Chapter 154.
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CHAP. 154.— Joint Resolution To authorize the President, in time of war, to supervise or take possession and assume control of any telegraph, telephone, marine cable, or radio system or systems or any part thereof and to operate the same in such manner as may be needful or desirable for the duration of the war, and to provide just compensation therefor. July 16, 1918. [[H. J. Res. 309](/us/bill/65/hjres/).] [[Pub. Res. No. 38](/us/bill/65/pubres/).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Telegraph, telephone, etc., systems.
Possession, operation, etc., of, by the President authorized. *Post*, p. 1807. That the President during the continuance of the present war is authorized and empowered, whenever he shall deem it necessary for the national security or defense, to supervise or to take possession and assume control of any telegraph, telephone, marine cable, or radio system or systems, or *Post*, p. 1017.any part thereof, and to operate the same in such manner as may To end with close of war.be needful or desirable for the duration of the war, which supervision, possession, control, or operation shall not extend beyond the date of the proclamation by the President of the exchange of *Provisos*.
Compensation.ratifications of the treaty of peace: *Provided*, That just compensation shall be made for such supervision, possession, control, or operation, Suit, etc., if amount unsatisfactory.to be determined by the President; and if the amount thereof, so determined by the President, is unsatisfactory to the person entitled to receive the same, such person shall be paid seventy-five per centum of the amount so determined by the President and shall be entitled to sue the United States to recover such further sum as, added to said seventy-five per centum, will make up such amount as will be Procedure.
Vol. 36, pp. 1093, 1136.just compensation therefor, in the manner provided for by section twenty-four, paragraph twenty, and section one hundred and State tax, police, etc., powers not impaired.forty-five of the Judicial Code: *Provided further*, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to amend, repeal, impair, or affect existing laws or powers of the States in relation to taxation or the lawful police regulations of the several States, except wherein such laws, powers, or Exception.regulations may affect the transmission of Government communications, or the issue of stocks and bonds by such system or systems.
Approved, July 16, 1918.