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 1004 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 908 . 1928 . public place after the hour of seven postmeridian or before the hour of six antimeridian, or, unless holding a work permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act, during the hours when the public schools are in session. SEC. 19 . No boy under sixteen years of age shall work at any time, or be employed or permitted or suffered to work at any time, in any of the trades or occupations mentioned in section 17 of this Act, unl ess he shall have procur ed and shall carry on his perso n in p lain sight while so working a badge as hereinafter provided, issued by the director of the department of school attendance and work per- mits, or some person duly authorized by him, and unless he complies with all the legal requirements concerning school attendance. SEC. 20 . The officer authorized by this Act to issue street-trades badges shall issue such a badge only upon application of the minor desiring it, accompanied by the parent, guardian, or custodian of su ch min or, an d afte r havi ng rec eived, examin ed, ap proved, and filed the following papers : (1) Evidence that the minor is of the age required by section 17, which shall consist of the same evidence as is required for a work permit i~'nder this Act ; (2) evidence of physical fitness, which shall consist of a certificate of physical fitness issued as required for a work permit under this Act ; (3) a statement signed by the principal of the school and the teacher of the class which the mi nor is atten ding, statin g that such minor i s regu larly enroll ed in school and showing the grade such minor has attained, and certifying th at in their opinio n the minor is phy sically and m entall y qual ified to undertake the work contemplated without retarding his progress in school : Provided, That a work permit issued as required by this Act may be accepted by the issuing officer in lieu of any other requirements for said badge. SEC. 21. Such badge shall bear a number, and every such badge on its reverse side shall be signed in the presence of the officer issuing the same by the minor in whose name it is issued, and shall contain the minor's address and date of birth and such other information as the officer issuing the same shall deem necessary. A complete record of badges issued and refused, and of the facts relating thereto, including the name and address of the parent, guardian, or custodian, the height and weight of the minor, the day, year, and month of birth of the minor, the date of issuance and kind of evidence of age accepted, and school grade and name of school attended, shall be kept in the o ffice of the direc tor of the d epartme nt of school atten dance and work permits. No minor to whom such badge is issued shall give, lend, sell, or otherwise transfer it to any
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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cs. 908. 1928. 1005 provisions of section 17 to 24 of this Act, shall for the first offense For first offense. b e warned by the director of the department of school attendance and work permits and the parent, guardian, or custodian of such minor shall be notified. For any subsequent violation, while under Action of court, ete., the care of said parent, guardian, or custodian, and with his or her tionsnbsegnent vi ol knowledge or consent, said minor may, in the discretion of the court, be deemed to be lacking in proper parental care and guardianship, and m ay on petiti on fil ed for that purpose, and in the discr etion of the court, be committed to the board of public welfare of the District of Columbia until twenty-one years of age or for a shorter period as th e court m ay see fi t, the sa id board of publi c welfare being he reby expressly authorized and required to receive minors so committed. The court may, instead of immediat e commitment, suspen d the Supervision pr , bation of ficer of ju ve. e« imposition or execution of judgment of commitment, or may, after nlle court, etc. partial hearing and instead of proceeding to judgment, suspend further proceedings without judgment, with the consent of the parent, guardian, or custodian of said minor, and in either event may assi gn a proba tion offi cer o f the juv enile cour t to exer cise probationary s upervision over said minor, said probati onary supervision to continue in force and the said minor to remain under the jurisdiction and control of the court as a ward of the court until said minor attains the age of seventeen years, or unless sooner discharged by order of the court or committed to said board of public welfare, the court hereby being given power to withdraw said case from said probationary supervision at any time during said probation period, and after a hearing may commit said minor at once to the said board if, in the opinion of the court, the best interests and Revocation of badge, welfare of said minor shall so require. Upon the recommendation of etc. the principal or chief executive officer of the school which such minor is at tendin g or u pon th e comp laint of any school atten dance office r, or anv officer authorized to enforce this Act, the badge of any minor who violates any provision of this Act, or who becomes delinquent, or who fails to comply with all the legal requirements concerning school attendance, may be revoked by the director of the department of school attendance and work permits for such period as the said officer may require ; and upon revocation said officer shall so notify enk Notification Cat ion to par- the parent, guardian, or custodian having such minor in charge, and it shall thereupon become the duty of said parent, guardian, or custodian to surrender or require said minor to surrender said badge Effect of revocation. to the said officer. After notice to such minor and his parent, guardian, or custodian of revocation of such badge, he shall be deemed to be in the same status as a minor without a bade. The Ro efu sal latio tosurrender , b a vin. refusal of any such minor to surrender his badge upon such revocation shall be deemed a violation of this Act. SEC. 23 . Any person who, either for himself or as agent of any Pers on of feri ng mi nor under 16 an article to be other person, or of any firm, corporation, or company, furnishes or sold in a public place, must ascertain if minor sells or offers for sale to any minor under sixteen any article of any wears his own badge. description to be used for the purpose of sale or distribution in any public place, shall first ascertain that said minor wears his own badge in plain sight as herein provided, and if said minor has no badge, no article shall be furnished or sold to him. Any person who ureiocomply, ete. faii- fails to comply with the foregoing provision, or who furnishes or sells or offers for sale to any minor any article of any description, with the knowledge that he intends to sell or distribute such article in vio lation of an y prov ision of thi s Act, or aft er hav ing re ceived written notic e from any o fficer charg ed with the e nforce ment o f this Act, that such min or is sel ling such article in violat ion of an y provi- sion of said Act, or any person who procures any minor to violate any provision of said Act, shall for a first offense be punished by a For first offense. fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100, or by imprisonment

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 909, 910 . 1928 . 1007 $10,000 per a nnum a nd the salar y of t he Depu ty Pub lic Pr inter shall be $7,500 per annum. Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 910 .-An Act To authorize and publica tion of su le- May s9 ' ls~. preparation pp. MR. 13628 ments to the Code of Laws of the United States with perfecting amendments, [Pub lic, No .620.1 printing of bills to codify the laws relating to the District of Columbia and of such code and of supplements thereto, and for distribution. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there be of Stpe lemen t to Cod e prepa red a nd pu blis hed u nder the super visio n of the Commi ttee on unite d States. Pr epar ation and Revision of -the Laws of the House of Representatives a supplement publication of. author- . d to the Code of Laws of the United States in one volume, in the style iz Contents. and form of said code, to contain the general and permanent laws of Posy p. 1540. the U nited Stat es e nacte d dur ing the S ixty- ninth Con gress and in force December 5, 1927, a restatement of such statutes or parts of statutes as were inaccurately set forth in the code, and statutes of a gener al an d per mane nt na ture in f orce Decem ber, 6, 1 925, omitt ed from the code, and other perfecting amendments to the code, together with preface, table of contents, parallel reference tables, table of statutes repealed since December 6, 1925, and indexes on durable paper and bound in buckram with thumb inserts and other devices to distinguish the parts, and with such explanatory and advertising slips as seem suit able. SEC. 2. That in addition there be prepared and published under the era Supplementsand of gen- permanent supervision of said committee a supplement containing the general laws of 70th and suc- ceeding Congresses, to and per manent laws of eac h sess ion of the Se ventie th and succe eding be prepared in add - Congresses, cumulatively embracing the legislation and ancillaries of " Post,p. 1541. the preceding supplement or supplements . SEC . 3 . That said committee is hereby authorized to print bills to general Bills to and permanent etc ., codify, revise, and reenact the general and permanent laws relating to laws of Dis tri ct the District of Columbia and cumulative supplements thereto, similar to be printed . in style, respectively, to the Code of Laws of the United States, and supplements thereto, and to so continue until final enactment thereof in both House s of t he Con gress of the United State s . Laws in the Code SEC . 4. That in all courts, tribunals, and public offices of the United and supplements prima States, at h ome or abroa d, of the Di strict of Col umbia, and o f each facie evidence of the State, Territory, or insular possession of the United States, the laws Statesor the United set forth in the supplements provided for by sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall, together with the Code of Laws of the United States, so amended and supplemented, establish prima facie the laws of the United States, general and permanent in their nature. SEC. 5 . That copies of the Code of Laws relating to the District of Copie s of the Code of re lating Laws of District of Columb ia, wh en and if co mplete d, and copies of th e supp lement s pro- Columbia, and sup- plements, co nclusive vided for by this Act, printed at the Government Printing Office and evidence of the orig i- bearing its imprint ., shall be conclusive evidence of the original of nags' such code and supplements in the custody of the Secretary of State. Distribution of the SEC. 6 . That copies of the Code of Laws relating to the District District Code and sup- of Columbia, when and if completed, and of the supplements pro- plements. vided for by this Act sh all be distr ibuted by the Super intend ent of Documents in the same manner as bound volumes of the Statutes at Large : Provided, That no slip or pamphlet copies of the Code of ro sl p copies, etc., Laws relating to the District of Columbia, when and if completed, to be printed. and of the supplements provided for by this Act need be printed or distributed : And provided further, That the Code of Laws relating ofsta utseparate p e.~ts to the Distr ict of Colum bia, w hen an d if co mplete d, and the s upple- ments provided for by this Act shall, upon enactment, be published as separate parts of the Statutes at Large.

