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SIXTY-NIN TH CONGRESS: Sess. I. Cris, 598, 603, 604, 620. 1926. 751 CHAP. 598.-An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the ¥¤¤¤ 1¤· 19% American Social Science Association, and for other purposes? » , Be it enacted bythe Senate and House 0 Re esentattves 0 the United States of America in Congress aasegzbleciir That sectionfl of S,,1§H*`§’§°,gg,?°`*°°* an Act entitled ‘ An Act to incorporate the American Social Science Association," ap‘provedv January 28, 1899, be amended by striking mm chanzed m. out the words American, Social Science Association " and sub- ,dY°"3°’°‘8°*‘°m°°°` stituting therefor the words i“ National Institute of Social Sciences " as the nameof the cor oration, so that as amended it shall read “ National Institute of &cia1 Sc1ences." " _ That the Act be further amended by adding the follqvwmg N"' S°°“°“* Sections: V Annual meet! and " Sno. 4. That the National Institute of Social Sciences shall hold mpm. ‘ ua an annual meeting at such place in the United States as may be de;i1gnated,_and shall make an annual report to the Congress, to be t H1 with the Librarian of Congress without rintin . ,,,,,10,, md to mmm " Sno. 5. That the National Institute of Special §:iences be, and ami holdrealaud per- the same is hereby, authorized and empowered to receive bequests °°”"" ‘”°‘”'"‘ and donations of real and personal propert and to hold the same in trust, and to invest and reinvest the same Har the furtherance of the interests of the social sciences? Approved, June 16, 1926. ` CHAP. 803.-An Act To authorize the Postmaster General to cancel a ... ;1.4 certain screen-wagon contract, and for other purposes. l¥’¤¤¤¤» Nv- 4001 Be it enacted by the Senate and H auae of Regrwenwivw oé the Pom, mvm United States of Amerzkxz in Congress assemble , That if the ost- sqmn wsaon sm- master General finds that any formal written contract now in force g°g‘§° m' for transporting the mails in the city of Tamp in the State of ` Florida, in regulation screen vehicles was entereaii into before the present unusual expansion of business and increase in cost for such service, and that the contract price agreed to be aid for the service to be rendered thereunder is now inequitable ang unjust because of the increased cost and expense occasioned the contractor in handling the unusual volume of mail incident to the expansion of business, the Postmaster General is authorized, in his discretion with the consent of the contractor and his bondsmen, to cancel sucii contract. Approved, June 17, 1926. ` ` J.!1l1B17,I°m. CHAP. 604.-An Act Tos int Mate John Jose h Bresuahau, United .....l§L@Z;Ln... stm Nm, a b08t·8WlIiB in »$*§$vy. S tp. ¤·¤=»¤¤· ~·>-ml Be it emwted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mw United States of America in Oqngress assembled, That the Secretary Jbzm ioeeph Bresna· of the Navy be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to appoint ,K'§'§,f,$’, §§,§1'}‘§,°*,;"°d Mate John Joseph Bresnahan, {Jnited States Navy, to the warrant grade of boatswain in the United States Navy, without regard to age or other qualifications. Approved, June 17, 1926. June 18, 19%. CHAP. 620.-An Act Granting the consent of Con for the construction .—.[?:}LL@J.t~... of a brid e acrossthat part of the Mississippi River qggswn as Devils Chute, [P“b“°·N°·°°°·] between giceyune Island and Devils Island, Alexander County, Illinois. » Be it enacted b the Senate avid H oust of Re esentatives .o the . . , United States of 3{Am.e·nZca· in Uongrea assemblegf That the coxisent igri?¤°i°i<i)ql°1i1§¤ii°¤ii;i»~ of Congress be, and is hereb , granted to Ernest Caldwell, his '§,§}‘¥2§,)°;§‘{,§,$:;§,‘§°‘Q§§{ heirs, legal representatives, ami, assigns to construct, maintain, and Devils IS‘?·¤dS· UL