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[H. J. Res. 447]

JOINT RESOLUTION

Making an appropriation to carry out the provisions of the public resolution entitled "Joint resolution for the relief of farmers in the drought and/or storm stricken areas of the United States," approved December 20, 1930.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the public resolution entitled "Joint resolution for the relief of farmers in the drought and/or storm stricken areas of the United States," approved December 20, 1930, including the employment of persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, printing, purchase of law books not to exceed $1,000, rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and for the collection of moneys due the United States on account of loans made thereunder, there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $45,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1932, of which amount not to exceed $80,000 may be expended for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia. Approved, January 15, 1931.

[EXTRACT FROM PUBLIC-No. 612-71ST CONGRESS]

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

For special studies of, and demonstration work in, rural sanitation, including the purchase and distribution of medical supplies, in the drought-stricken areas, and including personal services, fiscal years 1931 and 1932, $2,000,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for demonstration work in rural sanitation unless the State, county, or municipality affected agrees to pay such proportion of the expenses of such demonstration work, as shall be required in regulations to be prescribed by the Public Health Service, in which due consideration shall be given to State and local economic conditions and human needs, the extent and circumstances of such cooperation in each case to be reported to Congress at the beginning of each regular session.

Approved, February 6, 1931.

Public Resolution Numbered 112 of the Seventy-first Congress for the relief of farmers in the drought-stricken areas approved December 20, 1930, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Any money appropriated pursuant to the authorization contained in this section may be used in the purchase of feed for other livestock upon the same terms and conditions as such money may be used for the purchase of feed for work stock.

In addition to the sums herein authorized, and appropriations made thereunder, there is hereby appropriated to be immediately available, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $20,000,000 to be used by the Secretary of Agriculture for the following purposes: (1) to make advances or loans to individuals in the drought and/or storm or hail stricken areas of the United States for the purpose of assisting in forming local agriculturalcredit corporations, livestock loan companies, or like organizations, or of increasing the capital stock of such corporations, companies, or organizations qualified to do business with Federal intermediate credit banks, or to which such privileges may be extended, and/or of making loans to individuals upon the security of the capital stock of such corporations, companies, or organizations, and (2) to make advances or loans to farmers for crop production for the crop of 1931 and for further agricultural rehabilitation in the drought and/or storm stricken or hail stricken areas of the United States. The advances and loans made pursuant to this Act and amendment thereto shall be secured by liens on crops or by other security, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe."

Approved, February 14, 1931.

[H. J. Res. 153]

JOINT RESOLUTION

To correct section 6 of the Act of August 30, 1890, as amended by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1926.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of the Act of August 30, 1890 (United States Code, page 631, section 104), as amended by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1926 (United States Code, Supplement III, page 167, section 104), down to the word "Provided" in line 4 thereof, be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out the word "meat" and the comma thereafter, in the first line, and by striking out the word "importation" in the fourth line and substituting in lieu thereof the word "exportation," so that so much of said section as is hereby amended shall read as follows:

"That the importation of cattle, sheep, and other ruminants, and swine, which are diseased or infected with any disease, or which shall have been exposed to such infection within sixty days next before their exportation, is hereby prohibited." Approved, February 28, 1931.

[H. R. 16836]

AN ACT

To amend the Act entitled "An Act defining butter, also imposing a tax upon and regulating the manufacture, sale, importation, and exportation of oleomargarine," approved August 2, 1886, as amended, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the second paragraph of section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act defining butter, also imposing a tax upon and regulating the manufacture, sale, importation, and exportation of oleomargarine," approved August 2, 1886, as amended (U. S. C., title 26, sec. 207), is amended to read as follows:

"And any person that sells, vends, or furnishes oleomargarine for the use and consumption of others. except to his own family table without compensation, who shall add to or mix with such oleomargarine any substance which causes such oleomargarine to be yellow in color, determined as provided in subsection (b) of section 8. shall also be held to be a manufacturer of oleomargarine within the meaning of this Act and subject to the provisions thereof."

SEC. 2. Section 8 of such Act of August 2, 1886, as amended (U. S. C.. title 26, sec. 546), is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 8. (a) Upon oleomargarine which shall be manufactured and sold, or removed for consumption or use, there shall be assessed and collected a tax at the rate of one-fourth of 1 cent per pound, to be paid by the manufacturer thereof; except that such tax shall be at the rate of 10 cents per pound in the case of oleomargarine which is yellow in color.

"(b) For the purposes of subsection (a) and of section 3. oleomargarine shall be held to be yellow in color when it has a tint or shade containing more than one and six-tenths degrees of yellow, or of yellow and red collectively, but with an excess of yellow over red, measured in the terms of the Lovibond tintometer scale or its equivalent. Such measurements shall be made under regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, and such regulations shall provide that the measurements shall be applied in such manner and under such conditions as will, in the opinion of the commissioner, insure as nearly as practicable that the result of the measurement will show the color of the oleomargarine under the conditions under which it is customarily offered for sale to the consumer.

"(c) The tax levied by this section shall be represented by coupon stamps; and the provisions of existing laws governing the engraving, issue, sale, accountability, effacement, and destruction of stamps relating to tobacco and snuff. as far as applicable, are hereby made to apply to stamps provided for by this section."

SEC. 3. That section 15 of the Agricultural Marketing Act, approved June 15, 1929. is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subdivision to read as follows:

"(g) As used in this Act, the term 'agricultural commodity' includes, in addition to other agricultural commodities, crude gum (oleoresin) from a living tree, and the following products as processed by the original producer of the crude gum (oleoresin) from which derived: Gum spirits of turpentine and gum rosin, as defined in the Naval Stores Act, approved March 3, 1923."

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon the expiration of ninety days after the date of its enactment except section 3, which shall take effect upon the approval of this Act.

Approved, March 4, 1931.

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