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elusively vided, That such applicant shall certify in his written application for the same that the volume or volumes for which he applies is intended for his personal use exclusively : And prov ided fur ther , only one co py dur- lug his term of service . no Senator or Representative during his term of service shall . receive under this section more than one copy each of the volumes enumerated herein. Revised statutes dis- tribution repealed. SEC. 9. Section 5 of the Act of July 1 1902 (Thirty-second Stat- Vcl . 32, p. 631, re- utes at Large, page 631), is hereby repealed. pealed. Add itio nal annual SEC. 10. That for preparation and editing an annual appropria- edropriation author « tion of $6,500, in addition to appropriations for the Code of Laws Post, P. 1608. relating to the District of Columbia, is hereby authorized to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 29, 1928 . [H. R . 13622.] [Public, No. 621 .] CHAP. 911 .-An Act To amend and supplement the Code of the Laws of the United States of America. (This Act is printed in a separate volume entitled "Supplement I to The Code of the Laws of the United States of America" .) M 29 ,19 28 a. a1191 .] CHAP. 912 .-An Act To amend an Act of March 3, 1885, entitled "An Act [Public, No . 622 .] providing for allotment of lands in severalty to the Indians residing upon the Umatilla Reservation, in the State of Oregon, and granting patents therefor, and for other purposes ." Umatilla Reserva- Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the tion, oreg. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of Undisposed lands of, the Act of March 3 1885 (Twenty-third Statutes at Large, withheld from sale, for, page grounds tribal grazing 340), be, and the same hereby is, amended so as to authorize the Vol.23,p.342. Secretary of the Interior to withhold from sale or disposition, for use as tri bal gr azing ground s, all unente red an d undi sposed of la nds in township 2 south, ranges 34 and 35 east of the Willamette meridian, Oregon, formerly a part of the Umatilla Reservation. Approved, May 29, 1928.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cias. 913, 914. 1928. 1009 CHAP. 913 .-Joint Resolution Providing for the erection of a public historical museum on the site of Fort Defiance, Defiance, Ohio. Reso lved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled That the Secretary Fort Defi ance, Ohio. f y Cooperation directed of War is authorized and directed (1) to cooperate with the proper with Ohio in selecting official of the State of Ohio, in selecting a site in the public park as si te for memorial public museum to General maintained by the State of Ohio on the site of Fort Defiance at Pubic parkWayne, in Defiance, Ohio, and (2) to construct thereon, as a memorial to C' i lren- eral Anthony Wayne, a public museum suitable for housing a collec- tion of historical relics which is already available ; but such museum shall not be constructed until the State of Ohio has made adequate Construct ion sns provision for its care and maintenance, and the Secretary of War pended until sum from may, in his discretion, suspend all construction under this Act until Ohio available. the State of Ohio has made available the sum of $50,000, to be used in the construction of such museum. SEC. 2 . The plans for such museum shall be subject to the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts. SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of appmaat horizedtobe $25,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the Post, p.1666. provisions of this Act. Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 914 .-Joint Resolution Relating to the immigration of certain relatives of United States citizens and of aliens lawfully admitted to the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 4 of the Immigration Act of 1924 is amended by striking out the word " or " at the end of subdivision (d) and by striking out the period at the end of subdivision (e) and inserting in lieu thereof a semi- colon and the word " or " and by adding after subdivision (e) a new subdi vision to re ad as follow s " (f) A woman who was a citizen of the United States and who prior to September 22, 1922, lost her citizenship by reason of her marriage to an alien, but-at the time of her application for an immi- gration visa is unmarried." SEC. 2. Subdivision (a) of section 4 of the Immigration Act of 1924 is amended to read as follows " (a) An immigrant who is the unmarried child under twenty-one years of age, or the wife, of a citizen of the United States, or the husband of a citizen of the United States by a marriage occurring prior to June 1, 1928 ;" SEC. 3. Section 6 of the Immigration Act of 1924 is amended, to take effect July 1, 1928, to read as follows " SEC . 6 . (a) Immigration visas to quota immigrants shall be is- sued i n each fi scal year as follo ws " (1) Fifty per centum of the quota of each nationality for such year shall be made available in such year for the issuance of immi- gration visas to the following classes of immigrants, without priority of preference as between such classes : (A) Quota immigrants who are the fathers or the mothers, or the husbands by marriage occur- ring after May 31, 1928, of citizens of the United States who are twenty-one years of age or over ; and (B) in the case of any nationality the quota for which is three hundred or more, quota immigrants who are skilled in agriculture, and the wives, and the dependent children under the age of eighteen years, of such immi- grants skilled in agriculture, if accompanying or following to join them. May 29, 1928. [S.J. Res.82.] [Pub. Res., No.60.1 Care, etc ., by Ohio . Approval of plans. May 29,1928.	[S.J. Res.5.] [Pub. Res., No .61.1 Immigration Act of 1924 . Nonquota immi- grants. Vol. 43, p .155, amend . ed. New subdivision. Woman who lost her citizenship by marriage to an alien, but is un- married when immigra- tion visa applied for. Vol .43, p .15 5, amend. ed. Minor child wife of a citizen, or husband of a citizen by marriage prior to June 1, 1928. Quota preferences. Vol .43, p .155, amend- ed. Issue of visas each fiscal year. Available for 50 per cent of the year's quota of each nationality, for spec ifie d cla sses. Fathers, mothers, etc., of citizens who are 21 years old or over. If quota 300 or more, agriculturists, their wives and minor chil- dren.

