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 596 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cue. 201,202. 1922. Pm ¢*¤¤G¤¤ ¤°* "That nothing herein shall be construed to modify or release any r°l°°S°d' charge that may have accrued prior to the year 1922 and as to any unpaid amounts due for the years 1920 and 1921, the Secretary of ,,,,'§§‘,§ °"“’“d°° '°' the Interior, in his discretion, IS hereby authorized to dgrant an exten- ' sion of time within which such payments may be ma e for such time and upon such terms, includin mterest charges, as he may determine and imder such rules and regjations as he may prescribe: Promded, That no extension for the payment of any amount so due for the ' years 1920 and 1921 shall m any event be extended beyond January 1, 1925. ’ Approved, May 25, 1922. ¥•!g»z{*§· CHAP. 202rAn Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act to prohibit the importa-   agri mts; gid opium for other than medicinal purposes/’ appmved February 9, N M Dm Im Be·it enactedIrytheSenate G7ldH0'lL8C0fRriq‘0861t$0¢'l;U88 of the United pm°;°iia awa? mi States of Amenba in Congress assembled, at sections 1 and 2 of }'}‘g‘L·§§_·,§{;‘,5‘·,m,,,,,,_ the Act entitled "An Act to prohibit the importation and the use ed- of opium for other than medicmal pn;rdposes," approved February 9, D9 1999,1,has amlended,  axlniegnged to re as follows: · at w en use m t ct-- "N•¤»¢i·= ¤¤¤¢·" " (a) The term ‘narcotic drug' means opium, coca leaves, cocaine, _ or an salt, derivative, or preparation of opium, coca leaves, or cocaine; "U'“*°d S°"°“·" " (gh The term ‘United States', when used in a geographical in%udes the several States and Territories, and the District 0 0 um ia; “”°“‘*·" " (c) The term ‘board’ means .the Federal Narcotics Control Board established by section 2 of this Act; and "*’°”°“·" " (d) The term ‘person’ means individual, partnership, corporation, Federal Narcotics Or,?`SSOc18m0n' . . cmmnnqua. Sec. 2. (a) That there is hereby established a board to be known °°"“‘°“”°°•°‘“‘ as the ‘Federal Narcotics Control Board’ and to be com osed of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and tile Secretary of Commerce. Except as otherwise provided in this Act or by other lpwi tg-Gadmmistration of this Act is vested in the Depart- I . ment o the usury. e¤I§.¤¤i¤wi¤f°'°°°° _ "(b) That it is unlawful to import or bring any narcotic drug Opium M ,mm_ into the United States or any territory under its control or jurisdic- ¤¤1puq»é¤a,_Qamaem tion; except that such amounts of crude opium and coca leaves as ““°°' "°g“““°“S‘ the board finds to be necessary to tprovide for medical and legitimate uses only, may be imported and rought into the United States or such territory under such regulations as the boardshall prescribe. All narcotic drugs unported under such regulations shall be subject to the dilities whichcgre now or may hereafter be imposed upon such drugs w en im or . §f‘,,§lj f‘ (c) That if) any person fraudulentlg or knowingly imports or ¤·¤¤>{¤=<i¤¤8=· brings any narcotic  into the United tates or any territory under its control or jurisdiction, contrary to law, or assists in so doing, or receives, conceals, buys, sells, or in any manner facilitates the transportation, concealment, or sale_of any such narcotic drug after bein imported or brought m, knowing the same to have been imported contrary to law, suchperson sha! upon conviction be fined not more mam umm than $5,000 and imprisoned for not more than ten years. ‘ St t(d) Any ntarcogic drugl mjitported cir brouglzlt into the United . a es or any _ em ory un er 1 s contro or 'uris iction, contra to .,{§'§'.EI:p§'{',?§,p{{,°'Z.f,°}’“'° law, shall (1) if smoking  or opium plepared for smoking be seized and summarily fo e1ted to the United States Government without the necessity of instituting forfeiture proceedings of any