2014 US Code
Title 25 - Indians (Sections 1 - 4307)
Chapter 2 - Officers of Indian Affairs (Sections 21 - 68a)
Secs. 68, 68a - Repealed. Pub. L. 96-277, §2, June 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 545
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 25 - INDIANS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 25 - INDIANS CHAPTER 2 - OFFICERS OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Secs. 68, 68a - Repealed. Pub. L. 96-277, §2, June 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 545 |
Contains | sections 68 to 68a |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | repealed |
Statutes at Large References | 53 Stat. 840 94 Stat. 545, 546 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 96-277 |
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Section 68, R.S. §2078, prohibited employees in Indian affairs from trading with Indians and made offenders liable to a penalty of $5,000 and removal from office.
Section 68a, act June 19, 1939, ch. 210, 53 Stat. 840, authorized Federal employees, including Indian Service employees, under rules and regulations of Secretary of the Interior to purchase from Indians and Indian organizations arts and crafts, or other products, services, or commodities, produced, rendered, owned, controlled, or furnished by Indians or Indian organizations, but prohibited employee purchases for purpose of engaging directly or indirectly in commercial selling, reselling, trading, or bartering of such purchases.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEALPub. L. 96–277, §4, June 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 546, provided that: "The provisions of this Act [amending former section 437 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, repealing sections 68, 68a, 87a, and 441 of this title, and enacting provisions formerly set out as a note under section 437 of Title 18] shall take effect sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act [June 17, 1980]."
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