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 1010 Availability of re- mainder of quota to unmarried minor chil- dren or wives of per- manent alien residents. Portion not required for specified classes available to other quota immigr ants. Month of issue, for preference rights. May 29 ,19 28 . [S.J. Res . 130.] [Pub. Res., No.62.1 Alabama National Forest. Preamble. Vol.36,p.962. Req uirin g co nsent of State legislature for acq uisit ion of a ddi- tional lands for, sus- pended u ntil Decem - ber 30, 1930. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHS. 914, 915 . 1928 . " (2) The remainder of the quota of each nationality for such year, plus any portion of the 50 per centum referred to in paragraph (1) not requi red in such year f or the issuan ce of immigr ation visas to the classes specified in such paragraph, shall be made available in such year for the issuance of immigration visas to quota immigrants of such nationality who are the unmarried children under twenty- une years of age, or the wives, of alien residents of the United States who were lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. " (3) Any portion of the quota of each nationality for such year not required for the issuance of immigration visas to the classes specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be made available in such year for the issuance of immigration visas to other quota immi- grants of such nationality. " (b) The preference provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) shall, in the case of quota immigrants of any nation- ality, be given in the calendar month in which the right to preference is established, if the number of immigration visas which may be issued in such month to quota immigrants of such nationality has not already been issued ; otherwise, in the next calendar month ." Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 915.-Joint Resolution Suspending certain provisions of law in connec- tion with the acquisition of lands within the Alabama National Forest. Whereas section 7 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (Thirty-sixth Statutes, page 961), provides "That no deed or other instrument of convey- ance shall be acc epted or app roved by the Secret ary of Agric ulture under this Act until the legislature of the State in which the land lies shall have consented to the acquisition of such land by the United States for the purpose of preserving the navigability of navigable streams " ; and Whereas the State of Alabama by an Act approved November 30, 1907, consented to such acquisitions ; and Whereas the State of Alabama by an Act approved September 28, 1923, repealed the aforesaid Act of November 30, 1907 ; and Whereas the Secretary of Agriculture was not informed of said repea l and contin ued to contr act fo r the p urchas e of c ertain lands with in t he pr esent ext erior boun darie s of the Alaba ma N ation al Forest, located in Winston, Lawrence, and Franklin Counties, in the said State of Alabama ; and Wher eas th e fore stry o fficia ls of the sai d Stat e of A labama appro ved the policy of consolidation of lands within the present exterior boundaries of the aforesaid Alabama National Forest : Now, there- fore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of section 7 requiring the consent of the said State legislature for the acquisition of such lands be and the same are hereby suspended as to any unacquired lands within the present exterior boundaries of the said Alabama National Forest until and including December 31, 1930. Approved, May 29, 1928.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESs. I. CHs. 916-918 . 1928 . 1011 CHAP. 9 1 6 .-Joint Re solution Authorizing the Secretary of Wa r to receive May 29, 1928. for instructions at the United States Milita ry Academy at West P oint, Jose J. [S .J. Res. 155.1 Jim enez, a citi zen of Venez uela. [Pub. Res., No. 63 .1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United S tate s of Ame rica in Cong ress ass embl ed, That the Secretary of War citizen of'Venezuela. a be, and he hereby is, authorized to permit Jose J. Jimenez to receive Admitted to Mili. instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point tart' Academy. Proaisos Provided, That no expense shall be caused to the United States No expe . nse. thereby, and that Jose J. Jimenez shall agree to comply with all regu- C ondit ions. lations for the police and discipline of the academy, to be studious, and to give his utmost efforts to accomplish the courses in the various departments of instruction, and that said Jose J. Jimenez shall not be admitted to the academy until he shall have passed the mental and physical examinations prescribed for candidates from the United States, and that he shall be immediately withdrawn if deficient in studies or in conduct and so recommended by the academic board Oath and service. Provided further, That in the case of said Jose J. Jimenez the provi- R.s .,sees. 1320,1321, sio ns of section s 1320 and 13 21 of the Revi sed Statutes shall bep .227 . s uspend ed. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 29, 1928. CHAP. 917 .-Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to invite representa- 	[s .J. Res. 161 .1 tives of foreign governments to attend an international aeronautical conference [Pub. Res., No. 64.] on civil aeronautics in Washington on December 12, 13, and 14, 1928. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the International con. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the President ference on civil aero- nautics. be, and he is hereby, authorized and requested to invite representa- Foreign governments tives of foreign governments to attend an international aeronautical invited to attend . conference on civil aeronautics to be held in Washington, District of Columbia, December 12, 13, and 14, 1928. SEC. 2 . That the sum of $24,700, or so much thereof as may be e xen ses on' antforbmetingorietd for . necessary, is hereby authorized to e appropriated for the expenses of such meeting, including salaries in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, rent in the District of Columbia, printing and binding, transportation, subsistence or per diem in lieu of subsistence (n ot- withstanding the provisions of any other Act), contract stenographic rep orting servic es, off icial cards, and suc h expe nses as may be actua lly and necessarily incurred by the Government of the United States by reason of such invitation in the observance of proper courtesies. Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 918 .-Joint Resolution To appoint a Board of Engineers to examine and report upon the dam to be constructed under H. R. 5773, the Boulder Dam bill. May 29,1928. [S.J. Res. 164.1 [Pub. Res ., No. 65.1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the Bo ulder Dam. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Ap pointment of of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to appoint a board board of engineers an- Y thor ized to exa mine of five eminent engineers and geologists, at least one of whom shall proposed site, plans, etc., of, and report prior be an engineer officer of the Army on the active or retired list, to to December 1,1928. examine the proposed site of the dam to be constructed under the provisions of H. R. 5773, Seventieth Congress, first session, and review the plans and estimates made therefor, and to advise him prior to December 1, 1928, as to matters affecting the safety, the economic and engineering feasability, and adequacy of the proposed structure and incidental works, the compensation of said board to be compensation. fixed by him for each, respectively, but not to exceed $50 per day

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 1012 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 918-920, 992 . 1928 . and necessary traveling expenses, including a per diem of not to exceed $6, in lieu of subsistence, for each member of the board so employed for the time employed and actually engaged upon such w o rk : And provided further, That the work of co nstr uctio n sha ll not be commenced until plans therefor are approved by said special board of engineers. No authority hereby conferred on the Secretary of the Interior shall be exercised without the President's sanction and approval. The expenses herein authorized shall be paid out of the reclamation fund established by the Act of June 17, 1902. Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 919.-Joint Resolution To provide for the striking of a medal com- memorative of the achievements of Thomas A. Ediso n in illumin ing the path of progress through the development and application of inventions that have revolu- tionized civilization in the last century. Thomas A. Eaison. Resolved by the Senate and Hoicse of Representatives of the Gol d medal to be Unite d Stat es o f Ameri ca in Congre ss asse mbled, Th at in recogn ition presented to, commem- orative of his achieve- of the achieve ments of Thomas A. Edi son, the S ecre tary of th e ments. Treasury is authorized and directed to cause to be struck and pre- sented to Thomas A. Edison a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. For such purpose there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $1,000. Approved, May 29, 1928. Proviso. No construction work until pla ns ap prov ed. Approval of Pre sid ent. Expenses from lamation fund. Vol. 32, p. 388. Sum authorized. Post, p. 161 4 . the r ev- May 29, 1928. [H.J. Res.243.1 [Pub. Res., No. 66 .1 May 29, 1928. [H.J. Res . 307 .] CHAP. 920.-Joint Resolution To preserve for development the potential [Pub. Res ., No.67.] water power and park facilities of the gorge and Great Falls of the Potomac River. Great Falls of the Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Potomac River. States of America in Congress assembled, That, in order to preserve For preservation of nat ural resource s, etc ., for d evelo pment, in what ever mann er Co ngres s may ult imate ly fi nd of,nopermittobeissued most desirable, the natural resources in water, potential water power, to any private interest for development of and ark and recreational facilities afforded b the falls and gorge of water power in the p y g river, until further ac- the Potomac River near the Na tional Capital, the Federal Power tion of congress . Commission be and hereby is directed not to issue any permit, pre- liminary or final, to any private interest for the development of water power in the Potomac River between the mouth of Rock Creek and a point four miles upstream from the present intake for the water supply of Washington, until further action of Congress, after consideration of such joint report or separate reports as may be made by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Federal Power Commi ssion as to the be st util izatio n of t he sai d area for the public benefit. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 31, 1928. [H. R. 10435.] CHAP. 992 .-An Act Providing for the extension of the time limitations under [Publ ic, No. 6 23 .] which patents were issued in the case of persons who served in the military or naval forces of the United States during the World War. Paten ts Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Application for ex- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That any person tension of, by hopor- ably discharged veteran who served honorably in the military or naval forces of the United of world war. States at any time between April 6, 1 91 7, and November 11, 1918, bo th dat es inc lusive, and was su bseque ntly ho norabl y disc harged , may within, six months after the enactment of this Act, upon payment of a fee of $20, make application to the Commissioner of Patents, com-

