OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR. 

 PLANT QUARANTINE ACT. 



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Sixty-three cases under the plant quarantine act were reported to 

 the Department of Justice. 



Fines imposed under plant quarantine act. 



FUTURE TRADING ACT. 



Prior to the decision of the Supreme Court declaring unconstitu- 

 tional the regulatory features of the future trading act, this office 

 assisted the officer in charge of the administration of the future 

 trading act in preparing necessary forms required for administration 

 of the act and amendments of board of trade and exchange rules to 

 meet the requirements of the act. Assistance was rendered the 

 United States Attorney at Chicago in the conduct of the injunction 

 suit which finally went to the Supreme Court, and aid was rendered 

 the Solicitor General in the preparation of the Government's brief in 

 the Supreme Court. 



UNITED STATES WAREHOUSE ACT. 



Assistance was given the Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates 

 in the preparation of numerous forms to be used in administering the 

 act. The office reviewed for legal sufficiency 300 warehouse bonds. 



UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT. 



' Assistance was given the Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates 

 in the preparation of regulations and forms under this act and in the 

 drafting oi notices of hearings on charges under section 5 of the act. 

 Evidence introduced at nine hearings was considered and findings of 

 fact prepared for your consideration. 



CENTER MARKET ACT. 



Rules and regulations for the operation of Center Market in Wash- 

 ington, placed under your administration by the act of March 4, 1921, 

 were prepared in cooperation with the admmistrative officers. Forms 

 of permits, contracts, leases, and warehouse receipts for use in the 

 administration of the market were prepared and legal advice was 

 given the administrative officers on questions which have arisen from 

 time to time in connection with the operation of the market. 



COTTON FUTURES ACT. 



Assistance in drafting amendments to, and finally a proposed com- 

 plete revision of, the regulations under the act were given the adminis- 



