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 six*r1m·11 CONGRESS. Sess. II. Rss. 6, 7. 1909. 1163 Sec. 5. That the Secretar of War and the Secrets of the Na 1·¤¤¤ of .¤¤c¤. ew-. be, and they are hereby, authorized to loan to the comlmyittee on ing M dmmtmm gzral ceremonies such ensigns, iiags, and so forth, belonging to the vernment of the United States (except battle flags) that are not now in use and may be suitable and proper or decoration and may, in their judgment be spared without detriment to the public service, such flags to be used in connection with said ceremonies by said committee under such regulations and restrictions as may be prescribed by the said Sec- _ retaries, or either of them, in decorating the fronts of public buildings and other laces on the line of march between the Ca itol and the Executive hdansion and the interior of the reception hall: Provided, {Img;,, That the loan of the said ensigns, flags, signal numbers, and so forth, ' to said chairman shall not take place rior to the twent —fourth day of February, and they shall be returned hy him by the tentllda of March, _ nineteen hundred and nine: Provided further, That the said, committee rnasmmaemuu for shall indemnify the said departments, or either of them, for an loss or "‘“‘°‘°* damage to such iiags not necessarily incident to such use. 'lllxat the 1.0.—.n¤ne¤a,m. Secretar of War is hereby authorized to loan to the ina ral committee, for the purpose of caring for the sick, injured, arldinfirm on the occasion of the mauguration of the President of the United States, March fourth, nineteen undred and nine, suchhospital tents and camp appliances and other necessaries, hospital furniture, and utensils of a l descriptions, ambulances, horses, drivers, stretchers, and Red Cross . ilagsand poles belonging to the Government of the United Statesas in his judgment may be spared and are not in use by the Government at the time of the mauguration: And provided jin ther, That the iuau- d1;·ie¤;¤;*{c¤¤¤¤¢¤r l committee sha] indemnify the War Department for any loss or ° °g ’ ' daumlhge to such hospital tents and appliances as aforesaid not neces- - sarily incident to such use: And dprovided further, That the said ¤<>¤d- inaugural committee shall give bon, with security satisfactory to the Secretary of War, to do the same. Sec. 6. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and pgepggpésw telethey are herebv, authorized to permit the Western Union Telegraph P ' Company and the Postal Telegraph Company to extend overhead wires into the Pension building and to such po1nts along the line of parade as shall be deemed by the chief marshal convenient for use in connection with the parade and other inaugural pu ses, the said wires to be taken down within ten days after the condlllgion of the ceremonies on R¢¤¤°'•l °*w**¢¤· · the fourth day of March, nineteen hundred and nine. Approved January 27, 1909. [No. 7.] Joint Resolution To enable the States of Tennessee and Arkansas to February 4,1909. agree upon a boundary line and to determine the jurisdiction of crimes committed [SJ- M'- ml-l on the Mississippi River and adjacent territory. [Pub.Res.,No. ::9.] Resobved by the Senate and House 4g` Rqzresentatives of the United k,3`,jQ:°”°° “"" A" States of America in Congress assem led, 1`hat the consent of the M¤»·¤x(¤girb¤¤pd- Congress of the United States is hereby given to the States of Tennes— §’£`J.ni-hm .§°i§T,I.`Z,§ see and Arkansas to enter into such agreement or compact as they s°£,‘;}{",%@'},'{c*‘**’** may deem desirable or necessary, not in conflict with the Constitution` of the United States, or any law thereof, to fix the boundary line between said States, where the Mississippi River now, or formerly, formed the said boundary line, and to cede respectively each to the other such tracts or parcels of·the territory of each State as may have become se rated from the main body thereof by changes in the course or channelmof the Mississippi River, and also to adjudge and settle the jurisdiction to be exercised by said States, respectively, over offenses arising out of the violation of the laws of said States upon the waters of the Mississippi River. Approved, February 4, 1909.