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cia. 992. 1928. 1013 prising a verified statement, accompanied by supporting evidence of statement of facts the following facts : required. (A) That he is the inventor or discoverer of an invention or Patentee of invention discovery for which a specified patent was granted prior to the 11th v ember 11,• 19 18, No dd day of Novemb er, 19 18, th e orig inal t erm of which remain s unex pired unexpired. at the time of the f iling of the appli cation. ow nership bet ween (B) That between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and April 6, 1917, and No- also at the time of the passage of this Act, he held, by ownership or vember 11, 1918. contract, a right in said invention or under said patent or to income by way of royalty or otherwise therefrom, whereby an extension of the term of said patent would benefit him. Income reduced, etc., (C) That between April 6, 1917, and July 2, 1921, he was not by war service. receiving from said patent an income, or that his income therefrom was reduced by his said service. (D) That at the time of his induction into the service he was mak- Exploiting invention when inducted int o ing diligent effort to exploit the invention covered by his patent. service. (E) The names of all persons, firms, or corporations, if an ha of all per- any, sons ha rights, holding at the time of the passage of this Act, by grant, transfer, "to-, under the patent. license, or contract from him, any right or interest in the invention or disc overy or und er the paten t, and their consen t to t he ext ension for which application is made, which shall be supported by an instru- ment, o r inst rument s, exe cuted by all such p ersons, firm s, and cor- porations, evidencing their consent to such extension . Period of extension (F) The period of extension of the patent from the expiration of applied for limited to the original term thereof, for which he applies, which shall in no war services length of case exceed a further term of three times the length of his said service in the military or naval forces of the United States between the dates of April 6, 1917, and July 2, 1921, but exclusive of any reenlistment subsequent to November 11, 1918 . Ex tension gra nted (G) That the licensee of a patent affected by this Act shall auto- licensee, matically be granted an extension of said license for the period of the extension on the same terms and conditions as contained in said existing license, thereby creating an equitable adjustment of the benefits of this A ct. Conflicting rights of (H) That such extension shall in no way impair the right of any- other patents, etc ., not one who before the passage of this Act was bona fide in possession of any rights in patents or applications for patents conflicting with L awful man ufac tur- the rights in any patents extended under this Act, nor shall any ing of invention before extension granted under this Act impair the right of anyone who was pas sage of Act. lawfull y manu factur ing be fore t he pas sage of this Act th e inve ntion covered by the extended patent. Application of legal SEC. 2. In the case of a veteran, as described in paragraph 1 of representative of vet- this Act, who dies, or has died, or who becomes insane or unable to etcn in case of death, act, which veteran owned an interest as described in this Act in said patent at the time of his death or at the time he was declared mentally incompetent or became unable to act before said extension is granted, such application may be filed or proceeded with by his legal repre- R s ., see. 4896, p. sentati ves su bstant ially as pro vided in sect ion 48 96 of the Re vised 947 .' Statutes of the United States (United States Code, title 35, section U. S. 35, p. Code, p . 1168. 46), as amended, with respect to proceedings in such cases for obtaining a patent. P rocee ding s before SEC. 3 . On the filing of such application the Commissioner of Commissioner o f Patents shall cause an examination thereof to be made, and if, on Pat ents. such examination, it shall appear that such application conforms, or by amendment or supplement is made to conform, to the requirements of section 1 of this Act, the commissioner shall cause notice of such Notice of opposition. application to be published at least once in the Official Gazette. Any person who believes that he would be injured by such extension may within forty- five d ays fr om suc h publ ication oppos e the same o n the ground that any of the statements of the application for extension

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 1014 Hearings. Denial of extension. Appeal. Cert ifica te to issu e if extension granted. Publication, etc ., of not ice. Effect of extension. Provisos. Infringemen t pr o- ceedings after expira- tion of original patent . Rights of United States not affected. Larry Cardwell. Reinstatement of, in the Naval Academy, directed. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 992, 993. 1928 . requir ed by sec tion 1 of this Act is not t rue in fa ct, which said not ice of opp osition s hall be v erified b efore an officer a uthorized by the l aws of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia to administer oaths. In all cases where notice of opposition is filed the Commis- sioner of Patents shall notify the applicant for extension thereof and set a day of hearing. If after such hearing the Commissioner of Paten ts is of the opini on tha t such extens ion sh ould n ot be grante d, he ma y deny the a pplica tion t herefo r, stat ing in writi ng his reaso ns for such denial. Where an extension is refused the applicant there- for shall have the same remedy by appeal from the decision of the commissioner as is now provided by law where an application for patent is refused. If no opposition to the grant of the extension is filed, or if, after opposition is filed, it shall be decided that the applicant is entitled to the extension asked for, the Commissioner of Patents shall issue a certificate that the term of said patent is extended for the additional period for which application has been made as aforesaid, and shall cause notice of such extension to be published in the Official Gazette and marked upon copies of the patent for sale by the Patent Office, in such manner as the commissioner may dete rmin e. SEC. 4. Thereupon said patent shall have the same force and effect in law as though it had been originally granted for seventeen years plus the term of such extension : Provided, however, That in any action, at law or in equity, for infringement after the expiration of seventeen years from the grant of the patent and during the period of such extension, the defendant may plead the general issue, and having given notice in writing to the plaintiff or his attorney thirty days before, may prove on trial that any of the statements of the application for extension required by section 1 of this Act is not true in fact ; and if any one or more of such statements shall be found untrue in fact, judgment shall be rendered for the defendant, with costs : Provided further, That no person whose patent shall be exten ded un der th e prov isions of th is Act shall be per mitted to ma ke any claim for damages against the United States for the period of the extension, and the rights of the United States shall remain in all respe cts as if th ese pa tents had no t been extend ed. Approved, May 31, 1928. acne 8, 1928. [H. R.6263.] CHAP. 993 .-An Act To provide for the reinstatement of Larry Cardwell [Pu blic, No . 624.1 in the United States Naval Academy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of the Navy is authorized and directed to reinstate Larry Card- well in the United States Naval Academy, of which he was a mid- shipman at the time of his discharge on November 19, 1926 ; the said Larry Cardwell to become a member of the class of 1930 on the date of reinstatement, and to be accorded all rights, privileges, and bene- fits to which he would have been entitled had he not been so discharged. Appro ved, June 8, 1 928.

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 PUBLIC LAWS OF THE SEVENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES Passed at the second session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the third day of December, 1928, and was adjourned without day on Monday, the fourth day of March, 1929. CALVIN COOL IDGE, President ; CHARLES G. DAWES, Vice President ; GEORGE H. MOSES, President of the Senate pro tempore ; NICHOLAS LONGWORTH, Spe aker of the House of Representatives. CHAP. 1 .-An Act To authorize the city of Fort Thomas, Kentucky, to December )2s widen, improve, reconstruct, and resurface Fort Thomas Avenue and to assess [public, No . 625 .1 the cost thereof against the United States according to front feet of military reservation abutting thereon, and authorizing an appropriation therefor . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled That the authori- Fort Thoma s, Ky . Improving,etc .streef, ties of the city of For t Thom as, Ke ntucky, are h ereby author ized t o abutting grounds of, widen, improve, reconstruct, and resurface Fort Thomas Avenue with authorized by the city . concrete curbing and paving, including sidewalks, under the super- vision and subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, and are Apportionment of authorized to assess and apportion the cost thereof against the United cost . States according to the number of front and abutting feet of ground of the United States Military Reservation in the same proportion and to the same extent that the cost is assessed and apportioned against other owners of private property fronting and abutting on Sum authorized to be said street, and the sum of $11,000 is hereby authorized to be appro- approp riated. 4. priated out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to p ay f or sa id im prov ement s abu tting app roxim ately one thou sand five hundred feet on said street when the same are completed, and same to be paid on approval of the Secretary of War. Approved, December 5, 1928. CHAP. 2 .-Joint Resolution For the appointment of W. S. Al brigh t, of Kansas, as a member of the Board of Managers of the National Homes for Dis- abled Volunteer Soldiers. 1015 December 6, 1928, [11.J. Res. 168.1 [Pub. Res., No.68.] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That W. S. Albright, of Di ab ledVol uniersol Kansas, be, and he is hereby, appointed a member of the Board of diers. Managers of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers of ponted'a manager o the United States, to succeed W. S. Albright, whose term expires January 6, 1929. Approved, December 6, 1928.

