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--- schema: uslm source_file: STATUTE-47.xml --- 1 **THE STATUTES AT LARGE** OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FROM DECEMBER 1931 to MARCH 1933 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS RECENT TREATIES, EXECUTIVE PROCLAMATIONS AND AGREEMENTS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND TWENTIETH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION EDITED, PRINTED, AND PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE **VOL. XLVII** IN TWO PARTS Part 1—Public Acts and Resolutions, and Proposed Amendments to the Constitution.
Part 2—Private Acts and Resolutions, Concurrent Resolutions Treaties, Executive Proclamations and Agreements and Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution. PART 1 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING. OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1936 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. – – Price $3.50 (Buckram) ii The original of every act and joint resolution printed in this volume from page 1 to page 745, inclusive, has the following heading: Seventy-second Congress of the United States of America;
At the First Session, Begun and held at the city of Washington on Monday, the seventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one The original of every act and joint resolution printed in this volume from page 747 to page 1625, inclusive, has the following heading: Seventy-second Congress of the United States of America; At the Second Session, Begun and held at the city of Washington on Monday, the fifth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two All bills and joint resolutions presented to the President of the United States bear the signatures of the Speaker (or of the Speaker *pro tempore*) of the House of Representatives and of the Vice President and President of the Senate (or of the President of the Senate *pro tempore*); those signatures accordingly appear on the originals of all acts and joint resolutions.
The signature of the President of the United States appears on the originals of all approved acts and joint resolutions. The original of every act and joint resolution has endorsed thereon a certificate of origin, signed, as the case may be, by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or by the Secretary of the Senate and reading “I certify that this Act (or Joint Resolution) originated in the House of Representatives (or Senate).” The origin of each act and resolution contained in this volume is indicated in the margin at the beginning of each enactment; thus, for example, H.R. 9203 or H.J.Res. 147 indicates origin in the House of Representatives; and S. 4912 or S.J.Res. 48 indicates origin in the Senate. iii PUBLIC LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PASSED BY THE SEVENTY-SECOND CONGRESS 1931–1933 v LIST OF THE PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS Contained in this Volume THE SEVENTY-SECOND CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
First Session, 1931–1932. Page *Olympic Games, 1933.* JOINT RESOLUTION To permit the temporary entry into the United States under certain conditions of alien participants and officials of the Third Olympic Winter Games and of the games of the Tenth Olympiad to be held in the United States in 1932 December 19, 1931 1 *War Policies Commission.* JOINT RESOLUTION Extending the time within which the War Policies Commission is required to submit its final report December 21, 1931 2 *Veterans’ Administration.* JOINT RESOLUTION To provide additional appropriations for the Veterans’ Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932 December 21, 1931 2 *Employment Service.* JOINT RESOLUTION Making an additional appropriation for the Employment Service, Department of Labor, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932 December 21, 1931 3 *Foreign Debt Moratorium.* JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the postponement of amounts payable to the United States from foreign governments during the fiscal year 1932, and their repayment over a ten-year period beginning July 1, 1933 December 23, 1931 3 *Federal Power Commission.* AN ACT Limiting the operation of sections 109 and 113 of the Criminal Code with respect to counsel in the case of the Appalachian Electric Power Company against George Otis Smith, and others December 24, 1931 4 *Disarmament Conference, expenses.* JOINT RESOLUTION To provide an appropriation for expenses of participation by the United States in a general disarmament conference to be held in Geneva in 1932 January 20, 1932 4 *Reconstruction Finance Corporation.* AN ACT To provide emergency financing facilities for financial institutions, to aid in financing agriculture, commerce, and industry, and for other purposes January 22, 1932 5 *Federal Farm Loan Act amendments.* AN ACT To amend the Federal Farm Loan Act, as amended, to provide for additional capital for Federal land banks, and for other purposes January 23, 1932 12 *Reconstruction Finance Corporation, subscriptions.* JOINT RESOLUTION Making an appropriation to enable the United States of America to make payments upon subscriptions to the capital stock of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation January 27, 1932 14 *Bridge, Clarks Fork River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress for the construction of a bridge across Clarks Fork River, near Ione, Pend Oreille County, in the State of Washington January 28, 1932 14 *Appropriations, First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1932.* AN ACT Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, and for other purposes February 2, 1932 15 *Disarmament Conference, expenses.* JOINT RESOLUTION Making an appropriation for expenses of participation by the United States in the general disarmament conference at Geneva, Switzerland, in 1932 February 2, 1932 35 *Federal Land Banks, subscriptions.* JOINT RESOLUTION Making an appropriation to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay for subscriptions to the capital stock of Federal land banks February 2, 1932 36 *Bridge, Elk River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Elk River at or near Kelso, Tennessee February 4, 1932 36vi *Bridge, French Broad River.* AN ACT to extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the French Broad River on the proposed Morristown-Newport Road between Jefferson and Cocke Counties, Tennessee February 4, 1932 36 *Bridge, French Broad River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the French Broad River on the Dandridge-Newport Road in Jefferson County, Tennessee February 4, 1932 37 *Quinaielt Indian Reservation, Wash.* AN ACT To repeal the Act of Congress approved May 31, 1924 (43 Stat.
L. 247), entitled “An Act to authorize the setting aside of certain tribal land within the Quinaielt Indian Reservation in Washington, for lighthouse purposes” February 4, 1932 37 *Shenandoah National Park, Va.* AN ACT To establish a minimum area for a Shenandoah National Park, for administration, protection, and general development by the National Park Service, and for other purposes February 4, 1932 37 *Bridge, Choclawhatchee River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Choctawhatchee River, near Freeport, Florida February 5, 1932 38 *Bridge, Saint Joseph River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Michigan and Berrien County, or either of them, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Joseph River February 5, 1932 38 *Cache Creek Indian Cemetery, Okla.* AN ACT To authorize the sale of parts of a cemetery reserve made for the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indians in Oklahoma February 6, 1932 39 *Century of Progress, participation.* AN ACT Providing for the participation of the United States in A Century of Progress (the Chicago World’s Fair Centennial Celebration) to be held at Chicago, Illinois, in 1933, authorizing an appropriation therefor, and for other purposes February 8, 1932 39 *Bridge, Waccamaw River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of South Carolina to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Waccamaw River February 10, 1932 42 *“Commerce," construed;.* AN ACT To amend section 3 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, approved June 13, 1902, as amended and supplemented February 10, 1932 42 *Bridge, Mahoning River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Board of County Commissioners of Mahoning County, Ohio, to construct a free overhead viaduct across the Mahoning River at Struthers, Mahoning County, Ohio February 10, 1932 43 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of North Dakota to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Missouri River at or near Garrison, North Dakota February 10, 1932 43 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Culbertson, Montana February 10, 1932 43 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River southerly from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation at or near the point known and designated as the Power-site Crossing, in the State of Montana February 10, 1932 44 *Bridge, Mississippi River.* AN ACT To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River near and above the city of New Orleans, Louisiana February 10, 1932 44 *Bridge, Wabash River.* AN ACT Authorizing Sullivan County, Indiana, to construct, maintain, and operate a public toll bridge across the Wabash River at a point in said county to a point opposite on the Illinois shore February 10, 1932 44 *Bridge, Mississippi River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 10, 1932 45 *Bridge, Red River of the North.* AN ACT Authorizing the States of Minnesota and North Dakota, the county of Polk, Minnesota, the county of Grand Forks, North Dakota, or any one or more of them, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Red River of the North at or near Bygland, Minnesota February 10, 1932 46 *Bridge, Mississippi River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Louisiana Highway Commission, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, and the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Company to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge in combination with a railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 10, 1932 46 *Bridge, Monongahela River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Board of County Commissioners of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Monongahela River between the city of Pittsburgh and the borough of Homestead, Pennsylvania February 10, 1932 47 *Building, etc., associations.* AN ACT Exempting building and loan associations from being adjudged bankrupts February 11, 1932 47 *District of Columbia, condemnation proceedings.* AN ACT Respecting the qualifications of the assessor of the District of Columbia to testify in condemnation proceedings February 11, 1932 48vii *District of Columbia, duties of Commissioners.* AN ACT To relieve the Commissioners of the District of Columbia of certain ministerial duties February 11, 1932 48 *Bridge, Columbia River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Columbia River at or near The Dalles, Oregon February 11, 1932 48 *Willamette River, improvements.* AN ACT Authorizing the modification of the existing project for the Willamette River between Oregon City and Portland, Oregon February 11, 1932 49 *Brazos River Harbor Navigation District.* AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of War to reduce the penalty of the bond of the Brazos River Harbor Navigation District, of Brazoria County, Texas, furnished as surety for its doing certain work on the improvement of Freeport Harbor, Texas February 11, 1932 49 *Chippewa Indians in Minnesota.* AN ACT Providing for payment of $25 to each enrolled Chippewa Indian of Minnesota from the funds standing to their credit in the Treasury of the United States February 12, 1932 49 *Skull Valley Indian Reservation, Utah.* AN ACT To reserve certain land on the public domain in Utah for addition to the Skull Valley Indiana Reservation February 12, 1932 50 *District of Columbia, union labels.* AN ACT To authorize associations of employees in the District of Columbia to adopt a device to designate the products of the labor of their members, to punish illegal use or imitation of such device, and for other purposes February 18, 1932 50 *District of Columbia Commission, George Washington Bicentennial.* AN ACT To provide for the incorporation of the District of Columbia Commission, George Washington Bicentennial February 18, 1932 51 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the time for the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Poplar, Montana February 20, 1932 52 *Texas, southern judicial district.* AN ACT To transfer Lavaca County from the Houston division to the Victoria division of the southern judicial district of Texas February 20, 1932 52 *New Mexico, public lands.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue patents for lands held under color of title February 23, 1932 53 *William Robert Smith Memorial.* AN ACT Authorizing the William Robert Smith Memorial Association of El Paso, Texas, to construct a memorial in honor of William Robert Smith, former Member of Congress from the sixteenth district of Texas February 23, 1932 53 *Bridge, Susquehanna River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Catawissa Railroad Company to reconstruct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the Susquehanna River at or near Catawissa, Pennsylvania February 23, 1932 53 *Bridge, Pawcatuck River.* AN ACT Authorizing the Rhode Island State Board of Public Roads and the State Highway Department of the State of Connecticut to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Pawcatuck River near the location of the present Broad Street Bridge between Westerly, Rhode Island, and Stonington, Connecticut February 23, 1932 54 *Mississippi River improvements.* JOINT RESOLUTION Amending section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes,” approved July 3, 1930, relating to the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Illinois River and Minneapolis February 24, 1932 55 *Cache National Forest, Idaho, addition.* AN ACT Authorizing an addition to the Cache National Forest, Idaho February 25, 1932 55 *Federal Reserve System, facilities.* AN ACT To improve the facilities of the Federal reserve system for the service of commerce, industry, and agriculture, to provide means for meeting the needs of member banks in exceptional circumstances, and for other purposes February 27, 1932 56 *Bridge, Pecatonica River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Illinois to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Pecatonica River at Harrison, in Winnebago County, State of Illinois February 29, 1932 57 *Bridge, Kankakee River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Illinois to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Kankakee River at Momence, in Kankakee County, State of Illinois February 29, 1932 58 *Bridge, Fox River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a free highway bridge across the Fox River at Algonquin, in McHenry County, State of Illinois February 29, 1932 58 *Bridge, Trinity River.* AN ACT Granting authority to the Texas State Highway Commission to maintain and operate, as constructed, a free highway bridge across Trinity River between the counties of Navarro and Henderson, in the State of Texas February 29, 1932 58 *Bridge, Rock River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Illinois to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across Rock River at Byron, in Ogle County, State of Illinois February 29, 1932 59 *Bridge, Rock River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Illinois to construct maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across Rock River at Oregon, in Ogle County, State of Illinois February 29, 1932 59viii *Drought-stricken areas, residence requirements.* AN ACT To excuse certain persons from residence upon homestead lands during 1929, 1930, 1931, and 1932, in the drought- stricken areas March 2, 1932 59 *Agricultural-Credit Corporations, advances.* JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to aid in the establishment of agricultural-credit corporations, and for other purposes March 3, 1932 60 *Hawaii, electric franchise.* AN ACT To approve Act numbered 256 of the session laws of 1931 of the Territory of Hawaii, entitled “An Act to authorize and provide for the manufacture, maintenance, distribution, and supply of electric current for light and power within the districts of North Kona and South Kona, on the island and county of Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii” March 5, 1932 61 *Wheat, Government-owned.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the distribution of Government-owned wheat to the American National Red Cross and other organizations for relief of distress March 7, 1932 61 *War Department, purchase of materials.* AN ACT Regulating the use of appropriations for the military and nonmilitary activities of the War Department March 8, 1932 62 *Bridge, Rainy River.* AN ACT Authorizing Vernon W.
