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PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 133 -135 -APR. 22, 1940 [CHAPTER 133] AN ACT April 22, 1940 [H. R. 8540] To authorize an increase in the White House police force. [Public, No. 476] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the White Housepolice United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection AOntep. 68; post, (a) of section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to create the White 36U. C ., upp. v, House police force, and for other purposes", approved September 14, 162. 1922 (42 Stat. 841, as amended; U. S . C ., Supp. IV, title 3, sec. 62), is hereby amended to read as follows: Composition. "SSEC. 2. (a) The White House police force shall consist of one captain with grade corresponding to that of captain (Metropolitan Police), two lieutenants with grade corresponding to that of lieu- tenant (Metropolitan Police), four sergeants with grade correspond- ing to that of sergeant (Metropolitan Police); and of such number of privates, with grade corresponding to that of private of the highest grade (Metropolitan Police), as may be necessary, but not exceeding Appointment of seventy-three in number. Members of the White House police shall memersbe appointed fromembersembers of the Metropolitan Police force and the United States Park Police force from lists furnished by the Vacancies. officers in charge of such forces. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner." Approved, April 22, 1940. [CHAPTER 134] AN ACT April 22, 1940 [H.R. 8639 To change the name of a portion of Twenty-fourth Street Northwest to Williams- [Public, No. 477] burg Lane. District of Colum- bia. Portion of 24th St. NW., renamed Williamsburg Lane. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the name of that portion of the street in the District of Columbia now known as Twenty-fourth Street Northwest, which begins at Porter Street and extends one block in a northerly direction to Rock Creek Park, is hereby changed to Williamsburg Lane. Approved, April 22, 1940. [CHAPTER 135] AN ArT April 22, 1940 [1l. R . 866]- To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a [Publie, No. 478] bridge across the Missouri River at or near Randolph, Missouri. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the issouri Rie for United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for Time extended r bridging, at Ran- commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the dolph, Mo. Missouri River at or near Randolph, Missouri, authorized to be built by The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, its successors and 45 Stat. a 329, 16 43

47assigns, by an Act of Congress approved May 24, 1928, heretofore

Stat. 149, 772; 48 Stat. extended by Acts of Congress approved March 1, 1929, May 14, 1930, ta72;49 tat.58 . February 6, 1931, May 6, 1932, January 19, 1933, April 9, 1934, Stat. 585. ey 19 April 10, 1936, and May 31, 1938, are hereby further extended two and four years, respectively, from May 24, 1940. Amendment. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, April 22, 1940. [54 STAT.