Whoever, being a proprietor, manager, or employee of a theater or other public place of entertainment or amusement in the District of Columbia, or in any Territory, or Possession of the United States, causes any person wearing the uniform of any of the armed forces of the United States to be discriminated against because of that uniform, shall be fined under this title.
June 25, 1948, ch. 645 62 Stat. 697 May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 5 63 Stat. 90 Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(G)108 Stat. 2147 (, ; , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Act1948
Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 187 36 Stat. 963 Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, § 1 37 Stat. 512 Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 20, § 1 38 Stat. 800 Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 523 (, ; , ; , ).
section 1 of this titlesection 212 of this titleWords “guilty of a misdemeanor”, following “shall be”, were omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of “misdemeanor” in . (See reviser’s note under .)
Changes were made in phraseology.
Act1949
section 244 of title 18This section [section 5] substitutes, in , U.S.C., “any of the armed forces of the United States” for the enumeration of specific branches and thereby includes the Air Force, formerly part of the Army. This clarification is necessary because of the establishment of the Air Force as a separate branch of the Armed Forces by the act of .
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 103–3221994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $500”.
1949—Act , substituted “any of the armed forces of the United States” for enumeration of the specific branches.