2009 US Code
Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 8 - FALSELY STAMPED GOLD OR SILVER OR GOODS MANUFACTURED THEREFROM
Sec. 291 - Stamping with words “United States assay”, etc., unlawful
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 8 - FALSELY STAMPED GOLD OR SILVER OR GOODS MANUFACTURED THEREFROM Sec. 291 - Stamping with words “United States assay”, etc., unlawful |
| Contains | section 291 |
| Date | 2009 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | February 1, 2010 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Feb. 21, 1905, ch. 720, §1, 33 Stat. 732. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 33 Stat. 732 |
§291. Stamping with words “United States assay”, etc., unlawful
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, association, or corporation engaged in commerce among the several States, Territories, District of Columbia, and possessions of the United States, or with any foreign country, to stamp any gold, silver, or goods manufactured therefrom, and which are intended and used in such commerce, with the words “United States assay”, or with any words, phrases, or devices calculated to convey the impression that the United States Government has certified to the fineness or quality of such gold or silver, or of the gold or silver contained in any of the goods manufactured therefrom. Each and every such stamp shall constitute a separate offense.
(Feb. 21, 1905, ch. 720, §1, 33 Stat. 732.)
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