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 1016 December 6, 1928. [H . J. Res. 193.1 [Pub. Res., No .69.1 National Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol- dier s. Roy L. Marston, ap- pointed a m anager of. December 7, 1928. [S.J . Res.131 .1 CHAP. 5 .-Joint Resolution Providing for the participation by the United [Pub. Res ., No. 70.] States in the International Conference for the Revision of the Convention of 19 14 for the Safety of Life at Sea. International Confer- Resolved by the Senate and Hones of li8pYeesntll'ti es 0,f the en ee for Revision of United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of Convention for Safety of Life at Sea. $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby author- sum authorized for participatio n therein. ized to be app ropri ated for th e exp enses of participation b y the Post, p .1612. United States in the International Conference for the Revision of the Conv ention of 1914 for the S afety of Life at Sea, to be held in Lo ndon, Eng land , in 1929, including travel and subsistence or per diem in lieu of subsistence (notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act), compensation of employees, stenographic and other serv- ices by contract if deemed necessary, rent of offices, purchase of necessary bo oks and do cum en ts, printing and binding, printing of official visiting cards, and such other expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of State. Approved, December 7, 1928 . December 8,1928. [H. R .8728.1 CHAP. 11 .-An Act To authorize the Postmaster General to give motor- [Public, No. 626 .1 vehicle service employees credit for actual time served on a basis of one year for each thr ee hu ndred and six days of eight hours served as substitute. Postal service. Be it enacted b y the Senate and Home of Representatives of the Reclassification of United States of America in Congress assembled, Th at se cti on 11 salaries . 43,p. 1065, of the Act entitled "An Act reclassifying the salaries of postmasters amended, and employees of the Postal Service ., readjusting their salaries and U.S. Code, p.1242 . compensation on an equitable basis, increasin g postal rates to pr ovi de for suc h rea dj ust me nt, and for other pu rpo se s," approved February 28, 1925 (Forty-third Statutes at Large, page 1064, United States Code, title 39, section 104), is amended by adding thereto the following : " Subs titut e cle rks, s ubsti tute garage -men drive rs, su bstit ute driver-mechanics, and substitute general mechanics, when appointed regu lar c lerks, gara ge-me n driv ers, drive r-mech anics, or genera l mechanics in the motor-vehicle service, shall be given credit for the actual time se rved as a substi tute on the basi s of one year fo r each three hundred and six days of eight hours, and shall be appointed to the grade to which such clerk, garage-man driver, driver-mechanic, or gene ral mechan ic, would have progr essed had his origin al appointment as a s ubstitute been made to grad e one . Substitute service shall be computed from the date of original appointment as a regular classified substitute, and the salaries of the employees shall be fixed accordingly upon the date of their advancement to a regular position under the Act of February 28, 1925, and thereafter." Approved, December 8, 1928 . Subs titu te cl erks , etc ., when appointed to regular status given credit for time as sub- stitutes. Computation of serv- ice. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs.3,5,11. 1928 . CHAP. 3 .-Joint Resolution For the appointment of Roy L. Marston, of Maine, as a member of the Board of Ma nagers of the National Home for Disabled Vol unteer Soldie rs. Resolved by the Se nate and House o f Represen tatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, Tha t Roy L. Marston, of Maine, be, and is hereby, appointed a member of the Bo ard of M anag ers of the N atio nal Home for Dis able d Vo lunt eer Soldiers of the United States to succeed himself. Appr oved , De cemb er 6, 1928.

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 1018 S EVEN TIET H CONGRESS. SESS. II. CBs. 13, 14, 18. 1928 . of said Main Street north forty-four degrees east one hundred and ninety-two and seven one-hundredths feet to granite monument at the land now or formerly of the heirs of Andrew Whitney ; thence by land of said heirs of Andrew Whitney, making an included angle of ninety degrees and bearing north forty-six degrees west four and twenty-five one-hundredths feet to land of grantee ; thence by land of said grantee, making an included angle of ninety degrees and bearing south forty-four degrees west one hundred and sixty-two and forty-eight one-hundredths feet ; thence tangent to the last described line on a curve to the right with a radius of thirty-three and seven one-hundredths feet a distance of forty-eight and seventy- three one hundredths feet to a point in the northeasterly line of said Merriam Avenue ; the tangent distance of this last described curve is thirty feet, and the central angle of the curve is eighty-four degrees tw ent y-s ix min ute s ; thence by said northe asterly line of Merriam Avenue, tangent to the last described curve and bearing south fifty- one degre es thirty-four minutes east thirty-four and twenty-sev en one-hundredths feet to the point of beginning. This last described line makes an included angle with the first described line of ninety- five degrees thirty-four minutes. Such easement shall continue so long as the land shall be used exclusively for street purposes. Approved, December 8, 1928. Use restricted. December 8, 1928. [a.R.12951.1 CHAP. 1 4 .-An Act Providing for the purchase of six hu ndred and forty [Public, No. 629 .1 acres of land, more or less, immediately adjoining Camp Clark, at Nevada, Mis sour i, and aut hori zing an app ropr iat ion ther efo r. Be it enacted by the Senate an d House of Representatives o f the da, Cam p Clark, Neva- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That a sum not to sum au th ori zed to exceed $70,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any purchase land adjoin- ing the reservation. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purchase Post, p. 1665. of six hundred and forty acres of land, more or less, described as follows : The south half of section 12, township 35 north, range 31, and the south half of section 7, township 35 north, range 30, immediately adjoining and for use in connection with the present military reservation of Camp Clark, at Nevada, Missouri ; and the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to make such purchase. Approved, December 8, 1928. Decem ber 10, 1 928. [S. 4402.1	CHAP. 18 .-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to assign to [Public, No. 630.] the Chief of Naval Operations the public quarters originally constructed for the Superintendent of th e Naval Observatory in the District of Co lumbia. Na vy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep rese ntat ives of the Assignment of quar . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary tern for Chief of Naval Operations . of the Navy, in his discretion, is hereby authorized to assign to the . Chief of Naval Operations the public quarters constructed under the Vol.26,p.806. authority of a provision contained in the Act of March 2, 1891 (Twe nty-eig hth St atutes at Larg e, pag e 806), for th e offi cial re sidence of the Super intendent of the Naval Obs ervatory in th e District of Columbia. Approved, December 10, 1928.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cn. 19. 1928 . 1019 CHAP. 19 .-An Act To amend sections 23 and 24 of the General Leasing Act approved February 25, 1920 (Forty-Atrst Statutes at Large, page 437). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That sections 23 and 24 of the General Leasing Act approved February 25, 1920 (Forty-first Statutes at Large, page 437), are hereby amended to read as fol lows " SEC. 23. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to grant to any qualified applicant a prospecting permit which shall give the exclusive right to prospect for chlorides, sulphates, carbonates, borat es, si licate s, or nitrat es of sodium, in la nds be longin g to t he United States for a period of not exceeding two years : Provided, That the area to be included in such a permit shall not exceed two thousand five hundred and sixty acres of land in reasonably compact form. SEC . 24. That upon showing to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the I nterio r that valua ble de posits of one of th e subs tances enume r- ated in section 23 hereof have been discovered by the permittee within the area covered by his permit and that such land is chiefly valuable therefor, the permittee shall be entitled to a lease for any or all of the land embraced in the prospecting permit at a royalty of not less than 2 per centum of the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and other related products at the point of shipment to market ; the lands in such lease to be taken in compact form by legal subdivisions of the public land surveys or, if the land be not surveyed, by survey executed at the cost of the permi ttee i n acco rdance with regula tions p rescri bed by the S ecreta ry of the Interior. Lands known to contain valuable deposits of one of the substances enumerated in section 23 hereof and not covered by permits or leases shall be subject to lease by the Secretary of the Inte rior throu gh a dvert iseme nt, c ompe titiv e bid ding, or such other methods as he may by general regulations adopt and in such areas as he shall fix, not exceeding two thousand five hundred and sixty acres. All lease s unde r this secti on sha ll be c onditi oned u pon the payment by the lessee of such royalty as may be fixed in the lease, not less than 2 per centum of the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and other related products at the point of shipment to market, and the payment in advance of a rental of 25 cents per acre for the first calendar year or fraction thereof, 50 cents per acre for the second, third, fourth, and fifth calendar years respectively ; and $1 per acre per annum thereafter during the continuance of the lease, such rental for any one year to be credited against royalties accruing for that year. Leases under this section shall be for a period of twenty years, with preferential right in the lessee to renew for successive periods of ten years upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior unless otherwise provided by law at the expiration of such period : Provided, That nothing in this Act shall proh ibit the minin g an d sal e of sodiu m co mpoun ds un der potas sium leases issued pursuant to the Acts of October 2, 1917 (Fortieth Stat- utes at Large, page 297), and February 7, 1927 (Forty-fourth Statutes at Large, page 1457), nor the mining and sale of potassium compounds as a by-product from sodium leases taken under this section : Provi ded f urthe r, That on application by any lessee the ent odsescation of pres- Secretary of the Interior is authorized to modify the rental and royalty provisions stipulated in any existing sodium lease to conform to the provisions of this section ." Approved, December 11, 1928 . 54835•-29-rr 1-68 December 11, 1928 . [1f. R. 10885.1 [Public, No .631.] Public lands . Nonmetallic mineral deposits on . Vol. 41, p.447, amend- ed. Prospecting permits allowed for sodi um compounds . Protiso . Area limited . Lease to permittee of the a rea in w hich discovery made . Roy alty . Landscontaining kn own deposits sub . ject to lease . Royalty, rentals, etc . Term of leases . Prorisas . Sales, etc., of com- pounds u nder potas - sium leases not forbid- den . Vol. 40, p. 297. Vol . 44, p. 1057.

