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 984 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 894-897. 1928 . Amendment. 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. 5 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 29, 1928. [H. R. 13248.] CHAP. 895 .-An Act To authorize an increase in the limit of cost of one fleet [Public, No. 605 .1 submarine. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Costof one fleet sub- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the limitation ma rine furthe r in- i mpose d in the Navy Depar tmen t artment and Naval Service A ro riation creased. ~'3 ' hp p vol. 44, p. 1343, Act, fiscal year 1925, on construction and machinery expenditures amended. on account of one fleet submarine (mine laying type), increased to $6,300,000 by the Act of March 2, 1927 (Forty-fourth Statutes at Large, page 1343), is hereby further increased to $6,500,000. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 29, 1928. [H. R . 13182 .] CHAP. 896 .-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discre- [Public, No. 606 .] tion, to deliver to the custody of the State of Alabama the silver service pre- sented to the United States for the battleship Alabama. "Alabama," Battle- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ship. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Silver service pre- sented to, may be de- of the N avy is au thorized, in his d iscretio n, to del iver to t he custod y livered to the State. of the department of archives and history of the State of Alabama, for preservation and exhibition, the silver service which was pre- sented to the United States for the battleship Alabama by the citizens Prrovis overnment ex- of that State : Provided, That no expense shall be incurred by the pense. United States for the delivery of such silver service. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 29, 1928. [H. R. 13108 .] CHAP. 897 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State High- [Public, No. 607 .] way Commission of Ar kansas to construct, maintain, and operat e a toll bridge across the White Riv er at or near Newpor t. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the white River. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the cons ent Arkansas may bridge, at Ne wport. of C ongre ss is here by g rante d to the State High way Commi ssion of Arkansas to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge and approaches thereto across the White River, at a point suitable to the interest of navigation, at or near Newport, Jackson County, State Construction. of Arkansas, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled Vol.34,p.84. ~ "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable wate rs," appro ved M arch 23, 1906. Rates of tolls applied SEC. 2. If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates to operation, sinking b fund, etc« of toll shall be so adjust ed as to provide a fund su fficient (1) to pa y the reaso nable cost of maint ainin g, r epair ing, and opera ting the bridge and its approaches necessarily required and financing charges necessarily incurred in connection with the construction of the bridge and its approaches ; and (3) to provide a sinking fund sufficient to retire the bonds Use of revenue. issued and sold in connection with such original construction. All revenue received from the bridge shall be applied to the foregoing purposes, and no bonds issued in connection with the construction of the bridge and its approaches shall be made to mature later than
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 986 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 900, 901. 1928 . them, such contracts shall be reduced to writing and signed by the contractstions for other contracting parties. In all other cases contracts shall be entered Pr ovi so into under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary Act to cease after of War : Provided, That this Act shall cease to be in effect after June 30, 1930. June 30, 1930. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 29, 1928. [H. R. 12064.] [Public, No. 611 .] Reports, etc ., to C on- gress. Submission of desig- nated, discontinued. Departments and in- dependent establish- ments. Conti ngent app ro- priations. U.S. Code, p.35. Publications re- ceived, etc. U.S. Code, p.1421. Publications issued, et c. U.S. Code, p.1430. Trave l outsi de the District. U.S. Code, p.35. Exchange of type- writers, etc. U.S. Code, p.1311. Ren ted bu ild ings , D. C. U.S. Code, p.1014. Care, etc ., of Govern- ment-owned buildings, D. C. U.S. Code, p.1014. Receipts from sales of supplies, in connec- tion with the war. Vol. 40, p. 548. Pre parati on of an- nual estim ates o nly a s now required by law. Vol 37, p.415. CHAP. 901 .-An Act To discontinue certain reports now required by law to be made to Congress. B e it enacted by the Senate an d House of Rep rese ntat ives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the following repor ts and statem ents now requi red by law to be made to C ongress are hereby discontinued, and all Acts or parts of Acts herein cited as requiring the submission of such statements and reports are hereby repealed to the extent of such requirement : REPORTS UNDER EACH EXECui1VE DEPARTMENT AND INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMEN T 1. Sta tement of ex pendi tures from c onting ent a ppropr iation s. (Revised Statutes, section 193, page 30 ; Statutes at Large, volume 18, part 3, page 96 ; title 5, section 104, United States Code .) 2 . Detailed report of publications received and distributed. (Stat- utes at Large, volume 28, page 623 ; title 44, section 96, United States Code.) 3 . Report on aggregate num ber of public ations issued during the preceding fiscal year ; cost of paper used for such publications, cost of pr inting, and c ost of prepara tion of each publication, and the number of each distributed. (Statutes at Large, volume 41, part 1, page 1037 ; title 44, section 221, United States Code .) 4 . Report of travel on official business from Washington to points outside of the District of Columbia. (Statutes at Large, volume 35, part 1, page 244 ; title 5, section 105, United States Code.) 5 . Report relative to e xchange of typ ewriters, add ing machines, and other similar labor-saving devices. (Statutes at Large, volume 38, part 1, page 1161 ; title 41, section 26, United States Code.) 6. A statement of the buildings rented within the District of Columbia for the use of the Government, and so forth. (Statu tes at Large, volume 22, page 552 ; Statutes at Large, volume 27, page 199 ; Statutes at Large, volume 38, part 1, page 3; Statutes at Large, volume 41, part 1, page 691 ; title 31, section 595, United States Code.) 7 . A stateme nt given for e ach of the Go vernment-owne d buildings in the District of Columbia under the jurisdiction of each department and i ndependent es tablishment, t he location a nd valuation of each building, the purpose or purposes for which used, and the cost of care, maintenance, upkeep, and operation thereof. (Statutes at Large, volume 41, part 1, page 945 ; title 31, section 596, United States Code.) 8. Report of money received by sales of supplies, materials, equip- ment, or other property purchased, acquired, or manufactured in the United States in connection with the prosecution of the war. (Stat- utes at Large, volume 40, part 1, page 548 .) 9 . That until otherwise provided by law the regular annual esti- mates of appropriations for expenses of the Government of the United States shall be prepared and submitted to Congress, by those charg ed with the d uty of such pr eparation and submission, only in the form and at the time now required by law. (Sta tute at Larg e, volume 37, part 1, page 415 .)

