Statutes of the United States of America

LIST

OF THE

PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS

CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME.

LAWS OF THE SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.

STATUTE I.-1919.

Appropriations, urgent deficiencies. An Act Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in
appropriations for the Bureau of War Risk Insurance and for the payment of pensions for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1919. June 5, 1919...
Appropriations, Congressional. An Act Making appropriations for certain expenses incident to the
first session of the Sixty-sixth Congress, and for other purposes. June 17, 1919..
Confederate Veterans Convention. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan to the
city of Dawson, Georgia, tents and cots for use of Confederate veterans in their State conven-
tion, June 17 and 18, 1919. June 17, 1919.....

Appropriations, Indian Department. An Act Making appropriations for the current and contingent
expenses of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian
tribes, and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920. June 30, 1919......
Appropriation, Federal railroad control. An Act To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for car-
rying out the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the operation of transportation systems
while under Federal control, for the just compensation of their owners, and for other pur-
poses," approved March 21, 1918. June 30, 1919..

Third Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1919. An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in
appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, and prior fiscal years, and for other
purposes. July 11, 1919..

Appropriations, District of Columbia. An Act Making appropriations to provide for the expenses of
the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and for
other purposes. July 11, 1919....
Appropriations, Army. An Act Making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1920, and for other purposes. July 11, 1919...
Appropriations, naval service. An Act Making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1920, and for other purposes. July 11, 1919...
Telegraph and telephone systems returned to owners. An Act To repeal the joint resolution entitled

Joint resolution to authorize the President in time of war to supervise or take possession and
assume control of any telegraph, telephone, marine cable, or radio system or systems or any
part thereof, and to operate the same in such manner as may be needful or desirable for the
duration of the war and to provide just compensation therefor," approved July 16, 1918, and
for other purposes. July 11, 1919...

Hudson River tunnel. An Act To consent to the proposed compact or agreement between the States of New Jersey and New York for the construction, operation, repair, and maintenance of a tunnel or tunnels under the Hudson River between the cities of Jersey City and New York. July 11, 1919.............

Vocational rehabilitation extension. An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for voca-
tional rehabilitation and return to civil employment of disabled persons discharged from
the military or naval forces of the United States, and for other purposes," approved June 27,
1918. July 11, 1919...

Bridge, Susquehanna River. An Act To authorize the county of Luzerne, State of Pennsylvania,
to construct a bridge across the Susquehanna River from the township of Couyngham, county
of Luzerne, Pennsylvania, to the borough of Shickshinny, county of Luzerne, Pennsylvania.
July 11, 1919..
Bridge, Susquehanna River. An Act To authorize the county of Luzerne, State of Pennsylvania, to
construct a bridge across the Susquehanna River from the city of Pittston, county of Luzerne,
State of Pennsylvania, to the borough of West Pittston, county of Luzerne, State of Penn-
sylvania. July 11, 1919..

Bridge, Susquehanna River. An Act To authorize the county of Luzerne, State of Pennsylvania,
to construct a bridge across the Susquehanna River from the township of Conyngham, county
of Luzerne, State of Pennsylvania, to the township of Salem, county of Luzerne, State of
Pennsylvania. July 11, 1919..

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Bridge, Saint John River. An Act For the construction of a bridge across the Saint John River
between Madawaska, Maine, and Edmundston, Province of New Brunswick, Canada.
July 11, 1919...
Bridge, Snake River. An Act Authorizing the construction of a bridge and approaches thereto
across the Snake River about three miles above its confluence with the Columbia River,
near Pasco, Washington. July 11, 1919..

Bridge, Mississippi River. An Act To extend the time for constructing a bridge across the Missis-
sippi River at or near the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. July 11, 1919..
Bridge, Pend Oreille River. An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge across the Pend Oreille
River, between the towns of Metaline and Metaline Falls, in the State of Washington.
July 11, 1919.
Bridge, Sulphur River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the county of Miller, State of
Arkansas, to construct a bridge across Sulphur River, near the Texas and Pacific Railroad
bridge, in said county and State. July 11, 1919..

Bridge, Sulphur River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the county of Miller, State of Arkansas, to construct a bridge across Sulphur River, at or near Blackmans Point, in said county and State. July 11, 1919..