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 1020 December 11, 1928. [H.J.Res.332.] [Pub. Res., No.71.] Kitty Hawk, N. C . Memorial to Wilbur and Orvi lle Wrigh t fo r airplane flight at Kill De vil Hi lls . Preamble. Vol.44,p.1264. Congressional com- mittee to attend ex- ercises of unveiling thereof . December 12 1929 . [S.3171.] [Public, No. 632.] Composition. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs. 20, 23. 1928 . CHAP. 20 .-Joint Resolution To appoint a congressional committee to attend the exercises celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first airplane flight made by Wilbur and Orville Wright on December 17, 1903, at Kill Devil Hills, Ki tty H awk, North Caro lina. Whereas on December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright astounded the world by making the first successful airplane flight at Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina; and Whereas the Congress of the United States has passed an Act author- izing the erection of a memorial at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to commemorate this great epoch in history, the corner stone of which is to be laid on December 17, 1928, the twe nty-fi fth an ni- versary of the first flight; and Whereas the delegates attending the International Aeronautical Con- fere nce calle d by the Presi dent in Wa shin gton will atte nd in a body the exercises to be held at Kitty Hawk, and the National Aeronautic Association will unveil a tablet to commemorate same; Orville Wright, the surviving brother, being the guest of honor; and Whereas it is both fitting as well as the desire of the Congress to be represented on said occasion : Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a committee com- posed of six Members of the House of Representatives and three Members of the Senate shall be appointed by the Presiding Officer of each House to attend said celebration at Kitty Hawk on Decem- ber 17, 1928, the necessary expenses of said committee to be paid out of the contingent funds of the House and Senate. Appro ved, Decem ber 11, 1928 . CHAP. 23 .-An Act Providing for a Presidents' plaza and memorial in the cit y of Nashv ille, Stat e of Tenne ssee, to A ndrew Jack son, James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson, former Presidents of the United States. Nashville, Tenn. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sum auth oriz ed f or United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby contribution to Pres- idents'Plaza, asmemo- authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury rial in, of former Pres- not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $300,000 as a contribution idents Jackson, Polk, and Johnson. on the part of the United States to the establishment of a Presi- dents' plaza in the city of Nashville, State of Tennessee, and for the erection thereon of a proper memorial in honor and to the memory of Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson, former Presidents of the United States. Nashville Presidents' SEC. 2 . There is hereby established a commission, to be known as Plaz a Co mmiss ion es- tablished. the Nashville Presidents' Plaza Commission (hereinafter referred to as the commission), and to be composed of fifteen commissioners, as follows : Three persons to be appointed by the President of the United States; three Senators by the President of the Senate; three Members of the House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House; the Governor of the State of Tennessee; the judge of the coun ty c ourt of Da vids on Co unty, Tenn esse e; the mayor of the city of Nashville, Tennessee; and three persons to be appointed by the Governor of the State of Tennessee. The commissioners shall serve with out compe nsati on, selec t a c hairm an f rom a mong thei r num ber, and appoint a secretary at such salary as the commission may fix. Contributio n subject SEC. 3. No part of the contribution on the part of the United States State , equa l fr om shall be appropriated until there has been raised within the State of T enne ssee by pr ivat e sub scrip tion and/ or by publ ic a pprop ria- tion an additional sum of $300,000 as a contribution to the payment

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 23, 24, 26. 1928 . of cost of said memo rial, and plans an d specif ications for the l ocation and design of said memorial shall have been approved by the Joint Committee on the Library, with the advice of the National Com- mission of Fine Arts. Approved, December 12, 1 9 28. December 12,1928. CHAP 24-An Act Amending section 764 of Subchapter VII, fraternal [H. R .10869.] . . beneficial associations, of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia. Be it enacted b y the Senate and House o f Representatives of the District of Columbia United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 764 of cede. Subchapter XII, fraternal beneficial associations, of the Code of Law Fraternal beneficial for the District of Columbia, be amended to read : as Vol . 31, p. 1316, ° amended. SEC. 764 . THIS LAW NOT TO APPLY TO ASSOCIATIONS FOR PROFIT .- Law not applicable Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to apply to any cor- to associations for f profit, etc. poration, society, order, or association carrying on the business o li fe, healt h, casual ty, or ac cident in surance for profi t or gain, and it shall only apply to fraternal beneficial associations as defined by section 749, and nothing in this subchapter contained shall be con- strued to affect any grand or subordinate lodge or branch of any such fr aternal b eneficial societie s, orders, or ass ociations which li mits its ce rtific ate ho lders to a p articu lar re ligious denom inatio n or t o the employees of a particular town or city, designated firm, business house, or corporation, or department or branch of the United States Government, nor the grand or subordinate lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, nor any grand or subordinate lodge, or other body of Free and Accepted Masons, nor the grand or any subordinate lodge of the Knights of Pythias, nor the National Council or any sub- ordinate council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics, no r the nation al cou ncil o r any subord inate c ouncil of th e Daug hters of America, nor the supreme council of the Knights of Columbus or an y subo rdinat e coun cil th ereof, or si milar o rders, assoc iation s, or so cietie s that do no t have as th eir pr incipal objec t the issuan ce of benefit certificates of membership in case of death or the payment of sick, funeral, or death benefits exceeding in amount $100 ." Approved, December 12, 1928 . CHAP. 26 .-An Act To amend section 8 of an Act entitled "An Act to inc orporate the Howar d Univers ity in th e Distric t of Colu mbia," ap proved March 2, 1867 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 8 of an Act entitled " An Act to incorporate the Howard University in the District of Columbia," approved March 2, 1867, be amended to read as follows " SEC. 8 . Annual appropriations are hereby authorized to aid in the construction, development, improvement, and maintenance of the university, no part of which shall be used for religious instruction. The university shall at all times be open to inspection by the Bureau of Education and shall be inspected by the said bureau at least once each year. An annual report making a full exhibit of the affairs of the university shall be presented to Congress each year in the report of the Bure au of Educ ation ." Approved, December 13, 1928 . a 1021 Approval of design . [Public, No . 633 .] Further exceptions . December 13, 1928 . [H. R.279.] [Public, No . 634 .] District of Columbia . Ho ward U nivers ity . Vol . 14, p .439, amend- ed . An nual appropria- tions authorized for mai ntenan ce, et c . Post, p . 1606. An nual report to Congress.