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 988 Preventing epidemic diseases. U.S. Code, p.1320. District of Columbia debt. R.S.D.C.,sec.135, p.15. War Department. Engineer Depart mnbids . 26. Report by the Secretary of War of all bids, with the names of the bidders, received in response to invitations for proposals for any (Engineer Department) works or for any materials or labor for any ( Engine er Dep artmen t) wo rks. (Revised Statutes, section 230, page 37 ; Statutes at Large, volume 14, page 73 ; title 5, section 217, United States Code .) Test of metals. 27. Report of the test of metals and other materials made with the Uni ted St ates t esting mach ine at Water town Arsena l, Mas sachu- setts. (Statutes at Large, volume 21, page 349 .) 28. Report of the name and place of residence of each civilian engineer employed in the work of improving rivers and harbors, time employed, compensation paid, and place at and work on which employed. (Statutes at Large, volume 24, page 335 ; title 33, sec- tion 552, United States Code .) 29. Report of leases of public property under Act of July 28, 1892. (Statutes at Large, volume 27, page 321 ; title 40, section 30 3, United States Code .) 30. Statement of all expenditures under the appropriation made by the Army Appropriation Act, approved June 5, 1920, for the purchas e of horses, and so forth. (Statutes at Large, volume 41, part 1, page 962 ; Statutes at Large, volume 43, part 1, page 901 ; title 10, section 1318, United States Code .) 31. Report of transfers and sales made under the provisions of the Act authorizing the sale of real property no longer required for mil itary purpos es, ap prove d June 4, 1924 . (Statutes at Large, volume 43, part 1, page 387 .) 32. Report of transfers and sales made under the provisions of the Act approved March 4, 1923, authorizing the sale of real property no longer requi red fo r mil itary purpos es. (Statutes at Large, volume 42, part 1, page 1450 .) 33. Statement of the financial and other affairs of the United States disciplinary barracks for the preceding year. (Statutes at Large, volume 38, part 1, page 1085 ; tit le 10, se cti on 1453, United States Code .) 34. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to ascertain whether any of the contracts for work on river and harbor improvements entered into but not completed pri or to April 6, 19 1 7, the date of the entra nce of the U nited State s into war with G ermany , have become inequitable and unjust on account of increased cost of mate- rials, and so forth. (Statutes at Large, volume 40, part 1, page 1290 .) Tools to Vocational 35 . To submit to Congress an itemized statement and cost price Education Board. thereof of certain surplus machine tools and other equipment be ong- ing to th e War Depart ment author ized t o be transf erred to the Federal Board for Vocational Education without compensation therefor. (Statutes at Large, volume 41, part 1, page 504.) 36 . To investigate the feasibility and to ascertain and report the cost of establishing a national mi litary park i n and about Ka nsas City, Jackson County, Missouri, and so forth. (Sta tute s at Lar ge, volume 43, part 1, page 801 .) U.S.Code,p.41. Vol. 21, p. 349. Riv er and harbor civil engineers . U .S . Code, p. 1080. Public pro pe rty leases. U. S. Code, p. 1306. Horse purchases. U.S. Code, p.218. Sales of military real property. Vol. 43, p. 387. Sale of milit ary real property. Vol.42,p.1450. Disciplinary bar- rack s aff airs. U .S . Code, p. 226. River and harbor contracts prior to April 6, 1917. Vol. 40, p. 1290. Vol.41,p.504. Military Park, Kan- sas City, Mo. Vol.43,p. 801 . SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 901 . 1928 . 24. Detailed report of expenditures under the appropriation "Pre- venting the spread of epidemic diseases ." (Statutes at Large, volume 40, part 1, page 121 ; Statutes at Large, volume 41, part 1, page 885 ; title 42, section 109, United States Code .) 25. Report of th e Treasurer o f the United States on the sinking fund and funded debt of the District of Columbia. (Section 135 of statutes relating to the District of Columbia, Forty-third Con- gress, 1873-1875 .) REPORTS UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Ci a. 901. 1928. 3 7 . Report of proceeds re ceived from t he operation of a public utility in connection with engineer operations in the field overseas. (Statutes at Large, volume 40, part 1, page 893 ; title 10, section 1287, United States Code .) 38 . A detailed report of all receipts and expenditures of special contingent funds collected from nonmilitary residents and trans- portation comp anies at Fort Monroe, Virg inia. (Statutes at Large, volume 28, page 213 .) 3 9 . To submit to Co ngress a co mprehe nsive plan for ne cessar y permanent construction at military posts, including Camp Lewis, in the State of Wa shing ton, a nd so forth. (St atutes at Lar ge, volume 43, part 1, page 487.) 40. Report as to the administration of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act. (Statutes at Large, volume 43, part 1, page 124 ; title 38, section 617, United States Code .) REPORTS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 4 1 . Report of the names o f all persons employed or retained as attorneys or counselors at law to assist any district attorneys in the performance of their duties, stating where and upon what busi- ne ss each wa s employed and the c ompensatio n paid to each. (Revised Statutes, section 385, page 64 ; title 5, section 336, United States Code .) 42. Stateme nt of all pay ments of expen ditures durin g any fiscal yea r out of any appropriation fund subject to requisitio ns by the Attorney General. (Statutes at Large, volume 21, page 44 ; title 5, section 335, United States Code .) 