Public Law 467. to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901, and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, constituting a Code of Law for the District of Columbia, be, and the same hereby are, amended as follows: Section 863 of such Act is hereby amended to read as

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(/us/pl/75/466)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia Code, amendments.Offenses against public policy.[31 Stat. 1330](/us/stat/31/1330).[6 D. C. Code § 151](/us/dcc/t6/s151). That the Act entitled “An Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901, and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, constituting a Code of Law for the District of Columbia, be, and the same hereby are, amended as follows:

Section 863 of such Act is hereby amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 863. Managing, etc., policy lotteries, policy shops, or lotteries. If any person shall within the District keep, set up, or promote, or be concerned as owner, agent, or clerk, or in any other manner, in managing, carrying on, promoting, or advertising, directly Lottery chances; sale, transfer, etc.or indirectly, any policy lottery, policy shop, or any lottery, or shall sell or transfer any chance, right, or interest, tangible or intangible, in any policy lottery, or any lottery or shall sell or transfer any ticket, certificate, bill, token, or other device, purporting or intended to guarantee or assure to any person or entitle him to a chance of drawing or obtaining a prize, to be drawn in any lottery, or in a game or device commonly known as policy lottery or policy or shall, for himself or another person, sell or transfer, or have in his possession for the purpose of sale or transfer, a chance or ticket in or share of a ticket in any lottery or any such bill, certificate, token, or Penalty.other device, he shall be fined upon conviction of each said offense not more than $1,000 or be imprisoned not more than three years, or Copy or record of such chance, etc., prima facie evidence.both.

The possession of any copy or record of any such chance, right, or interest, or of any such ticket, certificate, bill, token, or other device shall be prima-facie evidence that the possessor of such copy or record did, at the time and place of such possession, keep, set up, or promote, or was at such time and place concerned as owner agent, or clerk, or otherwise in managing, carrying on, promoting, or advertising a policy lottery, policy shop, or lottery.” " Sec. 2. There is hereby added to said Act a new section to be known as section 863 (a), to read as follows:52 Stat. 199 " “Sec. 863.

(a)If any person shall within the District have in hisPossession of lottery ticket, slip, etc. possession, knowingly, any ticket, certificate, bill, slip, token, paper, writing, or other device used, or to be used, or adapted, devised, or designed for the purpose of playing, carrying on, or conducting any lottery, or the game or device commonly known as policy lottery or policy, he shall be fined upon conviction of each said offense not morePenalty. than $500 or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.” " Sec. 3. Section 911 of such Act is hereby amended to read as[31 Stat. 1337](/us/stat/31/1337).[6 D. C. Code § 357](/us/dcc/t6/s357). follows:" “Sec. 911. Upon complaint, under oath, before the police court,Searches. or a United States commissioner, setting forth that the affiant believes and has good cause to believe that there are concealed in any house or place articles stolen, taken by robbers, embezzled, or obtained byStolen, etc., articles. false pretenses, forged or counterfeited coins, stamps, labels, bankCounterfeits, forgeries, etc. bills, or other instruments, or dies, plates, stamps, or brands for making the same, books or printed papers, drawings, engravings, photographs, or pictures of an indecent or obscene character, or instruments for immoral use, or any gaming table, device, or apparatusUnlawful gaming devices, etc. kept for the purpose of unlawful gaming, or any lottery tickets or lottery policies, or any book, paper, memorandum, or device forBooks for recording bets, etc. or used in recording any bet or deposit of money or thing or consideration of value received for any share, ticket, certificate, writing, bill, slip, or token in any pool or lottery or as a wager on or in connection with any race, game, contest, election, or other gambling transaction or device of an unlawful nature as defined in sections[31 Stat. 1330, 1331](/us/stat/31/1330/1331).[6 D. C. Code §§ 151–154, 156, 157](/us/dcc/t6/s151–154/156/157).Description of place to be searched, things and person to be seized. 863, 864, 865, 866, 868, and 869, of the Act of March 3, 1901, as amended and supplemented, particularly describing the house or place to be searched, the things to be seized, substantially alleging the offense in relation thereto, and describing the person to be seized, the said court or United States commissioner may issue a warrantWarrant. either to the marshal or any officer of the Metropolitan Police commanding him to search such house or place for the property or other things, and, if found, to bring the same, together with the person to be seized, before the police court or United States commissioner issuing said warrant, as the case may be. “The said warrant shall have annexed to it, or inserted therein, aAffidavit to be annexed. copy of the affidavit upon which it is issued, and may be substantially in the form following: “‘Whereas there has been filed before _____________ an affidavit, ofForm.which the following is a copy [here insert]. These are therefore to command you to enter [here describe the place] and there diligently search for the said articles, goods, or chattels in the said affidavit described, and that you bring the same, or any part thereof, found on said search and also the body of _____________ before the police court, or United States commissioner, as the case may be, to be dealt with and disposed of according to law.’” " Sec. 4. Section 914 of such Act is hereby amended by adding a new[31 Stat. 1338](/us/stat/31/1338). paragraph thereto, the same to read as follows:" “If the property seized be articles, games, devices, or contrivancesDisposition of seized property. maintained, kept, set up, or used in violation of sections 863, 863

(a)864, 865, 866, 867, 868, or 869 of this code, they may be ordered destroyed, under direction of court, irrespective of any trial or the outcome thereof.” " Sec. 5. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof toSaving clause. any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. Approved, April 5, 1938. To create a board of inspectors, Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, at Port Arthur, Texas. 1938-04-05 73 Chapter 52 Stat. 200 75 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 2024-11-15 public 52 Stat. 200 [CHAPTER 73] AN ACT To create a board of inspectors, Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, at Port Arthur, Texas. April 5, 1938[[H. R. 4201](/us/bill/75/hr/4201)][[Public, No. 467](/us/pl/75/467)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation.Board of inspectors at Port Arthur, Tex., created. That a board of inspectors, Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, consisting of a local inspector of hulls and a local inspector of boilers, be, and is hereby, created at the port of Port Arthur, Texas. Such inspector of hulls and inspector of boilers shall each be entitled, in addition to his authorized pay and traveling expenses, to his actual and reasonable expenses for transportation of instruments which shall be certified and sworn to under such instructions as shall be given by the Secretary of Commerce. Approved, April 5, 1938. To authorize compacts or agreements between the States bordering on the Great Lakes with respect to fishing in the waters of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. 1938-04-05 74 Chapter 52 Stat. 200 75 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 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 74] JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize compacts or agreements between the States bordering on the Great Lakes with respect to fishing in the waters of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. April 5, 1938[[H. J. Res. 504](/us/bill/75/hjres/504)][[Pub. Res., No. 84](/us/bill/75/pubres/84)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Great Lakes.Compacts authorized between States bordering on, for uniform regulation of fishing in waters of. That the consent of Congress is hereby given to any two or more of the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota to enter into compacts or agreements for the uniform regulation of fishing in the waters of the Great Lakes and connecting waters thereof on which such States border and to which their jurisdiction otherwise Establishment of agencies.extends, and to establish such agencies, joint or otherwise, as they may deem desirable for making effective such compacts and agreements. Sec. 2. Approval required. Any such compact or agreement shall not be binding or obligatory upon the signatory States unless it has been approved by the legislatures of such States and by the Congress of the United States. Sec. 3. Amendment, etc. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this resolution is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, April 5, 1938. To amend section 42 of the Act of Congress entitled “An 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. 1938-04-06 79 Chapter 52 Stat. 200 75 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 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 79] AN ACT To amend section 42 of the Act of Congress entitled “An 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. April 6, 1938[[H. R. 1547](/us/bill/75/hr/1547)][

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