O’Connor, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Rainy River at or near Baudette, Minnesota March 8, 1932 62 *George Washington, writings of.* AN ACT Authorizing the George Washington Bicentennial Commission to print and distribute additional sets of the writings of George Washington March 10, 1932 63 *Bridge, Connecticut River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Connecticut River State Bridge Commission, a statutory commission of the State of Connecticut created and existing under the provisions of special act numbered 496 of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, 1931 session, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Connecticut River March 11, 1932 64 *Bridge, Red River of the North.* AN ACT To extend the times for the commencement and completion of the bridge of the county of Norman and the town and village of Halstad, in said county, in the State of Minnesota, and the county of Traill and the town of Herberg, in said county, in the State of North Dakota, across the Red River of the North on the boundary line between said States March 11, 1932 65 *Railway employees, six-hour day.* JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the Interstate Commerce Commission to make an investigation as to the possibility of establishing a six-hour day for railway employees March 15, 1932 65 *Hibbing, Minn., public building, etc.* AN ACT Amending the Public Building Act approved March 4, 1931, authorizing acquisition of building sites and construction of public buildings at Hibbing, Minnesota, and other places March 16, 1932 65 *Plattsburg, N.
Y., public building site.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to negotiate and to enter into an agreement regarding the south boundary of the post-office site at Plattsburg, New York March 16, 1932 66 *District of Columbia, Georgia Avenue improvements.* AN ACT To provide for the extension of improvements on the west side of Georgia Avenue, north of Princeton Place, in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes March 17, 1932 66 *Immigration laws, musicians.* AN ACT To clarify the application of the contract labor provisions of the immigration laws to instrumental musicians March 17, 1932 67 *Des Lacs Lake, N.
Dak., dam construction.* AN ACT To authorize the construction of a dam across Des Lacs Lake, North Dakota March 18, 1932 67 *Second Polar Year Program.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing an appropriation to defray the expenses of participation by the United States Government in the Second Polar Year Program, August 1, 1932, to Axigust 31, 1933 March 18, 1932 68 *Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska.* AN ACT To revise the boundary of the Mount McKinley National Park, in the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes March 19, 1932 68 *Jackson, Miss., public building.* AN ACT To amend the authorization contained in the Act of Congress approved March 4, 1929, for the acquisition of site and construction of building in Jackson, Mississippi March 19, 1932 69 *Injunctions in labor disputes.* AN ACT To amend the Judicial Code and to define and limit the jurisdiction of courts sitting in equity, and for other purposes March 23, 1932 70 *Bridge, Mississippi River.* AN ACT To legalize a bridge across the Mississippi River at Grand Rapids, Minnesota March 23, 1932 74 *Bridge, Bay of San Francisco.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Bay of San Francisco from the Rincon Hill district in San Francisco by way of Goat Island to Oakland March 26, 1932 74 *Wichita Indian Reservation, Okla.* AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain unused Indian cemetery reserves on the Wichita Indian Reservation in Oklahoma to provide funds for purchase of other suitable burial sites for the Wichita Indians and affiliated bands March 28, 1932 74 *Eastern New Mexico Normal School.* AN ACT Granting certain public lands to the State of New Mexico for the use and benefit of the Eastern New Mexico Normal School, and for other purposes March 31, 1932 75 *Irrigation projects, water users.* AN ACT For the temporary relief of water users on irrigation projects constructed and operated under the reclamation law April 1, 1932 75ix *Bridge, Pearl River.* AN ACT To authorize the construction of a temporary railroad bridge across Pearl River at a point in or near the northeast quarter section 11, township 10 north, range 8 east, Leake County, Mississippi April 8, 1932 78 *District of Columbia, Chevy Chase Circle.* JOINT RESOLUTION For the improvement of Chevy Chase Circle with a fountain and appropriate landscape treatment April 8, 1932 78 *District of Columbia, Gallinger Municipal Hospital.* AN ACT To authorize pay patients to be admitted to the contagious-disease ward of the Gallinger Municipal Hospital April 14, 1932 79 *District of Columbia, pipe lines.* AN ACT To permit construction, maintenance, and use of certain pipe lines for petroleum and petroleum products in the District of Columbia April 14, 1932 79 *District of Columbia, voter supply.* AN ACT To amend an Act approved March 3, 1917, known as the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the year ending June 30, 1918 April 14, 1932 79 *District of Columbia, Montgomery Blair Portal.* JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for the naming of Montgomery Blair Portal April 14, 1932 81 *Bridge, Saint Lawrence River.* AN ACT To amend the Act of March 2, 1897, authorizing the construction and maintenance of a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River April 15, 1932 81 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Arrow Rock, Missouri April 15, 1932 82 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Saint Charles, Missouri April 15, 1932 82 *Bridge, Rock River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Rock River at or near Prophetstown, Illinois April 15, 1932 82 *Bridge, Mahoning River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mahoning River at New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania April 15, 1932 82 *Bridge, Saint Lawrence River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, New York April 15, 1932 83 *Bridge, Saint Francis River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a free highway bridge across the Saint Francis River at or near Madison, Arkansas, on State Highway Numbered 70 April 15, 1932 83 *Bridge, Saint Francis River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Saint Francis River at or near Lake City, Arkansas April 15, 1932 83 *Flood control, Flint River.* AN ACT To provide a preliminary examination of the Flint River, Alabama and Tennessee, with a view to the control of its floods April 15, 1932 84 *Flood control, Flint Creek.* AN ACT To provide a preliminary examination of Flint Creek and its branches in Morgan County, Alabama, with a view to the control of its floods April 15, 1932 84 *Flood control, Cataco Creek.* AN ACT To provide a preliminary examination of Cataco Creek and its branches in Morgan County, Alabama, with a view to the control of its floods April 15, 1932 84 *Bridge, Monongahela River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the counties of Fayette and Washington, Pennsylvania, either jointly or severally, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Monongahela River at or near Fayette City, Pennsylvania April 15, 1932 85 *Bridge, Hudson River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Hudson River at or near Catskill, Greene County, New York April 15, 1932 86 *Abilene, Tex., memorial building.* AN ACT Extending the limit of time within which Parramore Post Numbered 57, American Legion, may construct its memorial building, and correcting street location April 15, 1932 86 *District of Columbia, false swearing, etc.* AN ACT to amend an Act approved February 20, 1896, entitled “An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to punish false swearing before trial boards of the Metropolitan police force and fire department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes,’ approved May 11, 1892” April 16, 1932 86 *Confederate memorial marker, La Fayette, Ga.* AN ACT to authorize the Secretary of War to erect one marker for the graves of fifteen Confederate soldiers killed in action and buried in the La Fayette Cemeterj’ at La Fayette, Georgia, in lieu of separate markers as now authorized by law April 16, 1932 87 *District of Columbia Code, amendment.* AN ACT To amend section 600 of the Act of March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1284;
D. C. Code, title 5, sec 122) April 20, 1932 87 *Wichita Indians, etc., Okla., claims.* AN ACT Amending the Act of Congress entitled “An Act authorizing the Wichita and affiliated bands of Indians in Oklahoma to submit claims to the Court of Claims,” approved June 4, 1924 April 21, 1932 87 *Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyo.* AN ACT To amend the Act of May 27, 1930, authorizing an appropriation for the reconstruction and improvement of a road on the Shoshone Indian Reservation, Wyoming April 21, 1932 88x *Choctaw and Chickasaw coal, etc., lands.* AN ACT To provide for the leasing of the segregated coal and asphalt deposits of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian Nations, in Oklahoma, and for an extension of time within which purchasers of such deposits may complete payments April 21, 1932 88 *Appropriations, Interior Department, 1933.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes April 22, 1932 91 *Criminal correspondence with foreign governments.* AN ACT To amend section 5 of the Criminal Code April 22, 1932 132 *New Orleans, La., land for levees, etc.* AN ACT Granting certain lands to the board of commissioners of the Orleans levee district in the city of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, for levee and street purposes April 22, 1932 133 *Bridge, Mississippi River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Tenth Street in Bettendorf, Iowa April 22, 1932 133 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Elbowoods, North Dakota April 22, 1932 134 *Bridge, Black River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Black River at or near Pocahontas, Arkansas April 22, 1932 134 *District of Columbia, public schools.* AN ACT To authorize appointment of public-school employees between meetings of the Board of Education April 22, 1932 134 *Bridge, Savannah River.* AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the South Carolina and the Georgia Highway Departments to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Savannah River at or near Burtons Ferry, near Sylvania, Georgia,” approved May 26, 1928 April 22, 1932 135 *District of Columbia, Michigan Avenue.* AN ACT To provide for the extension and widening of Michigan Avenue in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes April 22, 1932 135 *Reclamation Projects, relinquished lands.* AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to vacate withdrawals of public lands under the reclamation law, with reservation of rights, wavy, and easements April 23, 1932 136 *Cherokee Indians, Okla.* AN ACT To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear and determine certain claims of the Eastern or Emigrant and the Western or Old Settler Cherokee Indians against the United States, and for other purposes April 25, 1932 137 *Ponca City, Okla., public building.* AN ACT Relating to the construction of a Federal building at Ponca City, Oklahoma April 25, 1932 138 *Army equipment for Confederate Veterans’ encampment, Richmond, Va.* AN ACT Authorizing and directing the Secretary of War to lend to the entertainment committee of the United Confederate Veterans two hundred and fifty pyramidal tents, complete; fifteen 16 by 80 by 40 foot assembly tents; thirty 11 by 50 by 15 foot hospital-ward tents; ten thousand blankets, olive drab, numbered 4; five thousand pillowcases; five thousand canvas cots; five thousand cotton pillows; five thousand bed sacks; ten thousand bed sheets; twenty field ranges, numbered 1; ten field bake ovens; fifty water bags (for ice water); to be used at the encampment of the United Confederate Veterans, to be held at Richmond, Virginia, in June, 1932 April 25, 1932 139 *Andersonville, Ga., National Cemetery.* AN ACT Authorizing the granting by the Secretary of War of a right of way to the Georgia Highway Department April 25, 1932 139 *Seminole tribal lands.* AN ACT To require the approval of the General Council of the Seminole Tribe or Nation in case of the disposal of any tribal land April 27, 1932 140 *House of Representatives, contingent expenses.* JOINT RESOLUTION To provide additional appropriations for contingent expenses of the House of Representatives for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932 April 29, 1932 140 *Public lands, school grants.* AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act confirming in States and Territories title to land granted by the United States in the aid of common or public schools,” approved January 25, 1927 May 2, 1932 140 *Colorado School of Mines.* AN ACT To grant certain lands to the State of Colorado for the benefit of the Colorado School of Mines May 2, 1932 141 *Camp Ripley, Minn.* AN ACT To authorize the conveyance by the United States to the State of Minnesota of lot 4, section 18, township 131 north, range 29 west, in the county of Morrison, Minnesota May 2, 1932 141 *Northern Halibut Fishery.* AN ACT For the protection of the northern Pacific halibut fishery May 2, 1932 142 *Rights of way, Blackfeet Highway, Mont.* AN ACT To accept the grant by the State of Montana of concurrent police jurisdiction over the rights of way of the Blackfeet Highway, and over the rights of way of its connections with the Glacier National Park road system on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in the State of Montana May 2, 1932 144 *Immigration Act of 1917, contract labor.* AN ACT To authorize expenditures for the enforcement of the contract-labor provisions of the immigration law May 2, 1932 145xi *Watertown-Glacier International Peace Park.* AN ACT For establishment of the Waterton-Glacier International Pesce Park May 2, 1932 145 *Canal Zone, boundary line.* AN ACT To authorize the modification of the boundary line between the Panama Canal Zone and the Republic of Panama, and for other purposes May 3, 1932 145 *Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho.* AN ACT Extending the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the sale of desert lands in certain States and Territories,” approved March 3, 1877 (19 Stat. 377), and Acts amendatory thereof, to ceded lands of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation May 4, 1932 146 *San Diego, Calif., water supply.* AN ACT Amending an Act of Congress approved February 28, 1919 (40 Stat.
L. 1206), granting the city of San Diego certain lands in the Cleveland National Forest and the Capitan Grande Indian Reservation for dam and reservoir purposes for the conservation of water, and for other purposes, so as to include additional lands May 4, 1932 146 *“Helena,” gunboat, silver service.* AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, to deliver to the custody of the Historical Society of Montana, for preservation and exhibition, the silver service which was in use on the gunboat, Numbered 9, Helena May 6, 1932 149 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Randolph, Missouri May 6, 1932 149 *Naval Academy graduates of 1938, etc.* AN ACT Providing for the appointment as ensigns in the line of the Navy of all midshipmen who graduate from the Naval Academy in 1932, and for other purposes May 6, 1932 149 *Warrant officers, etc., war-time rank, etc.* AN ACT To give war-time commissioned rank to retired warrant officers and enlisted men May 7, 1932 150 *Public lands, school grants.* AN ACT To amend section 11 of the Act approved February 22, 1889 (25 Stat. 676), relating to the admission into the Union of the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington May 7, 1932 150 *University of Arizona, lands.* AN ACT To provide for the confirmation of a selection of certain land by the State of Arizona for the benefit of the University of Arizona May 7, 1932 151 *Public lands, potash mining.* AN ACT To amend the Act approved February 7, 1927, entitled “An Act to promote the mining of potash on the public domain.