43. Statement in detail showing for the preceding fiscal year the number of assistant district attorneys employed, the salaries of each ; the number of clerical assistants employed for each district attorney, the salaries of each ; the amount expended for necessary subsistence and actual and necessary traveling expenses of each dis- trict attorney and his assistants, and so forth. (Statutes at Large, volume 29, page 185 ; title 5, section 337, Unietd States Code .) 44. A report to Congress on the maintenance of a register of the statutes of the United States and reports of the Supreme Court, showing the quantity of each kind received from the Secretary of the Interior, and so forth. (Revised Statutes, section 387, page 64 ; title 5, section 339, United States Code .) 45. The Attorney General shall annually report to Congress, in detail, the items, amounts, and causes of expenditure of the con- tingent expenses of this department. (Statutes at Large, volume 18, page 109 ; title 5, section 334, United States Code .) 4 6 . A list of all final judgments rend ered under Ac t to provide for adjudication and payment of claims arising from Indian depre- dations in fav or of claiman ts, and not p aid. (Sta tute s at Lar ge, volume 26, page 854 .) 4 7 . All jud gments in Indi an depredatio n cases in wh ich, in his opinion, there is no evidence that any fraud, wrong, or injustice has been done to the United States. (Statutes at Large, volume 28, page 477 .) 48 . A full report of the Secretary of War and the Attorney General as to what action h as been taken by them or th eir prede- cessors in office, or by any Secretary of the Interior, under the Act to increase the water supply of the city of Washington, and so forth. (Statutes at Large, volume 28, page 402.) 989 Engineer operations overseas. U.S. Code, p.217. Fort Monroe, Va. , Civilian receipts, etc. Vol. 28, p. 213. Military post con- structi on plan. Vol. 43, p. 487. Adj ust ed Com pen sa- tion Act administra- tion. U.S. Code, p.1231. Department of Jus- tice. Special attorneys. U.S.Code,p.47. Expenditures subject to requisitions by At- torney General. U.S.Code,p.47. Assistant district at- to rneys, etc. U.S. Code, p.47. Re gister of sta tutes, etc. U.S.Code,p.48. Contingent expenses. U.S. Code, p.47. Ind ian de pre dat ion claims. Vol. 28, p. 854. Other Indian depre- dation claims. Vol. 28, p .477. Washington water supply. Vol. 28, p. 402.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 901 . 1928. 995 UNDER THE WAR FINANCE CORPORATION War Finan ce Co r- poration. 116 . Quarterly reports of the War Finance Corporation. (Stat- Quarterl y reports . utes at Large, volume 40, part 1, page 512 ; title 15, section 347, u .s . Code, p . 384. Unit ed S tates Code .) UNDER THr. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Library of Congress. 117. A report of the number and description of copyright publi- Copy right a tries p. catio ns for which entri es hav e been made d uring the ye ar. (Revised 957 .' Statutes, section 4951, page 957 .) 118 . A detailed report of the officers or employees of the Library outside travel. of Congress who have traveled on official business from Washington to points outside of the District of Columbia, and so forth. (gtat_ V-1- 35, p .244. utes at Large, volume 35, part 1, page 244 .) 119 . A report giving the aggregate number of the various publi- Publications issued. cations issued by the Library of Congress during the preceding Vol.41,p.1037. fiscal year, and so forth. (Statutes at Large, volume 41, part 1, page 1037 .) Architect of the Cap- UNDER THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL itol. 120 . St atemen t rela tive t o the transf er of a pparat us, ap plianc es, rai ns tustoo otts of a ches her branches equipments, and supplies of any kind, to other branches of the serv- o f the serv ice, etc « ice of the United States or District of Columbia, and so forth. (Statutes at Large, volume 37, part 1, page 184 ; title 40, section 171, U.S. Code, p. 1298. United States Code .) UNDER THE OFFICERS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESE NTATIVES Senate and House of Representatives. pos ses- 121 . Reports by the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the sionr off designated pos ses- 121 . d Reports of Representatives the Sergeant at Arms, the Postmasters of Cers« the Senate and House of Representatives, and the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, containing a full and complete account of all property belonging to the United States in their possession, II.S. Code, p.9. and so forth. (Revised Statutes, section 72, page 14 ; title 2, section 116, United States Code .) Sales of waste pape r, 122. Reports by the Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House and the etc « Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate of the sales of waste paper and useless documents and condemned furniture, and so forth. U.S. Code, p.10. (Statutes at Large, volume 22, page 337 ; title 2, section 117, United States Code .) National Home for UN DER THP. NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. 12 3. A report of th e doin gs und er sec tion 48 33, Re vised Statut es, Outdoor relief, etc. as amended, relative to outdoor relief and use of funds in case of U.S. Code, p. 677. fire. (Statutes at Large, volume 28, page 492 ; title 24, section 133, Unit ed S tates Code .) District of Columbia UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Government. 124 . Report of expenditures from the appropriations for contin- Contingent expenses. gent expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for Vol. 32, p. 565. the next preceding fiscal year. (Statutes at Large, volume 32, part 1, page 595 .) Employees on work 125. Statement immediately following the estimates for each of for 30 days or more. the respective offices or departments, showing in detail the number of persons other than day laborers who were employed on regular and continuous work for thirty days or more during the fiscal year, Vol. 32,p .594. and so forth. (Statutes at Large, volume 32, part 1, page 594 .)