House of Representatives, clerk hire. Joint Resolution Providing for the appointment by each Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives of two persons, whose names shall be placed on the rolls
of employees of the House of Representatives. July 11, 1919..
Niagara River, diversion of water. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to issue per-
mits for the diversion of water from the Niagara River. July 12, 1919..
Appropriations, sundry civil expenses. An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of
the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and for other purposes. July 19,
1919.

Military Academy, Tao Hung Chang and Zeng Tze Wong. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secre-
tary of War to receive, for instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point,
Tao Hung Chang and Zeng Tze Wong, citizens of China. July 19, 1919..
Appropriations, Department of Agriculture. An Act Making appropriations for the Department of
Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920. July 24, 1919...

World Cotton Conference. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to extend invitations to
other nations to send representatives to the World Cotton Conference to be held at New
Orleans, Louisiana, October 13 to 16, 1919, inclusive. July 24, 1919..

Army tents, World War veterans. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan tents
for use at encampments held by veterans of the World War. July 26, 1919..
Annual appropriations extended. Joint Resolution to ratify and confirm from and including July 1,
1919, obligations incurred pursuant to the terms of certain appropriations for the fiscal year
1920. July 31, 1919..

Government Printing Office, pay increase. An Act Increasing the pay of printers and pressmen
employed in the Government Printing Office, and for other purposes. August 2, 1919...
American Printing House for the Blind. An Act Providing additional aid for the American Printing
House for the Blind. August 4, 1919..

Near East Relief incorporated. An Act To incorporate Near East Relief. August 6, 1919.
War Risk Insurance, total disability compensation. An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to
amend an Act entitled 'An Act to authorize the establishment of a Bureau of War Risk Insur-
ance in the Treasury Department, approved September 2, 1914,' as amended." August 6,

1919..

Bridge, Savannah River. An Act Authorizing the counties of Aiken, South Carolina, and Rich-
mond, Georgia, to construct a bridge across the Savannah River at or near Augusta, Georgia.
August 7, 1919..
Bridge, Flint River. An Act To authorize the county of Dougherty, State of Georgia, to construct a
bridge across the Flint River, connecting Broad Street, in the city of Albany, said State and
county, with the Isabella Road, said county and State. August 7, 1919..
Bridge, White River. An Act To extend the time for the construction of a bridge across the White
River, at or near Forsyth, Missouri. August 7, 1919..

Bridge, Mississippi River. An Act Granting the consent of the Congress to the city of Minneapolis,

a municipal corporation, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Mississippi
River. August 7, 1919..

Bridge, Rainy River. An Act For the construction of a bridge across the Rainy River between
Spooner, Minnesota, and Rainy River, Province of Ontario, Canada. August 7, 1919.....
Bridge, Pend Oreille River. An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge across the Pend
Oreille River at the town of Usk, in the State of Washington. August 7, 1919..
Bridge, Red River. An Act Authorizing the construction of a bridge and approaches thereto across
Red River about two miles above its confluence with the Washita River, near Preston, Gray-
son County, Texas. August 7, 1919...

Bridge, Mobile Bay, etc. An Act Further extending the time for the commencement and comple-
tion of the bridge or bridges authorized by an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act to au-
thorize the Dauphin Island Railway and Harbor Company, its successors or assigns, to con-
struct and maintain a bridge or bridges, or viaducts, across the water between the mainland,
at or near Cedar Point, and Dauphin Island, both Little and Big; also to dredge a channel
from the deep waters of Mobile Bay into Dauphin Bay; also to construct and maintain docks
and wharves along both Little and Big Dauphin Islands," approved June 18, 1912, as exten-
ded by an Act approved June 30, 1916. August 8, 1919..

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Bridge, Newark Bay. An Act To authorize the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey to con-
struct a bridge across the navigable waters of the Newark Bay, in the State of New Jersey.
August 8, 1919..
Diocese of Washington, franchise to women. An Act To extend the franchise in the parishes and
separate congregations of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the District of Columbia. August
11, 1919....
Army construction obligations, 1919. Joint Resolution To allow the payment of bills lawfully
incurred for construction work actually performed or construction material actually pur-
chased and delivered prior to the approval of an Act approved July 11, 1919 (Public Num-
bered 7, Sixty-sixth Congress, H. R. 5227). August 12, 1919..
Bridge, Arkansas River. An Act To extend the time for the construction of the Broadway Street
bridge across the Arkansas River between the cities of Little Rock and Argenta, Arkansas.
August 15, 1919..
Bridge, Arkansas River. An Act To extend the time for the construction of the Main Street Bridge
across the Arkansas River between the cities of Little Rock and Argenta, Arkansas. August
15, 1919...

