Public Law 385.
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(/us/pl/76/384)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the SecretaryPuyallup Indians, Wash.Acquisition of land from, for Indian sanatorium purposes. of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to acquire, from the Puyallup Tribe of Indians of Washington, for Indian sanatorium purposes, tracts numbered 6 and 7, containing thirty-eight and fifty one-hundredths acres, including all tribal-owned improvements thereon, of the Indian addition to the city of Tacoma, Washington, established under the Act of March 3, 1893 (27 Stat. 633);[27 Stat. 633](/us/stat/27/633).Conveyance of title. title to be conveyed to the United States by such tribal officials as the Puyallup Tribal Council shall authorize by resolution and by such form of relinquishment or deed as the Secretary of the Interior may designate.
Sec. 2. In order to carry out the provisions of section 1 hereofAppropriation authorized. there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the 53 Stat. 1406Distribution to members of tribe.sum of $228,525, which sum shall be distributed by the Secretary of the Interior in equal shares to the members of the Puyallup Indian Tribe, determined in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the tribe approved May 13, 1936, as of the date of the passage of this Act, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe: *Proviso*.Acceptance an extinguishment of interest.*Provided*, That acceptance by each individual, or by his or her natural or legal guardian or heirs, of the pro rata share of the amount hereby authorized to be appropriated shall be recognized as completely extinguishing any and all right or interest such member of the tribe might have had in said property.
Sec. 3. Payment not a bar to hospitalization, etc. The fulfillment of the provisions of section 2 hereof shall not bar the hospitalization of or medical attention to members of the Puyallup Tribe at the Indian sanatorium referred to in section 1. Approved, August 11, 1939. To provide for a national census of housing. 1939-08-11 688 Chapter 53 Stat. 1406 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 688] AN ACT To provide for a national census of housing. August 11, 1939[[S. 2240](/us/bill/76/s/2240)][[Public, No. 385](/us/pl/76/385)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* National census of housing.Director of the Census to conduct, in 1940, as part of population inquiry. That to provide information concerning the number, characteristics (including utilities and equipment), and geographical distribution of dwelling structures and dwelling units in the United States the Director of the Census shall take a census of housing in each State, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Alaska, in the year 1940 in conjunction with, at the same time, and as a part of the population inquiry of the sixteenth decennial census.
Collection of supplementary statistics.The Director of the Census shall be authorized to collect such supplementary statistics (either in advance of or after the taking of such census) as are necessary to the completion thereof. Sec. 2. Application of existing provisions, etc. All of the provisions, including penalties, of the Act providing for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses, [46 Stat. 21](/us/stat/46/21).[13 U. S. C. ch. 4](/us/usc/t13/s4).approved June 18, 1929 (46 Stat. 21;
U. S. C., Supp. VII, title 13, ch. 4), shall apply to the taking of the census provided for in section 1 of this Act. Sec. 3. Appropriation authorized. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not to exceed $8,000,000 to cover the estimated cost of such census. Approved, August 11, 1939. To amend subsection (n), section 77, of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, concerning payment of preferred claims. 1939-08-11 689 Chapter 53 Stat. 1406 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 689] AN ACT To amend subsection (n), section 77, of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, concerning payment of preferred claims. August 11, 1939[[S. 2654](/us/bill/76/s/2654)][
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