Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 48 Part 1.djvu/693

 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CUS. 220, 221. MAY 7, 1934 . [CH AP TER 220 .1 AN ACT To amend section 198 of the Act entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States", approved March 4, 1909, as amended by the Acts of May 18, 1916, and July 28, 1916. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 198 of the Act entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States ", approved March 4, 1909, as amended by the Acts of May 18, 1916, and July 28, 1916 (U.S.C.. title 18, sec. 321), be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows

" Whoever shall willfully or maliciously injure, tear down, or destroy any l etter box or other recep tacle i ntende d or u sed fo r the receipt or delivery of mail on any mail route, or shall break open the seine, or shal l willful ly or mal iciously injure, d eface, or destroy any mail deposited therein, or shall willfully take or steal such mail from or out of such letter box or other receptacle ; or shall willfully aid or assist in any of the aforementioned offenses, shall for every such offense be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than three years . SEC. 2. Whoe ver sh all kn owingl y or w illful ly depo sit an y mail able matter such as statements of accounts, circulars, sale bills, or other like matter, on which no postage has been paid, in any letter box established, approved, or accepted by the Postmaster General for the receipt or delivery of mail matter on any mail route with intent to avoid payment of lawful postage thereon ; or shall willfully aid or assist in any of the aforementioned offenses, shall for every such offense be punished by a fine of not more than $300. Approved, May 7, 1934. [CH AP TER 221 .] May 7, 1934. [H .R. 3845.1	 [Public, No. 209.] Postal service. Vol. 35, p. 1126; Vol . 39, pp . 162, 418, amend- U.S.C, p. 485, amend- ed. Letter receptacle, etc. willfully injuring, etc ., or stealing mall therefrom. A ccess ory, etc. Punishment for . Willful deposit of designated matter in such receptacles with- out postage. Penalty for. AN ACT Granting citizenship to the Metlakahtla Indians of Alaska. Be -it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep res ent ati ves of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Indians Indians of Ala sk a, et c ., of the Tsimshian Tribe, and those people known as Metlakahtlans, Citizenship granted who emigrated from Metlakahtla, British Columbia, Canada, to to. Annette Island, in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska in the year 1887, and there established a colony known as Metla- kahtla, Alaska, and any and all other Br itish Columbia Indians who joined them there not later than January 1, 1900, and have since resided continuously therein, having been faithful and loyal to the Constitution, laws and the Government of the United States, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States. SEC. 2. The granting of citizenship to the said Indians shall not in any ma nner a ffect the ri ghts, indivi dual or colle ctive, of th e said Indians to any property, nor shall it affect the rights of the United States Government to supervise and administer the affairs of the said Metlakahtla Colony. And any res erva tion s he ret ofor e ma de by any Act of Congress or Executive order or proclamation for the benefit of the sa id Indian s shall c ontinue in full f orce and effect an d shall continue to be subject to modification, alteration, or repeal by the Congress or the President, respectively. Approved, May 7, 1934. May 7, 1934 [H.R.4808.1 [Public, No. 210 .] Vol.26, p 1101. Property rights of Indians Supervision, etc, by United States. Status of laws, orders, etc ., concerning. 667