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](/us/pl/76/359) *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That any personDistrict of Columbia.Insanity proceedings.Application for writ de lunatico inquirendo, etc. with whom an alleged insane person may reside, or at whose house he may be, or the father or mother, husband or wife, brother or sister, or the child of lawful age of any such person, or the nearest relative or friend available, or the committee of such person, or an officer of any charitable institution, home, or hospital in which such person may be, or any duly accredited officer or agent of the Board 53 Stat. 1294of Public Welfare, or any officer authorized to make arrests in the District of Columbia who has arrested any alleged insane person under [33 Stat. 316](/us/stat/33/316).[16 D.

C. Code §§ 31–32](/us/dcc/t16/s31–32).the provisions of the Act of Congress approved April 27, 1904 (33 Stat. 316), may apply for a writ de lunatico inquirendo and an order of commitment, or either thereof, for any alleged insane person in the District of Columbia, by filing in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia a verified petition therefor, containing a statement of the facts upon which the allegation of insanity is based. Admission to Gallinger Hospital upon personal application for observation.Any person believing he has, or is about to, become mentally ill may, upon his own written application, in the discretion of the chief psychiatrist of Gallinger Municipal Hospital, enter Gallinger Municipal Hospital for observation and place himself subject to examination and commitment as hereinafter provided.

Sec. 2. Issuance of attachment. Upon the filing with the court of a verified petition as hereinabove provided, accompanied by the affidavits of two or more responsible residents of the District of Columbia setting forth that they believe the person therein named to be insane or of unsound mind, the length of time they have known such person, that they believe such person to be incapable of managing his own affairs, and that such person is not fit to be at large or go unrestrained, and that if such person be permitted to remain at liberty the rights of persons and property will be jeopardized or the preservation of public peace imperiled or the commission of crime rendered probable, and that such person is a fit subject for treatment by reason of his or her mental condition, the court, or any judge thereof in vacation, may, in its or his discretion, issue an attachment for the immediate apprehension and detention, for preliminary examination, of such person in Gallinger Municipal Hospital and, unless found by the staff of Gallinger Municipal Hospital to be of sound mind, in Saint Elizabeths Hospital for a period not exceeding thirty days.

Examination.Any person so apprehended and detained shall be given an examination within five days of his admission into Gallinger Municipal HospitalTransfer to Saint Elizabeths Hospital. by the staff of Gallinger Municipal Hospital. The superintendent of Gallinger Municipal Hospital may transfer such person to Saint Elizabeths Hospital at any time within thirty days after Fact to be reported to Commission on Mental Health.[52 Stat. 625](/us/stat/52/625).[16 D. C. Code § 42](/us/dcc/t16/s42).Commitment at expense of D.

C.his apprehension and detention, and shall report the fact of such transfer to the Commission on Mental Health as established by the Act of June 8, 1938 (52 Stat. 627, ch. 326), and hereinafter referred to as the Commission. The superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital is hereby authorized to receive and detain persons so transferred, at the expense of the District of Columbia. Temporary removal to Saint Elizabeths Hospital upon petition in certain cases.If any person while a patient in Gallinger Municipal Hospital being observed for his or her mental condition cannot be cared for or treated adequately in said hospital or if such person be in need of treatment which cannot be given properly in said hospital, then the superintendent of Gallinger Municipal Hospital may effect the transfer and temporary commitment of such person to Saint Elizabeths Hospital by executing a petition as provided by section 1 of the Act [52 Stat. 625](/us/stat/52/625).[16 D.

C. Code § 41](/us/usc/t16/s41).Certificate to accompany.approved June 8, 1938, accompanied by the certificate of the chief psychiatrist of Gallinger Municipal Hospital setting forth that said patient is of unsound mind, cannot be cared for or treated adequately in Gallinger Municipal Hospital, should not be allowed to remain at liberty and go unrestrained, and that said patient is a fit subject for treatment in Saint Elizabeths Hospital on account of his mental condition.Provisional detention pending court order.

The superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital is authorized to receive and detain any patient so transferred from Gallinger Municipal Hospital at the expense of the District of Columbia pending his formal commitment or other order of the court.53 Stat. 1295 Persons arrested under the provisions of the Act of CongressArrest and detention in Gallinger Hospital pending filing of petition[33 Stat. 316](/us/stat/33/316).[16 D. C. Code §§ 31–36](/us/usc/t16/s31–36).Time limitation. approved April 27, 1904 (33 Stat. 316), shall be detained in Gallinger Municipal Hospital pending the filing of a petition as provided in section 1 of this Act.

Such petition shall be filed within forty-eight hours after such person shall have been admitted into Gallinger Municipal Hospital, or, if such forty-eight-hour period shall expire on a Sunday or legal holiday, then not later than noon of the next succeeding day which is not a Sunday or legal holiday. The court,Order authorizing continued detention; period. or any judge thereof in vacation, may, upon being satisfied of the sufficiency of the petition, sign an order authorizing the continued detention of said person in Gallinger Municipal Hospital and, unless found by the staff of Gallinger Municipal Hospital to be of sound mind, in Saint Elizabeths Hospital for a period not exceeding thirty days from the time of his apprehension and detention.

If suchDischarge if petition not filed, etc. petition be not filed, and such order of court obtained within the aforementioned period, the person shall be discharged forthwith. IfTransfer to Saint Elizabeths Hospital if found of unsound mind, etc. said staff shall find that such person is of unsound mind and suitable for treatment by reason of mental illness, the superintendent of said hospital may immediately transfer such person to Saint Elizabeths Hospital, and shall report the fact of such transfer to the Commission.Report to Commission.Detention at expense of D.

C. The superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital is hereby authorized to receive and detain persons so transferred, at the expense of the District of Columbia. If as a result of examination, the staff of Gallinger Municipal HospitalDischarge, if found sane. shall find that any person detained in Gallinger Municipal Hospital pursuant to the provisions of this section is of sound mind, he shall be discharged forthwith by said Gallinger Municipal Hospital, and the petition, if any, shall be dismissed.

Any petition filed in the equity court for a writ de lunaticoReference of petition for writs by court to Commission. inquirendo or for an order of commitment of any alleged insane person, shall be referred by the court to the Commission for report and recommendation within such time as the court may designate, not exceeding seven days, which time may be extended by the court for good cause shown, and in such event the period of temporary commitment in Saint Elizabeths Hospital may be extended by the court for such additional time as the court shall deem necessary.

TheExamination. Commission shall examine the alleged insane person and any other person, including any suggested by the alleged insane person, his relatives, friends, or representatives, whose testimony may be relevant, competent, and material upon the issue of insanity; and the Commission shall afford opportunity for hearing to any alleged insane person, his relatives, friends, or representatives. At all hearings the allegedRight of counsel. insane person shall have the right to be represented by counsel.

The Commission is hereby authorized to conduct its examinationExamination, etc., elsewhere than at Commission’s office. and hearings of cases elsewhere than at the offices of said Commission in its discretion, according to the circumstances of the case. If in the determination of the Commission he be found not to beApplication by Commission to court for hearing if found not to be sane.Service of notice on patient and others. sane, then it shall be the duty of the Commission to apply to the court for a date for a hearing.

In all cases before said hearing, the said Commission shall cause to be served personally upon the patient a written notice of the time and place of final hearing at least five days before the date fixed. Five days’ notice of the time and place of the hearing shall in all cases be mailed to or served upon the applicant, but in case the applicant is not the husband, wife, or nearest relative, the notice shall be mailed to or served upon the husband, wife, or nearest relative, if possible.

The notice shall contain a statement that if the patient desires to oppose the application for a final order of commitment, he may appear personally or by attorney at the 53 Stat. 1296time and place fixed for the hearing. Proof of service shall be made Attorney, etc., to represent alleged insane person; fee.at the hearing. The court may in its discretion appoint an attorney or guardian ad litem to represent the alleged insane person at any hearing before the court, or before the court and jury, and shall allow the attorney or guardian ad litem so appointed a reasonable fee for his services.

