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.