” May 7, 1932 151 *Great Lakes, navigation on.* AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate navigation on the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters,” approved February 8, 1895 May 9, 1932 152 *Fenwick Island, Del.* AN ACT To provide for conveyance of a certain strip of land on Fenwick Island, Sussex County, State of Delaware, for roadway purposes May 11, 1932 152 *Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, Wis., unalloted lands.* AN ACT To authorize the sale, on competitive bids, of unalloted lands on the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, in Wisconsin, not needed for allotment, tribal, or administrative purposes May 13, 1932 153 *Public lands, homestead entries.* AN ACT To extend the period of time during which final proof may be offered by homestead entrymen May 13, 1932 153 *Tennessee, middle judicial district.* AN ACT To transfer Lincoln County from the Columbia division to the Winchester division of the middle Tennessee judicial district May 13, 1932 153 *District of Columbia, upper Water Street closed.* JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to close upper Water Street between Twenty-second and Twenty-third Streets May 13, 1932 154 *Masonic Mutual Relief Association, D.
C.* AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District of Columbia,” approved March 3, 1869, as amended May 14, 1932 154 *Crater Lake National Park, Oreg., addition.* AN ACT To add certain land to the Crater Lake National Park in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes May 14, 1932 155 *Crater Lake National Park Oreg., addition.* AN ACT To authorize the acquisition of additional land in the city of Medford, Oregon, for use in connection with the administration of the Crater Lake National Park May 14, 1932 156 *Colorado, land grants;.* AN ACT To authorize the issuance of patents for certain lands in the State of Colorado for certain purposes May 14, 1932 156 *Passport fees.* AN ACT To increase passport fees, and for other purposes May 16, 1932 157 *Congress, printing, etc.* JOINT RESOLUTION Making an additional appropriation for printing and binding for Congress for the fiscal year 1932 May 16, 1932 157 *District of Columbia, insurance corporations.* AN ACT To require all insurance corporations formed under the provisions of Chapter XVIII of the Code of Law of the District of Columbia to maintain their principal offices and places of business within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes May 17, 1932 158 *“Porto Rico” changed to “Puerto Rico.”.* JOINT RESOLUTION To change the name of the island of “Porto Rico” to “Puerto Rico” May 17, 1932 158 *Federal Intermediate Credit Banks.* AN ACT To amend Title II of the Federal Farm Loan Act in regard to Federal intermediate credit banks, and for other purposes May 19, 1932 159xii *Radio station operators.* AN ACT To amend the Act of February 23, 1927, as amended (U.
S. C., title 47, sec 85), and for other purposes May 19, 1932 160 *Calvin Coolidge, portrait of.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Joint Committee on the Library to procure an oil portrait of former President Calvin Coolidge May 19, 1932 160 *Virgin Islands, admiralty laws.* AN ACT To extend the admiralty laws of the United States of America to the Virgin Islands May 20, 1932 160 *Sophie Chanquet, bequest.* AN ACT To authorize the sale of interest in lands devised to the United States under the will of Sophie Chanquet May 20, 1932 161 *New Jersey, judicial district.* AN ACT To remove the limitation upon the filling of vacancy of district judge for the district of New Jersey May 20, 1932 161 *District of Columbia, jurisdiction over public land.* AN ACT To authorize the transfer of jurisdiction over public land in the District of Columbia May 20, 1932 161 *Lenawee County, Mich., land title.* AN ACT To permit the United States to be made a party defendant in certain cases May 20, 1932 162 *International Peace Garden (Incorporated).* AN ACT To provide for the transfer of certain school lands in North Dakota to the International Peace Garden (Incorporated) May 20, 1932 163 *Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, D.
C.* To establish a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt in the National Capital May 21, 1932 163 *World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, amendment.* AN ACT To amend the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended May 21, 1932 164 *Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, bond issue.* AN ACT To authorize the issuance of bonds by the Saint Thomas Harbor Board, Virgin Islands, for the acquisition or construction of a graving or dry dock May 23, 1932 164 *Naturalization law, amendments.* AN ACT T o further amend the naturalization laws, and for other purposes May 25, 1932 165 *Public lands, entries.* AN ACT Validating certain applications for and entries of public lands, and for other purposes May 28, 1932 167 *Army and Navy pensions, 1932.* JOINT RESOLUTION Making an additional appropriation for the payment of Army and Navy pensions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932 May 28, 1932 168 *District of Columbia, pipe lines.* AN ACT To permit construction, maintenance, and use of certain pipe lines for petroleum and petroleum products June 3, 1932 168 *L’Anse Band of Lake Superior Indians.* AN ACT To authorize transfer of the abandoned Indian-school site and building at Zeba, Michigan, to the L’Anse Band of Lake Superior Indians June 6, 1932 169 *Rapid City, S.
Dak., land exchange.* AN ACT To authorize the exchange of a part of the Rapid City Indian School land for a part of the Pennington County Poor Fann, South Dakota June 6, 1932 169 *Revenue Act of 1932.* AN ACT To provide revenue, equalize taxation, and for other purposes June 6, 1932 169 *United States and Alaska, mining claims.* JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the suspension of annual assessment work on mining claims held by location in the United States and Alaska June 6, 1932 290 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska June 9, 1932 290 *Bridge, Saint Clair River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Saint Clair River at or near Port Huron, Michigan June 9, 1932 290 *Bridge, Ohio River.* AN ACT Authorizing the Commonwealth of Kentucky, by and through the State Highway Commission of Kentucky, or the successors of said commission, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Ohio River at or near Owensboro, and permitting the Commonwealth of Kentucky to act jointly with the State of Indiana in the construction, maintenance, and operation of said bridge June 9, 1932 291 *Bridge, Ohio River.* AN ACT Authorizing the Commonwealth of Kentucky, by and through the State Highway Commission of Kentucky, or the successors of said commission, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Ohio River at or near Cairo, Illinois, and permitting the Commonwealth of Kentucky to act jointly with the State of Illinois in the construction, maintenance, and operation of said bridge June 9, 1932 292 *Liston Range Rear Lighthouse Reservation, Del.* AN ACT To provide for conveyance of a portion of the Liston Range Rear Lighthouse Reservation, New Castle County, State of Delaware, for highway purposes June 10, 1932 294 *Bridge, Rio Grande.* AN ACT Authorizing the Fort Hancock-Porvenir Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Rio Grande at Fort Hancock Texas June 10, 1932 295 *Bridge, Pearl River.* AN ACT Authorizing the Louisiana Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Pearl River at or near Pearlington, Mississippi June 10, 1932 296xiii *Bridge, Sabine River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a free highway bridge across the Sabine River where Louisiana Highway Numbered 21 meets Texas Highway Numbered 45 June 10, 1932 296 *Bridge, Sabine River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Sabine River where Louisiana Highway Numbered 6 meets Texas Highway Numbered 21 June 10, 1932 296 *Bridge, Rio Grande.* AN ACT Authorizing the Boca Chica Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Rio Grande at Boca Chica, Texas June 10, 1932 297 *District of Columbia, Meridian Hill Park.* JOINT RESOLUTION For the improvement of Meridian Hill Park June 10, 1932 298 *Army equipment, for American Legion convention, Portland, Oreg.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of War to lend War Department equipment for use at the fourteenth national convention of the American Legion at Portland, Oregon, during the month of September, 1932 June 11, 1932 298 *Juneau, Alaska, bond issue.* AN ACT To authorize the incorporated town of Juneau, Alaska, to use the funds arising from the sale of bonds in pursuance to the Act of Congress of February 11, 1925, for the purpose either of improving the sewerage system of said town or of constructing permanent streets in said town June 11, 1932 298 *Petersburg, Alaska, bond issue.* AN ACT To authorize the incorporated town of Petersburg, Alaska, to issue bonds in any sum not exceeding $ 100,000 for the purpose of improving and enlarging the capacity of the municipal light and power plant, and the improvement of the water and sewer systems, and for the purpose of retiring or purchasing bonds heretofore issued by the town of Petersburg June 11, 1932 299 *South Dakota, judicial district.* AN ACT To amend section 106 of the Act to codify, revise, and amend the laws relating to the judiciary (U.
S. C., title 28, sec 187) June 11, 1932 300 *Juvenile offenders, transportation.* AN ACT To provide for the transportation of certain juvenile offenders to States under the law of which they have committed offenses or are delinquent, and for other purposes June 11, 1932 301 *Air navigation facilities, Ariz.* AN ACT To authorize conveyance to the United States of certain lands in the State of Arizona for use of the United States in maintaining air navigation facilities, and for other purposes June 11, 1932 301 *Osage County, Okla., intoxicants in Indian country.* AN ACT To amend the Act of March 2, 1917 (39 Stat. 983;
U. S. Code, title 25, sec 242) June 13, 1932 302 *Revenue Act of 1982, amendment.* JOINT RESOLUTION To amend section 625
(a)of the Revenue Act of 1932 June 13, 1932 302 *District of Columbia, workhouse property.* AN ACT To provide for the opening and closing of roads within the boundaries of the District of Columbia workhouse property at Occoquan, Fairfax County, Virginia June 14, 1932 302 *District of Columbia, closing certain alleys.* AN ACT To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to close certain alleys and to set aside land owned by the District of Columbia for alley purposes June 14, 1932 303 *District of Columbia, closing certain streets and alleys.* AN ACT To provide for the closing of certain streets and alleys in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes June 14, 1932 304 *District of Columbia, highways system.* AN ACT To provide for readjustment of street lines and the transfer of land for school, park, and highway purposes, in the northeast section of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes June 14, 1932 304 *Flood control, Edisto River.* AN ACT To provide a preliminary examination of the Edisto River and its branches, South and North Edisto, South Carolina, with a view to the control of its floods June 14, 1932 305 *Juneau, Alaska, wharf.* AN ACT For estimates necessary for the proper maintenance of the Government wharf at Juneau, Alaska June 14, 1932 306 *Montana and Wyoming, compact.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the States of Montana and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact or agreement for division of the waters of the Yellowstone River June 14, 1932 306 *Chippewa Indians, Minn., per capita payment.* AN ACT Providing for payment of $25 to each enrolled Chippewa Indian of the Red Lake Band of Minnesota from the timber funds standing to their credit in the Treasury of the United States June 14, 1932 306 *Coos Bay, etc., Indians, claims.* AN ACT To amend an Act (ch 300) entitled “An Act authorizing the Coos (Kowes) Bay, Lower Umpqua (Kalawatset), and Siuslaw Tribes of Indians of the State of Oregon to present their claims to the Court of Claims,” approved February 23, 1929 (45 Stat. 1256) June 14, 1932 307 *Dover, N. J., public building site.* AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange the Federal building site in Dover, New Jersey, for another site June 14, 1932 307 *Menominee Indians, Was., per capita payment.* AN ACT Authorizing a per capita payment of $50 to the members of the Menominee Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin from funds on deposit to their credit in the Treasury of the United States June 14, 1932 307 *Delaware River Joint Commission.* JOINT RESOLUTION Granting consent of Congress to a compact or agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey creating the Delaware River Joint Commission and specifying the powers and duties thereof June 14, 1932 308xiv *Settlement of War Claims Act, extension.* JOINT RESOLUTION Extending for one year the time within which American claimants may make application for payment, under the Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928, of awards of the Mixed Claims Commission and and of the Tripartite Claims Commission June 14, 1932 318 *District of Columbia, designated streets closed.* AN ACT To authorize the closing of certain streets in the District of Columbia rendered useless or unnecessary, and for other purposes June 15, 1932 318 *Lawrence, Mass., additional site.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to acquire land adjoining Lawrence (Massachusetts) post-office site June 16, 1932 319 *District of Columbia, closing portion of Quintana Place.* AN ACT To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to close Quintana Place, between Seventh Street and Seventh Place northwest June 17, 1932 319 *Disabled American Veterans of World War, incorporated.* AN ACT To incorporate the Disabled American Veterans of the World War June 17, 1932 320 *District of Columbia, extension of certain railroad tracks, etc.* AN ACT To authorize The Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company to extend its present track connection with the United States navy yard so as to provide adequate railroad facilities in connection with the development of Buzzards Point as an industrial area in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes June 18, 1932 322 *Southern California Metropolitan Water District.* AN ACT Granting to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California certain public and reserved lands of the United States in the counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino, in the State of California June 18, 1932 324 *Kidnaped, etc., persons.* AN ACT Forbidding the transportation of any person in interstate or foreign commerce, kidnaped, or otherwise unlawfully detained, and making such act a felony June 22, 1932 326 *District of Columbia Credit Unions Act.* AN ACT To provide for the incorporation of credit unions within the District of Columbia June 23, 1932 326 *Klamath irrigation district, unproductive lands.* AN ACT To amend section 14 of an Act entitled “An Act to adjust water-right charges, to grant certain other relief on the Federal irrigation projects, and for other purposes,” approved May 25, 1926 (44 Stat. 636), as amended (46 Stat. 249) June 23, 1932 331 *Fayette County, Ky., land transfer.* AN ACT To authorize the transfer of certain lands in Fayette County, Kentucky, to the Commonwealth of Kentucky June 23, 1932 332 *Virgin Islands, import duties.* AN ACT To enable the collection of import duties on foreign- made goods entering the Virgin Islands through parcel-post mail June 24, 1932 333 *World War Veterans’ Act, amendment.