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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 48 STAT. · Apr. 5, 1933 · Public Law 6

Public Law 6.

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(/us/pl/73/5).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Relief of unemployment through performance of useful public works.*Post*, p. 275. That for the purpose of relieving the acute condition of widespread distress and unemployment now existing in the United States, and in order to provide for the restoration of the country’s depleted natural resources and Selection of a conservation corps among unemployed.Executive Order No. 6101, Apr. 5, 1933.the advancement of an orderly program of useful public works, the President is authorized, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe and by utilizing such existing departments or agencies as he may designate, to provide for employing citizens of the To perform works of public nature.United States who are unemployed, in the construction, maintenance and carrying on of works of a public nature in connection with the forestation of lands belonging to the United States or to the several States which are suitable for timber production, the prevention of forest fires, floods and soil erosion, plant pest and *Post*, p. 955.disease control, the construction, maintenance or repair of paths, trails and fire-lanes in the national parks and national forests, and such other work on the public domain, national and State, and Government reservations incidental to or necessary in connection with any projects of the character enumerated, as the President may *Proviso*.Discretionary cooperation with municipalities, etc.determine to be desirable: *Provided*, That the President may in his discretion extend the provisions of this Act to lands owned by counties and municipalities and lands in private ownership, but only for the purpose of doing thereon such kinds of cooperative work as are now provided for by Acts of Congress in preventing and controlling forest fires and the attacks of forest tree pests and diseases and such work as is necessary in the public interest to control floods.
Housing, subsistence, etc.The President is further authorized, by regulation, to provide for housing the persons so employed and for furnishing them with such subsistence, clothing, medical attendance and hospitalization, and 23cash allowance, as may be necessary, during the period they are soCash allowance.Executive Order No. 6109, Apr. 12, 1933. employed, and, in his discretion, to provide for the transportation of such persons to and from the places of employment. That inRacial, etc., discrimination forbidden. employing citizens for the purposes of this Act no discrimination shall be made on account of race, color, or creed; and no personPenal servitude. under conviction for crime and serving sentence therefor shall be employed under the provisions of this Act.
The President is furtherForest research, etc.Allocation of funds. authorized to allocate funds available for the purposes of this Act, for forest research, including forest products investigations, by the Forest Products Laboratory. Sec. 2. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this ActContracts with State agencies. the President is authorized to enter into such contracts or agreements with States as may be necessary, including provisions for utilization of existing State administrative agencies, and the President, or the head of any department or agency authorized by him to constructAcquiring real property.[R.S. sec. 355, p. 60, waived](/us/rs/s355/p60).[U.S.C., pp. 1302, 1700](/us/usc/pp1302/1700). any project or to carry on any such public works, shall be authorized to acquire real property by purchase, donation, condemnation, or otherwise, but the provisions of section 355 of the Revised Statutes shall not apply to any property so acquired.
Sec. 3. Insofar as applicable, the benefits of the Act entitled “AnWorkmen’s Compensation Act extended.Vol. 39, p. 742.[U.S.C., p. 76; Supp. VI, p. 46](/us/usc/p76). Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, shall extend to persons given employment under the provisions of this Act. Sec. 4. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of thisSums available.
Act, there is hereby authorized to be expended, under the direction of the President, out of any unobligated moneys heretofore appropriated for public works (except for projects on which actual construction has been commenced or may be commenced within ninety days, and except maintenance funds for river and harbor improvementsAppropriation authorized.*Post*, pp. 275, 1056. already allocated), such sums as may be necessary; and an amount equal to the amount so expended is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the same purposes for which such moneys were originally appropriated.
Sec. 5. That the unexpended and unallotted balance of the sumEmergency Relief Act of 1932.Balance, made available.Vol. 47, p. 709.Economy Act limitation not to apply.*Ante*, p. 14. of $300,000,000 made available under the terms and conditions of the Act approved July 21, 1932, entitled “An Act to relieve destitution”, and so forth, may be made available, or any portion thereof, to any State or Territory or States or Territories without regard to the limitation of 15 per centum or other limitations as to per centum.
