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1 Transfer Certain Jurisdiction from the War Department in the Management of Indian Country 1 (1932)

handle is hein.amindian/trsctjur0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Ualendar .' o. 347 72D CONGRESS SENATE REORT 1st Session No._ 326 TRANSFER CERTAIN JURISDICTION FROM THE WAR DEPART- MENT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY FEBRUARY 24 (calendar day, FEBRUARY 25), 1932.--Ordered to be printed Mr. FRAZIER, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 33221 The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 3322) to transfer certain jurisdiction from the War Department in the management of Indian country, having considered tthe same, report favorably thereon with a recommendation that the bill do pass with the following amendment. Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: That the provisions of section 2139 of the United States Revised Statutes, and the act of January 30, 1897 (29 Stat. 506), now section 241, title 25, United States Code, be amended so as to read as follows: SEC. 241. INTOXICATING LIQUORs; SALE TO INDIANS OR INTRODUCING INTO INDIAN COUNTRY.-No ardent spirits, ale, beer, wine, or intoxicating liquor or liquors of whatever kind shall be introduced, under any pretense, into the Indian country. Every person who sells, exchanges, gives, barters, or disposes of any ardent spirits, ale, beer wine, or intoxicating liquors of any kind to any Indian under charge of an Indian superintendent or agent, or introduces or attempts to introduce any ardent spirits, ale, wine, beer, or intoxicating liquors of any kind into the Indian country shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years and by fine of not more than $300 for each offense. Any person who shall sell, give away, dispose of, exchange, or barter any malt, spirituous, or vinous liquor, including beer, ale, wine, or any ardent or other intoxicating liquor of any kind whatsoever, or any essence, extract, bitters, prep- aration, compound, composition, or any article whatsoever, under any name, label, or brand, which produces intoxication, to any Indian or ward of the Govern- ment under charge of any Indian superintendent or agent, or any Indian, including mixed'bloods, over whom the Government, through its departments, exercises guardianship, and any person who shall introduce or attempt to introduce any malt, spirituous, or vinous liquor, including beer, ale, and wine, or any ardent or intoxicating liquor of any kind whatsoever into the Indian country, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than sixty days and by a fine of not less than $100 for the first offense and not less than $200 for each offense thereafter: Provided, however, That the person convicted shall be committed until fine and

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