* AN ACT To provide for the renewal of five-year level premium term Government insurance policies for an additional five-year period without medical examination June 24, 1932 334 *Bridge, Niagara River.* AN ACT To extend the time for the construction of a bridge across the east branch of the Niagara River at or near the city of Tonawanda, New York June 25, 1932 334 *Diminished Colville Indian Reservation, Wash.* AN ACT For the relief of homesteaders on the Diminished Colville Indian Reservation, Washington June 27, 1932 334 *Colorado River Indian Reservation, Ariz., support.* AN ACT Authorizing expenditures from Colorado River tribal funds for reimbursable loans June 27, 1932 335 *William denning Bryan Memorial, D. C.* JOINT RESOLUTION Amending the joint resolution authorizing the erection on the public grounds in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, a memorial to William Jennings Bryan June 27, 1932 335 *Virgin Islands, immigration, etc.* AN ACT Relating to the immigration and naturalization of certain natives of the Virgin Islands June 28, 1932 336 *Indian country, crimes.* AN ACT To amend sections 328 and 329 of the United States Criminal Code of 1910 and sections 548 and 549 of the United States Code of 1926 June 28, 1932 336 *Chippewa Indians, Minn., claims.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend or renew the contracts of employment of the attorneys employed to represent the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota in litigation arising in the Court of Claims under the Act of May 14, 1926 (44 Stat. 555) June 28, 1932 337 *Postal Service, second-class matter.* AN ACT To fix the rate of postage on publications mailed at the post office of entry for delivery at another post office within the postal district in which the headquarters or general business offices of the publishers are located June 28, 1932 338 *Postal Service, domestic registered mail.* AN ACT Fixing the fees and limits of indemnity for domestic registered mail based upon actual value and length of haul, and for other purposes June 28, 1932 338 *Postal Service, insured, etc., mail.* AN ACT Prescribing fees and corresponding indemnities for domestic insured and collect-on-delivery mail of the third and fourth classes, and for other purposes June 28, 1932 340 *Stonington, Conn., land conveyance.* AN ACT To provide for the conveyance by the United States of a certain tract of land to the borough of Stonington, in the county of New London, in the State of Connecticut June 28, 1932 341 *North Dakota, judicial district.* AN ACT To amend section 99 of the Judicial Code (U. S. C., title 28, sec 180) as amended June 29, 1932 341xv *Official insignia of the United States.* AN ACT To prohibit the misuse of official insignia June 29, 1932 342 *Bridge, Sabine River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Sabine River where Louisiana Highway Numbered 7 meets Texas Highway Numbered 87 June 29, 1932 342 *Appropriations, District of Columbia, fiscal year 1933.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes June 29, 1932 343 *United States courts, juries.* AN ACT To provide for alternate jurors in certain criminal cases June 29, 1932 380 *United States prisoners.* AN ACT To fix the date when sentence of imprisonment shall begin to run, providing when the allowance to a prisoner of time for good conduct shall begin to run, and further to extend the provisions of the parole laws June 29, 1932 381 *Columbia River, apportionment of waters.* AN ACT To extend the life of “An Act to permit a compact or agreement between the States of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana respecting the disposition and apportionment of the waters of the Columbia River and its tributaries, and for other purposes” June 29, 1932 381 *Smithsonian Institution.* JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the filling of vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the class other than Members of Congress June 29, 1932 382 *Appropriations, Legislative Branch, fiscal year 1933.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes June 30, 1932 382 *Suits in Admiralty Act, amendment.* AN ACT To amend section 5 of the Suits in Admiralty Act, approved March 9, 1920 June 30, 1932 420 *Crow and Fort Peck Indians.* AN ACT To provide for expenses of the Crow and Fort Peck Indian Tribal Councils and authorized delegates of such tribes June 30, 1932 420 *Indian Service, farmers.* AN ACT Amending the Act of May 25, 1918, with reference to employing farmers in the Indian Service, and for other purposes June 30, 1932 421 *Appropriations, Navy Department, fiscal year 1933.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes June 30, 1932 421 *Public lands, oil and gas permits.* AN ACT To authorize extensions of time on oil and gas prospecting permits, and for other purposes June 30, 1932 445 *Alaska, road commissioners.* AN ACT Providing for the transfer of the duties authorized and authority conferred by law upon the board of road commissioners in the Territory of Alaska to the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes June 30, 1932 446 *Indiana Harbor, Ind., breakwater.* AN ACT Authorizing the sale of the southerly end of the breakwater at Indiana Harbor, Indiana June 30, 1932 447 *Central Pacific Railway, conveyance.* AN ACT To validate a certain conveyance heretofore made by Central Pacific Railway Company, a corporation, and its lessee, Southern Pacific Company, a corporation, to Pacific States Box and Basket Company, a corporation, involving certain portions of right of way in the vicinity of the town of Florin, county of Sacramento, State of California, acquired by the Central Pacific Railway Company under the Act of Congress approved July 1, 1862 (12 Stat. L. 489), as amended by the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1864 (13 Stat. L. 356) June 30, 1932 447 *Bridge, Niagara River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the east branch of the Niagara River at or near the city of Niagara Falls, New York June 30, 1932 448 *Vocational rehabilitation.* AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise and their return to civil employment,” approved June 2, 1920, as amended June 30, 1932 448 *“Montgomery,” ship silver service.* AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, to deliver to the custody of the Alabama Society of’ Fine Arts, the silver service presented to the United States for the United States ship Montgomery June 30, 1932 450 *Navy, aircraft.* AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An act to authorize the construction and procurement of aircraft and aircraft equipment in the Navy and Marine Corps, and to adjust and define the status of the operating personnel in connection therewith,” approved June 24, 1926, with reference to the number of enlisted pilots in the Navy June 30, 1932 451 *Navy, enlisted men.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to fix the clothing allowance for enlisted men of the Navy June 30, 1932 451 *Siuslaw National Forest, Oreg.* AN ACT Authorizing the adjustment of the boundaries of the Siuslaw National Forest, in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes June 30, 1932 451 *Bowdoin well, Mont.* AN ACT To set aside certain lands around the abandoned Bowdoin well, Montana, for recreational purposes under a lease to Phillips County Post, Numbered 57, of the American Legion, Department of Montana June 30, 1932 452 *Appropriations, Independent Offices, fiscal year 1933.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes June 30, 1932 452xvi *Forest Service, contracts.* AN ACT To facilitate execution of and economy in field season contracts of the Forest Service June 30, 1932 473 *Idaho National Forest, Idaho, additions.* AN ACT To add certain lands to the Idaho Nat ional Forest, Idaho June 30, 1932 474 *Five Civilized Tribes, Okla;.* AN ACT Relating to the acquisition of restricted Indian lands by States, counties, or municipalities June 30, 1932 474 *Mining claims, assessment work.* JOINT RESOLUTION Amending the joint resolution providing for the suspension of annual assessment work on mining claims held by location in the United States and Alaska, approved June 6, 1932 June 30, 1932 474 *Appropriations, Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and Labor, and (he Judiciary, 1933.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of State and Justice and for the Judiciary, and for the Departments of Commerce and Labor, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes July 1, 1932 475 *Bridges, West Virginia.* AN ACT Amending an Act entitled “An Act authorizing the State of West Virginia by and through the State Bridge Commission of West Virginia, or the successors of said commission, to acquire, purchase, construct, improve, maintain, and operate bridges across the streams and rivers within said State and/or across boundary-line streams or rivers of said State,” approved March 3, 1931 July 1, 1932 523 *Foreign diplomatic corps, etc., employees.* AN ACT To secure the departure of certain aliens from the United States July 1, 1932 524 *Appropriations, Second Deficiency Act, fiscal years 1933, 1933.* AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1932, and June 30, 1933, and for other purposes July 1, 1932 525 *Morton Nursery site, Nebr.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell the Morton Nursery site, in the county of Cherry, State of Nebraska July 1, 1932 549 *District of Columbia, license fees.* AN ACT To amend section 7 of an Act entitled “An Act making appropriations to provide for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, and for other purposes,” approved July 1, 1902, and for other purposes July 1, 1932 550 *Fort Sherman Military Reserve, Idaho.* AN ACT To provide for the relinquishment by the United States of certain lands to the city of Coeur d’Alene, in the county of Kootenai, in the State of Idaho July 1, 1932 563 *Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of War to accept on behalf of the United States a tract or parcel of land for park purposes, to the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park July 1, 1932 564 *Indians, reimbursable debts.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust reimbursable debts of Indians and tribes of Indians July 1, 1932 564 *Virgin Islands, navigation, etc., provisions.* AN ACT To extend certain provisions of the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899, to the Virgin Islands July 1, 1932 565 *Hawaii, acting secretary authorized.* AN ACT To provide for the appointment of an acting secretary of the Territory of Hawaii during the absence or illness of the secretary July 2, 1932 565 *Utah, potassium-bearing lands.* AN ACT To authorize the exchange of potassium-bearing lands in Tooele County, Utah, between the United States and private owners July 2, 1932 566 *Canal Zone, bull, dog, and cock fighting.* AN ACT To amend an Executive order promulgated August 4, 1911, prohibiting promotion of fights between bulls, dogs, or cocks July 2, 1932 568 *National banks, examination assessments.* AN ACT To amend section 5240, United States Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S. C., title 12, ch 2, sec 82), and for other purposes July 2, 1932 568 *Newark, N. J., public building.* AN ACT To provide for the sale of a portion of the site of the post office and customhouse building in Newark, New Jersey, to the city of Newark for use as a public street July 2, 1932 568 *Newark, N. J., easement.* AN ACT To provide for the sale of an easement for a railway right of way over the post-office and customhouse site at Newark, New Jersey July 2, 1932 569 *Hawaii, naturalization of certain women born in.* AN ACT Relating to the naturalization of certain women born in Hawaii July 2, 1932 571 *Amelia Earhart Putnam.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the President of the United States to present the Distinguished Flying Cross to Amelia Earhart Putnam July 2, 1932 571 *Pulaski Memorial Day.* JOINT RESOLUTION Requesting the President of the United States of America to proclaim October 11, 1932, General Pulaski’s Memorial Day for the observance and commemoration of the death of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski July 2, 1932 571 *Canal Zone, gambling, etc.* AN ACT To amend Act Numbered 4 of the Isthmian Canal Commission entitled “An Act to prohibit gambling in the Canal Zone, Isthmus of Panama, and to provide for the punishment of violations thereof, and for other purposes,” enacted August 22, 1904 July 5, 1932 571xvii *Canal Zone, hunting.* AN ACT To prevent, in the Canal Zone, fire-hunting at night and hunting by means of a spring or trap, and to repeal the Executive orders of September 8, 1909, and January 27, 1914 July 5, 1932 572 *Canal Zone, carrying, etc., ‘arms.* AN ACT To regulate the carrying and keeping of arms in the Canal Zone July 5, 1932 573 *Canal Zone, fugitives from Panama.* AN ACT To provide for the extradition of fugitives from the justice of the Republic of Panama who seek refuge in the Canal Zone July 5, 1932 574 *Canal Zone, bird protection.* AN ACT To provide for the protection of bird’s and their nests in the Canal Zone July 5, 1932 576 *Canal Zone, radio equipment on ocean-going vessels.* AN ACT To regulate radio equipment on ocean-going vessels using the ports of the Canal Zone July 5, 1932 576 *Canal Zone, administration of oaths.* AN ACT To authorize certain officials of the Canal Zone to administer oaths and to summon witnesses to testify in matters within the jurisdiction of such officials July 5, 1932 576 *Canal Zone, deportations.* AN ACT To punish persons deported from the Canal Zone who return thereto July 5, 1932 577 *Canal Zone, street railways.* AN ACT To regulate the operation of street-railway cars at crossings in the Canal Zone July 5, 1932 577 *Panama Canal, operation.* AN ACT To amend section 5 of the Panama Canal Act July 5, 1932 578 *Canal Zone, public defender.* AN ACT To provide for the appointment of a public defender for the Canal Zone July 5, 1932 578 *Canal Zone, keeping, etc., domestic animals.* AN ACT In relation to the keeping and impounding of domestic animals in the Canal Zone July 5, 1932 578 *Canal Zone, liquor transportation.* AN ACT To provide for the transportation of liquors under seal through the Canal Zone July 5, 1932 579 *Postal Service, second-class matter.* AN ACT To amend the second paragraph of section 5 of the Act entitled “An Act to amend Title II of an Act approved February 28, 1925 (43 Stat. 1066; U. S. C., title 39), regulating postal rates, and for other purposes” July 5, 1932 579 *Appropriations, Treasury and Post Office Departments, fiscal year 1933.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes July 5, 1932 580 *Wheat and cotton, Government-owned.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the distribution of Government-owned wheat and cotton to the American National Red Cross and other organizations for relief of distress July 5, 1932 605 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Florence, Nebraska July 6, 1932 606 *Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge.* AN ACT To grant a right of way or easement over lands of the United States within the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge to the Savanna-Sabula Bridge Company, a corporation, for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a highway between Savanna, Illinois, and Sabula, Iowa July 6, 1932 606 *Immigration Act of 192L nonimmigrant status.* AN ACT To amend the sixth exception in section 3 of the Immigration Act of 1924 with reference to nonimmigrant status of certain aliens July 6, 1932 607 *District of Columbia, contractors on public works.