Pennsylvania Act 1945-333 — PROHIBITING THE SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY TO FEDERAL OFFICIALS

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PROHIBITING THE SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY TO FEDERAL OFFICIALS
                  Act of May 22, 1945, P.L. 829, No. 333              Cl. 12
                                  AN ACT

     Prohibiting the sale of surplus property, as defined in the
        Federal Surplus Property Act of 1944, by or to certain
        persons, using words or names indicating an official
        relationship with the United States government; making
        exceptions in certain cases; and imposing penalties.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or
     offer for sale any surplus properties, as defined in the Federal
     Surplus Property Act of 1944, October third, one thousand nine
     hundred forty-four, C 479.58. Stat. 765, who or which does
     business, carries on or trades under or in any way uses in
     dealing with the public, directly or indirectly, any name which,
     by reason of the inclusion of a word or words such as "army",
     "navy", "United States", "federal", "treasury", "procurement",
     "G I", or any others, which connote the United States
     government, or its armed forces, or any of its departments, or
     agencies, has a tendency to lead the purchasing public to
     believe, contrary to fact, that the establishment at which such
     materials or property are offered for sale has some official
     relationship to the United States government, or that all the
     articles sold or offered for sale are such surplus properties,
     or that the articles there sold are of higher quality and lower
     prices than those elsewhere obtainable: Provided, however, That
     this act shall not apply to any establishment or business which,
     for five years prior to the effective date of this act, has
     utilized any such terms as part of its trading name.
        Section 2.  No contract to sell, sale or any other
     arrangement concerning the disposition of any such surplus
     properties shall be made to any person who or which carries or
     trades under or in any way uses in dealing with the public or
     intends to use in retailing the same, directly or indirectly,
     any name which includes the words quoted or referred to in
     section one of this act: Provided, however, That this section
     shall not apply to any establishment or business which for five
     years prior to the effective date of this act has utilized any
     such terms as a part of its trading name.
        Section 3.  Any person who wilfully violates any of the
     provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
     upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five thousand
     dollars ($5,000), or be imprisoned for not more than one year,
     or both, in the discretion of the court.
        Section 4.  The provisions of this act shall become effective
     immediately upon final enactment.