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LIST OF PUBLIC LAWS Public Law 235 --- Bridge, St. Lawrence River. AN ACr To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at or near Ogdensburg, New York, and for other purposes------------..--.------------ 236 --- Fleet Reserve, pay. AN ACT To provide for adjustment of the inactive-duty pay of certain transferred and retired members of the Fleet Reserve ------------------------ 237 --- Needy blind persons, D . C . AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide aid for needy blind persons of the District of Columbia and authorizing appropriations therefor", ap- proved August 24, 1935----- ------------------------ 238 --- Army mail clerks. AN ACT Authorizing the designation of Army mail clerks and assistant Army mail clerks---------- 239 --- Publication of inventions. AN ACT To amend the Act relating to preventing the publication of inventions in the national interest, and for other purposes------------------------- 240 _-- Hawaii, public lands. AN ACT To amend section 73 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide a government for the Ter- ritory of Hawaii", approved April 30, 1900, as amended---. 241 --- Navy, public works. AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works, and for other purposes --


242 --- War with Spain, etc., pensions. AN ACT Granting increases in pensions to certain widows and dependents of persons who served in the military or naval forces of the United States during the War with Spain, the Boxer Rebellion, or the Philippine Insurrection ____------------- ------- 243 --- Bill of Rights Day. JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for the proper observance of the one hundred and fiftieth anni- versary of the adoption of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights __-- ---------- 244 --- Smithsonian Institution, regent. JOINT RESOLUTION Pro- viding for the filling of a vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the class other than Members of Congress


245 --- Smithsonian Institution, regent. JOINT RESOLUTION Pro- viding for the filling of a vacancy which will occur August 6, 1941, in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the class other than Members of Congress _------------- 246 --- Oil and gas conservation. JOINT RESOLUTION Consent- ing to an interstate oil compact to conserve oil and gas---- 247 --- First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942. AN ACT Making supplemental appropriations for the national defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes ------------------------------------- 248 -__ National Housing Act, amendment. AN ACT To amend the National Housing Act, as amended-----.----.-------.-- 249 _-- Printing proceedings of certain veterans' organizations. JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the printing, with illustrations, of the proceedings of the national encampments of various veterans' organizations in the United States as separate House documents.........- _. 250 --- Revenue Act of 1941. AN ACT To provide revenue, and for other purposes ---------------


251 --- North Slough, Oreg., dam construction. AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a dam and dike for preventing the flow of tidal waters into North Slough in Coos County, Oregon - ------------------ 252--_ Army officers, temporary appointments. JOINT RESOLU- TION To authorize temporary appointments of officers in the Army of the United States -- 253 --- Richfield Springs, N. Y. , lands. AN ACT Authorizing the transfer of land owned by the United States back to the Spring Park Club, of Richfield Springs, New York -------- 254 --- Merchant Marine, registry of pursers and surgeons. AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the reg- istry of pursers and surgeons as staff officers on vessels of the United States, and for other purposes", approved August 1, 1939----------------- - -.- --. - 255 --- Manning of vessels. AN ACT Relating to the manning of vessels 256 --- Army Medical Library and Museum, D. C. AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Secretary of War to proceed with the construction of certain public works in connection with the War Department in the Dis- trict of Columbia", approved June 15, 1938-----.. _-__-- _ Date Aug. 21, 1941__- Aug. 21, 1941__- Aug. 21, 1941__ - Aug. 21, 1941__ Aug. 21, 1941-_ Aug. 21, 1941_ - Aug. 21, 1941__- Aug. 21, 1941__ Aug. 21, 1941___ Aug. 21, 1941___ Aug. 21, 1941_-- Aug. 21, 1941_- - Aug. 25, 1941___ Sept. 2, 1941--- Sept. 18 , 1941- _- Sept. 20, 1941___ Sept. 22, 1941___ Sept. 22, 1941___ Sept. 24, 1941__ - Sept. 24, 1941___ Sept. 24, 1941__- Sept. 24,1941-- 731 Page 655 656 656 656 657 658 658 665 665 666 666 666 669 686 686 687 728 728 729 729 730