Hugo Black

“ The only question properly before us is whether Maximum Price Regulation No. 133 applies to sales of tractors by a county. In defining the term 'person' the Regulation uses the same language as Section 302 (h) of the Emergency Price Control Act. In Case v. Bowles, 327 U.S. 92, 66 S.Ct. 438, decided this day, we held that that language makes the Act applicable to sales by states and their subdivisions such as this one. For the reasons set out in that opinion, this language as employed in Regulation No. 133 makes that Regulation applicable to the sale of the tractor by the County. ”

“ Provided, That no punishment provided by this Act shall apply to the United States, or to any such government, political subdivision, or agency."↑ See note 1, supra.↑ A permissible construction is that the phrase "the United States * * * or any other government" means the United States or other comparable national sovereignties, i.e., foreign governments. ”