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458 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 25, 26. 1918. of such Federal control, and disbursements shall be made only for that portion of such taxes as is due for the lpart of such tax year S I M which falls withigsthe periog oi gederal conéaro . th b ks han b , e. ° At such erio as the resident may irect e oo s e mm at closed andpthe balance of revenues over disbursements shall be M tm { dem., covered. into the 'I`reasury of the United States to the credit of the °° 8 ° s` revolving fund created by this Act. If such revenues are insufficient to nieet sifltgliddisburslpments, the glehpgt sléalltbe pazglpzt of such ving ma c .

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“'°°" the Act to regulate commerce, approved February fourthheighteen hundred and eign?-seven, as amended and supplemented, in udmg the commodities ause, so called, or under the Act to protect trade and commerce_ against unlawful restraints and monopohes, approved I Julii second, eighteen hundred mnetv, and amendments thereto, ; sh tegrgceed tlp gnaltdeterminiationtasi sgon as maylgie, as ifmtlhe g Uni tates a no assume con ro 0 r ron sys s; · a.§SL°{f°x°°°u°" °“' but any such case the court having jurisdictildii may, upon the i gpphcatrotrh of tge United Stéitlelsaptay execution of final judgment or ecreeun suc timeasit eem ro r. I ,,,,’;§¤**°‘F°°·e*°¤¤· sm. ii rim ui; gederail eomoi id m?~0§11s&um1 muspgmggg I tems erein an ereto ore provi or continue or - dyulring the period of the war and for a reasonable time thereafter, l which shall not exceed one year a.nd_nine months next following the p a F date of the proclamation by the President of the exchangp of ratinca- 1 neimqésiimm or tions of the trelaltly gs peace: Prwigedhhgiwwea, Thlat the lzfmesideplt 1 '“’ ma riorto y t nineteen im r an e1g teen r `qu eonxzidl of all or any part of ani railroad or system of trarisportation l further Federal control of whi the President shall deem not needful 1 or desirable; and the President may at any time during the period of 1 Federal control agree with the owners thereof to relinqp>ish_a l or any z part of any railroad or system of transiportation. The resid ent may relinquish all railroads and systems o trans ortation under Federal . P . control at any time he shall deem such action needful or desirable. _ lic riight tp ccilgpenslalgon spall accrue to such owdrlgzrs {rpg; and after 3 t e ateo re` quis ent ort e ropert sor quis . ,,§'§,*;,},,’}‘,d{“"’· °‘°·· Sec. 15. That nothing in this Ret shah be contmed to amend, l re eal, impair, or affect the existing laws or powers of the States in , E um relixtion to taxation or the lawful police regulations of the several 4 mp States, except wherein such laws, powers, or regulations may affect tge transpzrtatois of t(1iop>ps,d;var materials, Government supplies, or ,, teissueo stocr an on . • Q .,,§‘§§°§€.§{§,{,§¥‘“'“°°’ Sec. 16. That this Act is expressly declared to be emergency Q bam *¤°¤ *° Wicv *0 legislation enacted to meet conditions growing out of war; and Q nothing herein is to be construed as expressing or prejudicing the ' future policy of the Federal Government concerning the ownershilp, control, or regulation of carriers or the method or basis of the capitalization thereof. Approved, March 21, 1918. umn 21, img, CHAP. 26.——An Act To amend an Act entitled "!1n Act making a pro riations [H·R·175·l ;§tsupplyd<%eEeiencies in applropriaglons for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and [public, Nm IOSJ BCD SH Of PHOI y€3·!'S, 8D for O BT U . _ Be it emacml by the Senate and House 0 Representatives of the Un 'ted P bbc kms States of America in Congress assembletll That the provisions of izhe last three paragraphs of section five of the Act of March fourth,