* AN ACT To require a contractor to whom is awarded any contract for public buildings or other public works or for repairs or improvements thereon for the District of Columbia to give bond for the faithful performance of the contract, for the protection of persons furnishing labor and materials, and for other purposes July 7, 1932 608 *District of Columbia, standard weights and measures.* AN ACT To amend section 18 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish standard weights and measures for the District of Columbia; to define the duties of the Superintendent of Weights, Measures, and Markets of the District of Columbia; and for other purposes,” approved March 3, 1921 July 7, 1932 609 *Appropriations, Department of Agriculture, fiscal year 1933.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes July 7, 1932 609 *Salt River Valley Water Users Association.* AN ACT To authorize the acceptance of relinquishments by the State of Arizona and the city of Tempe, Arizona, to certain tracts of lands granted by the Act of April 7, 1930, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue patent to said tracts to the Salt River Valley Water Users Association July 7, 1932 646 *Postal Service, entry fees, second-class matter.* AN ACT To provide for fees for entry of a publication as second-class matter, and for other purposes July 7, 1932 647 *Congress, pay of pages.* JOINT RESOLUTION Making an appropriation for the payment of pages for the Senate and House of Representatives from July 1 to July 15, 1932, both dates inclusive July 7, 1932 647xviii *District of Columbia land condemnation.* AN ACT To amend chapter 15 of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia relating to the condemnation of land for public use July 8, 1932 647 *Fallon, Nev.* AN ACT Authorizing the conveyance of certain lands to the city of Fallon, Nevada July 8, 1932 649 *Postal offenses, threatening communications.* AN ACT To punish the sending through the mails of certain threatening communications July 8, 1932 649 *District of Columbia, dangerous weapons.* AN ACT To control the possession, sale, transfer, and use of pistols and other dangerous weapons in the District of Columbia, to provide penalties, to prescribe rules of evidence, and for other puposes July 8, 1932 650 *World War veterans, transportation.* JOINT RESOLUTION Making an appropriation to provide transportation to their homes for veterans of the World War temporarily quartered in the District of Columbia July 8, 1932 654 *Snake River, etc., division of waters.* JOINT RESOLUTION To permit a compact or agreement between the States of Idaho and Wyoming respecting the disposition and apportionment of the waters of the Snake River and its tributaries, and for other purposes July 8, 1932 655 *Russell N. Boardman, et al.* AN ACT To authorize the presentation of a distinguished flying cross to Russell N. Boardman and John L. Polando, and Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, and for other purposes July 11, 1932 655 *Immigration Act of 192/,, nonquota immigrants.* AN ACT To exempt from the quota husbands of American citizens July 11, 1932 656 *New York Grand Central Station Post Office, etc.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into a contract to purchase the parcel of land and the building known as the Grand Central Station Post Office and Office Building, numbered 452 Lexington Avenue, in the city, county, and State of New York, for post-office and other governmental purposes, and to pay the purchase price therefor on or prior to June 30, 1937 July 12, 1932 656 *Tariff Act of 1930, entries pending appraisement.* JOINT RESOLUTION Construing section 503
(b)of the Tariff Act of 1930 July 12, 1932 657 *Portage River Light Station, Mich.* AN ACT To provide for the conveyance of the Portage Entry Lighthouse Reservation and buildings to the State of Michigan for public-park purposes July 13, 1932 658 *District of Columbia, plumbing regulations.* AN ACT To amend an Act of Congress approved June 18, 1898, entitled “An Act to regulate plumbing and gas fitting in the District of Columbia” July 13, 1932 659 *Buffalo, N. Y., title to certain lands.* AN ACT To permit the United States to be made a party defendant in certain cases July 14, 1932 659 *District of Columbia, killing wild birds and wild animals.* AN ACT To amend sections 5 and 6 of the Act of June 30, 1906, entitled “An Act to prohibit the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia,” and thereby, to establish a game and bird sanctuary of the Potomac River and its tributaries in the said District July 14, 1932 660 *Canal Zone, lotteries.* AN ACT To amend Act Numbered 3 of the Isthmian Canal Commission relating to the suppression of lotteries in the Canal Zone, enacted August 22, 1904 July 14, 1932 661 *Tobacco statistics.* AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the collection and publication of statistics of tobacco by the Department of Agriculture,” approved January 14, 1929 July 14, 1932 662 *Springfield, Mass., highway and bridge.* AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of War to grant to the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, permission to construct and maintain a highway bridge across United States military reservation at the Springfield Armory, Massachusetts July 14, 1932 663 *Appropriations, War Department, fiscal year 1988.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the military and nonmilitary activities of the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes July 14, 1932 664 *District of Columbia, Indeterminate Sentence and Parole Board established.* AN ACT To establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes July 15, 1932 696 *District of Columbia, Firemen’s Insurance Company.* AN ACT To amend the charter of the Firemen’s Insurance Company of Washington and Georgetown, in the District of Columbia July 15, 1932 699 *Bridge, Ohio River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Wellsburg, West Virginia July 15, 1932 699 *Bolling Field, D. C.* AN ACT To amend section 2 of an Act approved February 25, 1929 (45 Stat. 1303), to complete the acquisition of land adjacent to Bolling Field, District of Columbia, and for other purposes July 15, 1932 699 *Hawaii, leprosy survey.* JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service to make a survey as to the existing facilities for the protection of the public health in the care and treatment of leprous persons in the Territory of Hawaii, and for other purposes July 15, 1932 700xix *World War Veterans, transportation.* JOINT RESOLUTION To amend the public resolution entitled “Joint resolution making an appropriation to provide transportation to their homes for veterans of the World War temporarily quartered in the District of Columbia,” approved July 8, 1932 July 15, 1932 701 *Louisiana, sulphur production.* AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act to promote the production of sulphur upon the public domain within the State of Louisiana,” approved April 17, 1926 July 16, 1932 701 *Annual appropriations, availability of.* JOINT RESOLUTION Making available as of July 1, 1932, the appropriations contained in the regular annual appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1933 for the Departments of Agriculture, Post Office, Treasury, and War, and ratifying obligations incurred in anticipation thereof July 16, 1932 702 *Congress, pay of pages.* JOINT RESOLUTION Making an appropriation for the payment of pages for the Senate and House of Representatives from July 16 to July 25, 1932 July 16, 1932 702 *Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn.* AN ACT To authorize the conveyance to the State of Tennessee of certain land deeded to the United States for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and not needed therefor July 19, 1932 702 *Virgin Islands, National Bank Act extended to.* AN ACT To extend the provisions of the National Bank Act to the Virgin Islands of the United States, and for other purposes July 19, 1932 703 *Chicago World’s Fair Centennial Celebration.* AN ACT To protect the copyrights and patents of foreign exhibitors at A Century of Progress (Chicago World’s Fair Centennial Celebration), to be held at Chicago, Illinois, in 1933 July 19, 1932 703 *Public Buildings and Public Parks, etc., Office.* AN ACT To authorize the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks to employ landscape architects, architects, engineers, artists, or other expert consultants July 19, 1932 705 *Rockefeller Center (Incorporated).* AN ACT To provide for the entry under bond of exhibits of arts, sciences, and industries, and products of the soil, mine, and sea July 19, 1932 705 *Bridge, Forked Deer River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Highway Department of the State of Tennessee to construct a bridge across the South Fork, Forked Deer River on the Milan-Brownsville Road, State Highway Numbered 76, near the Haywood-Crockett County line, Tennessee July 19, 1932 706 *Alaska Railroad, coal purchases.* AN ACT To encourage the mining of coal adjacent to the Alaska Railroad in the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes July 19, 1932 707 *District of Columbia, sale of lands.* AN ACT Authorizing the sale of certain lands no longer required for public purposes in the District of Columbia July 19, 1932 707 *Income-tax returns.* JOINT RESOLUTION Making available to the Banking and Currency Committee of the Senate certain information in the possession of the Treasury Department and the Bureau of Internal Revenue July 19, 1932 708 *Postal Service, domestic money-order fees.* AN ACT To fix the fees to be charged for the issue of domestic money orders July 21, 1932 708 *Postal Service, undelivered second-class matter.* AN ACT To provide a postage charge on notices to publishers regarding undeliverable second-class matter July 21, 1932 709 *Emergency Relief and Construction Act, 1932.* AN ACT To relieve destitution, to broaden the lending powers of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and to create employment by providing for and expediting a public-works program July 21, 1932 709 *World War Adjusted Compensation Act, amendments.* AN ACT Relating to loans to veterans on their adjusted-service certificates July 21, 1932 724 *Federal Home Loan Bank Act.* AN ACT To create Federal Home Loan Banks, to provide for the supervision thereof, and for other purposes July 22, 1932 725 *Federal Home Loan Bank Board.* AN ACT Making an appropriation fol the Federal Home Loan Bank Board for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933 July 22, 1932 741 *National Trades Unions.* AN ACT To repeal an Act entitled “An Act to legalize the incorporation of National Trades Unions,” approved June 29, 1886 July 22, 1932 741 *Wheat and cotton, Government-owned.* JOINT RESOLUTION Making appropriations to enable the Federal Farm Board to distribute Government-owned wheat and cotton to the American National Red Cross and other organizations for relief of distress July 22, 1932 741 *Terms of President, Vice President, and of Congress.* JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States fixing the commencement of the terms of President and Vice President and Members of Congress and fixing the time of the assembling of Congress 745 Second Session, 1932–1933 *Congressional salaries, December, 1982.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the payment of salaries of the officers and employees of Congress for December, 1932, on the 20th day of that month December 13, 1932 747 *District of Columbia, street readjustment.* AN ACT To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to readjust and close streets, roads, highways, or alleys in the District of Columbia rendered useless or unnecessary, and for other purposes December 15, 1932 747 *District of Columbia, Congressional automobile tags.* AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia Traffic Acts, as amended December 19, 1932 750xx *District of Columbia, barber shops.* AN ACT Providing for the closing of barber shops one day in every seven in the District of Columbia December 19, 1932 750 *Widow’s Island, Me.* AN ACT To authorize and direct the transfer of Widow’s Island, Maine, by the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of Agriculture for administration as a migratory-bird refuge December 22, 1932 751 *Navy, clothing.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to sell obsolete and surplus clothing at nominal prices for distribution to the needy December 23, 1932 751 *Joint Committee on veterans’ relief.* JOINT RESOLUTION Extending the time for filing the report of the joint committee to investigate the operation of the laws and regulations relating to the relief of veterans January 3, 1933 752 *District of Columbia, street-railway merger.* JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the merger of street-railway corporations operating in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes January 14, 1933 752 *Philippine Independence Act.* AN ACT To enable the people of the Philippine Islands to adopt a constitution and form a government for the Philippine Islands, to provide for the independence of the same, and for other purposes January 17, 1933 761 *Prescott, Ariz., municipal watershed.* AN ACT To amend the United States mining laws applicable to the city of Prescott municipal watershed in the Prescott National Forest within the State of Arizona January 19, 1933 771 *Bridge, Monongahela River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Board of County Commissioners of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Monongahela River between the city of Pittsburgh and the borough of Homestead, Pennsylvania January 19, 1933 772 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Randolph, Missouri January 19, 1933 772 *Chippewa Indians, Minn., per capita payment.* AN ACT Providing for payment of $25 to each enrolled Chippewa Indian of Minnesota from the funds standing to their credit in the Treasury of the United States January 20, 1933 773 *Larceny, etc., interstate or foreign transportation.* AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to punish the unlawful breaking of seals of railroad cars containing interstate or foreign shipments, the unlawful entering of such cars, the stealing of freight and express packages or baggage or articles in processs of transportation in interstate shipment, and the felonious asportation of such freight or express packages or baggage or articles therefrom into another district of the United States, and the felonious possession or reception of the same,” approved February 13, 1913, as amended (U. S. C., title 18, secs. 409–411), by extending its provisions to provide for the punishment of stealing or otherwise unlawful taking of property from passenger cars, sleeping cars, or dining cars, or from passengers on such cars, while such cars are parts of interstate trains, and authorizing prosecution therefor in any district in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession of the property stolen or otherwise unlawfully taken January 21, 1933 773 *Bridge, Lake Champlain.* AN ACT To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across Lake Champlain at or near Rouses Point, New York, and a point at or near Alburgh, Vermont January 24, 1933 775 *Bridge, Pearl River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Board of Supervisors of Marion County, Mississippi, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across Pearl River at or near Columbia, Mississippi January 24, 1933 775 *Bridge, Tombigbee River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Board of Supervisors of Monroe County, Mississippi, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across Tombigbee River at or near Old Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi January 24, 1933 775 *Inaugural admission tickets.