Chapter 51. For the repeal of the daylight-saving law
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CHAP. 51.— An Act For the repeal of the daylight-saving law. August 20, 1919. [[H. R. 3854](/us/bill/66/hr/3854).] [[Public, No. 40](/us/pl/66/40).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That section 3 of Daylight saving.Advancing time for, repealed.Vol. 40, p .451, repealed.the Act entitled “An Act to save daylight and to provide standard time for the United States,” approved March 19, 1918, is hereby repealed, effective on the last Sunday of October, 1919, after the approval of this Act, when by the retarding of one hour the standard time of each zone shall be returned to and thereafter be the mean astronomical time of the degree of longitude governing each zone as defined in section 1 of said Act approved March 19, 1918.
F H Gillett *Speaker of the House of Representatives.* Thos. R. Marshall *Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.* In the House of Representatives of the United States. *August 19, 1919.* Passage by the House of Representatives. The President of the United States having returned to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, the bill (H. R. 3854) “For the repeal of the daylight-saving law,” with his objections thereto, the House proceeded in pursuance of the Constitution to reconsider the same; and Resolved, That the said bill pass, two thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same.
Attest: Wm Tyler Page *Clerk of the House of Representatives.* 281 In the Senate of the United States. *August 20, 1919.* The Senate having proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution Passage by the Senate.to reconsider the bill (H. R. 3854), “An Act for the repeal of the daylight-saving law”, returned to the House of Representatives by the President of the United States, with his objections, and sent by the House of Representatives to the Senate with the message of the President returning the bill. *RESOLVED,* That the bill do pass, two-thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same.
Attest: George A. Sanderson *Secretary.*