Public Law 196.

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65 Stat. 608 Public Law 196 chapter 545 AN ACT To provide for the appointment of conservators to conserve the assets and provide for the personal welfare of persons of advanced age,mental weakness, not amounting to unsoundness of mind, or physical incapacity.October 24, 1951 [[S. 11](/us/bill/82/s/11)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,District of Columbia. Appointment of conservators for certain adults.

That if an adult person residing in or having property in the District of Columbia is unable, by reason of advanced age,mental weakness (not amounting to unsoundness of mind), or physical incapacity properly to care for his property, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia may, upon his petition or the sworn petition of one or more of his relatives or any other person or persons, appoint some fit person to be conservator of his property; Sec. 2. Filing of petition.

Upon the filing of such petition, the court shall fix a time and place for a hearing thereon; and shall cause at least fourteen days’ notice thereof to be given to the person for whom a conservator is sought to be appointed, if he is not the petitioner, and to such other persons as the court shall direct. The petition shall include, among other things—

(1)the reasons for the appointment of a conservator;

(2)the name and address of the person for whom the conservator is sought;

(3)the date and place of his birth, if known: and

(4)the names and addresses of the nearest known heirs at law, or the next of kin, if any. The court in its discretion may appoint some disinterested person to act as guardian ad litem in any proceeding hereunder. Upon a finding that the person for whom the conservator is sought is incapable of caring for his property, the court shall appoint a conservator who shall nave the charge and management of the property of such person subject to the direction of the court. Sec. 3. Powers and duties of conservator. Such conservator before entering upon the discharge of his duties shall execute an undertaking with surety to be approved by the court in such maximum amount as the court may order, conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties as such conservator; and he shall have control of the estate, real and personal, of the person for whom he has been appointed conservator, with power to collect all debts due such person, and upon authority of the court to adjust and settle all accounts owing by him, and to sue and be sued in his representative capacity. He shall apply such part of the annual income and such part of the principal of the estate of such person as the court may authorize to the support of such person and the maintenance and education of his family and children; and shall in all other respects perform the same duties and have the same rights and powers with respect to the property of such person as have guardians of the estates of infants. Sec. 4. Application for discharge of conservator. When any person for whom a conservator has been appointed under the provisions of this Act shall become competent to manage his property, he may apply to such court to have such conservator diSCharged and to be restored to the care and control of his property. If the court finds him to be competent, an order shall be entered restoring Powers of court.the care and control of his property to such person. The court shall have the same powers with respect to the property of any person for whom a conservator has been appointed as it has with respect to the property of infants under guardianships. Sec. 5. Temporary conservator. Upon filing of a petition as provided by this Act the court may, with or without notice or hearing, appoint a temporary conser- 65 Stat. 609 vator of the estate of any person hereunder, if it deems such action necessary for the protection of such estate, subject to the provisions for an undertaking contained in section 3 hereof. Such temporary conservator shall serve only until such time as a permanent conservator can be appointed or until sooner discharged. Sec. 6. The court, in its discretion, may at any time order that theResponsibility for personal welfare. conservator or some other person shall be responsible for the personal welfare of the person whose property is under conservatorship. In such event the conservator or such other person, subject to the direction and control of the Civil Division of the court, shall have the same powers and duties with respect to the personal welfare of the said person as have the guardians of the persons of infants under guardian-ships. Sec. 7. Lis pendens: Upon the tiling of a petition hereunder, aCertified copy of petition. certified copy of such petition may be filed for record in the office of the Recorder of Deeds or the District of Columbia. If a conservator be appointed on such petition, all contracts, except for necessaries, and all transfers of real and personal property made by the ward after such filing and before the termination of the conservatorship shall be void. Approved October 24, 1951. Public Law 197: To amend title 18. United States Code, entitled “Crimes and Criminal Procedure,” to empower the courts to remit or mitigate forfeitures under the Indian liquor laws. Public Law 197 Public Law 197 65 Stat. 609 1951-10-24 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 197 chapter 546 AN ACT To amend title 18. United States Code, entitled “Crimes and Criminal Procedure,” to empower the courts to remit or mitigate forfeitures under the Indian liquor laws.October 24, 1951 [[H. R. 1087](/us/bill/82/hr/1087)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Title 18, U. S. Code, amendment. [62 Stat. 839](/us/stat/62/839). That the analysis of chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end thereof “3619. Disposition of conveyances seized for violation of the Indian liquor laws.” Sec. 2. Title 18, United States Code, is further amended by inserting immediately following section 3618 thereof a new section to be designated “section 3619” and to read as follows: " “§ 3619. Disposition of conveyances seized for violation of the Indian liquor laws “The provisions of section 3617 of this title shall apply to any conveyances seized, proceeded against by libel, or forfeited under the provisions of section 3113 or 3618 of this title for having been used in introducing or attempting to introduce intoxicants into the Indian country or into other places where such introduction is prohibited by treaty or enactment of Congress.” " Approved October 24, 1951. Public Law 198: To provide for the acquisition of land and the construction thereon of buildings and appurtenances essential for forest fire control operations of the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, at or near Missoula, Montana, and for other purposes. Public Law 198 Public Law 198 65 Stat. 609 1951-10-24 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 198 chapter 551 AN ACT To provide for the acquisition of land and the construction thereon of buildings and appurtenances essential for forest fire control operations of the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, at or near Missoula, Montana, and for other purposes.October 24, 1951 [[H. R. 1628](/us/bill/82/hr/1628)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryForest fire control headquarters. 65 Stat. 610 of Agriculture is hereby authorized, when suitable arrangements have been made for the use of airport facilities, to acquire by donation, purchase, and/or condemnation such tract or tracts of land, at or near Missoula, Montana, as in his judgment may be suitable for the construction thereon of fire control smoke jumper headquarters, air cargo supply base, and other facilities, and said land upon acceptance of title to be subject to all laws and regulations applicable to lands acquired [36 Stat. 961](/us/stat/36/961).under the Act of March 1, 1911, as amended (16 U. S. C. 515, 516). Sec. 2. The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized, by contract or otherwise, to cause to be planned, designed, and constructed on said land, such buildings as in his judgment may be suitable as fire control smoke jumper headquarters, air cargo supply base, and-other facilities, and including the purchase and installation or necessary equipment, the making of sewer, water, gas, electrical and other connections, and the construction of such roadways, sidewalks, landscaping, and approaches as may be required. Sec. 3. Appropriation authorized. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $970, 000: *Provided*, That the Secretary may, prior to July 1, 1953, enter into contracts for the acquisition of the land and for the construction of the buildings and other installations herein authorized, to an amount not in excess of $500, 000. Approved October 24, 1951. Public Law 199: To readjust size and weight limitations on fourth-class (parcel post) mail. Public Law 199 Public Law 199 65 Stat. 610 1951-10-24 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 199 chapter 552 AN ACT To readjust size and weight limitations on fourth-class (parcel post) mail.October 24, 1951 [[S. 1335](/us/bill/82/s/1335)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Postal service. Fourth-class mail. That on fourth-class matter the limit of size shall be seventy-two inches in girth and length combined and the limit of weight shall be over eight ounces and not exceeding forty pounds in the first and second zones and twenty pounds in the third to eighth zones; except that in the case of parcels