Bridge, Flint River. An Act Extending the time for the construction of a bridge across Flint River,
in the State of Georgia. August 15, 1919......
International Labor Conference. Joint Resolution To authorize the President to convene a meeting
of an international labor conference in Washington, District of Columbia. August 15, 1919..
Public lands, mining assessments, 1919. Joint Resolution To suspend the requirements of annual
assessment work on certain mining claims during the year 1919. August 15, 1919...
Charleston, S. C., immigrant station, etc. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of Labor to
lease the Charleston immigration station and dock connected therewith. August 15, 1919....
Daylight saving repeal. An Act For the repeal of the daylight-saving law. August 20, 1919..
Public buildings, losses on contracts. An Act For the relief of contractors and subcontractors for the
post offices and other buildings and work under the supervision of the Treasury Department
and for other purposes. August 25, 1919...

Bridge, Cumberland River. An Act Authorizing the county of Montgomery, Tennessee, to con-
struct a bridge across the Cumberland River within seven miles of Clarksville, Tennessee.
August 31, 1919...

Bridge, Susquehanna River. An Act For the construction of a bridge across the Susquehanna River
at or near Falls, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. August 31, 1919.....
Soldiers' and sailors' civil relief, affidavits. An Act Relating to affidavits required by the Act en-
titled "An Act to extend protection to the civil rights of members of the Military and Naval
Establishments of the United States engaged in the present war. September 3, 1919.......
General of the Armies. An Act Relating to the creation of the office of General of the Armies of the
United States. September 3, 1919..

District of Columbia holiday, 1919. Joint Resolution Making Wednesday, September 17, 1919, a legal
holiday in the District of Columbia. September 15, 1919..

Bridge, Perdido River. An Act To authorize Hiram I. Sage, a citizen of Baldwin County, Alabama,
to construct and maintain a bridge across the Perido River at on near Nunez Ferry. Septem-
ber 16, 1919..
American Legion incorporated. An Act To incorporate the American Legion. September 16, 1919.
-Federal Reserve Act amendment, foreign business. An Act Amending section 25 of the Act approved
December 23, 1913, known as the Federal Reserve Act, as amended by the Act approved
September 7, 1916. September 17, 1919...

Army, temporary commissioned officers. An Act To provide necessary commissioned personnel for
the Army until June 30, 1920. September 17, 1919............

Bridge, Tug River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the D. E. Hewit Lumber Company
to construct and maintain a bridge across Tug River, connecting Martin County, Kentucky,
and Mingo County, West Virginia. September 17, 1919.
Stock-raising homesteads. An Act To amend sections 4 and 5 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide
for stock-raising homesteads, and for other purposes," approved December 29, 1916. Sep-
tember 29, 1919...

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Public lands, leave of absence to homesteaders. An Act To authorize absence by homestead settlers
and entrymen, and for other purposes. September 29, 1919....
Army, travel pay retired enlisted men. An Act To provide travel allowances for certain retired en-
listed men and Regular Army reservists. September 29, 1919..........
Roosevelt Memorial Association, cancellation stamp. An Act To extend the cancellation stamp
privilege for the Roosevelt Memorial Association. September 29, 1919.
Public lands, Boulder, Colo. An Act Authorizing the city of Boulder, Colorado, to purchase certain
public lands. September 29, 1919...

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Petersburg, Alaska, bonds. An Act To authorize the incorporated town of Petersburg, Alaska,

to issue bonds in any sum, not exceeding $75,000 for the purpose of constructing and installing a municipal electric light and power plant, and for the construction of a publicschool building. September 29, 1919... Confederate Veterans' Convention. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan to the city of Atlanta, Georgia, tents, cots, blankets, and other camp equipment for the use of United Confederate Veterans in their convention from October 7 to 10, 1919. September 29, 1919......

