December 15, 1944 [8. J. Res. 156] [Public Law 489] Pearl Harbor catas- trophe. xtension of stat- utes of limitation. 57 Stat. 66 . Ante, p. 27. PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 591, 592, 595-DEC. 15,16, 1944 [58 STAT. which reads "The provisions of this Act shall cease to have effect on January 20, 1945, unless continued in force by an Act of Congress", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "This Act shall remain in force during the continuance of the present war, and for six months after the termination thereof, or until such earlier time as the Congress by concurrent resolution or the President may designate." Approved December 15, 1944. [CHAPTER 592] JOINT RESOLUTION To extend the statute of limitation in certain cases. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That effective as of December 7, 1943, all statutes, resolutions, laws, articles, and regula- tions, affecting the possible prosecution of any person or persons, mili- tary or civil, connected with the Pearl Harbor catastrophe of Decem- ber 7, 1941, or involved in any other possible or apparent dereliction of duty, or crime or offense against the United States, that operate to prevent the court martial, prosecution, trial, or punishment of any person or persons in military or civil capacity, involved in any matter in connection with the Pearl Harbor catastrophe of December 7, 1941, or involved in any other possible or apparent dereliction of duty, or crime or offense against the United States, are hereby extended for a further period of six months, in addition to the extensions provided for in Public Law 208, Seventy-eighth Congress, and Public Law 339, Seventy-eighth Congress. Approved December 15, 1944. [CHAPTER 595] December 16,1944 [H. R . 19511 [Public Law 4901 District of Colum- bia Motor Vehicle Parking Facility Act of 1942, amendments. 66 Btat. 91. D. C. Code Bupp. ri, i 40-804 (b). M Stat. 92. D. C. Code, Supp. m, I 40--. m4Stt.X2L AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia Motor Vehicle Parking Facility Act of 1942, approved February 16, 1942. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That paragraph lettered (b) of section 3 of the District of Columbia Motor Vehicle Parking Facility Act of 1942, approved February 16, 1942 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "The words 'such property' in this paragraph shall include, in addition to property acquired under this Act, any other property, heretofore or hereafter acquired by the District, until needed for the purpose for which it was acquired, or if no longer needed for the purpose for which it was acquired, or upon which parking facilities may be established without impairing its use for the purpose for which it was acquired: Provided, That in each case the agency shall have made a determination that parking facilities thereon are necessary or expedient. Before estab- lishing any parking facilities upon the property not acquired under authority of this Act, the Commissioners shall request the National Capital Park and Planning Commission for its recommendations and it shall be the duty of said Commission to report thereon within thirty days of such request." SEa 2. Section 4 of said Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "The Commissioners are also authorized to delegate to the agency any or all of the powers vested in said Com- missioners by sections 1 and 2 of the Act entitled 'An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to provide for the parking of automobiles in the Municipal Center', approved June 6, 1940."
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