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 99 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 901, 902. 1928 . Gas mains eaten- 126 . R eport of any failure on the part of gas companies in the lions. District of Columbia to ma ke reasonable extensions of their gas mains whenever they shall be necessary for maintaining street lamps for the public safety and comfort. (Statutes at Large, volume 27, page 544.) Vol .27,p .544. Miscellaneous. MISCELLANEOUS Ac ts of Philippine 127 . Acts of the Philippine Legislature. (Statutes at Large, vol- L pst, pr1348. ume 32, part 1 M page 712 ; Statut es at La rge, vol ume 39, part 1, page U.S. Code, p.1630 . 551 ; title 48, sect ion 1054, United States C ode .) Acts, etc., of Porto 128 . Ac ts and resolutions of the Legislature of Po rto Rico. Ri co esi p. 1348Le ' ( Statutes at Large, volume 31, page 83 ; Statutes at Large, volume u . S. Code, p . 1622. 39, part 1, page 961 ; title 48, section 826, United States Code .) Committees on It s- SEC. 2. Every executive department and independent establish- pendituresof the House and Senate. ment of the Government shall, upon request of the Committee on Departments, etc ., to furni sh in form ation re- Expenditures in the Executive Departments of the Mouse of Repre- quested by sentatives, or of any seven members thereof, or upon request of the Comm itte e on Exp endi ture s in the Exe cuti ve D epar tmen ts of the Senate, or any five members thereof, furnish any information requested of it relating to any matter within the jurisdiction of said committee. Int ernal revenu e re- SE C. 3. Section 3220, Revised Statutes (title 26, section 149, page fund s.,sec.3220,p.61s. 737, United States Code), as amended, is amended to read as follows Erroneously collected t REFIINDMENTS ; TAXES AND PENALTIES. -Th e Commissioner of be refunded. penal ties, etc ., to Interna l Revenu e, subje ct to re gulation s prescr ibed by the Secr etary U.lS 3Code,2p. 737, of the Treasury, is authorized to remit, refund, and pay back all amended. taxes erroneously or illegally assessed or collected, all penalties Post, pp . 1035, 1613. collected without authority, and all taxes that appear to be unjustly assessed or excessive in amount, or in any manner wrongfully col- men payragainst 'uog d lected ; also to repay to any collector or deputy collector the full lectors. amount of su ch sums of money as may be recovered against him in any cour t, for a ny inter nal-reven ue taxes collect ed by hi m, with the cost and expense of suit ; also all damages and cost recovered against any assessor, as sistant assessor, collector, depu ty collector, ag ent, or inspector, in any suit brought against him by reason of anything done Report of refunds in in the due performance of his official duty, and shall make report to e xcess of $500, to c on- grass. Congress, by internal-revenue districts and alphabetically arranged of all refunds in excess of $500, at the beginning of each regular session of Congress of all transactions under this section ." Approved, May 29, 1928 . May 29, 1928 . [H. R . 11981 .] CHAP. 902 .-An Act To authorize officers of the Medical Corps to account [Public, No. 612 .] certain servi ce in comput ing their ri ghts for reti rement, and for other pu rposes . Army. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ho use of Representatives of the Officers of Medical L nited States of America in Congress assembled, That in computing Corps credited for ac- tive services in Medical length of service for purposes of retirement in the case of an officer Reserve Corps, etc., in of the Medical Corps of the Army, active duty performed as a mem- co mputi ng r ight for re- tirement, etc . ber of the Medical Reserve Corps or as a contract surgeon, acting assistant surgeon, or contract physician, under a general contract obligating him to serve full time and to take station and change station as ordered, shall be credited to the same extent as service u nder a R egul ar A rmy comm issi on. Approved, May 29, 1928.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESs. I. CHs. 903-905 . 1928 . 997 CHAP. 903 .-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to grant a right of May 29, 1928. way for a levee through the Chalmette National Cemetery. [H. R. 11758.] [Public, No. 613 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House df Representatives of the Chalmette National United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Cemetery, La. of War is hereby authorized to grant the Lake Borgne Basin Levee Right ofwaythrough, granted Lake Borne Board, an agency of the State of Louisiana, a right of way through Basin Levee Board, for the Chalmette National Cemetery Reservation, Saint Bernard Parish, a levee. Loui siana, in such loca tion as ma y be desi gnate d by him, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a new levee to replace the existing levee in front of said res ervation. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 29, 1928. CHAP. 904 .-An Act To fix the salaries of certain judges of the Territories 	[H. R .11463 .] and insular possessions of the Unit ed States. [Public, No. 614.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following judgerr itorial, etc ., salaries shall be paid to the several judges hereinafter mentioned, Sala ries fix ed. namely : Hawaii Supreme To the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of court. Hawaii, $10,500 p er year, and to ea ch of th e associa te justic es thereo f the sum of $10,000 per year. Port' Rico Supreme To the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of court. Porto Rico, $10,500 per year, and to each of the associate justices thereo f the sum of $10,0 00 per year. virgin Islands dis- To the judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands of the tr Virgin rt. United States, $7,500 per year. To the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippine Philippine Islands pp Supreme Court. Islands, $10,500 per year, and to e ach of t he associ ate justi ces there of the sum of $10,000 per year. Court for China, To the judge of the United States Court of China, $10,000 per judge. year. To each of the justices of the Circuit Court for the First Circuit Hawaii circuit courts. courts. of the Territory of Hawaii the sum of $7,500 and to each of the justices of the Circuit Courts for the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Circuits of the Territory of Hawaii the sum of $7,000. SEC. 2. That all of said salaries shall be paid in equal monthly Monthly payments. installments. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first Effective date. month next following its approval. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 29, 1928. CHAP. 905 .-An Act To change the name of Railroad Avenue between 	[H. R. 19073 .] Nichols Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue. [Public, No. 615 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled, That the name of District ofColumbia. f Name of Rai lroad the street now known as Railroad Avenue, between Nichols Avenue Avenue SE ., changed and Massachusetts Avenue, part of which is not yet cut through, to Fairlawn Avenue. but now on re cord as R ailro ad Av enue Sout heast, be, and the same is hereby, changed to Fairlawn Avenue, and the surveyor of the District of Columbia is hereby directed to enter such change on the records of his office. Approved, May 29, 1928.