Army, travel pay on reenlistment. Joint Resolution To provide for the payment of travel pay upon discharge to men of the Regular Army enlisted prior to April 2, 1917. September 29, 1919..

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Thanks of Congress to General Pershing and American Expeditionary Forces. Joint Resolution Tend-
ering the thanks of the American people and the Congress of the United States to General
John J. Pershing, and to the officers and men of the American Expeditionary Forces. Sep-
tember 29, 1919..
Ambassador, Belgium. Joint Resolution Authorizing the appointment of an ambassador to Bel-
gium. September 29, 1919..

Bridge, Minnesota River. An Act Granting the consent of the Congress to the county of Hennepin, in
the State of Minnesota, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Minnesota
River. October 10, 1919....
Bridge, Tennessee River. An Act To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the
Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Company to rebuild and reconstruct,
maintain, and operate a bridge across the Tennessee River near Chattanooga, in Hamilton
County, in the State of Tennessee," approved April 5, 1916. October 13, 1919....
Camp A. A. Humphreys, Va. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to expend cer-
tain sums appropriated for the support of the Army for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1919,
and June 30, 1920, at Camp A. A. Humphreys, Virginia. October 14, 1919..
Alaska railroads extension. An Act To amend an Act of Congress approved March 12, 1914, au-
thorizing the President of the United States to locate, construct, and operate railroads in
the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes. October 18, 1919..
Public lands, Nevada, underground water supply. An Act To encourage the reclamation of certain
arid lands in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes. October 22, 1919.
Colorado riots, 1914, losses. An Act For the payment of claims for loss of private property on account
of the loss of firearms and ammunition taken by the United States troops during the labor
strikes in the State of Colorado in 1914. October 22, 1919....
National Banks, loans and indebtedness. An Act To amend sections 5200 and 5202 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States as amended by Acts of June 22, 1906, and September 24, 1918.
October 22, 1919..

Food control and District of Columbia rents. An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide
further for the national security and defense by encouraging the production, conserving
the supply, and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel," approved August
10, 1917, and to regulate rents in the District of Columbia. October 22, 1919
Union Pacific Railroad Company. An Act Authorizing the Union Pacific Railroad Company, or its
successors, to convey for public-road purposes, certain parts of its right of way. October 22,

1919.

Steam vessels, Shipping Board. An Act Extending the provisions for the regulation of steam vessels to vessels owned or operated by the United States Shipping Board, and for other purposes. October 25, 1919..

National Prohibition Act. An Act To prohibit intoxicating beverages, and to regulate the man-
ufacture, production, use, and sale of high-proof spirits for other than beverage purposes,
and to insure an ample supply of alcohol and promote its use in scientific research and in the
development of fuel, dye, and other lawful industries. October 28, 1919..

Postal service, insular possessions. An Act To improve the administration of the postal service in
the Territory of Hawaii, in Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. October 28, 1919..
Bridge, Red River. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Paris-Hugo Bridge Company to

construct a bridge and approaches thereto across Red River, near Arthur City, Lamar
County, Texas. October 28, 1919..

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Idaho and Payette National Forests. An Act Adding certain lands to the Idaho National Forest and
the Payette National Forest, in the State of Idaho. October 29, 1919.
Motor vehicle thefts. An Act To punish the transportation of stolen motor vehicles in interstate or
foreign commerce. October 29, 1919..

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Cotton crop condition report. Joint Resolution Authorizing and directing the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare and issue a supplementary report on the condition of the cotton crop. October 30, 1919.

Public lands, Florida faulty surveys. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust disputes or claims by entrymen, selectors, grantees, and patentees of the United States against the United States and between each other, arising from faulty surveys in townships twentynine south, range twenty-eight east; also in townships thirty-six, thirty-seven, and thirtyeight south, ranges twenty-nine and thirty east, Tallahassee meridian, in the State of Florida, and for other purposes. October 31, 1919..

Reclamation projects, townsite school lands. An Act Granting lands for school purposes in Government town sites on reclamation projects. October 31, 1919.

First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1919. An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and prior fiscal years, and for other purposes. November 4, 1919.

