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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 53 STAT. · August 10, 1939 · Public Law 367

Public Law 367.

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(/us/pl/76/366)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That every writtenDivorces in foreign countries.Use of the mails for solicitation of procurement, prohibited. or printed card, circular, letter, book, pamphlet, advertisement, or notice of any kind, giving or offering to give information concerning where or how or through whom a divorce may be secured in a foreign country, and designed to solicit business in connection with the procurement thereof, is hereby declared to be nonmailable matter and shall not be conveyed in the mails or delivered from any post office or by any letter carrier.
Whoever shall knowingly deposit, or causePenalty. to be deposited, for mailing or delivery, anything declared by this section to be nonmailable, or shall knowingly take or cause the same to be taken from the mails for the purpose of circulating or disposing thereof, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. Sec. 2. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to precludeCriminal prosecution not precluded.[35 Stat. 1130](/us/stat/35/1130).[18 U. S. C. § 338](/us/usc/t18/s338). criminal prosecution under the provisions of section 338, title 18, United States Code (Criminal Code, sec. 215), in any case in which the mails are used by any person in furtherance of any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises.
Approved, August 10, 1939. To amend the Act of June 15, 1936 (49 Stat. 1516), authorizing the extension of the boundaries of the Hot Springs National Park, in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes. 1939-08-10 639 Chapter 53 Stat. 1341 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 639] AN ACT To amend the Act of June 15, 1936 (49 Stat. 1516), authorizing the extension of the boundaries of the Hot Springs National Park, in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
August 10, 1939[[H. R. 3409](/us/bill/76/hr/3409)][[Public, No. 367](/us/pl/76/367)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the provisoHot Springs National Park, Ark. in the Act of June 15, 1936 (49 Stat. 1516), reading as follows: “: *Provided*, That the lands hereinabove described may be acquired[49 Stat. 1516](/us/stat/49/1516).[16 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 361c](/us/usc/t16/s361c).Proviso repealed. within funds already appropriated and at a cost not to exceed $15,000”, is hereby repealed, and the said Act of June 15, 1936, is 53 Stat. 1342hereby further amended by the addition thereto of the following new sections:
" “Sec. 2.Supplementary appropriation for purchase of lands, authorized.*Ante*, p. 1318. That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated a sum not to exceed $8,000 to supplement funds in the amount of $15,000 heretofore made available for the purchase of the lands described in section 1 hereof. “Sec. 3. Acceptance of donations of lands, etc. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to accept on behalf of the United States donations of lands or interests in land within the city limits of Hot Springs, Arkansas, the title to such lands or interests in land to be satisfactory Acquisition to become part of park.to said Secretary.
Upon the acquisition of such lands or interests in land, they shall become a part of the Hot Springs National Park and shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto.” " Approved, August 10, 1939. To provide for the establishment of the Chalmette National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. 1939-08-10 640 Chapter 53 Stat. 1342 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 640] AN ACT To provide for the establishment of the Chalmette National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. August 10, 1939[[H. R. 4742](/us/bill/76/hr/4742)][
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