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PUBLIC LAW 425-JUNE 22, 1954

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Columbia or in any of the States or Territories of the United States. After an offender has been convicted of the violation of the provisions of section 2 of this Act, but prior to pronouncement of sentence, the court shall be advised by the United States attorney whether the conviction is the offender's first or a subsequent offense. If it is not a first offense, the United States attorney shall file an information setting forth the prior conviction or convictions. The offender shall have the opportunity in open court to affirm or deny that he is identical with the person previously convicted. If he denies the identity, sentence shall be postponed for such time as to permit a trial before a jury on the sole issue of the offender's identity with the person previously convicted. If the offender is found by the jury to be the person previously convicted, or if he acknowledges that he is such person, he shall be sentenced as prescribed in subsection (b) of this section." Approved June 22, 1954. Public Law 425 Jiine 22, 1954 [S. 3050]

Tobaccoi E x c e s s marketing. 60 Stat. 21. 7 USC 1314.

Effective date.

AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sentence of section 314(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "The marketing of any kind of tobacco in excess of the marketing quota for the farm on which the tobacco is produced shall be subject to a penalty of 50 per centum of the average market price (calculated to the nearest whole cent) for such kind of tobacco for the immediately preceding marketing year." This amendment shall become effective October 1, 1954, except that in the case of flue-cured tobacco such amendment shall become effective July 1, 1955. ..,..V..:.;,. Approved June 22, 1954. Public Law 426

June 24, 1954 [S.2225]

Ore gon p u b l i c land jurisdiction. Revested D r e e, and C a l i f. R. R. grant.

National-for e s t lands.

2 7 Stat. 1027; 28 Stat. 1243; 34 Stat. 3239, 3270, 3280, 3300.

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CHAPTER 357

AN ACT Relating to the administrative jurisdiction of certain public lands in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) those unselected and unpatented odd-numbered sections within the indemnity limits of the Oregon and California Railroad land grant authorized by the Act of July 25, 1866 (14 Stat. 239), as amended by the Act of April 10, 1869 (16 Stat. 47), and for which payment was made by the United States to such railroad or its successors in interest under the Act of June 9, 1916 (39 Stat. 218), pursuant to the decree in the case of United States against Oregon and California R. R. Co. (8 F. (2d) 645), which were included within the boundaries of national forests by proclamations of the President of the United States issued under the dates of June 17, 1892, September 28, 1893, October 5, 1906, January 25, 1907, March 1, 1907, and March 2, 1907, are hereby declared to be revested Oregon and California railroad grant lands; and said lands shall continue to be administered as national-forest lands by the Secretary of Agriculture subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable

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