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 998 SEVEN TIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 906-908 . 1928 . May 29, 1928. [H. R. 9051.] [Pub lic, No .616.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asse mbled, That section 1 of the Act of February 22, 1875, entitled "An Act regulating fees and costs, and for other purposes," be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows " That the accounts of United States marshals, except the marshals of the United St ates courts i n China and th e Canal Zone, shall be rendered quarterly, under such regulations as may be prescribed by t he Att orney Genera l, an d tran smitte d to the At torney General within twenty days after the close of each quarter . The said accounts of aupli- shall be rendered in duplicate, but no signature shall be required on totes. the duplicate vouchers . It shall be the duty of the marshal to retain in his office the duplicate accounts, where they shall be open to public inspection at all times . The accounts of United States commissioners shall be rendered quarterly, in duplicate, under such regulations as may b e prescribed by the Attorne y General, an d transmitted to the clerk of the United States district court for the district in which Noconrtapprovalre- the commi ssioner reside s, who shall file th e dupl icate i n his o ffice and quired. transmit the original to the Attorney General. The approval of the court as to the accounts of marshals and commissioners shall not be re quir ed ." Approved, May 29, 1928 . United States courts. Marshals and c om- missioners . Vol. 18, p . 333, amend- ed. Marshals . Acco unts render ed quarterly to Attorney General . Retention Comm issioners . Accounts rendered quarterly to Attorney General through clerk of district court . May 29, 1928 . [H.11.7 .354 .1 [Public, No . 617 .] Postal Service . Reclassification of sal- aries . Vol.43,p. 1060, amended . U.S. Code, p.1243. Mechanics ' helpers . Proviso . Promotion to general mec hanic s or spe cial mechanics . May 29, 1828 . [H. R. 6685.]	[Public, No . 618 .] CHAP. 906 .-An Act To amend section 1 of the Act of February 22, 1875, entitled "An Act regulating fees and costs, and for other purposes ." CHAP. 907.-An Act To allow the Postmaster General to promote mechanics' helpers to the first grade of special mechanics. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the third paragraph of section 6 of the Act entitled "An Act reclassifying the salaries of postmasters and employees of the Postal Service, readjusting their salaries and compensation on an equitable basis, increasing postal rates to provide for such readjustment, and for other purposes," approved February 28, 1925 (F orty -thi rd S tatu tes at Large, page 1060, United States Code, title 39, section 116, paragraph 2), is amended to read as follows : "Mechanics' helpers emplo yed in the mo tor-vehicle se rvice shall receive a salary of $1,600 per annum : Provided, That on and after the passage of the Salary Reclassification Act of February 28, 1925, and upon the presentation of satisfactory evidence of their quali « fications after one year's service, mechanics' helpers may be promoted to the first grade of general mechanics or special mechanics, as vacancies occur ." Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 908 .-An Act To regulate the employment of minors within the District of Columbia. District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Emp lo yme nt of mi- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That no child nors, regulated. Work prohibited by, under fourteen years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered if under 14. to work in the District of Columbia, in, about or in connection with any gainful occupation, with the exemption of housework performed outside of school hours in the home of the child's parent or legal guardian or agricultural work performed outside of school hours in connect ion with the child's own ho me and direct ly for the chi ld's

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 908 . 1928 . 999 parent or legal guardian : Provided, That boys ten years of age and Provis•. Dis tr ibu tin g, etc., over may be employed outside of school hours in the distribution or newspape rs out of sale of newspapers, subject to the provisions of sections 17 to 24 of school hours, allowed . this Act. Rest rict ion o n mi nors SEC. 2. No minor under eighteen yea rs of age sha ll be employed, und er 18 , of hours of permitted, or suffered to work in, about, or in connection with any gainful occupation, except in agricultural work, or housework, or in the distribution or sale of newspapers, as specified in section 1of this Act, and except in newspapers stuffing, subject to the provisions of section 17 of this Act, more than six consecutive days in any one week, or more than forty-eight hours in any one week, or more than eight hours in any one day, nor shall any girl under eighteen years of age or boy under sixteen years of age be so employed, permitted, or suffered to work before the hour of seven o'clock in the morning or after the hour of seve n o'clock in the evening of any day, nor shall any b oy bet ween sixtee n and eighte en ye ars of age be so employed before the hour of six o'clock in the morning or after the hour of ten o'clock in the evening of any day. Every employer shall poRsted ain o est blish- post and keep conspicuously posted in the establishment, in or about menu by employers. which any minor is employed, permitted, or suffered to work, a printed notice, furnished by the official authorized to enforce this Act, setting forth the le gal regulatio ns governing t he employment and hours of work of minors and occupations prohibited to minors List of minors em- in such establishments, and, in addition, shall keep accessible in the ployed, ti me record, place of em ployme nt a list o f mino rs und er ei ghteen employed, etc. permitted, or suffered to work, and an accurate time record showing the hours of beginning and ending work each day and the hours when the time allowed for meals begins and ends for said minors. The presence of any such minor in the place of work for a longer tioceiaenee of viola- time in the day or week than stated in the printed regulation hours shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this section. SEC. 3. No minor shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work dangerous Work in to ny place health, in an y place of employment, or at any employment, dangerous or forbidden. prejudicial to