25 U.S.C. § 68, 68a : US Code - Section 68, 68A: Repealed. Pub. L. 96-277, Sec. 2, June 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 545

Search 25 U.S.C. § 68, 68a : US Code - Section 68, 68A: Repealed. Pub. L. 96-277, Sec. 2, June 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 545

Section 68, R.S. Sec. 2078, prohibited employees in Indian
affairs from trading with Indians and made offenders liable to a
penalty of $5,000 and removal from office.
Section 68a, act June 19, 1939, ch. 210, 53 Stat. 840, authorized
Federal employees, including Indian Service employees, under rules
and regulations of Secretary of the Interior to purchase from
Indians and Indian organizations arts and crafts, or other
products, services, or commodities, produced, rendered, owned,
controlled, or furnished by Indians or Indian organizations, but
prohibited employee purchases for purpose of engaging directly or
indirectly in commercial selling, reselling, trading, or bartering
of such purchases.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Section 4 of Pub. L. 96-277 provided that: "The provisions of
this Act [amending former section 437 of Title 18, Crimes and
Criminal Procedure, repealing sections 68, 68a, 87a, and 441 of
this title, and enacting provisions formerly set out as a note
under section 437 of Title 18] shall take effect sixty days after
the date of enactment of this Act [June 17, 1980]."