A prior section
248, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 9,
39 Stat. 487; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, § 4,
46 Stat. 1464, related to issuance of licenses to persons other than warehousemen, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by
Pub. L. 106–472. See section
242 of this title.