the life, health, safety or welfare of such minor. It be issued. shall be the duty of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, and the said boar d shall have power, jurisdi ction, and authority, after hearing duly held, to issue general or special orders prohibiting th e employment of such minor s in any emplo yment or at any place of employment dangerous or prejudicial to the life, health, Proviso. safety, or wel fare of such minors : Prov ided, That no such order Emplo ymen ts s peci- shall permit the employment of any minor at any employment fle d. specified in sections 4 to 7 of this Act at a lower age than the age therein specified. Occupations forbid- SEC. 4. No minor under sixteen years of age shall be employed, den minors under 16. permitted, or suffered to work at any of the following occupations (1) In the operation of any machinery operated by power other than hand or foot power ; or (2) in oiling, wiping, or cleaning machinery or assisting therein. SEC. 5. No mi nor under eig hteen years of age shall be employed, Under 18. permitted, or suffered to work (1) at operating any freight or pas- senger elevator, or (2) in any quarry, tunnel, or excavation, or (3) in any tobacco warehouse or cigar or other factory or place where Girls under 18. tobacco is manufactured or prepared. No girl under the age of eighteen years shall be emp loyed, permit ted, or suffer ed to w or k in any retail cigar o r toba cco sto re, or in any hotel or for any ap art- ment house, or as an usher, attendant, or ticket seller in any theater or place of amusement, or as a messenger in the distribution or delivery of goods or messages for any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of transmitting or delivering messages.

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 1000 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 908 . 1928 . Males between is SEC. 6. No male between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one shall and 21 delivering mes- sage, during forbidden be employed, permitted, or suffered to work as a messenger for any h ours . person, firm , or c orpora tion e ngaged in the busin ess of trans mittin g or delivering messages before five o'clock in the morning or after femal es. twelve o'clock midnight of any day nor shall any female between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one be so employed before the hour of six o'clock in the morning, or after the hour of seven o'clock in the evening of any day. Allowing minor im . der 16, to be employed SEC. 7. No person having in his custody or control a minor under as acr oba t, b egg ar, the age of sixteen years shall employ exhibit apprentice, sell give street musician, etc. > > away, or in any way dispose of such minor with a view to such minor being employed as an acrobat, or a gymnast, or a contor- tionist, or ropewalker, or in any exhibition of like character, or as a beggar, or street singer, or musician, or cause or procure such minor Employment be- to be so engaged. twe en 14 and is forbi d- SEC. 8 . No minor between fourteen and eighteen years of age shall den un less empl oy' procures, etc ., awork r be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in, about, or in connec- or vacation permit. tion with any g ainf ul oc cupat ion, exce pt in agri cult ural work or housewo rk as specif ied in secti on 1 o f this Act, u nless his em ployer procure s and keeps on fil e and access ible to any a ttenda nce of ficer, inspector, or other person authorized to enforce this Act a work or vacation permit issued as hereinafter prescribed, except that children Casual work without between fourteen and eighteen years of age may be employed with- permi t allowed. out a permit outside of school hours in irregular or casual work Provisos, usual to the home of the employer : Provided, That such employ- Li mita tion. ment shall not be in connection with nor form a part of the business, it e mployment not trade, profession, or occupation of the employer : And provided fur- specifically prohibited. tier, That such employment shall not be specifically prohibited by any provision of this Act or by any order issued under the authority of section 3 of this Act. Work or vacation permits. SEC. 9. The work or vacation permit required by this Act shall be issued only by school issued only by the director of the department of school attendance att enda nce, etc ., officer. Vol.43,p.sob. and work permits created under the board of education according to the provisions of the Act of Congress, approved February 4, 1925, entitled "An Act to provide for compulsory school attendance, for the taking of a school census in the District of Columbia ., and for Contents, etc . other purposes," or by any person duly authorized by said director, and shall state the name, sex, color, date, and place of birth, and place of residence of the minor, the grade last completed by said minor, and the kind of evidence of age accepted, and such other de tails as may be ne cessar y for the id entific ation of the minor. I t shall certify that all the requirements for issuing a work or vacation permit under the provisions of this Act have been fulfilled and shall be signed by the person issuing it. It shall state the name and address of the employer for whom and the nature of the specific occupation in which the work permit authorizes the minor to be employed, and no permit shall be valid except for the employer so named and for the occupation so designated. It shall bear a num- ber, shall show the date of its issue, and shall be signed by the minor for whom it is issued in the presence of the person issuing it, and shall be mailed to the employer by the issuing officer, and in Record to be kept. no case given to the minor. A record giving in full for each appli- cant the facts with reference to his sex, color, date, and place of birth, name and address of parent, guardian, or custodian, name and address of employer, and nature of the specific occupation in which the minor is to be employed, grade and school last attended, evi dence of age, and date of i ssuance o r date of refusal of certif icate, with reason, shall be kept in the department of school attendance and work permits, together with the physician's certificate of physi- cal fitness, the school record, and the employer's statement of inten-