* JOINT RESOLUTION To exempt from the tax on admissions amounts paid for admission tickets sold by authority of the committee on inaugural ceremonies on the occasion of the inauguration of the President elect in March, 1933 January 24, 1933 776 *Indian irrigation projects, construction charges.* AN ACT Relating to the deferment and adjustment of construction charges for the years 1931 and 1932 on Indian irrigation projects January 26, 1933 776 *Army, retired status of certain persons.* AN ACT To restore to their former retired status in the Regular Army of the United States persons who resigned such status to accept the benefits of the Act of May 24, 1928 (45 Stat. 735), and for other purposes January 26, 1933 776 *Five Civilized Tribes, allotment restrictions.* AN ACT Relative to restrictions applicable to Indiana of the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma January 27, 1933 777 *Bridge, Ohio River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Cannelton, Indiana January 27, 1933 779 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Saint Charles, Missouri January 27, 1933 779xxi *Appropriations, First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1933.* AN ACT Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes January 30, 1933 780 *District of Columbia, quartering troops, inaugural ceremonies.* JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for the quartering, in certain public buildings in the District of Columbia, of troops participating in the inaugural ceremonies January 30, 1933 792 *Inaugural ceremonies, 1933, permits, etc.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the granting of permits to the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies on the occasion of the inauguration of the President elect in March, 1933, and for other purposes January 31, 1933 793 *Federal Reserve system, facilities extended.* AN ACT To extend the time during which certain provisions of the Act of February 27, 1932, relating to improving the facilities of the Federal reserve system to meet the needs of member banks in exceptional circumstances, shall be effective February 3, 1933 794 *Loans for crop production, fiscal year 1933.* AN ACT To provide for loans to farmers for crop production and harvesting during the year 1933, and for other purposes February 4, 1933 795 *Fairbanks, Alaska, bonds.* AN ACT To authorize the incorporated town of Fairbanks, Alaska, to issue bonds in any sum not exceeding $100,000 for the purpose of constructing and equipping a public-school building in the town of Fairbanks, Alaska, and for other purposes February 7, 1933 796 *Government-owned cotton, distribution authorized.* AN ACT To authorize the distribution of Government-owned cotton to the American National Red Cross and other organizations for relief of distress February 8, 1933 797 *Nonmetallic minerals, leases.* AN ACT To further amend the Act approved February 25, 1920, entitled “An Act to promote the mining of coal, phosphate, oil, oil shale, gas, and sodium on the public domain” February 9, 1933 798 *Bridge, Columbia River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Columbia River at or near Astoria, Oregon February 9, 1933 799 *Theodore Roosevelt Island.* AN ACT To change the name of “Roosevelt Island ” to “Theodore Roosevelt Island” February 11, 1933 799 *Government-owned cotton, appropriation for distribution.* JOINT RESOLUTION To provide appropriations to carry into effect the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the distribution of Government-owned cotton to the American National Red Cross and other organizations for relief of distress,” approved February 8, 1933 February 11, 1933 799 *Inaugural period, maintenance of order, etc.* JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for the maintenance of public order and the protection of life and property in connection with the presidential inaugural ceremonies in 1933 February 13, 1933 800 *Land grant railroads.* AN ACT To remove existing discriminations incident to certain land grants and to subject them to the same conditions that govern other land grants of their class February 14, 1933 800 *“Marietta,” gunboat, silver service.* AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, to deliver to the custody of the Campus Martins Memorial Museum, of the city of Marietta, Ohio, the silver service presented to the United States for the gunboat Marietta February 14, 1933 801 *Naval, etc., Reserves, pay forfeiture.* AN ACT To amend section 24 of the Act approved February 28, 1925, entitled “An Act To provide for the creation, organization, administration, and maintenance of a Naval Reserve and a Marine Corps Reserve,” as amended by the Act of March 2, 1929 February 14, 1933 801 *Lowell Creek, Alaska, flood control.* AN ACT For estimates necessary for the proper maintenance of the flood control works at Lowell Creek, Seward, Alaska February 14, 1933 802 *Bridge, Des Moines River.* AN ACT Authorizing Roy H. Campbell, Charles H. Brown, G. H. Wilsey, and Doctor H. O. Strosnider, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Des Moines River at or near Saint Francisville, Missouri February 14, 1933 802 *Bridges, Pee Dee and Waccamaw Rivers.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Pee Dee River and a bridge across the Waccamaw River, both at or near Georgetown, South Carolina February 14, 1933 804 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Garrison, North Dakota February 14, 1933 804 *Bridge, Illinois and Mississippi Canal, near Tiskilwa, Ill.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Illinois to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Illinois and Mississippi Canal near Tiskilwa, Illinois February 14, 1933 804 *Bridge, Illinois and Mississippi Canal, near Langley, Ill.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Illinois to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Illinois and Mississippi Canal near Langley, Illinois February 14, 1933 805 *Bridge, Rock River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Rock River, south of Moline, Illinois February 14, 1933 805xxii *Bridge, Pend Oreille Lake.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to Bonner County, State of Idaho, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across Pend Oreille Lake at the city of Sandpoint in the State of Idaho February 14, 1933 805 *Bridge, Columbia River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Columbia River at or near the Dalles, Oregon February 14, 1933 806 *Bridges, Lake Michigan.* AN ACT To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across that portion of Lake Michigan lying opposite the entrance to Chicago River, Illinois; and a bridge across the Michigan Canal, otherwise known as the Ogden Slip, in the city of Chicago, Illinois February 14, 1933 806 *Bridge, Saint Lawrence River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at or near Alexandria Bay, New York February 14, 1933 806 *Indian allottees, interest on tax refunds.* JOINT RESOLUTION To carry out certain obligations to certain enrolled Indians under tribal agreement February 14, 1933 807 *Molokai Island, Hawaii, electric franchise.* AN ACT To approve act numbered 268 of the session laws of 1931 of the Territory of Hawaii, entitled “An act to authorize and provide for the manufacture, maintenance, distribution, and supply of electric current for light and power within the island of Molokai.” February 15, 1933 807 *Green River, Wash., flood control.* AN ACT To provide a preliminary examination of the Green River, Washington, with a view to the control of its floods February 15, 1933 808 *Chippewa Indian territory, Minn.* AN ACT To establish the boundary lines of the Chippewa Indian territory in the State of Minnesota February 15, 1933 808 *Mail transportation by motor vehicle.* AN ACT To authorize the Postmaster General to permit railroad and electric-car companies to provide mail transportation by motor vehicle in lieu of service by train February 15, 1933 809 *Bonnet Carre Floodway Area.* AN ACT In reference to land in the Bonnet Carre Floodway Area February 15, 1933 810 *Canal Zone, enticing laborers from.* AN ACT To repeal the Executive order of November 23, 1909, making the enticing of laborers from the Isthmian Canal Commission or the Panama Railroad a misdemeanor February 16, 1933 810 *Canal Zone, market regulations.* AN ACT To repeal an ordinance enacted by the Isthmian Canal Commission August 5, 1911, and approved by the Secretary of War August 22, 1911, establishing market regulations for the Canal Zone February 16, 1933 810 *Canal Zone, navigation.* AN ACT To provide for the inspection of vessels navigating Canal Zone waters February 16, 1933 811 *Canal Zone, postal service.* AN ACT In relation to the Canal Zone postal service February 16, 1933 812 *Canal Zone, customs service.* AN ACT To provide for the establishment of a Customs Service in the Canal Zone, and other matters February 16, 1933 813 *Panama Canal Act amendments.* AN ACT To Amend sections 7, 8, and 9 of the Panama Canal Act, as amended February 16, 1933 814 *Canal Zone, sanitation, etc.* AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act extending certain privileges of canal employees to other officials on the Canal Zone and authorizing the President to make rules and regulations affecting health, sanitation, quarantine, taxation, public roads, self-propelled vehicles, and police powers on the Canal Zone, and for other purposes, including provision as to certain fees, money orders, and interest deposits,” approved August 21, 1916 February 16, 1933 818 *Sioux Indians, claims.* AN ACT To authorize an appropriation to carry out the provisions of the Act of May 3, 1928 (45 Stat. L. 484) February 16, 1933 818 *District of Columbia, street railway merger.* JOINT RESOLUTION To amend the joint resolution entitled “Joint resolution to authorize the merger of street-railway corporations operating in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes,” approved January 14, 1933 February 16, 1933 819 *Kickapoo, etc., Indians, Okla., lands.* AN ACT Repealing certain provisions of the Act of June 21, 1906, as amended, relating to the sale and encumbrance of lands of Kickapoo and affiliated Indians of Oklahoma February 17, 1933 819 *Appropriations, Interior Department, 1934.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes February 17, 1933 820 *District of Columbia, kidnaping, etc.* AN ACT To amend section 812 of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia February 18, 1933 858 *District of Columbia, orphan asylums.* AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the trustees of the Female Orphan Asylum in Georgetown, and the Washington City Orphan Asylum in the District of Columbia,” approved May 24, 1828, as amended by Act of June 23, 1874 February 20, 1933 858 *North Carolina middle judicial district.* AN ACT To amend section 98 of the Judicial Code, as amended February 20, 1933 859 *Canal Zone, criminal code.* AN ACT To amend the Penal Code of the Canal Zone February 21, 1933 859 *Canal Zone, Code of Criminal Procedure.* AN ACT To amend the Code of Criminal Procedure for the Canal Zone February 21, 1933 880 *Public building sites, mineral reservations.* AN ACT Authorizing the acceptance of title to sites for public building projects subject to the reservation of ore and mineral rights February 23, 1933 901xxiii *Memorial to Foreign Service, etc., officers.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the erection in the Department of State Building of a memorial to the American diplomatic and consular officers who while on active duty lost their lives under heroic or tragic circumstances February 23, 1933 902 *Oleomargarine, etc., packing.* AN ACT Authorizing the packing of oleomargarine and adulterated butter in tin and other suitable packages February 24, 1933 902 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska February 24, 1933 903 *Bridge, Savannah River.* AN ACT Authorizing the State of Georgia to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Savannah River at or near Lincolnton, Georgia February 24, 1933 903 *Supreme Court, proceedings in criminal cases after verdict.* AN ACT To give the Supreme Court of the United States authority to prescribe rules of practice and procedure with respect to proceedings in criminal cases after verdict February 24, 1933 904 *A Century of Progress.* JOINT RESOLUTION Amending section 2 of the joint resolution entitled “Joint resolution authorizing the President, under certain conditions, to invite the participation of other nations in the Chicago World’s Fair, providing for the admission of their exhibits, and for other purposes,” approved February 5, 1929, and amending section 7 of the Act entitled “An Act to protect the copyrights and patents of foreign exhibitors at A Century of Progress (Chicago World’s Fair Centennial Celebration), to be held at Chicago, Illinois, in 1933,” approved July 19, 1932 February 24, 1933 905 *Pan American Medical Association.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the President of the United States to extend a welcome to the Pan-American Medical Association which holds its convention in the United States in March, 1933 February 24, 1933 906 *Richardson County, Nebr..* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make payment of part of the expenses incurred in securing improvements in drainage project of drainage district numbered 1, Richardson County, Nebraska, and for other purposes February 25, 1933 906 *Payments to Indians under legal disability.* AN ACT To authorize the Veterans’ Administration or other Federal agencies to turn over to superintendents of the Indian Service amounts due Indians who are under legal disability, or to estates of such deceased Indians February 25, 1933 907 *Mexico, indemnity.* AN ACT Authorizing the appropriation of funds for the payment of claims to the Mexican Government under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated February 25, 1933 907 *Comptroller of the Currency, powers, etc.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Comptroller of the Currency to exercise with respect to national banking associations powers which State officials, may have with respect to State banks, savings banks, and/or trust companies under State laws February 25, 1933 907 *Code of Civil Procedure, C. Z.* AN ACT To provide a new Code of Civil Procedure for the Canal Zone and to repeal the existing Code of Civil Procedure February 27, 1933 908 *Civil Code, C. Z.* AN ACT To provide a new civil code for the Canal Zone and to repeal the existing civil code February 27, 1933 1124 *United States Georgia Bicentennial Commission.* JOINT RESOLUTION Establishing the United States Georgia Bicentennial Commission, and for other purposes February 27, 1933 1347 *Family dwellings, D. C.* AN ACT To authorize the payment of taxes and assessments on family dwelling houses in the District of Columbia in quarterly installments and for other purposes February 28, 1933 1347 *United Stales Code, obsolete statutes.* AN ACT To repeal obsolete statutes, and to improve the United States Code February 28, 1933 1349 *Camp Bullis, Tex.* AN ACT To provide an additional authorization for the acquisition of land in the vicinity of Camp Bullis, Texas February 28, 1933 1350 *North Carolina, eastern judicial district.* AN ACT To amend the Act of May 10, 1928, entitled “An Act to provide for the times and places for holding court for the eastern district of North Carolina” (45 Stat. 495) February 28, 1933 1350 *Appropriations, Legislative Branch, 1934.