tained in the statements or returns required under section 4732(b) or in the duplicate order forms required in section 4705(e), except as expressly provided in section 4773, and except for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of subpart C of part I of subchapter A of chapter 39, or for the purpose of enforcing any law of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, or any insular possession of the United States, or ordinance of any organized municipality therein, regulating the sale, prescribing, dispensing, dealing in, or distribution of narcotic drugs, shall, on conviction, be fined or imprisoned as provided by subsection (a) of this section. SEC. 7238, VIOLATION OF LAWS RELATING TO OPIUM FOR SMOKING.

A penalty of not less than $10,000 or imprisonment for not less than 5 years, or both, in the discretion of the court, shall be imposed for each and every violation of subpart B of part I of subchapter A of chapter 39 (relating to opium for smoking) by any person or persons. SEC. 7239. VIOLATIONS OF LAWS RELATING TO WHITE PHOSPHORUS MATCHES. (a) SELLING UNSTAMPED MATCHES.—Any manufacturer of matches

who manufactures, sells, removes, distributes, or offers to sell or distribute, white phosphorus matches without there being aflixed thereto an adhesive stamp, denoting the tax required by subchapter B of chapter 39 effectually canceled as provided by section 4804(a)(2), shall, for each offense, be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. (b) U S E OF INSUFFICIENT STAMPS,—Every person who affixes a

stamp on any package of white phosphorus matches denoting a less amount of tax than that required by law shall, for each offense, be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. SEC. 7240. OFFICIALS INVESTING OR SPECULATING IN SUGAR.

Any person, while acting in any official capacity in the administration of subchapter A of chapter 37, relating to manufactured sugar, who invests or speculates in sugar or liquid sugar, contracts relating thereto, or the stock or membership interests of any association or corporation engaged in the production or manufacture of sugar or liquid sugar, shall be dismissed from office or discharged from employment and shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.

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