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Ca. 908. 1928 . 1001 weekl tion to employ the child. Lists shall be sent weekly to each school the schools lists of, to during the school term giving the names and addresses of all children from that school to whom permits have been issued or,refused. Applications re . SEC. 10 . The officer authorized in section 9 of this Act to issue quired for permits. work or vacation permits shall issue such permits only upon the appli- cation in person of the minor desiring employment, accompanied, if said minor is under sixteen years of age, by his parent, guardian, or custodian, and after having received, examined, and approved and Accompanying pa- fil ed the follo wing p apers, namel y : pers, etc ., to be filed. (a) A statement signed by the prospective employer or by some one From employer. duly authorized on his behalf, stating that he expects to give such Details. minor present employment, setting forth the specific nature of the occupation in which he intends to employ such minor, and the number of hours per day and of days per week which said minor shall be employed, and agreeing to send the notice of the commencement of employment, and to return the permit according to the provisions of this Act. (b) Evidence of age as provided in section 11 of this Act, showing Evidence of age. that the minor is at least fourteen years of age. (c) A certif icate of physical fitness, if such m inor is u nder sixt een tis Phy sical fitness cer- years of age ; otherwise no such certificate of physical fitness shall be re quired. Such certi ficate of ph ysical fitne ss shal l be s igned by a of y me schools. pinspector me dical inspec tor of the p ublic school s of th e Dist rict o f Colu mbia, assigned by the board of health for such purpose. It shall show the Details of certificate. height and weight of the minor and shall state that the said minor has been thoroughly examined by the said physician at the time of his application for a permit, has attained the normal development of a minor of his age and is in sound health, and is physically qu alifie d for the em ployme nt spe cified in the state ment s ubmitt ed in ac cordan ce wit h the requir ements of th is Act. (d) A school record, if such minor is under sixteen years of age ; 16 School record ifunder otherwise no such record shall be required. Such school record shall Issue by minor 's be filled out and signed by the teacher of the class last attended by teacher, otc. the minor and countersigned by the principal of the school, public, private, or parochial, which the minor has last attended or by some one duly authorized by him : Provided, That the signature of the Summer vacation teacher shall not be required in the case of a school record filled out record. during the summer vacation period of the public schools. It shall Contents. certify that the said minor is able to read and write correctly sentences in the English language, has satisfactorily completed the eighth grade of the elementary school course prescribed for the ublic schools in the District of Columbia, or has regularly received - in a private or parochial school instruction deemed equivalent by the Board of Educati on to that p rescri bed fo r the complet ion of the e ighth grade in the public schools. Such school record shall give also the full name, date of birth, grade last completed, and residence of the minor as shown on the records of the school. SEC. 11 . The evidence of age required by this Act shall consist of q ired. of ag e re one of the following proofs of age, which shall be required in the order herein designated (a) A birth certificate or attested transcript issued by a registrar Birth certificate. of vital statistics or other officer charged with the duty of recording births. (b ) A ba ptisma l reco rd or duly c ertifi ed tran script there of sho w- Baptismal record, ing the date of birth and place of baptism of the minor. (c) A bona fide contemporary record of the date and place of the Family record, etc. child's birth kept in the Bible in which the records of the births in the fam ily of the c hild a re pre served, or ot her do cument ary ev idence satisfactory to the director of the department of school attendance and work permits, such as a passport showing the age of the child,

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 1002 Provisos. Existence of doc u- mentary evidence. Additions requited to school, etc ., record of age. Ce rtifi cate of s choo l medical inspector. Affidav it of parent , etc. Birth certificate ac- cepted as preferred proof. Others, if such cannot be obta ined. Effect, if preferred proof obtained . Vacation permits . Authority for issue thereof. Difference in color, etc. Em ploy er re ceiv ing permit to give notice of employment and ter- mination . Effect of failure, etc. Evidence required of employer that minor with out permit has reached 18. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 908 . 1928 . a certificate of arrival in the United States issued by the United States immigration officers and showing the age of the child, or a life-insurance policy : Provided, That such other satisfactory docu- mentary evidence has been in existence at least one year prior to the time it is offered in evidence : And provided further, That a school re cord or a parent's, guardia n's, or c ustodian 's affida vit, cert ificate, or other written statement of age shall not be accepted except as specified in paragraph (d). (d) A certificate of physical age, signed by a medical inspector of the public schools assigned by the board of health for such pur- poses and based upon a physical examination, which shall state the height and weight of such minor and other evidence upon which the opinion as to the age of such minor is founded. A parent's, gu ardian 's, or custo dian's affid avit o f age, and a record of th e age as given in the register of the school first attended by the minor, if ob tainab le, or in th e earl iest a vailab le scho ol cen sus, s hall a ccom- pa ny the physi cian's certi ficate of ag e. And no work or vaca tion permit shall be issued if any of the above possible sources shows the minor to be under the age of fourteen. The proof of age specified in subdivision (a) shall be accepted in preference to that specified in any subsequent subdivision, and no proof of age permitted by any subsequent subdivision shall be accepted unless there be received and filed substantial evidence that the proof required by the preceding subdivisions can not be obtained. Should such preferred proof of age be later procured, or if subse- quent proof of age shall be procured and shall conclusively establish the falsity of the proof previously accepted, the director of the department of