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PRIV ATE LAWS OF THE SlXTY·SlXTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES Passed at the third session, which was begun and held at the city 1f Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the sixth day A/pf December, 1.920, and was adjourned without day on Friday, the fourth day of arch, 1921. . `Woonnow W1Ls0N, President; THOMAS R. EIARSHALL, Vice President; ALBERT B. CUMMINS, President of the Senate pro tempore; CHARLES CURTIS, Acting President of the Senate pro tem ore, December 23 to 27, 1920, and February 15 and 16, 1921; FREDERICK H. (€1LLET'1`, S aker of the House of Representatives; Josnrn WALSH, S eaker of the House of Tteepresentatives pro tempore, December 23, 1920; JOHN Q. T1Ls0N, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tempore, January 24 and 25, 1921. CHAP. 5.-An Act For the r lief of the Baltimore D Docks and Shi Buil D°°°mb°' 26 ,1920- Company, owner of a dry dock ai: Baltimore, Maryland. ry P dwg Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ ’ States 1%/` America in Congress assembled, That the claim of the Balti— nggirtsmiiihc sliiii more ry Docks and Ship Building Company, owner of the diy dock B‘§’,,d,!,”§,,‘f,‘}Q‘P,‘Q,,'?§'·,0, located at its lower plant, Baltimore, Maryland, out of amage ¤¤¤i¤i<>¤ d¤¤¤s¢¤· to a caisson of said dry dock, caused by the collision of the United States Navy tug Tavernilla on the 16th day of February, 1918, for. and on account of the losses alle ed to have been suffered by the owner of said dry dock because 0% said dama e caused by the said naval vessel, may be submitted to the United States court for the district of Maryland, the district in which said collision occurred, under and in compliance with the rules of said co1n·t, sitting as a court of adnriralty: Provided, That the said court shall have juris- §),{,‘§'Q_,,l,°§'$’;’g,.,,, cm,- diction to hear and determine the whole controversy and to enter '°¤’°d· Ludgment or decree for the amount of the legal dam es sustained y reason of said collision, if any shall be found to beague either for or against the United States, upon the same princi le and measure of liability, with costs, as in like cases in admiraltyqietween private _ _ parties, with the same rights of appeal: Provided further, That such T‘““"‘“""‘ suit shall be brought and commenced within four months after the passage of this Act: And provided further, That the mode of service §,*j)’f§,° °‘g{,g°°sS· of process Shall conform to the rovisions of the Act of March 3, 1887, 'I" ° entitled "An Act to provide Tor the bringing of suits against the United States." Approved, December 26, 1920. CHAP. 6.-An Act For the relief of Rudolph L. Desdunes. Deliiwlheilgbviimi Private Jo. 75. Be it enacted by the Senate and House eg Representatives of the United indo, h' L 1;% States ofzlmerica in Cbngress assemble , That the Secretary of the dunes, P _` Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to Eay, out ,,,§§§‘“““° “’· '°' ”" of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to udolph L. Desdunes the sum of $1,200 as full compensation for the loss of eyesight while in the discharge of his duties as an assistant weigher in the United States customhouse in New Orleans. Louisiana. Approved, December 28, 1920. 1523