Such fees may be charged against the estate or property, if any, of the alleged insane person. Jury trial.If a demand is made for a jury trial, the superintendent of Gallinger Municipal Hospital or Saint Elizabeths Hospital shall see that the patient has been given opportunity to appear personally or by attorney at the hearing and assist him in communicating with his friends, relatives, or attorney. If the superintendent shall certify that in his opinion it would be prejudicial to the health of the patient or unsafe to produce the patient at the inquiry, then such patient shall not be required to be produced.

Proof of service of the required notices shall be made at the hearing. Sec. 3. Procedure if hearing or jury trial demanded. Upon the receipt of the report and recommendation of the Commission, a copy shall be served personally upon the alleged insane person, his guardian ad litem, or his attorney, if he has one, together with notice that he has five days within which to demand a jury trial. A demand for hearing by the court, or a demand for jury trial for the purpose of determining the sanity or insanity of the alleged insane person may be made by the said alleged insane person or by anyone in his behalf, or a jury trial may be ordered by the court upon its own motion.

If demand be made for a jury trial, or such trial be ordered by the court on its own motion, the case shall be calendared for trial not more than ten days after demand for hearing by the court for a jury trial, unless the time is extended by the court. The Commission, or any of the members thereof, shall be competent and compellable witnesses at any trial or hearing of an alleged insane person. In any case in which a commitment at public expense, in whole or in part, is sought, the corporation counsel or one of his assistants shall represent the petitioner unless said petitioner shall be represented by counsel of his or her own choice.

Sec. 4. Empaneling of jury. The jury to be used in lunacy inquisitions in those cases where a jury trial shall be demanded or ordered shall be empaneled, upon order of the court, from the jurors in attendance upon other branches of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, who shall perform such services in addition to and as part of their duties in said court. Sec. 5. Procedure if no jury trial demanded. If no demand be made for a jury trial, the judge holding court shall determine the sanity or insanity of said alleged insane person, but such judge may, in his discretion, require other proofs, in addition to the petition and report of the Commission, or such judge may order the temporary commitment of said alleged insane person for observation or treatment for an additional period of not more than thirty days.

The judge may, in his discretion, dismiss the petition notwithstanding the recommendation of the Commission. If the judge be satisfied that the alleged insane person is of sound mind, he shall forthwith discharge such person and dismiss the petition. Sec. 6. Commitment. If the judge be satisfied that the alleged insane person is insane, or if a jury shall so find, the judge may commit the insane person as he in his discretion shall find to be for the best interests of the public and of the insane person.

In case of a temporary commitment, the court may make additional temporary commitments upon further examination by, and recommendation of, the Commission. Commitment to custody of Veterans’ Administration for care, etc., in certain cases.The judge may commit the insane person to the custody of the Veterans’ Administration for care and treatment in a Veterans’ Administration facility, if there has been filed with the court or the Commission on Mental Health, acting under the direction of the 53 Stat. 1297court, a certificate executed by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, or his duly authorized representative, showing said insane person to be entitled to such care and treatment, and that facilities therefor are available.

Sec. 7. Recommendations of the Commission must be made by theRecommendations of the Commission. unanimous recommendation of the three members acting upon the case. If the three members of the Commission be unable to agreeCourt proceeding in event of disagreement. upon the recommendation to be made in any case, they shall immediately file with the court a report setting forth the fact that they are unable to agree on the case, and in that event the court shall hear and determine the case, unless the alleged insane person, or someone in his behalf, shall demand a jury trial, in which event the case shall beJury trial if demanded. heard and determined by the court and a jury.

If the Commission shall agree upon a recommendation, it shall fileFindings and recommendation to be filed with the court. with the court a report setting forth its findings of fact and conclusions of law and its recommendation based thereon which recommendation shall be in one of the following forms:Forms.

(A)That the person is of sound mind and should be dischargedPerson of sound mind, etc. forthwith and the petition dismissed.

