Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 42 Part 1.djvu/1544

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s1X·rY-sEvEN*rH CONGRESS. sm. 1v. cm. 287,288. 1923. 1517 CHAP. 287. An Act To authorize the count of Huron o 'chigm mma im. gonvey a certain described tract of land to the jiitate of igrlggubhc {mrtg --l-E--——-[HhI;,‘E*_??65;Q8] lie it enacted by tlw and Home of Representatives of tlw United Stqtea of America in Congress assembled, That the county §;¤“gm°§°¤{Y·l*Q°hi of Huron 111 the State of Michigan is hereby authorized to convey mule s¤:?}¤r;$¤1i°¤ to the State of Michigan all its title to and interest in the follow- °°{¤]§i_4;,p_552_ mg tract of land, to wit: Lots 1 and 2, section 17, and the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 20, township 18 north, range 11 east, in Michigan: Provided, That if the State of $°£im¤»u¤1m M1ch1gan after such oonvcgyamce shall fail to use the land for public S*°‘°“““‘“°"”°‘*· park purposes or shall evote the same to other uses, the title thereto shall revert to the United States. Sec. 2. That the chairman of the board of supervisors and county ,,,,;};",‘§,"‘$ *° """“ clerk of the county of Huron, State of Michigan, when directed by the board of supervisors of said county, are authorized to execute such conveyance. Approved, March 4, 1923. CHAP. 288. An Act To establish and promote the use of the official cotton stand- gIa5nI¥.§% ards of the United States in interstate and foreign commerce; to prevent deception therein and provide for the proper application of such standards; and for other .P\¤'P¤$$· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act shall °°°°"S°°°°"°“°°’ lie lrnown by the short title of “United States Cotton Standards ct. Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful (a) in or in connection with any ,,, ""·‘*”°°"" transaction or shipment in commerce made after this Act shall be- Ummmggcoég come effective, or (b) in any publication of a price or quotation de~ i°¤;§€°iL¤ nih mm at termined in or in connection with any transaction or shipment in fswglf “°”°“‘“· ‘“" commerce after this Act shall become effective, or (c) in any classification for the purposes of or in connection with a transaction or shipment in commerce after this Act shall become eEect1ve,_for_ any person to indicate for any cotton a grade or other class which is of or within the official cotton standards of the United States then m effect under this Act by a name, description, or desngmuon or ang system of names, descnption, Or dcsignution not use in sand - mm ards: Provided, That nothing herein shall prevent a transaction sue »3· murmotherwise lawful by actual sample or on the basis of a private t§pe P*°°°°° °”°°°°°· which is used in good faith and not in evasion of or substitution or said standards. _ _ Src. 3. That the Secretary of Agriculture may, upon presentation §’_§g;*s§,°§°0‘;,{,*}‘g§§,°:; of satisfactory evidence of competency, ISSUE to aggy person a license ¢¤ pawns wmpetwrto grade or otherwise classify cotton and to QETLI cate the §rade or other class thereof in accordance with the official cotton stan ards of S the United States. Any such license mai be suspended or revoked ,,,d‘$,*’}§‘,‘§“,,_,,°f ""' b the Secretary of Agriculture whenever e is satisfied, after reason— algle opportunity afforded to the licensee for a hearxn? that such licensee is incompetent or has knowingly or carelessly c assiiied cotton improperly, or has violated any provision of this _ ct or the reguletions thereunder so far as the same may relate to him, or has used his license or allowed it to be used for any improper p1u·pose. Pending investigation the gccfptary of Agmculturelhwheneirler lie deems cessa ma sus n a icense emporari y wi ou a. earmg. n€S1ac. IZ,Tha§ any person who has custody of or a financial interest ¤p£·°§$°¤uzY{ raimug in any cotton ma submit the same or samples thereof! drawn in =’·*¤¤*¤¤¤·°*°· accordance with the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, to