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Show Federal Government Acts to Check Auto Thievery a ITTOMOBILE thieves, take warn-f warn-f lng. The long arm of the United States will get you now, it' you j cross a state line or run a stolen car into a foreign country or territory. ter-ritory. And the penalty Is enough to make even hardened criminals hesitate $5000 fine or five years' imprisonment or both. Thiri bill, which passed both houses of congress, quickly went to President "Wilson "Wil-son on October 16, and on account of his illness he allowed it to become a law without his signature on October 28. It ls estimated this will increase the recovery recov-ery of cars, locally, tremendously, as It wl"ll put a stop to all interstate traffic in stolen motor vehicles. The law la considered by the automobile automo-bile men and the police a's one of such great importance 'that it is here given in full, and the department of justice officials offi-cials suggest it be posted up in garages and distributed generally by automobile dealers and clubs wherever possible to , the end that stolen cars will not be "moved outside of the state and make their recovery the more prompt and easy. This ls the law: "Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, that this act may be ctl ed as the national motor-vehicle theft act. "Section 2 That when used in this act: "fa) The term 'motor vehicle' shall include in-clude an automobile, automobile truck, automobile wagon, motorcycle or any other self-propelled vehicle not designed for running on rails. "(b) The term 'interstate or foreign commerce,' as used in this act, shall include in-clude transportation from one state, territory ter-ritory or the District of Columbia, to another an-other state, territory or the District of Columbia, or to a foreign country, or from a foreign country to any state, territory ter-ritory or the District of Columbia. "Section 3 That whoever shall trans-' port or cause to be transported In Interstate Inter-state or foreign commerce, a motor vehicle, ve-hicle, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5000 or by Imprisonment of not more than five years, or both. "Section 4 That whoever shall, with the Intent to deprive the owner of the L - . ; possession thereof, receive, conceal, store, barter, sell or dispose of anv motor vehicle, ve-hicle, moving as, or which in a part of or which constitutes interstate or foreign commerce, knowing; the same to have been stolen, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5000 or by imprisonment imprison-ment of not more than five years, or both. "Section 5 That any person violating this act may be punished ln any district ir or through which such motor vehicle has been transported or removed by such offender." |