(B)That the mental condition of the alleged insane person isFurther study necessary. such that a definite diagnosis cannot be made without further study, or that the mental incapacity of said person will probably be ofMental incapacity probably of short duration; temporary detention, etc. short duration, and that said person should be further detained and committed in Saint Elizabeths Hospital as hereinbefore provided for, or in any other hospital in the District of Columbia as provided in the Act approved April 27, 1904, for further observation or treatment[33 Stat. 316](/us/stat/33/316).[16 D. C. Code §§ 31–36](/us/dcc/t16/s31–36). for such period of time as the court may determine, during which said time the Commission shall from time to time examine said person and make a recommendation to the court as to the final disposition of the case.

(C)That the person is of unsound mind and

(1)should be committedOf unsound mind and should be committed.[33 Stat. 317](/us/stat/33/317).[16 D. C. Code § 34](/us/dcc/t16/s34). to Saint Elizabeths Hospital, or any other hospital provided by section 4 of the Act approved April 27, 1904,

(a)at public expense, or

(b)at the expense of those persons who are required by law, or who will agree to pay for the maintenance and treatment of said insane person, or

(c)that the relatives of said insane person, mentioned in section 11 of this Act are able to pay a specified sum per month toward the support and maintenance of said insane person;

(2)is harmless and may safely be committed to the care of his relativesHarmless and may be committed to care of relatives, etc. or friends (naming them) who are willing to accept the custody, care, and maintenance of said insane person under conditions specified by the Commission;

