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SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Crrs. 109, 111. 1920. 537 CHAP. 109.—-Joint Resolution Relating to supervision of the Lincoln Memorial. [1éar}=hR2&·1;¢g] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United [Irn_‘¤.rres.,11}J;>ix135T States of America in Congress assemble , That rn the exercise of its con- comugiosslim, °°°l trol and direction for the construction of the Lmcoln Memorial author- m:d°*;¤$`gc¤{_gbrgi*;g1gg i”°d£§ %°“ °f·$‘Zl‘g€°ii‘aiiplrq§§?.rF°li."L“?fO°’ 1%%}* fihi °°“?m‘°.‘i ·»- as crea yS8·1 cs esi e e rrn_ e_uyo speci vi_,_7 resident commissioner, to represent the commission in the oversight 0 38 P H of the workf tiielllonciragge ohrgliéemple Graves, rlecently appoiptled a member 0 the inco n emori ommission as thesuccessoro the Honorable Joseph Blackebiurfli, decialaied, 8-11% fgr the special service c°mp°mm°¤` of the member so esignat e sh e entitle to receive compensation at the rate of $5,000 per_annum out of the appropriations for the construction of such memorial. Approved, March 29, 1920. umn so, mo. _ . . - . .] h 1133. %)%h£r;8i;icéta g.;la$811p§mt0 the mamtenance of actions for death on the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ States of rlmerioa in Congress assembled, That whenever the death of a ,r;§§§£f€=;(§EstSg person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default occiuring a».s,e¢e.,auowsa nr. on the high seas beyond a marine league from the shore of any State, pf thedl§strict pg Columllig, or the '1‘erritori;>st1;>r(;lepe:1ndencies of the nite tates, e perso representative 0 e ece ent may maintain a suit for damages in the district courts of the United States, in admirallialy, for the exclusive benefit of the decedent’s wife, husband, parent, c 'd, or dependent relative against the vessel, person, or coiéporatiorrhwhirillil would have beenhliable dljzalth ha? not ensued. Appommmmt ,,, nc. 2. at e recovery in suc suit s a e a air and 'ust Nwvvvcompensation for the pecuniary loss sustained by the persons] for whose benefit the suit is brought and shall be apportioned among them by the court rntgroportion to the loss they may severally have igfferet reascig of e death of the person by whose representative e sur is roug . Sec. 3. That such suit shall be begun within two years from the date ° umn to bm cli; sud]; wrongigul act, negleg, or efault, uriiless during that (period t ere as not een reasona e o portunity or seeming `uris iction of the vessel, person, or corporation sought to be charged; but after the expiration of such period of two years the right of action hereby given shall not be deemed to have lapsed until ninety days after a reasonable opportunity to secure jurisdiction has offered. A I Hwa b Sec. 4. That whenever a right of action IS granted by the law of i,w°§f}'$$a},, mma; pinky lfpreign State on actcipunhtggf death bg wrongful act, neglect, or *1;**;;,,****, ,,""‘°“¥h,,° *° _ e a t occurring upon _ e _ seas, suc right ma be maintained ` 111- an appropriate action in admrraltiin the courts of the United States without abatement m respect to e amount for which recovery is augggrzeél, any statute of the United States to the contrary notwi an m . Sec. 5. That if a person die as the result of such wrongful act, · D§°fi?r iu` neglect, or dgfault asalis minggineii in section 1 during the pendeucy :§,g°°,;§§;m‘{§d,§_“' in a court o admn·` t 0 e ’nited States of a suit to recover poe, nas. damages foirlpersonal uries in respect of such act, neglect, or default, P the person representative of the decedent may be substituted as a party arplththe suit may proceed xd a suit under this Act for the recove 0 e co t ` . start'. ns in E".,E%§°$..§‘é§-‘ 522% di ?$§£’2’t‘£. the decedent as ..?,**:¤.;1.;:¤s:1“‘""“‘ been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar recovery, but 4~12s1°—21—2s