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 1022 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 28, 29. 1928 . Decembe r I5, 1928. CHAP. 28.-An Act To prov ide for issuance of perpetual easement t o the [H. R. 11983.] department of fish and ga me, State of Idaho, to ce rtain lands situated wit hin the [Public, N0. 635 .] original boundaries of the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, State of Idaho. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Reserva tion, Idaho. Nez Per Indian United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Easeme nt to lands in, issued to Idaho for of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue perpetual fis h and game propaga- easement to the department of fish and game, State of Idaho, to the t`on. following-described lands, all situated within the original boundaries of the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, State of Idaho Description. Commencing at a point on the east and west center line of section 14, township 35 north, range 4 west, Boise meridian, eight hundred and eighty-five feet west of the east quarter corner of said section 14, which point of beginning is also on the easterly right-of-way line of the Camas Prairie Railroad ; thence north three degrees ten minutes west, along said right-of-way line a distance of one thousand six hundred and forty-six feet ; thence east a distance of one thou- sand one hundred and fifty-eight and five-tenths feet to a point on the westerly right of way line of the county road ; thence south three degrees twenty-seven minutes west along said county road right- of-way line a distance of one thousand six hundred and forty-eight feet to a point on the east and west center l ine of se ction 13, township 35 north, range 4 west, Boise meridian, which point is eighty-three and six-tenths feet east of the west quarter corner of said section 13 ; thence north eighty -nine degree s fift y-eight minut es wes t, alo ng the east and west center lines of said sections 13 and 14, a distance of nine hundr ed an d si xty-e ight and six-t enths feet to the p oint of beginning. Lying partly in the northwest quarter section 13 and partly in the northeast quarter section 14. All in township 35 north, range 4 west, Boise meridian, containing forty and twenty-two one- hundredths acres, more or less. Use defined . Said lands to be used by the department of fish and game, State Reversion for non. Of Idaho, for the propagation of fish and game : Provided, That user, should the land herein granted cease to be used by the department of fish and game, State of Idaho, for the propagation of fish and game, the easement shall cease, the grantees be permitted to remove structures and equipment that they may have added, and the land described revert to the grantors herein. Approved, December 15, 1928. December 15, IM. [H.R.13824.] CHAP. 29 .-An Act Authorizing L. L. Montague, his heirs, legal repre- [Public, No. 636 .] sentatives, and assi gns, to construct, m aintain, and operate a bridge across Colum bia Rive r at or near Arl ingt on, Orego n. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the L Montague map L . L. Monta e. United States of America in Congress assembled, That in o rder to bridge, at Arlington, facilit ate in tersta te com merce, impro ve the postal servi ce, an d pro- Oreg. vide for military and other purposes, L. L. Montague, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to c onstr uct, main tain, and opera te a brid ge an d ap proac hes t here to across the Columbia River, at a point suitable to the interests of Co nstruc tion. navigation at or near Arlington, Oregon, in accordance with the Vol.34,p.84. provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and Ri ght to acquir e real subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. estate, etc ., for location, SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon L. L. Montague, his heirs, approaches, etc' legal representatives, and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. TI. Cii. 29. 1928 . 1023 are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compen- sation th erefor, to be ascertained a nd paid accor ding to the la ws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the conde mnation or exp ropriation of property for public purpos es in such State. SEC. 3 . The said L. L. Montague, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority con- tained in the Act of March 23, 1906. SEC. 4. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the Secretary of War, either the State of Oregon, the State of Wash- ington, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches and any interest in real property necessary therefor, by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation, in accordance with the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If at any time after the expiration of fifteen years after the comple- tion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expro- pria tion, the am ount of dam ages o r comp ensat ion to be al lowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of con- structing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value ; (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interest in real property ; (3) actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of construct- ing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interests in real pr o pe rt y ; and (4) ac tual expendit ures for nece ssary improvem ents. SEc. 5. If such bridge shall be taken over or acquired by the States or public agencies or political subdivisions thereof or by either of them, as provided in section 4 of this Act, and if tolls are thereafter charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of main- taining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management and to provide a sinking fund suffi- cient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing co st, as soon a s possible und er reasonable charges but within a period of not to exceed fifteen years from the date of acquiring the same. After a s inking fund su fficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical man- agement. An ac curate record of the amount paid for acq uiring the bridge and its approaches, the actual expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. SEc. 6. L. L. Mon tague, his he irs, legal rep resentatives, and assigns, shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file with the Secretary of War and with the highway depart- ments of the States of Oregon and Washington a sworn, itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real Con demn atio n pro. ceedings. Tolls authorized. Vol.34,p.85. Acquisition author- ize d, a fter comp letio n, by Orego n, Washing - ton, etc. Compensation if ac. quired by condemna - tion. Lim itati ons. Tol ls un der Stat e, etc ., operation. Rates applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. Maintenance as free bridge, etc.,after amor- tizing costs. Record of expendi- ture s and rec eipts. Sworn statement of operation costs, etc ., to be filed after com- ple tio n.

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 1024 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 29, 30 . 1928 . property necessary therefor, and the actual financing and promotion Examination by Sec- Costs. The Secretary of War may, and upon request of the highway retary of war. department of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of such costs so filed and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge ; for the purpose of such investigation the said L. L. Montague, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make avail able all of h is records in connection wi th the constr uction, financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promo tion of the b ridge shall be conclusive f or the purpos es men- tioned in section 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. Right to sell, etc., SEC. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to L. L. Montague, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, and any corporation to which, or any person to whom, such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. SEc. 8. The rig ht to alter, amend, or repe al this Act i s hereby expressly reserved. Approved, December 15, 1928. conferred. Findings of tary conclusive. Amend ment. December 15, 1928. [H . R. 12533.1 [Public, No. 637.] Secre- Lig htho uses. Portion of Dutch Gap reservation, Va ., transferred to Colonial Dames of America. Description. Use restricted. Reversion for non- user. CHAP. 30 .-An Act To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to dispose of certain lighthouse reservations and to acquire certain lands for lighthouse purpose s. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized to transfer to the Colonial Dames of America in Virginia the following-described portion of the Dutch Gap Lighthouse Reservation, Virginia : Beginning at a stone marked "A" on blueprint numbered 5624, on file in the office of the Superin- tendent of Lighthouses, Baltimore, Maryland, which is designated as the point of beginning in deed dated November 12, 1889, from the city of Richmond t o the United S tates and rec orded among t he land records of Henrico County, Virginia, in deed book numbered 128-A, page 301, and so forth, running thence south forty degrees west one hundr ed and twenty -two and ninet y-eight one-h undredths fee t to B, thenc e south fifty degrees east two hundred a nd twenty-eig ht fe et to C, thence north forty degrees east one hundred and sixty feet to D, thence north fifty degrees west sixty feet to E, thence north forty degrees east one hundred and sixty-two and ninety-eight one- hundr edths feet to F, thence nor th fifty degr ees west one hundred and eighteen feet to G, thence south eighty degrees west seventy-eight feet to H, thence south forty degrees west one hundred and forty feet to A, the point of beginning, containing one and forty-three one- hundredths acres, which includes all of the land conveyed from the city of Richmond to the United States by aforementioned deed, and all of first parcel described in deed of May 30, 1873, from city of Richmond, Virginia, to the United States recorded in deed book numbered 92, page 72, and so forth, except plots D, E, F, J, which is retained by the Lighthouse Service. The property shall be used and maintained by the Colonial Dames of America in Virginia for historical purposes only, If at any time for a period of one year

