Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-15
CHIEFS
AFTER MEN Who
BUY UNIFORMS
y y 80 50 50. ~ = 49, ttFE ?
Those Who Have Parts of Uni
form in Their Possession
Liable to Punishment

The army Officials at Schofield EsaE-
racks and al ithe posts about HOnoiu-
iu are making a determined effort To
stamp, out the practise OF civilians
kurcha sing parts NJ the uniform from
soldiers. The United States District
Attorneys office IS aiding in the in
vestigation Of instances of illegal pur.
chases, and In instances the clothing
has been seized IN accordance with
statutes on the subject Even though
the posseSsoF of articles OF uniform
has innoeently purchased the same
IRON civilian, that fact affords him
no protection from having the cloth
ms seized as. by statute, II the cloth
ing was used in the service at the
time II 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 a loss Of the clothing. but also
Sec, 1912, R. S.
Arms and acconterments In pos
session of persons not soldiers.
The clothing. arms, military out
fits and accouternlents furnished by
the. United States to any soldier shall
not be sold, bartered, exchanged
pledged, loaned or given away; and
the possession Of any such property
by any person not soldier or officer
OF the United States shall be prfma
facie evidence of such sale. barter,
exchange, pledge, loan or gift. Such
property may be seized and taken
from any person not a, soldier or Of.
fieer of the United States, by any CO
ficer, civil or military.aof the United
States, and shall thereHpou; be deiiy-
cred to any quartermaster Or other
officer authorized to receive the same.
]. Sec. 374S.. r. 8.
Sale, barter, ete,e of clothes, arms,
The clothes, arms. military outfits
and aceouterments Furnished: by the
United States to any soldier shall not
be sold, battered, exchanged, ,pledg-
ed, loaned oEgiyeu aways and no per
son, not g soldier or duly authorized
officer Of fhs United States, who has
possession of any such clothes arms,
military outfits or aeeouterrnents so
furnished, and which have been the
subject OF AftE such barter, exchange,
pledge, loan or gift, shall have any
right, tftie or interest sthereinst but
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
auartermaster or other officer author
lied to receive The same The pos
sessionsof any such clothes, arms, mil.
itary outfits or accOuterments by
any person not al soldier or officer
OF the United States shall be presump-
tive evidence OF such sale, barter, ex-
change, pledge, lean or. gift .sa
i Sec. as. Fed. ,enai Code. :
49, -. =. And wllosoever shall know.
irgly purchase or receive in pledge
for any Obligation or Indebtedness
from any soldier officer, sailor or
other person called into or employed
lfIs4he military or. naval service, any,
arms, equipment. ammnnition,s clothes
military stores or other public
property, whether. furnished ito the
soldier. sailor. officer or person, nm.
Der. a clothing allowance or otherwise;
such soldier. sailor. officer or other
pefsen 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,
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