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 52 STAT.] 75TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CHS. 678, 679-JUNE 25, 1938 SEC. 3. Appointments of acting postmasters in all classes of post offices shall be made by the Postmaster General: Provided,That acting postmasters shall serve not to exceed six months from the date of their designation, except that the Postmaster General may extend the period of service of any acting postmaster beyond such six months' period with the permission of the Civil Service Commission. SEC. 4. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved, June 25, 1938. 1077 Acting postmasters, appointments by Postmaster General. Proviso. Service limitation. Inconsistent laws re- pealed. [CHAPTER 679] AN ACT June 25, 1938 To amend certain administrative provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930, and for [H. R. 099] other purposes. [Public, No. 721] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Customs Administrative Act of 1938". SEC. 2. Sections 1, 201, 401 (k), 557, and 562 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U. S . C., 1934 edition, title 19, secs. 1001, 1201, 1401 (k), 1557, and 1562) and section 401 (a) of the Anti-Smuggling Act U. S. C., 1934 edition, Supp. III, title 19, sec. 1709 (a)) are hereby amended by inserting "Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef," before the words "and the island of Guam" and before the words "or the island of Guam" wherever such words appear in each such section. SEC. 3 . Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 19, sec. 1304) is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 304. MARKING OF IMPORTED ARTICLES AND CONTAINERS. "(a) MARKING OF ARTICLES. -Except as hereinafter provided, every article of foreign origin (or its container, as provided in subsection (b) hereof) imported into the United States shall be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the article (or container) will permit in such manner as to indicate to an ultimate purchaser in the United States the English name of the country of origin of the article. The Secretary of the Treasury may by regulations- "(1) Determine the character of words and phrases or abbrevi- ations thereof which shall be acceptable as indicating the country of origin and prescribe any reasonable method of marking, whether by printing, stenciling, stamping, branding, labeling, or by any other reasonable method, and a conspicuous place on the article (or container) where the marking shall appear; "(2) Require the addition of any other words or symbols which may be appropriate to prevent deception or mistake as to the origin of the article or as to the origin of any other article with which such imported article is usually combined subsequent to importation but before delivery to an ultimate purchaser; and "(3) Authorize the exception of any article from the require- ments of marking if- "(A) Such article is incapable of being marked; "(B) Such article cannot be marked prior to shipment to the United States without injury; "(C) Such article cannot be marked prior to shipment to the United States, except at an expense economically prohibi- tive of its importation; "(D) The marking of a container of such article will rea- sonably indicate the origin of such article; Customs Adminis- trative Act of 1938. Areas excluded from territory in which tariff laws are appli- cable. 46 Stat. 590, 672, 708, 744, 745. 19 U. S.C. § 1001, 1201, 1401 (k), 1557 , 1562; Supp. III ,§ 1201. 49 Stat. 529. 19 U. S. C., Supp. III, §1709 (a). 46 Stat. 687 . 19U.S. C. 1304. Marking of im- ported articles and containers. English name of country of origin. Regulations by Sec- retary of the Treasury. Character of words and abbreviations, marking methods, etc. Addition of words, etc., to prevent decep- tion or mistake. Exceptions from marking require- ments.

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