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 1352 SIXTY-FIF TH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 125. 1919. m,;§fgd§,jS,0j‘}g‘§, §‘;§§,$ "Seventh. Provide that all tenders of cotton and settlements hghed ciassifmtivns, therefor under such contract shall be in accordance with the classi- °`°` fication thereof made under the regulations of the Secretary of ggréculture léyfsuctlil officer or oiligersl of the (ioverrflmqnt lags shall e esignate or e urpose, an the costs o suc c ass` cation shall be fixed, assessed, collected and paid as provided in such m}f,§,_°‘ '”°‘“"“ '°· regulations. All moneys collected as such costs may be used as a revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this subdivision, and section nineteen of t is Act is amended accordingly." hStriike olpt ph]? last sentence of section five of said Act and substitute _ there or the o owmg: _fi°¤é‘$1;i°¢;`¤°¤'ZS` of M. ‘ ‘The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prescribe regulations §,¥§,‘j“,§§f°v;’,§e,§f,‘;f“‘*l°°· for carryin out the purposes of the seventh subdivision of this section, ang the certificates of the officers of the Government as to the classification of any cotton for the purgoses of said subdivision shall be accepted in the co1u·ts of the United tates in all suits between the Earties to such contract, or their privies, as prima facie evidence mm I d of the true classification of the cotton mvolved.’ _ mgnts, etc? mm The foregoing amendments to section five of said Act shall become effective on and after the a proval of this Act, but nothing herein slpalill b%cop;;;r§ed to diminish any augqorm conferred on any qlflicial o the ni tates necessary to ena e to carry out any uties remaining tic lgeéperfqrmedl lg him under said Act asbunamended, or to im air e act o suc ct asm an contract su ject to its provision}; entered into prior to the eifectivie date of said amendments, or to impair the effect of the  of the Secretary of Agriculture mm mm uplqlré any dispute iéefsgigredttilo gn; unf $i'1S8.1(l sectionfiwgqsaiupamended. ectiveonan er e aeo epassageo c,msertat Dmm in mmm to the; end of section eight of said Act the following: _ gpgwer an questions, Preceded further, That it shall be the duty of any person engaged in \;,,,_3,,,,,_,,,g’,,,,,,,,,,_ the business of dealing in cotton, when requested y the Secretary of ¤*· Agriculture or any agent acting under his instructions, to answer correctly to the best of his knowledge, under oath or otherwise, all questions touching his knowledge of the number of bales, the classification, the price or bona fide price offered, and other terms of pmchase or sale, of any cotton involved in any transaction participatedjn by Penalty M mum him, or to produce all books, letters, papers, or documents in his possession or under his control relating to such matter. Any such person_who shall, within a reasonable umeprescribcd by the Secretary of Agriculture or such agent, willfully fm or refuse to answer sue ques£1on§5{ wtiql lpliiloduce such books, hitters? papers, gp dgprpmentsi or w o s give any answer t at is a se or m` ea, sha be guilt of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof sgall be punished, b a fine not exceeding $500." ,,,}’,§‘,;‘§,{, §‘;;,_,{g_§;° Sec. 7 . That any person who intentionall& and knowingly makes M- ’ ’ any false statement or representation to any officer, a nt, or employee of the United States engaged in the performance ogg any duty under ghis get, pr fa§ely represents to any of gaig persons that tgp wheat eo ers ors ewasgrownasaparto thenineteen un edand eighteen or nineteen hundred and nineteen crops for the ose of securing aR`y of the benefits of the aforesaid guaranties, or siiiofIperson who y assaults, resists, impedes, or interferes with any officer, agent, or employee of the United States m the egtecution of any duty authorized to be performed by or ursuant to this Act, or any person who intentior_EailélyA and knowingfyhviolates agy regulation issued pursuant to t ct, except as otherwise ma e unishable in this xt, slgallhgi-gl  gugtgpof gn misdemeanor, audi, upon conviction ereo, s epums e y a enot exceedin $1 000. exggpypga wr Sec. 8. That for carrying out the aforesaid guaigantios and otherwise for the purposes of this Act, there ishereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be available