(3)should be committed to the AdministratorShould be committed for care in Veterans’ Administration facility.*Proviso*.Certificate to be filed. of Veterans’ Affairs for care and treatment in a Veterans’ Administration facility: *Provided*, That there shall be filed with the court or Commission a certificate executed by said Administrator or his duly authorized representative, showing said person is entitled to such care and treatment and that facilities therefor are available. Sec. 8. If an insane person be found by the Commission, subjectNonresident insane. to the review of the court, not to be a resident of the District of Columbia, he may be committed by the court to Saint Elizabeths Hospital as a District of Columbia patient until such time as his residence shall have been ascertained. Upon the ascertainment of such insane person’s residence in some other jurisdiction, he shall be transferred to the State of such residence. The expense of transferring such patient, including the traveling expenses of necessary attendants to insure his safe transfer, shall be borne by the District of Columbia only if the patient be indigent. Any insane person found by the Commission to have been a residentResident, etc., insane. of the District of Columbia for more than one year prior to the filing of the petition, and any person found within the District 53 Stat. 1298of Columbia whose residence cannot be ascertained, who is not in confinement on a criminal charge, may be committed by the court to, and confined in, said Saint Elizabeths Hospital, or any other hospital in said District, which, in the judgment of the Commission of said District, is properly constructed and equipped for the reception and care of such persons, and the official in charge of which, for the time being, is willing to receive such persons. “Resident of the District of Columbia” defined.“Resident of the District of Columbia”, as used in this section, means a person who has maintained his principal place of abode in the District of Columbia for more than one year prior to the filing of the petition provided for in section 1 of this Act. Placing of harmless insane in care of relatives.If it appears that a person found to be insane is harmless and his or her relatives or committee of his or her person are willing and able properly to care for such insane person at some place or institution other than Saint Elizabeths Hospital, the judge may order that such insane person be placed in the care and custody of such relatives or such committee upon their entering into an undertaking to provide for such insane person as the court may direct. Sec. 9. Liability of relatives for cost of maintenance and treatment. The father, mother, husband, wife, and adult children of an insane person, if of sufficient ability, and the committee or guardian of his or her person and estate, if his or her estate is sufficient for the purpose, shall pay the cost to the District of Columbia of his or her maintenance, including treatment in Saint Elizabeths Hospital or in any other hospital to which the insane person may be Ascertainment of ability to pay.committed. It shall be the further duty of said Commission, to examine under oath, the father, mother, husband, wife, adult children, and committee, if any, of any alleged insane person whenever such relatives live within the District of Columbia, and to ascertain the ability of such relatives or committee, if any, to maintain or contribute toward the maintenance of such alleged insane person: *Proviso*.Limitation.*Provided*, That in no case shall said relatives or committee be required to pay more than the actual cost to the District of Columbia of maintenance of such alleged insane person. Court procedure in event of nonpayment.If any person hereinabove made liable for the maintenance of an insane person shall fail so to provide or pay for such maintenance, the court shall issue to such person a citation to show cause why he should not be adjudged to pay a portion or all of the expenses of Citation, hearing, etc.Court action.maintenance of such patient. The citation shall be served at least ten days before the hearing thereon. If, upon such hearing, it shall appear to the court that the insane person has not sufficient estate out of which his maintenance may properly be fully met and that he has relatives of the degrees hereinabove mentioned who are parties to the proceedings, and who are able to contribute thereto, the court may make an order requiring payment by such relatives of such sum or sums as it may find they are reasonably able to pay and as may be necessary to provide for the maintenance of such insane person. Said order shall require the payment of such sums to the Board of Public Welfare annually, semiannually, or quarterly as the court Collections.may direct. It shall be the duty of the Board to collect the said sums due under this section, and to turn the same into the Treasury Enforcement against property of insane person or person liable.of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia. Any such order may be enforced against any property of the insane person or of the person liable or undertaking to maintain him in the same way as if it were an order for temporary alimony in a divorce case. Sec. 10. Released or paroled patients.Hearings to determine sanity, etc. Any insane person who has been committed to Saint Elizabeths Hospital or any other hospital, and who shall have been released from such hospital as improved, or who shall have been paroled from such hospital (but who shall not have been discharged as cured), and who shall have been absent from the hospital on release or parole 53 Stat. 1299before the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia for a hearing to determine the sanity and right to restoration to the status of a person of sound mind of said insane person by filing a petition therefor with the court upon a form to be provided by the Commission for that purpose. It shall be the duty of theExamination of designated records by Commission. Commission to make an examination of the records of Saint Elizabeths Hospital of the insane person as may be necessary to determine such questions, and if necessary have the person examined by the members of the staff of Saint Elizabeths Hospital and to make a report and recommendation to the court. In the event the CommissionEffect of finding person to be of sound mind. shall find from the records and examination that the said person is of sound mind and shall recommend to the court the restoration of said person to the status of a person of sound mind such recommendation shall be sufficient to authorize the court to enter an order declaring such person to be restored to his or her former legal status as a person of sound mind. In the event the Commission shall findIf found to be of unsound mind. such person to be of unsound mind, it shall report that finding to the court. Upon the filing by the Commission of a report findingRight to hearing. such person to