Forest Grove, Oregon, Indian lands. An Act Authorizing the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to transfer fractional block 6, of Naylor's addition, Forest Grove, Oregon, to the United States of America, for the use of the Bureau of Entomology, Department of Agriculture. November 6, 1919.

Citizenship, Indian soldiers. An Act Granting citizenship to certain Indians. November 6, 1919.. Postal service, increased pay, 1920. Joint Resolution To provide additional compensation for employees of the Postal Service and making an appropriation therefor. November 7, 1919.... Bangkok, Siam, legation premises. An Act Providing for the exchange of certain legation buildings and grounds owned by the Government of the United States in Bangkok, Siam. November 8, 1919..

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Bridge, Red River. An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge across the Red River at or near
Moncla, Louisiana. November 8, 1919...

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Bridge, Pocomoke River. An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge across the Pocomoke
River, at Pocomoke City, Maryland. November 8, 1919...

Alien entry restricted. An Act To regulate further the entry of aliens into the United States.
November 10, 1919 ...

Bridge, Pearl River. An Act To extend the time for the construction of a bridge across Pearl River,
between Pearl River County, Mississippi, and Washington Parish, Louisiana. November 12,
1919.

Public lands, mining assessments, 1919. Joint Resolution To suspend the requirements of annual
assessment work on mining claims during the year 1919. November 13, 1919........
Bridge, Missouri River. An Act Authorizing the Meridian Highway Bridge Company, a corpora-
tion, to construct and maintain a bridge or bridges and approaches thereto across the Missouri
River between Yankton County, South Dakota, and Cedar County, Nebraska. November
18, 1919....
Quapaw Indian lands, Okla. An Act Authorizing the sale of inherited and unpartitioned allot-
ments for town-site purposes in the Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma. November 18, 1919......
Zion National Park, Utah. An Act To establish the Zion National Park in the State of Utah. Novem-
ber 19, 1919...

Santa Fe, N. Mex., public building. An Act To amend an Act approved March 4, 1913, entitled "An
Act to increase the limit of cost of certain public buildings, to authorize the enlargement,
extension, remodeling, or improvement of certain public buildings, to authorize the erection
and completion of public buildings, to authorize the purchase of sites for public buildings,
and for other purposes." November 19, 1919 ....

Army, effects of deceased persons. An Act To amend the Articles of War. November 19, 1919
North Point, Md., light station. An Act To transfer the tract of land known as the Light
House reservation at North Point, Maryland, from the jurisdiction of the Department of
Commerce to the jurisdiction of the War Department. November 19, 1919...
Craney and Fishermans Islands, Va. An Act Transferring the tract of land known as Craney Island
from the jurisdiction of the War Department to the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department
and transferring the tract of land known as Fishermans Island from the jurisdiction of the
Treasury Department to the jurisdiction of the War Department. November 19, 1919....
Bridge, Choctawhatchee River. An Act To authorize the State road department of the State of Florida
to construct and maintain a bridge across the Choctawhatchee River, near Caryville, Florida,
approximately one hundred and seventy feet south of the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road Bridge. November 19, 1919....
Equipment, Federal Railroad Control. An Act To provide for the reimbursement of the United
States for motive power, cars, and other equipment ordered for railroads and systems of
transportation under Federal control, and for other purposes. November 19, 1919...
Bridge, Connecticut River. An Act Authorizing the board of county commissioners of the county of
Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, to construct a bridge across the Connecticut River,
between Windsor Locks and East Windsor, at Warehouse Point, in said county and State.
November 19, 1919...

Army machine tools. An Act To provide for further educational facilities by authorizing the Secre-
tary of War to sell at reduced rates certain machine tools not in use for Government purposes
to trade, technical, and public schools and universities, other recognized educational insti-
tutions, and for other purposes. November 19, 1919..
Postal service, second, third, and fourth class matter. An Act Authorizing the return to the sender
or the forwarding of undeliverable second, third, and fourth class mail matter. November
19, 1919......
Bridge, Tennessee River. An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge across the Tennessee
River at or near the city of Decatur, Alabama. November 19, 1919..

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Coal tar products imports. Joint Resolution To continue the control of imports of dyes and coal-tar products. November 19, 1919.....

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Female suffrage. Joint Resolution Proposing an amendment to the Constitution extending the right of suffrage to women. June 5, 1919...

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