Chapter 399. Authorizing the President to dispose of certain arms and ammunition seized in pursuance of the Act approved June 15, 1917, along the Mexican border
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CHAP. 399.— An Act Authorizing the President to dispose of certain arms and ammunition seized in pursuance of the Act approved June 15, 1917, along the Mexican border. September 22, 1922.[[S. 2621](/us/bill/67/s/2621).][[Public, No. 334](/us/67/pl/334).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Arms and ammunition.Sale of, seized on Mexican border under Espionage Act. That the President be, and he hereby is, authorized, through the Secretary of War, to sell, upon such terms as the Secretary of War shall deem expedient, such arms and ammunition now in the hands of the War Department and its bureaus as were seized under the provisions of or in pursuance of the Vol. 40, pp. 223–225.Act approved June 15, 1917 (Fortieth Statutes, pages 223 to 225), *Provisos*.Conditions.and commonly called the “Espionage Act”: *Provided*, That no such arms and ammunition shall be sold or offered for sale unless the owner thereof is unknown or that such arms and ammunition have remained unclaimed by the owner for a period of one year prior to Proceeds.such offer for sale.
The proceeds of such sale, less the expense thereof, if any, shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States. Approved, September 22, 1922.