LIST OF PUBLIC LAWS Date
Pa,,- Appropriations, St ate, Justi ce, Comme rce, and Lab or Departments, etc ., fiscal year 1938 . AN ACT Making appropriations for the D epart ments of S tate and J ustic e and for the J udici ary, and for the Departments of Commerce and Labor, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, and for other purposes J un e 1 6, 1937_
261 Homestead, etc ., e ntrymen . A N ACT To fu rther exte nd the per iod of time during which final proof may be offered by homestead and d esert -land entr ymen June 16, 1937 303 Customs, night, etc. , cl earan ces . AN ACT To ex pedit e the disp atch of vessels from certain ports of call June 16,1937_
303 Military Academy, admission of Olmedo Alfaro . JO INT R ESOLU - TION Autho rizin g the Secr etary of War to rece ive for in- struction at the United States Military Aca de my at We st Point, Olmedo Alfaro, a citizen of Ecuador June 18, 1937---
303 Death penalty, i nfliction . AN ACT To pr ovide for the m anner of inflicting the punishment of death June 19, 1937___
304 Inland Waterways Corporation . AN ACT To amend the Inland Waterways Corporation Act, approved Ju ne 3, 1924, as amend ed ; aut horizi ng the Sec retar y of War to ext end the services and operations of the Inla nd Wa terwa ys Co rpora tion to the Savannah River Ju ne 19 ,1937 -_-
304 Federal Register Act, a mendment. AN ACT To amend the Federal Register Act June 19,1937 304 Pensions, Reserve officers, etc. AN ACT To amen d the prov ision s of the pension laws for peace-time service to include Reserve officers and members of the Enlisted Reserves June 23, 1937 305 Battle of Antietam, commemorative c oinage . AN ACT To autho rize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the seventy- fifth anniversary of the Battle of Antietam Ju ne 2 4 , 19 3 7
306 P ublic land s, mi ning claim s a ssessments . AN ACT Providing for the
r suspension of annual assessment work on mining claims held by location in the United States June 24, 1937 306 Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 . AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a retirement system for employees of carriers subject to the Interstate Commerce Act, and for other purposes", approved August 29,1935 June 24,1937 307 C ivili an Co nserv ation Corp s . AN ACT To est ablis h a C ivili an Co n- servation Corps, and for other purposes June 28, 1937 319 Norfolk, Va ., commemorative coinage . AN ACT To authorize the coina ge of 50-c ent p ieces in c ommem orati on of the three - hundredth anniversary of the original Norfolk (Virginia) land grant and the two-hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the city of Norfolk, Virginia, as a borough June 28, 1937 322 F edera l Sur plus Commo ditie s Cor porat ion. AN ACT To extend the time for p urcha se an d dis tribu tion of su rplus agri cultu ral c om- modities for relief purposes and to continue the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation June 28, 1937 323 Territorial papers of the United States . AN ACT To furt her a mend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the collection and editing of official papers of the Territories of the United States now in the national archives", approved March 3 1925 , as amend ed-_ June 28, 1937 323 World War memorials in Europe, dedication . JOI NT RE SOLUT ION Making an appropriation to defray expenses incident to the dedic ation of chapels and other World War memorials erected in Europe, and for other purposes June 28,1937 324 Menominee, Mich ., Coast Guard station . AN ACT To provide for the establishment ofa Coast Guard station at or near Menominee, Mich igan June 28,1937 325 Manistique, Mich ., Coast Guard station . AN ACT To provide for the establishment of a Coast Guard station at or ne ar Manistique, Mich igan June 28, 1937 325 Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1987 . AN ACT For the protection of the northern Pacific halibut fishery June 28, 1937 325 North west Terri tory Celeb ratio n Com missi on . JOIN T RES OLUTI ON To pr ovide for the p ublic ation and sale by th e Nor thwes t Ter ri- tory Celebration Commission of certain historical and educa- tional material J une 28,1937 328 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, a mendm ent . AN ACT To extend the period during which the purposes specified in sec- ti on 7 (a) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act may be carried out by payments by the Secretary of Agriculture to producers June 28, 1937__
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