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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 189-191. 1917. 1201 or 'l`err1tor1al archives; And provided further, That the want of a b_,Lj‘°"°'°°'“°¤*°° °° certificate of discharge shall not deprive any applicant of the benefits of this Act. _Sec. 3. That the provisions of section forty-seven hundred and iii”siws2§t'i?&k°gZ sixteen of the Revised Statutes shall not apply to applicants for °“’· U ’ I pension under this Act. Approved, March 4, 1917. CHAP. 190.-Joint Resolution Exten un an i ’ Merch 4, 1917. me eigiaeen, me eaeceve date or sectioriilggn ceiling A¢`ia;iiiiiiii¤ili’·A`$£iigi1i¤hi1ri1;i1;iaei=ii ls; ’· "°’· 2****-1 ment existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes, ’ ’ [P¤b· Res., No- 55.1 approved October fifteenth, nineteen hundred and fourteen. Resolved by the Senate and House ¢5fR$:51r*esentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, at the effective date on $§'§§,'§¢·},$',;,}°{,§.;,_ and after which the provisions of section ten of the Act entitled "An ¤¤1>*¤•<* ,¤¤•¤¤¤: wivh Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and iiifiggririigaitiiarbkh monopolies, and for other purposes, ’ approved October fifteenth,  M mneteen hundred and fourteen, shall become and be effective is ¤¤·•¤<!¤¤· ` hereby deferred and extended to January eighth, nineteen hundred "”“·"‘°"‘· and eighteen. Approved, March 4, 1917. CHAP. 191.-Joint Resolution To expedite the delivery of materials, equip- U81'¢h4.1917· ment, and munitions, and to secure more expeditious construction of ships. [H· ’· 1***-390-} Pub. Res., No. 56. Resolved by the Senate and House 07; Re£H;esentat·£oes of the United [ I States of America in Congress assemb d, at the Secretary of the ,.‘.l3.mf‘°"°“°’ °x` Treasuriy is hereby authorized to borrow on the credit of the United ,u§°:,"m§j‘f° °““‘°‘· States rom time to time such sums as may be necessary to meet emergency expenditures directed b the President for naval construction or the expediting theme? as may be authorized by law, not exceeding $150,000,000, or to reimburse the Treasury for such expenditures, and to prepare and issue therefor bonds of the United States in siiclfl forrrn and subject to spchlgerfvusbé alndrplondifioéig as the P W Secretar c the reas ma rescribez r e, at the creta ""’, ·. of the Trgeasury is here`bl;autliroli*ized to issue serial bonds of the Unitg mm ml ’ m` States maturing in equal amounts from date of issue to twenty years from date of issue, bearing interest payable semiannually at a rate §§‘@ém,,0n Frm not exceeding three per centum Iper annum: Provided further, That mesuch bonds shall be issued at not ess than par, shall bear interest not exceeding three per centum per annum, shall not have the circulation privilege attafghed, and that all cgizenés 0:hthefUmlte<tl States shall_be 'vcn an e u 0 ortunit to su scribe ere or, u no commission glial} be allbwed gi? paid thyereon ; both principal and interest shall be exfxhyiibihg iXi2;°`°d payable in United States gold coin of the present standard of value, and shall be exempt from all taxes or duties of the United States, as well as from taxation in any form by or under State, munimpal, or local _ authority. In order to pay the necessary expenses connected with pe¤;§e¥;'§g’i;S‘°,;;f’¤‘““· said issue of bonds a sum not exceeding one-tenth of one per centum of the amount of bonds herein authorized is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriate, to be expended as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct. Approved, March 4, 1917. 9l890°-von 39—rr 1--76