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15 U.S.C. § 242 — Duty of United States attorney to enforce law
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It shall be the duty of each United States attorney, to whom satisfactory evidence of any violation of sections 237 to 242 of this title is presented, to cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the United States court having jurisdiction of such offense.
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It shall be the duty of each United States attorney, to whom satisfactory evidence of any violation of sections 237 to 242 of this title is presented, to cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the United States court having jurisdiction of such offense.
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**(a)** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a United States attorney for each judicial district.
**(b)** Each United States attorney shall be appointed for a term of four years. On the expiration of his term, a United States attorney shall continue to perform the duties of his office until his successor is appointed and qualifies.
**(c)** Each United States attorney is subject to removal by the President.
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§§ 257 to 257i
(Aug. 23, 1916, ch. 396, § 3, 39 Stat. 530.)
§ 240. Rules and regulations
Rules and regulations for the enforcement of
sections 237 to 242 of this title, not inconsistent
with the provisions of said sections, shall be
made by the Director of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology and approved by
the Secretary of Commerce, and such rules and
regulations shall include reasonable variations
or tolerances which may be allowed.
(Aug. 23, 1916, ch. 396, § 4, 39 Stat. 531; Pub. L.
100–418, title V, § 5115(c), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
1433.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1988—Pub. L. 100–418 substituted ‘‘National Institute
of Standards and Technology’’ for ‘‘Bureau of Stand-
ards’’.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Functions of all other officers of Department of Com-
merce and functions of all agencies and employees of
such Department, with a few exceptions, transferred to
Secretary of Commerce, with power vested in him to
authorize their performance or performance of any of
his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and em-
ployees, by Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24,
1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix
to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
§ 241. Penalty for selling lime in unmarked bar-
rels and containers
It shall be unlawful to pack, sell, or offer for
sale for shipment from any State or Territory or
the District of Columbia to any other State or
Territory or the District of Columbia, any bar-
rels or other containers of lime which are not
marked as provided in sections 238 and 239 of
this title, or to sell, charge for, or purport to de-
liver from any State or Territory or the District
of Columbia to any other St
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