(1)mailed at any post office or on any rural or star route for delivery at any second-, third-, or fourth-class post office or for delivery by any rural or star route carrier, or

(2)mailed at any second-, third-, or fourth-class post office or on any rural or star route, or

(3)containing baby fowl, live plants, trees, shrubs, or agricultural commodities (not including manufactured products thereof), or

(4)of books, permanently bound for preservation, consisting wholly of reading matter or reading matter with incidental blank spaces for students’ notations and containing no advertising matter other than incidental announcements of books, or

(5)mailed in the United States, including the District of Columbia, for delivery by any Army or Fleet post office or in any Territory or possession of the United States, including the Canal Zone and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or mailed at any Army or Fleet post office or in any Territory or possession of the United States, including the Canal Zone and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, for delivery in the United States, including the District of Columbia, or any Army or Fleet post office or any Territory or possession thereof, including the Canal Zone and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the limit of size shall be one hundred inches in girth and length combined and the limit in weight shall be over eight ounces and not exceeding seventy pounds. 65 Stat. 611 Sec. 2. All existing laws or portions thereof, inconsistent or in conflict with this Act, are hereby amended or repealed. Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the third calendarEffective date. month following the calendar month in which it is enacted. Approved October 24, 1951. Public Law 200: To further amend the Communications Act of 1934. Public Law 200 Public Law 200 65 Stat. 611 1951-10-24 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 200 chapter 553 AN ACT To further amend the Communications Act of 1934.October 24, 1951 [[S. 537](/us/bill/82/s/537)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,[48 Stat. 1104](/us/stat/48/1104). [47 U. S. C. § 1606 (c)](/us/usc/t47/s1606c). That section 606

(c)of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " “(c) Upon proclamation by the President that there exists war or a threat of war, or aElectromagnetic radiation control. Authority of the President. state of public peril or disaster or other national emergency, or in order to preserve the neutrality of the United States, the President, if he deems it necessary in the interest of national security or defense, may suspend or amend, for such time as he may see fit, the rules and regulations applicable to any or all stations or devices capable of emitting electromagnetic radiations within the jurisdiction of the United States as prescribed by the Commission, and may cause the closing of any station for radio communication, or any device capable of emitting electromagnetic radiations between 10 kilocycles and 100, 000 megacycles, which is suitable for use as a navigational aid beyond five miles, and the removal therefrom of its apparatus and equipment, or he may authorize the use or control of any such station or device and/or its apparatus and equipment, by any department of the Government under such regulations as he may prescribe upon just compensation to the owners. The authorityCanal Zone. granted to the President, under this subsection, to cause the closing of any station or device and the removal therefrom of its apparatus and equipment? or to authorize the use or control of any station or device and/or its apparatus and equipment, may be exercised in the Canal Zone.” " Sec. 2. Section 606 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: " “(h) Any person who willfully does or causes or suffers to be donePenalties. any act prohibited pursuant to the exercise of the President’s authority under this section, or who willfully fails to do any act which he is required to do pursuant to the exercise of the President’s authority under this section, or who willfully causes or suffers such failure, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished for such offense by a fine of not more than $1, 000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, and, if a firm, partnership, association, or corporation, by fine of not more than $5, 000, except that any person who commits such an offense with intent to injure the United States, or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $20, 000 or by imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both.” " Approved October 24, 1951. Public Law 201: To increase the basic rates of compensation of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Public Law 201 Public Law 201 65 Stat. 612 1951-10-24 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public

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