Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-15
ARMY CHIEFS
AFTER MEN Who:
BUY UNIFORMS
Those Who Have Parts of Uni
form in Their. Possession
Liable to Punishment

The army officials at SchOfield Bar,
racks and at the posts about HOnOlu-
In are making = determined effort to
stamp cut the practise OF civilians
purchasing parts M the uniform from
soldiers. The United States District
Attorneys office is aiding in the in
vestigatiCn OF Instances OF illegal pur.
chases. and in instances the clothing
has been sei1 ed IN accordance with
statutes on the subject Even though
be posSessOr Of articles OF uniform
has innUcently purchased the same
rom a civilian. that fact affords him
no protection from having the cloth
ing seized as by statute. il the cloth.
ing was used in tho service at the
time 1t was first illegally sold. any
subsequent purchaser obtains no valid
title to the articles.
The United States has already
through the military courtsmartial.
prosecuted and severely punished sol.
dierS who have Illegally sold clothing,
and the officials are now In search OF
the purchasers, who are subject not
only to loss of the clothing. but also
TO severe penalties as shown below:
Sec. 1919 r. S.
Arms and acCOutermentS in pos
session Of persons not soldiers.
The clothing, arms, military out
fits and requirements furnished by
the United States 10 any soldier shall
cot be sold, battered. exchanged.
pledged loaned or given away; and
the possession of any such property
~ any person not a soldier or officer
If the United States shall be prima-
facie evidence of such sale, barter
exchange, pledge, loan or gift. Such
property may, be seized ana taken
rom any person not a soldier or Of
'icer of the United States, by any Of
sicer, civil or military, of the United
States, and shall, thereupon, be deliv-
cred to any .quartermaster or other
officer authorized TO receive the same.
"Sec. 374S r. s.
Sale, barter, etc, of clothes, arms.
etc.
The clothes, arms, military outfits
and accouterments furnished by the
United StatesIto any soldier shall not
ed. loaned ortgiven away: and no per-
son not a soldier or duly authorized
officer of the United States, who has
possession Of any, such Clothes. arms,
military outfits Or accouterments so
furnished, and which have been the
subject of any such barter, exchange
pledge, loan or gift, shall have any,
light. title Or interest therein. bst
the same may be. seized and taken
wherever found BIZ any officer of the
United States. civil or military, and
shall thereupon be delivered to any
1uartermasterr or other officer author
:zed to receive the same. The pos,
session of any, such clothes, arms, mil
.tafy outfits or acconterments BY
any person not a soldier or officer
n the United States shall be presu1np-
i've evidence of such sale, barter. ex-
change, pledge. loan or gift. ~ !
Sec. 35. Fed. Penal Code.
y. And wiosoever shall know
ngly purchase or receive in pledge
or any obligation or Indebtedness
rom any soldier. officer, sailor or
,ther person called into or employed
n the military or naval service, any
rms, equipment, ammunition, clothes,
military stores or other public
property, whether furnished to- the
soldier, sailor, officer or person, I'M
Ter d clothing allowance or otherwise,
such soldier. sailor, officer or other
person not having the lawful right to
pledge or sell. the same. shall be fined
not more than five hundred dollars
and imprisoned not more than two,
wears" e a.s.'r .,H 80 -,
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