school attendance and work permits shall cancel the permit and issue or refuse a new one according to the age thus es tablished. SEC. 12. The director of the department of school attendance and work permits, or any person duly authorized by him, shall have authority to issue a vacation permit to a minor between the age of fourteen and sixteen years, permitting employment during the regu- lar summer vacation period of the public schools, or during the school term at such time as the public schools are not in session, if the age of such minor has been proved according to section 11 of this Act, and such minor has in all other respects, except as to completion of the eighth grade, fulfilled the requirements for a work permit specified in this Act. These permits shall be different in color from the work permit allowing employment while school is in session and shall state the periods during which its use is valid. SEC. 13 . Every employer receiving a work or vacation permit shall notify the department in writing within three days of the time of the commencement of the employment of such minor, and within three days after termination of the employment shall return said permit to the department. Failure to so notify shall be cause for the cancellation of the permit ; and failure to so return it shall be cause for the refusal of further permits upon the application of such employer. Returned permits shall be filed and the proper school au thorities notified. A new cer tific ate s hall not be is sued to a ny minor except upon presentation of a new promise of employment and a new certificate of physical fitness. SEC. 14 . Whenever any person authorized to enforce this Act shall have reason to doubt that any minor employed in any occupation for which a permit is required by this Act, and for whom a work permit or vacation permit is not on file, has reached the age of eigh teen years, such per son may make demand on such minor's employer that such employer shall either furnish him within ten days the evidence required for a work permit showing that the minor

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. G`a. 908 . 1928. 1003 is in fact eighteen years of age, or shall refuse to employ or permit If not furnished, em. or suffer such child to work. In case such evidence is not furnished ployment not to con- to such person within ten days after such demand, the employer tinn e. shall not thereafter continue to employ such minor or permit or Proofof unlawful em- suffer such minor to work in such establishment. Proof of the mak- ployment. ing of such demand and o f fail ure to delive r such proof of ag e shal l be pri ma fac ie evi dence, in an y pros ecution broug ht for viola tion o f this Act, that such minor is under eighteen years of age and is unlawfully employed. SEc. 15 . Whoever employs or permits or suffers any minor to be Punishment for vio d employed or to work in violation of any of the provisions of sections 1 to 14, inclusive, of this Act, or of any order issued under the pro- visions of section 3 of this Act, or interferes with, obstructs, or hinders the department enforcing the child labor law, its officers or agents, or any other person authorized to inspect places of employ- ment under this Act, and whoever, having under his control or custody any minor, permits or suffers him to be employed or to work in violat ion of an y of the provision s of sect ions 1 to 14, incl usive, of For first offe nse. this Act, shall for a first offense be punished by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100, or by imprisonment not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, or in the discretion of the court by For any subsequent both such fine and imprisonment, and for any subsequent offense "e-, hall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $200, or by imprisonment not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or in the discretion of the court by both such fine and imprison- ment . Every day during which any violation of this Act continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense . Enfor ceme nt p rovi- SEc. 16. It shall be the duty of the director of the department of siens l school attendance and work permits organized under the Board of Education of the District of Columbia and of the authorized inspec- tors and agents of said department to cause all the provisions of this Act to be enforced, to make complaints against persons violating Authority of school its provisions, and to prosecute violations of the same . The director officers, etc . of the said d epartm ent, i ts ins pector s, and agents are e mpower ed and instructed to visit and inspect at any time, and as often as shall be necessary in order effectively to enforce the provisions of this Act, all places where minors are employed, and shall have authority to enter any place or establishment covered by the terms of this Act, and to have access to work or vacation permits kept on file by the employer and such other records as may aid in the enforcement of this Act. Al l pers ons au thoriz ed to issue certifi cates of phy sicall fitness and all attendance officers and probation officers are likewise empowered to visit and inspect at all reasonable hours all places where minors may be employed. Restriction of boys SEC. 17. No boy under sixteen years of age shall be employed in under 16. the stuffing of newspapers, nor shall the work of any boy between the ages of sixteen and eighteen so employed exceed forty hours in any one week, nor shall he be employed on more than one night in any by in under etc ., y by boy s ude r 12 or one week No boy unde r twelve years of ag e and no girl under g irls under 1s, forbid- eighteen years of age shall distribu te, sell, expose, or offer for sale den. any newspapers, magazines, periodicals, or any other articles or mer- chandise of any description, or distribute handbills or circulars, in any street or public place, or exercise the trade of bootblack or any No viso t applicable t o other trade, in any street or public place : Provided, That the pro- fixed routes distribu- visions of this Act shall not apply to boys ten years of age and over tie s. engaged in th e dist ributi on of newspa pers, m agazin es, or perio dicals on fixed routes. SEc. 18 . No boy under sixteen years of age shall work or shall be Prohibited hours. employed or permitted or suffered to work a t any of the trades or occupations mentioned in section 17 of this Act, in any street or 54835•-29-pT 1	 0 7

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