Sec. 6. The authority of the President under this Act shall continueDuration of authority. for the period of two years next after the date of the passage hereof and no longer. Approved, March 31, 1933. Relating to the prescribing of medicinal liquors. Chapter 18 48 Stat. 23 1933-03-31 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 2024-12-11 73 1 public [CHAPTER 18.] AN ACT Relating to the prescribing of medicinal liquors.March 31, 1933.[[S. 562](/us/bill/73/s/562).][[Public, No. 6](/us/pl/73/6).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That
(a)the thirdNational Prohibition Act amendments.Vol. 41, p. 311, amended.Physician’s prescriptions.Quantity modified.False statements to secure, etc. sentence of section 7 of title II of the National Prohibition Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: “no more liquor shall be prescribed to any person than is necessary to supply his medicinal needs, and no prescription shall be refilled. No person shall by any statement or representation that he knows is false, or could by 24reasonable diligence ascertain to be false, induce any physician to prescribe liquor for medicinal use
(1)when there is no medicinal need for such liquor or
(2)in excess of the amount of medicinal liquor needed.”
(b)Secrecy concerning ailments.Vol. 41, p. 311.[U.S.C., p. 855](/us/usc/p855). Section 7 of title II of such Act, as amended, is further amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a semicolon and the following: “but no physician shall be called upon to file any statement of such ailment in the Department of Justice or the Department of the Treasury or in any other office of the Government, or to keep his records in such a way as to lead to the Exceptions.disclosure of any such ailment, except as he may be lawfully required
(1)to make such disclosure in any court in the course of a hearing Vol. 41, p. 311.under authority of section 9, title II, of this Act, or
(2)to make such disclosure to any duly qualified person engaged in the execution or enforcement of this Act or any Act supplementary hereto.” Sec. 2. Prescriptions.Vol. 41, p. 311, repealed.[U.S.C., p. 856](/us/usc/p856).Stamps to be substituted for official blanks. Strike out section 8 of title II of the National Prohibition Act, and insert in lieu thereof the following: " “Sec. 8. The Commissioner shall cause stamps to be printed, the design of which shall be prescribed by regulations in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and he shall furnish the same free To be affixed, etc., to physician’s prescriptions.of cost to physicians holding permits to prescribe. Each such physician shall affix one of said stamps to each such prescription written by him and shall cancel same under regulations to be Filling, etc., without stamps unlawful.prescribed in accordance with the provisions of this Act. No physician shall prescribe and no pharmacist shall fill any prescription Unlawful use, re-use, counterfeiting stamps.for liquor unless such stamp is affixed thereto. Every person who, otherwise than is authorized by this Act, uses or who falsely makes, forges, alters, counterfeits, or re-uses any stamp made or used under any provision of this Act, or with such intent uses, sells, or has in his possesion 1 1 So in original. any such forged, altered, or counterfeited stamp, or any plate or die used or which may be used in the manufacture Punishment for.thereof, or who shall make, use, sell, or have in his possession any paper in imitation of the paper used in the manufacture of any stamp required by this Act, shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment at hard labor not exceeding Effective date of section.two years. The effective date of this section 2 shall be not earlier than January 1, 1934.” " Sec. 3. Vol. 42, p. 222, repealed.[U.S.C., p. 855](/us/usc/p855). Strike out the first paragraph of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act supplemental to the National Prohibition Act”,Spirituous and vinous liquor only, to be prescribed.approved November 23, 1921, and insert in lieu thereof the following: " “Sec. 2. Only spirituous and vinous liquor may be prescribed for medicinal purposes. All prescriptions for any other liquor shall be Exempted articles.Vol. 41, p. 309.void. But this provision shall not be construed to limit the sale of any article the manufacture of which is authorized under section 4, title II, of the National Prohibition Act.” " Sec. 4. Vol. 46, p. 429.[U.S.C. Supp. VI, p. 597](/us/usc/p597). Strike out subdivision
(a)of section 5 of the Prohibition Reorganization Act of 1930, and insert in lieu thereof the following: “(a) The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury shall Regulations as to permits, etc.jointly prescribe all regulations under this Act and the National Prohibition Act relating to permits and prescriptions for liquor for medicinal purposes, and the quantities of spirituous and vinous liquor that may be prescribed for medicinal purposes, and the form of all applications, bonds, permits, records, and reports under such *Proviso*.Relating to Prohibition Bureau.Acts: *Provided*, That all regulations relating to the Bureau of Prohibition in the Department of Justice shall be made by the Attorney General.” Approved, March 31, 1933. To provide revenue for the District of Columbia by the taxation of beverages, and for other purposes. Chapter 19 48 Stat. 25 1933-04-05 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 2024-12-11 73 1 public 25 [CHAPTER 19.] AN ACT To provide revenue for the District of Columbia by the taxation of beverages, and for other purposes.April 5, 1933.[[H. R. 3342](/us/bill/73/hr/3342).][
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