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes February 28, 1933 1350 *Arlington Memorial Bridge, approaches.* AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of War to convey certain properties to the county of Arlington, State of Virginia, in order to connect Lee Boulevard with the Arlington Memorial Bridge, and for other purposes February 28, 1933 1367 *Interstate Commerce Commission.* AN ACT To authorize the Interstate Commerce Commission to delegate certain of its powers February 28, 1933 1368 *Obsolete naval property.* AN ACT To amend chapter 231 of the Act of May 22, 1896, 29 Stat. 133, section 546, title 34, U. S. C February 28, 1933 1369 *District of Columbia, unliquidated damages.* AN ACT To regulate the bringing of actions for damages against the District of Columbia, and for other purposes February 28, 1933 1370 *District of Columbia, insurance companies.* AN ACT To amend section 653 of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia February 28, 1933 1370xxiv *Binghamton, N. Y., public building.* JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for a change of site of the Federal building to be constructed at Binghamton, New York February 28, 1933 1370 *Appropriations, Departments of State, Justice, Commerce and Labor, and the Judiciary, 1934.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of State and Justice and for the Judiciary, and for the Departments of Commerce and Labor, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes March 1, 1933 1371 *Boston, Mass., post office garage.* AN ACT To authorize the Postmaster General to investigate the conditions of the lease of the post-office garage in Boston, Massachusetts, and to readjust the terms thereof March 1, 1933 1412 *Revenue stamps.* AN ACT To amend section 808 of Title VIII of the Revenue Act of 1926, as amended by section 443 of the Revenue Act of 1928 March 1, 1933 1413 *Huntsville, Ala., public building.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury in his discretion to acquire a new site in Huntsville, Alabama, and to construct a building thereon for the accommodation of the courts, post office, and other Government offices March 1, 1933 1413 *Bridge, Rio Grande.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Rio Grande at Boca Chica, Texas March 1, 1933 1413 *Bridge, Mississippi River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Baton Rouge, Louisiana March 1, 1933 1413 *Bridge, Little River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the reconstruction of a railroad bridge across the Little River at or near Morris Ferry, Arkansas March 1, 1933 1414 *Bridge, Allegheny River.* AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Board of County Commissioners of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Allegheny River between the city of Pittsburgh and the township of O’Hara and the borough of Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania March 1, 1933 1414 *Bridge, Missouri River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Culbertson, Montana March 1, 1933 1415 *Bridge, Mississippi River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Tenth Street in Bettendorf, Iowa March 1, 1933 1415 *Bridge, Mississippi River.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Gretna, Louisiana March 1, 1933 1415 *Bridge, Elk River.* AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to the Highway Department of the State of Alabama to construct a bridge across Elk River between Lauderdale and Limestone Counties, Alabama,” approved February 16, 1928 March 1, 1933 1416 *Bridge, Mobile Bay.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a railroad bridge and/or a toll bridge across the water between the mainland at or near Cedar Point and Dauphin Island, Alabama March 1, 1933 1416 *Inland navigation.* AN ACT To amend article 5 of the Act of Congress approved June 7, 1897, relating to the approval of regulations for preventing collisions upon certain harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United States March 1, 1933 1417 *Indian Service, fees.* AN ACT To amend the Act of February 14, 1920, authorizing and directing the collection of fees for work done for the benefit of Indians March 1, 1933 1417 *Maxwell, Nebr., public building.* AN ACT To authorize acceptance of proposed donation of property in Maxwell, Nebraska, for Federal building purposes March 1, 1933 1417 *Navajo Indian Reservation, Utah.* AN ACT To permanently set aside certain lands in Utah as an addition to the Navajo Indian Reservation, and for other purposes March 1, 1933 1418 *Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Ariz.* AN ACT To amend the description of land described in section 1 of the Act approved February 14, 1931, entitled “An Act to authorize the President of the United States to establish the Canyon De Chelly National Monument within the Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona” March 1, 1933 1419 *Washington City post office.* AN ACT To provide for placing the jurisdiction, custody, and control of the Washington City post office in the Secretary of the Treasury March 1, 1933 1419 *William F. Edgar, bequest.* JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the acceptance on behalf of the United States of the bequest of the late William F. Edgar, of Los Angeles County, State of California, for the benefit of the museum and library connected with the office of the Surgeon General of the United States Army March 1, 1933 1420 *South Dakota National Guard.* AN ACT To authorize an appropriation for the purchase of land in South Dakota for use as camp sites or rifle ranges for the National Guard of said State March 2, 1933 1420 *National military parks, etc.* AN ACT To provide for the protection of national military parks, national parks, battlefield sites, national monuments, and miscellaneous memorials under the control of the War Department March 2, 1933 1420xxv *Bridge, Rio Grande.* AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Rio Grande at or near Rio Grande City, Texas March 2, 1933 1421 *Morristown National Historical Park, N. J. establishment.* AN ACT To provide for the creation of the Morristown National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes March 2, 1933 1421 *Indian Service, alternate budget, 1935.* AN ACT Providing for an alternate budget for the Indian Service, fiscal year 1935 March 2, 1933 1422 *Navy ration.* AN ACT To effect needed changes in the Navy ration March 2, 1933 1423 *Improved Order of Red Men, charter amendment.* AN ACT To amend section 6 of the national charter of the Great Council of the United States of the Improved Order of Red Men March 2, 1933 1423 *Mangum, Okla., public building.* AN ACT Relating to the construction of a Federal building at Mangum, Oklahoma March 2, 1933 1424 *Land grant railroads.* JOINT RESOLUTION To amend the Act entitled “An Act to remove existing discriminations incident to certain land grants and to subject them to the same conditions that govern other land grants of their class,” approved February 14, 1933 March 2, 1933 1424 *Idaho, replacing military structures.* JOINT RESOLUTION For the relief of the State of Idaho March 2, 1933 1424 *Public lands, homestead entries.* AN ACT To allow credit in connection with homestead entries to widows of persons who served in certain Indian wars March 3, 1933 1424 *Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933.* AN ACT Amending the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, for the purpose of further regulating common carriers by water in interstate commerce of the United States engaged in transportation by way of the Panama Canal March 3, 1933 1425 *Irrigation projects, water users.* AN ACT To extend the operation of the Act entitled “An Act for the temporary relief of water users on irrigation projects constructed and operated under the reclamation law,” approved April 1, 1932 March 3, 1933 1427 *Indian irrigation projects.* AN ACT To extend temporary relief to water users on irrigation projects on Indian reservations, and for other purposes March 3, 1933 1427 *U. S. Code, obsolete statutes.* AN ACT To repeal obsolete sections of the Revised Statutes omitted from the United States Code March 3, 1933 1428 *Appropriations, Department of Agriculture, fiscal year 1934-.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes March 3, 1933 1432 *Bankruptcy.* AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,” approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto March 3, 1933 1467 *Savannah, Ga., naval radio station.* AN ACT To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Navy to convey by gift to the city of Savannah, Georgia, the naval radio station, the buildings and apparatus, located upon land owned by said city March 3, 1933 1482 *District of Columbia, bonds in criminal cases.* AN ACT To regulate the business of executing bonds for compensation in criminal cases and to improve the administration of justice in the District of Columbia March 3, 1933 1482 *Postal service, sworn statements.* AN ACT To amend section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, and for other purposes” March 3, 1933 1486 *War Department, deteriorated, etc., ammunition.* AN ACT To provide for the transfer of powder and other explosive materials from deteriorated and unserviceable ammunition under the control of the War Department to the Department of Agriculture for use in land clearing, drainage, road building, and other agricultural purposes March 3, 1933 1486 *California State Park system.* AN ACT To provide for the selection of certain lands in the State of California for the use of the California State Park system March 3, 1933 1487 *Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928, amendments.* AN ACT To authorize the assignment of awards entered by the Mixed Claims Commission, United States and Germany, the Tripartite Claims Commission, and the War Claims Arbiter March 3, 1933 1488 *Uintah, etc Indians, Utah, payments.* AN ACT For the relief of the Uintah, White River, and Uncompangre Bands of Ute Indians of Utah, and for other purposes March 3, 1933 1488 *Appropriations, Treasury and Post Office Departments, fiscal year 1934.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes March 3, 1933 1489 *Appropriations, Navy Department and naval service, 1934.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes March 3, 1933 1521 *Government-owned cotton.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the American National Red Cross and certain other organizations to exchange Government-owned cotton for articles containing wool March 3, 1933 1544 *Public Utility Corporations, investigations.* JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for further investigation of certain public-utility corporations engaged in interstate commerce March 3, 1933 1544 *River and harbor improvements, contributions.* JOINT RESOLUTION Amending provisions in river and harbor laws relating to local cooperation in the prosecution of waterway improvements March 3, 1933 1545xxvi *Military Academy, Manob Suriya.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Secretary of War to receive for instruction at the United States Military Academy, at West Point, Manob Suriya, a citizen of Siam March 3, 1933 1545 *Military Academy, Julio Rodriguez Arrea.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Secretary of War to receive for instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point Julio Rodriguez Arrea, a citizen of Costa Rica March 3, 1933 1545 *Military Academy Tisheng Yen.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Secretary of War to receive for instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Tisheng Yen, a citizen of China March 3, 1933 1546 *District of Columbia, banking.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Comptroller of the Currency to prescribe regulations respecting the conduct of banking business in the District of Columbia March 3, 1933 1546 *Veterans’ relief.* JOINT RESOLUTION To continue the Joint Committee on Veterans’ Benefits March 3, 1933 1547 *Federal Farm Loan Act amendments.* AN ACT To amend the Federal Farm Loan Act, as amended, to permit loans for additional purposes, to extend the powers of Federal land banks in the making of direct loans, to authorize upon certain terms the reamortization of loans by Federal and joint stock land banks, and for other purposes March 4, 1933 1547 *Bridges (omnibus).* AN ACT To authorize the construction of certain bridges and to extend the times for commencing and/or completing the construction of other bridges over the navigable waters of the United States March 4, 1933 1551 *Modoc National Forest, Calif.* AN ACT To add certain lands to the Modoc National Forest, in the State of California March 4, 1933 1563 *Inland waterway, Virginia-North Carolina.* AN ACT For the improvement of the inland waterway from Norfolk, Virginia, to Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina March 4, 1933 1564 *District of Columbia, additional banking, etc., regulations.* AN ACT To further regulate banking, banks, trust companies, and building and loan associations in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes March 4, 1933 1564 *Indian lands, timber sales.* AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to modify the terms of existing contracts for the sale of timber on Indian land when it is in the interest of the Indians so to do March 4, 1933 1568 *Northern Cheyenne Indian Council.* AN ACT To provide for expenses of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribal Council and authorized delegates of the tribe March 4, 1933 1569 *Gunnison National Forest, Colo., addition.* AN ACT To add certain lands to the Gunnison National Forest, Colorado March 4, 1933 1569 *Public lands, nonmetallic minerals.* AN ACT To provide for agricultural entry of lands withdrawn, classified, or reported as containing any of the minerals subject to disposition under the general leasing law or Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto March 4, 1933 1570 *Books for adult blind.* AN ACT To amend section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide books for the adult blind,” approved March 3, 1931 March 4, 1933 1570 *Articles for scientific purposes, entries.* AN ACT To provide for the free importation of certain articles exported temporarily for scientific or educational purposes March 4, 1933 1570 *Appropriations for War Department and Army, 1934.* AN ACT Making appropriations for the military and nonmilitary activities of the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes March 4, 1933 1571 *Appropriations, Second Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1933.* AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1933, and June 30, 1934, and for other purposes March 4, 1933 1602 *District of Columbia, bust of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the acceptance by the United States of a bust of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe March 4, 1933 1620 *Cotton classification.* JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional facilities for the classification of cotton under the United States Cotton Standards Act March 4, 1933 1621 *Post Office Department, investigation.* JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for further investigation of expenditures of the Post Office Department March 4, 1933 1621 *Prohibition repeal.* JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States February 20, 1933 1625 PUBLIC LAWS OF THE SEVENTY-SECOND CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * Passed at the first session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the seventh day of December, 1931, and was adjourned without day on Saturday, the sixteenth day of July, 1932*. Herbert Hoover, President; Charles Curtis, Vice President; George H. Moses, President of the Senate *pro tempore*; John N. Garner, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Henry T. Rainey, Speaker of the House of Representatives *pro tempore*, June 13 to 18, 1932; William B. Bankhead, Speaker of the House of Representatives *pro tempore*, June 20, 1932; John McDuffie, Speaker of the House of Representatives *pro tempore*, July 16, 1932. To permit the temporary entry into the United States under certain conditions of alien participants and officials of the Third Olympic Winter Games and of the games of the Tenth Olympiad to be held in the United States in 1932. 1931-12-19 1 Chapter 47 Stat. 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 2 public [CHAPTER 1.] JOINT RESOLUTION To permit the temporary entry into the United States under certain conditions of alien participants and officials of the Third Olympic Winter Games and of the games of the Tenth Olympiad to be held in the United States in 1932.December 19, 1931.[[H. J. Res. 72](href=/us/bill/72/hjres/72)][[Pub. Res., No. 1](/us/bill/72/pubres/1)] *Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That alien participants,Olympic games, 1932.Temporary admission into United States of alien participants, etc. officials, and other accredited members of delegations to the Third Olympic Winter Games and to the games of the Tenth Olympiad to be held in the United States in 1932, and members of the immediate families and servants of the foregoing, all the foregoing who are nonimmigrants, if otherwise admissible into the United States under the immigration laws, shall be exempted from the paymentExempted from tax, etc.Vol. 39, p. 875.[.U. S. C. p. 130](/us/usc/p130). of the tax of $8 prescribed by section 2 of the Immigration Act of 1917, and exempted from the fees prescribed under the law to be collected in connection with executing an application for a visa and visaing the passport or other travel document of an alien for the purpose of entering the United States as a nonimmigrant, andPassports. such aliens shall not be required to present official passports issued by the governments to which they owe allegiance: *Provided*, That*Provisos*.Identification required. such aliens shall be in possession of official Olympic games identity cards duly visaed without charge by American consular officers abroad: *And provided further*, That such aliens shall comply withRegulations to be prescribed. regulations not inconsistent with the foregoing provisions which shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of State: *Provided*, *however*, That nothing herein shall relieve anVisa requirements. alien from being required to obtain a gratis nonimmigrant visa if coming to the United States as a nonimmigrant, or an immigration visa if coming to the United States as an immigrant: Be it further *Resolved*, That such aliens shall be permitted the free entry ofEntry of personal effects, etc. their personal effects and their equipment to be used in connection with the games, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. 1 Approved, December 19, 1931. Extending the time within which the War Policies Commission is required to submit its final report. 1931-12-21 2 Chapter 47 Stat. 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public 2 [CHAPTER 2.] JOINT RESOLUTION Extending the time within which the War Policies Commission is required to submit its final report.December 21, 1931.[[S. J. Res. 39](href=/us/bill/72/sjres/39)][[Pub. Res., No. 2](/us/bill/72/pubres/2)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* War Policies Commission.Time for submitting report by, extended.Vol. 46, p. 826, amended. That the time within which the War Policies Commission, created by Public Resolution Numbered 98, Seventy-first Congress, approved June 27, 1930, was required to submit its final report to the Congress be, and the same is hereby, extended ninety days. Approved, December 21, 1931. To provide additional appropriations for the Veterans’ Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932. 1931-12-21 3 Chapter 47 Stat. 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 3.] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide additional appropriations for the Veterans’ Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932.December 21, 1931.[[H. J. Res. 141](href=/us/bill/72/hjres/141)][[Pub. Res., No. 3](/us/bill/72/pubres/3)] *Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Veterans’ Administration.Additional appropriations for objects specified. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Veterans’ Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, namely: Adjusted-service certificate fund.Vol. 43, p. 128.[U. S. C. pp. 1229–1234; Supp. V, pp. 576–580](/us/usc/p1229–1234/p576–580).Adjusted-service certificate fund: For an additional amount necessary under the World War Adjusted Compensation Act (U. S. C., title 38, secs. 591–683; Supp. V, title 38, secs. 612–682), to provide for the payment of the face value of each adjusted-service certificate in twenty years from its date or on the prior death of the veteran, Vol. 46, p. 1429.and to make loans to veterans and repayments to banks, in accordance with section 507 of the Act, as amended, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended. Adjusted-service and dependent pay.Adjusted-service and dependent pay: For an additional amount for “Adjusted-service and dependent pay, Veterans’ Bureau,” and for reimbursing the adjusted-service certificate fund the amount of disbursements heretofore made therefrom and properly chargeable to the appropriation “Adjusted-service and dependent pay,” $3,925,000, to remain available until expended. Hospital and domiciliary facilities and services.Vol. 46, p. 1550.[U. S. C. Supp. V, p. 565](/us/usc/p565).Hospital and domiciliary facilities and services: For carrying out the provisions of the Acts entitled “An Act to authorize an appropriation to provide additional hospital, domiciliary, and out-patient dispensary facilities for persons entitled to hospitalization under the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended, and for other purposes,” Volunteer Soldiers’ Home branches.Establishment, etc.Vol. 46, pp. 852, 792.[U. S. C. Supp. V, p. 566](/us/usc/p566).approved March 4, 1931 (46 Stat. 1550); “An Act to establish a branch home of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in one of the Northwest Pacific States,” approved July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 852); and “An Act to provide for the establishment of a branch home of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in one of the Southern States,” approved June 21, 1930 (46 Contracts Authorized.Stat. 792), the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs is hereby authorized, subject to the limitations imposed by such Acts, to enter into contracts and incur obligations in the full amount of the authorizations provided therein. Approved, December 21, 1931. Making an additional appropriation for the Employment Service, Department of Labor, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932. 1931-12-21 4 Chapter 47 Stat. 3 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public 3 [CHAPTER 4.] JOINT RESOLUTION Making an additional appropriation for the Employment Service, Department of Labor, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932.December 21, 1931.[[H. J. Res. 142](href=/us/bill/72/hjres/142)][[Pub. Res., No. 4](/us/bill/72/pubres/4)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the sum of $120,000Employment Service, Department of Labor. is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, for theAdditional appropriation.Vol. 46, p. 1354. Employment Service, Department of Labor, including the game objects and purposes specified under this head in the Act making appropriations for the Department of Labor for the fiscal year 1932: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for*Provisos*.Office space. the establishment or maintenance of any employment office for which suitable space is not furnished free of rent by State, county, or local authority, or by individuals or organizations: *Provided further*, ThatSalary limitation. no salary shall be paid under this appropriation at a rate in excess of $2,000 per annum. Approved, December 21, 1931. To authorize the postponement of amounts payable to the United States from foreign governments during the fiscal year 1932, and their repayment over a ten-year period beginning July 1, 1933. 1931-12-23 5 Chapter 47 Stat. 3 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 5.] JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the postponement of amounts payable to the United States from foreign governments during the fiscal year 1932, and their repayment over a ten-year period beginning July 1, 1933.December 23, 1931.[[H. J. Res. 147](href=/us/bill/72/hjres/147)][[Pub. Res., No. 5](/us/bill/72/pubres/5)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That in the case of eachForeign debt moratorium.Postponement of sums payable to United States by designated countries during fiscal year 1932. of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Rumania, and Yugoslavia, the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President, is authorized to make, on behalf of the United States, an agreement with the government of such country to postpone the payment of any amount payable during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1931, by such country to the United States in respect of its bonded indebtedness to the United States, except that in the case of Germany the agreement shall relate only to amounts payable by Germany to the United States during such fiscal year in respect of the costs of the Army of Occupation. Sec. 2. Each such agreement on behalf of the United States shallPayment, over a ten-year period.With interest at 4 per centum, beginning July 1, 1933. provide for the payment of the postponed amounts, with interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum beginning July 1, 1933, in ten equal annuities, the first to be paid during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1933, and one during each of the nine fiscal years following, each annuity to be payable in one or more installments. Sec. 3. No such agreement shall be made with the government ofAgreements between governments of foreign debtor-creditor countries. any country unless it appears to the satisfaction of the President that such government has made, or has given satisfactory assurances of willingness and readiness to make, with the government of each of the other countries indebted to such country in respect of war, relief, or reparation debts, an agreement in respect of such debt substantially similar to the agreement authorized by this joint resolution to be made with the government of such creditor country on behalf of the United States. Sec. 4. Each agreement authorized by this joint resolution shallDeferred payments subject to terms of original agreements. be made so that payments of annuities under such agreement shall, unless otherwise provided in the agreement
(1)be in accordance with the provisions contained in the agreement made with the government of such country under which the payment to be postponed is payable, 4and
(2)be subject to the same terms and conditions as payments under such original agreement. Sec. 5. Policy of Congress against debt cancellation, etc., declared It is hereby expressly declared to be against the policy of Congress that any of the indebtedness of foreign countries to the United States should be in any manner canceled or reduced; and nothing in this joint resolution shall be construed as indicating a contrary policy, or as implying that favorable consideration will be given at any time to a change in the policy hereby declared. Approved, December 23, 1931. Limiting the operation of sections 109 and 113 of the Criminal Code with respect to counsel in the case of the Appalachian Electric Power Company against George Otis Smith, and others. 1931-12-24 6 Chapter 47 Stat. 4 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 6.] AN ACT Limiting the operation of sections 109 and 113 of the Criminal Code with respect to counsel in the case of the Appalachian Electric Power Company against George Otis Smith, and others.December 24, 1931.[[S. 930](/us/bill/72/s/930)][[Public, No. 1](/us/pl/72/1)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Federal Power Commission.Certain limitations of Penal Code waived with respect to counsel for.Vol. 35, pp. 1107, 1109.[U. S. C. pp. 474, 475](/us/usc/p474/p475). That nothing in sections 109 and 113 of the Act entitled “An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States,” approved March 4, 1909, as amended (U. S. C., title 18, secs. 198 and 203), or of any other Act of Congress forbidding any person in the employ of the United States or acting in any official capacity under them from acting as agent or attorney for another before any department or branch of the Government or from receiving pay for so acting shall be deemed to apply to counsel serving in the case of the Appalachian Electric Power Company against George Otis Smith, and others, now pending in the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia. Approved, December 24, 1931. To provide an appropriation for expenses of participation by the United States in a general disarmament conference to be held in Geneva in 1932. 1932-01-20 7 Chapter 47 Stat. 4 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 7.] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide an appropriation for expenses of participation by the United States in a general disarmament conference to be held in Geneva in 1932.January 20, 1932.[[S. J. Res. 79](href=/us/bill/72/sjres/79)][[Pub. Res., No. 6](/us/bill/72/pubres/6)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Disarmament conference.Appropriation authorized for participation expenses at Geneva, 1932.*Post*, pp. 35, 783. That the sum of $450,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the expenses of participation by the United States in a general disarmament conference to be held in Geneva in 1932, and for each and every purpose connected therewith, including transportation and subsistence or per diem in lieu thereof (notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act), personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, without reference to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, stenographic and other services by contract if deemed necessary without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, [R. S., sec. 3709](/us/rs/3709/p733), p. 733.[U. S. C., p. 1309](/us/usc/p1309).sec. 5), rent of offices and rooms, purchase of necessary books and documents, printing and binding, official cards, entertainment, hire, maintenance, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, the reimbursement of other appropriations from which payments may have been made for any of the purposes herein specified, and such other expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of State. Approved, January 20, 1932. To provide emergency financing facilities for financial institutions, to aid in financing agriculture, commerce, and industry, and for other purposes. 1932-01-22 8 Chapter 47 Stat. 5 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public 5 [CHAPTER 8.] AN ACT To provide emergency financing facilities for financial institutions, to aid in financing agriculture, commerce, and industry, and for other purposes.January 22, 1932.[[H. R. 7360](/us/bill/72/hr/7360)][
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