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.
act June 19, 1939, ch. 21053 Stat. 840Section 68a, , , 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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of Repeal
Pub. L. 96–277, § 494 Stat. 546
section 437 of Title 18section 437 of Title 18“The provisions of this Act [amending former , Crimes and Criminal Procedure, repealing sections 68, 68a, 87a, and 441 of this title, and enacting provisions formerly set out as a note under ] shall take effect sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act [].”
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