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CIT. 30. 1928 . 1025 it should not be so used and maintained, it shall revert to the United States without notice, demand, or other suit or proceeding. The Rights reserved. United States reserves the right to locate and maintain upon the property so transferred any aids to navigation and in any locations thereon the Secretary of Commerce may deem necessary, and to enter and leave the property by the most convenient routes for this purpose. Frankfort, Mich. SEC. 2 . The Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized to convey Quitclaim to Ann byuitcl aim . deed to the Ann Arbor Railroad Company, having havi ng its pa ng Arbor of ti tract con- ,q of land principal place of business at Toledo, Ohio, a tract of land lying at. south of the harbor entrance connecting Lak e Michigan and Lake Aux Bocs Sues, at Frankfort, Michigan, deeded to the United States by warranty deed on August 1, 1908, from Charles T. Parker, administrator de bonis non cum testamento a nnexo of Henry Day, deceased, said deed being recorded February 23, 1909, in the reg- ister's office of Benzie County, Michigan, in Liber 39 of Deeds, pages 57 and 58, described therein by metes and bounds, as follows "Beginning at a point on the fence situated on the west side of the Description . buildings of the life-saving station seventy feet measured on said fence from the southerly boundary of the life-saving station reserva- tion ; running westerly one hundred and fifty feet parallel with the south boundary of the reservation ; thence true north one hundred and fifty feet, more or less, to the face of the revetment ; thence easterly along the face of the revetment to its intersection with the fence aforesaid ; thence in a southerly direction along the line of said fence one hundred and fifty feet, more or less, to the place of beginning, being an area of land approximately one hundred and fifty feet square, which land is situated in the southeast quarter northeast quarter section 28, township 26 north, range 16 west, Benzie County, Michigan ; excepting perpetual easements for life- saving purposes granted to the United States of America in certain conveyances bearing dates, respectively, November 4, 1883, and June 3, 1889." The said tract of land to be given in exchange for and dependent Tract fr om Company upon the Ann Arbor Railroad Company conveying to the United to be given in eachange . States the fee-simple title, as evidenced by a warranty deed and abstracts acceptable to the Attorney General of the United States, to the following tract of land lying northerly of the said harbor entrance and described by metes and bounds, as follows : Descr ipti on. "Starting at the common corner between sections 21, 22, 27, and 28, tow nship 26 nor th, ra nge 16 west, State of Mic higan, runni ng due west along the section line a distance of six hundred and ninety feet ; thence running due south a distance of one thousand one hundred and sixty and thirty-eight one-hundredths feet, to a stake, thence north eighty-six degrees thirty-six minutes west, a distance of two hundred and ninety-one feet to the place of beginning. "Thence running south three degrees twenty-four minutes west, a distance of eighty feet to a stake ; thence north eighty-six degrees thirty-six minutes west, for a distance of two hundred and eighty-one feet to a stake ; thence north three degrees twenty-four minutes east, for a distance of eighty feet to a stake ; thence south eighty- six degrees thirty-six minutes east for a distance of two hundred and eight-one feet to the place of beginning of the land hereby conveyed, containing one-half acre, more or less ." Parris Island, S .C. SEC. 3 . The Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized to trans- Tract s tra nsfe rred to fer to the control of the Secretary of the Navy the parcels of land Secretary of the Navy. hereinafter described and forming portions of the Parris Island Lighthouse Reservation, South Carolina : Parcel No. 1. Parcel Numbered 1. The tract of land, together with all buildings and appurtenances, which was formerly the site of the Parris Island

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 1026 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 30. 1928 . Range Front Light, described as follows in a deed of July 26, 1878, from James C. Snyder to the United States, recorded June 12, 1879, in book numbered 11, page 511, of Beaufort County register's office : Description. "All that piece or parcel of land being a part of a tract of land formerly known as the `Means Plantation' and numbered according to a map of a survey on file in the office of Commissioners of Internal Revenue, Washington, District of Columbia, as lot 23, section 20, township 2 south of Beaufo rt base line and 1 west of the Saint Helena meridian in the county of Beaufort and State of South Carolina, to wit " ` Commencing at a point on the shore of a creek known as `Means Creek' north twenty-eight degrees and forty-one minutes west, two hundred and six feet from the southeast corner of lot 23 of the aforesaid map and running thence north seventy-seven degrees and thirty minutes, west five hundred and fifty-eight feet ; thence north seventy-two degrees and fifteen minutes east, seven hundred and ten feet to Means Creek ; thence southerly along the shores of Means Creek to the place of beginning, the whole containing two and one-quarter acres, more or less, and including the water priv- ileues of the front on Means Creek, and * * * a right of way of su l~icie nt wid th for the c onstru ction of an e arthen cause way an d for the procuring of the material to construct and keep in repair the s ame a cross the land lyin g bet ween the afore said piec e or parc el of land and an earthen causeway across the marsh to the southerly end of Parris Island ."' Parcel No . 2 . Parcel numbered 2 . The tract of land, on which the Parris Island Range Rear Beacon is now located, described as follows in a deed of February 28, 1879, from Silas E . Taylor to the United States, recorded November 14, 1879, in book numbered 11, page 576, of Beaufort County register's office Des crip tion . "All that piece and parcel of land situated, lying, and being on Parris (or Parry) Island in the county of Beaufort and State of South Carolina, to wit : "'All of the northeast quarter northeast quarter southeast quarter section 18, township 2 south, range 1 west, of Beaufort principal meridian, according to a plat of the United States survey on file in the offic e of C ommiss ioner of Int ernal Revenue, Wash ington , Dist rict of Columbia, and numbered according to the said plat, lot 33, of the aforesaid section, containing ten acres, more or less ."' Retention for li ght- The Parris Island Range Rear Beacon shall be allowed to remain house uses« in its present position until removed or relocated by or with the permission of the Department of Commerce Lighthouse Service. The Department of Commerce Lighthouse Service shall also retain the right of ingress and egress by the most convenient route across the above-described parcel numbered 2, for maintenance, relocation, or removal of the said rear beacon of this range. Mar ine Detroit, Mich. hosh ospit al at. SEC. 4 . The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and Additional land of, directed to transfer to the Department of Commerce for lighthouse tra nsfer red for l ight. house purposes . purposes an additional strip of land six feet in width, extending in a southerly direction from Jefferson Avenue a distance of one hun dred a nd fif ty fee t, par allel and co ntiguou s to t he eas terly line of the portion of the old Marine Hospital Reservation, Detroit, Michigan, which was transferred to the Department of Commerce vol. 44, p. 563. by authority of the Act of Congress approved May 18, 1926. Appr ove d, D ecem ber 15, 1928.

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 SEV ENTI ETH CONG RESS. SEss. II. CHs. 31, 36 . 1928 . 1027 CHAP. 31 .-Joint Resolution Authorizing the payment of salaries of the officers and employees of Congress for December, 1928, on the 20th day of that month. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives are authorized and directed to pay to the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives, including the Capitol police, the office of legislative counsel, and employees paid on vouchers under authority of resolutions, their respective salaries for the month of December, 1928, on the 20th day of that month. Approved, December 15, 1928. Dec embe r 15, 192 8. [HI.J. Res. 346.] [Pub. Res., No. 72.] Co ngr es sio nal em- ployees, etc., to be paid December salaries De- cember 20, 1928 . CH A P. 36 .-An Act Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Cla ims to 	 [I I. R. December 73 17, M. 464 .] . hear, examine, adjudicate, and enter judgment thereon in claims which the [Public, No. 638 .] Winnebago Tribe of Indians may have against the Un ited States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unite d States of A merica in Cong ress assemble d, That jurisdiction Winnebago Ind ia ns. be, and is hereby, conferred upon the Court of Claims, with the right Un Claims States ag sub- of appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States by either party m;81m. to Court of as in other cases, to hear, examine, and adjudicate and render judg- 12 Vol.10, p.1172; Vol. ment in any and all legal and equitable claims arising under or growing out of the treaty of February 27, 1855 (Tenth Statutes, page 1172), and the Act of February 21, 1863 (Twelfth Statutes, page 658), or arising under or growing out of any subsequent Act of Congress, Executive order, or treaty which said Winnebago Tribe of Indians, or any band thereof, may have against the United States, which claims have not heretofore been determined and adjudicated on their merits by the Court of Claims or the Supreme Court of the United States. SEC. 2 . Any and all claims agains t the United States within the Time for filing suit. purview of this Act shall be forever barred unless suit be instituted or petition filed as herein provided in the Court of Claims within three years from the date of the approval of this Act, and such suit shall make the Winnebago Indians, or any band thereof, party plaintiff and the United States party defendant. The petitions shall verification. b e verified by the attorney or attorneys employed to prosecute such claim or claims under contract with said Winnebago Indians ap- proved in accordance with existing law; and said contract shall be executed in their behalf by a committee or committees to be selected by said Winnebago Indians as hereinafter provided. Official letters, Evidence admitted. papers, documents, and records, or certified copies thereof, may be used in evidence, and the departments of the Government shall give access to the attorney or attorneys of said Winnebago Indians to such treaties, papers, correspondence, and records as they may require in the prosecution of any suit instituted under this Act. SEC. 3 . In said suit or suits the court shall hear, examine, and Consideration of adjudicate a1hy claims which the United States may have against said count erclaims. Winnebago Indians, and any payment, including gratuities, which the U nited States may have made to said India ns prior to t he date of adjudication, shall not operate as an estoppel but may be pleaded as an offset in such suit. SEC. 4 . If it be d etermined by the court tha t the United S tates Decisionofcourtthat mo ney, etc ., have been in violation of the terms and provisions of any law, treaty, Execu- unlawfully taken, etc ., tive order, or agreement as provided in section 1 hereof, has unlaw- t menhereofhe value at f ully a ppropr iated or di sposed of an y mon ey or other proper ty belonging to the Indians, the damages therefor shall be confined

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