be of unsound mind, the insane person shall have the right to a hearing by the court or by the court and a jury. For the purpose of making the examination and observations required by this section, the Commission shall have the right to examine the records and to interrogate the physicians and attendants at Saint Elizabeths Hospital or any other hospital in which such patient shall have been confined, who have had the insane person under their care, and the Commission may recommend to the court the temporary recommitment of such person for said purpose. At such trial by the courtAdjudication. or by the court and jury, an adjudication shall be made as to whether the person is of sound mind or is still of unsound mind. Sec. 11. The same fees and mileage as are paid in the courts of theWitness fees and mileage. United States shall be paid in the case of witnesses subpenaed under the provisions of this Act. Sec. 12. The court in its discretion may require the petitioner toPetitioner may be required to file undertaking with surety. file an undertaking with surety to be approved by the court in such amount as the court may deem proper, conditioned to save harmless the respondent by reason of costs incurred, including attorneys’ fees, if any, and damages suffered by the respondent as a result of any such action. Sec. 13. All applications and certificates for commitment and confinementUse of prescribed forms. of any patient to any hospital in the District of Columbia for the care and the treatment of the insane must be made on forms approved by the Commission and furnished by it. Sec. 14. Any person who executes a verified petition or affidavit asPenalty provisions. provided in this Act, by which he or she secures or attempts to secure the apprehension, detention, or restraint of any other person in the District of Columbia without probable cause for believing such person to be insane or of unsound mind, or any physician who knowingly makes any false certificate or affidavit as to the sanity or insanity of any other person, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Sec. 15. Nothing contained in this Act shall deprive the allegedLegal remedies not denied. insane person of the benefit of existing remedies to secure his release or to prove his sanity, or of any other legal remedies he may have. Sec. 16. Section 2 of the Act approved June 8, 1938, is herebyAlternate lawyer member of Commission, compensation.[52 Stat. 625](/us/stat/52/625).[16 D. C. Code, Supp. IV, § 42](/us/dcc/t16/s42). amended by deleting the words “for such service the alternate shall receive $10 for each day of actual service” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “For such service the alternate shall receive, for each day of actual service, the same compensation as fixed in 53 Stat. 13005 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. IV, §§ 673, 673c.Repeal of conflicting Acts, etc.accordance with the provisions of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, for the lawyer member of the Commission”. Sec. 17. All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Sec. 18. Severability of provisions. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Act are declared to be severable. Approved, August 9, 1939. To provide a right-of-way. 1939-08-09 621 Chapter 53 Stat. 1300 76 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 2024-11-24 public [CHAPTER 621] AN ACT To provide a right-of-way. August 9, 1939[[H. R. 4784](/us/bill/76/hr/4784)][[Public, No. 360](/us/pl/76/360)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Fort Mifflin Military Reservation, Pa. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered, under such Atlantic Refining Company, right-of-way for pipe lines over.terms and conditions as are deemed advisable by him, to grant to the Atlantic Refining Company, its successors and/or assigns, an easement for the right-of-way for oil-pipe lines over, across, in, and upon the Fort Mifflin Military Reservation, in the State of Pennsylvania:*Provisos*.Condition. *Provided*, That such right-of-way shall be granted only upon a finding by the Secretary of War that the same will be in the public interest and will not substantially injure the interest of the United Federal rights reserved.States in the property affected thereby: Provided further, That all or any part of such right-of-way may be annulled and forfeited by the Secretary of War if the property is needed for governmental purposes or for failure to comply with the terms or conditions of any grant hereunder, or for nonuse or for abandonment of rights granted under authority hereof. Approved, August 9, 1939. Authorizing the selection of a site and the erection thereon of the Columbian Fountain in Washington, District of Columbia. 1939-08-09 622 Chapter 53 Stat. 1300 76 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 2024-11-24 public [CHAPTER 622] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the selection of a site and the erection thereon of the Columbian Fountain in Washington, District of Columbia. August 9, 1939[[H, J. Res. 159](/us/bill/76/hjres/159)][[Pub. Res., No. 46](/us/pubres/76/46)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Columbian Fountain, D. C.Authority granted for selection of site and erection of. That authority is hereby granted to any association organized within two years from date of approval of this joint resolution for that purpose to erect the Columbian Fountain on an appropriate site on grounds now owned by the Areas excluded.United States in the District of Columbia other than those of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Mall, or the Tidal Basin area. Submission of plans, etc., for advisory assistance.The location of said fountain and the plan for the development of the site shall be submitted to the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission for advisory assistanceDirection of construction.*Proviso*.No Federal expense. and the construction shall be under the direction of the Director of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior: *Provided*, That the United States shall be put to no expense in or by the erection Revocation if funds insufficient to insure completion.of said fountain and that unless funds, which in the estimation of the Secretary of the Interior are sufficient to insure the completion of the fountain, are certified available, and the erection of this fountain begun within five years from and after the passage of this joint resolution, the authorization hereby granted is revoked. Approved, August 9, 1939. Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1939, and June 30, 1940, and for other purposes. 1939-08-09 633 Chapter 53 Stat. 1301 76 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 2024-11-24 public 53 Stat. 1301 [CHAPTER 633] AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1939, and June 30, 1940, and for other purposes. August 9, 1939[[H. R. 7462](/us/bill/76/hr/7462)][

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