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 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cr-rs. 81-83. 1917. 385 the Act of March second, nineteen hundred and one, be, and the same is hereby, amended as follows: "The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to permit, under such §¥€§,'§f£ 2%*%;,.,,-S regulations as he may prescribe, ang officer or enlisted man on the go*gog¤o*o§{°doo"},°’o{,;]{ active list of the Army, any retire officer or enlisted man of the rrmsmmulcarysorvroo Army on active duty, and any permanent civilian erniployee under °b‘°°°‘ the yurisdiction of the War De artment on dutyloutsi e of the continental limits of the United States, to make a otments of his pay for the support of his wife, children, or dependent relatives, or for Cooooo ouowoo ,oo, such other purposes as the Secretary of War maoy deem proper. All P¤Y¤1¤utstodesignated allotments of pay of officers, enlisted men, an civilian employees 2l1§§§,;°§f,{’i{:§§,'§2,'}°"“ that have been or shall be &aid to designated allottees previous to the receipt by disbursing 0 cer of notice of discontinuance of the same from the officer required bggegulations to furnish such notice shall pass to the credit of the bursing ohicer who has made or Couoooioo oo oooo_ shall make such payments; and, if erroneous payment is made more poymoots. because of the failure of an officer to report, in the manner Iprescribed by the Secretary of War, the death of the grantor, or any act which . renders the allotment not payable, then the amount of such erroneous p§ment shall be collected y the Quartermaster General from the o cer who fails to make such report, if such collection is practicable. E  I ouoomom Nothing herein shall be construed to invalidate allotments now vom. in force." ·Approved, October 6, 1917. crur. ss.-an Act To ootrmreo tho construction, moiotomooo, one operation °°°i£iT°¤'2£’t§°"’ of a. bridge acme Little {liver, in Poinsett County, Arkansas, at or near the section lgnsiobetween sections thirty-five and thirty-six, township eleven north, range srx Be it enacted the Senate and House Re eaentatives o the United . States of Amerilitilr in Congress asse·rnblcz({Th1:i,t Poinsett émnty, Ar- hi»tii§ii1:° Bounty, kansas, is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a ’m"’"‘“’b'i°‘°‘ bridge and approaches thereto across Little River, a tributary to Looooioo Saint Francis iver, at a point suitable to the interests of naviga- ` tion, at or near the section line between sections thirty-five and thirty-six, township eleven north, range six east, fifth principal meridian, in Poinsett County, in the State of Arkansas, in accordance $g¤gow*>ogwith the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to  e the con- ° ’p' ' struction of bridges over navigable waters," approved h twenty— third, nineteen hundred and six. Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby »*·¤¤¤¤¤¤=¤¤¢· expressly reserved. Approved, October 6, 1917. ccszsr. se.-As Aot To prohibit trio moourooturo, distribution, etorogo, ooo, ood °{·}§‘i"§{ §;,§§j’· possession in time of war of explosives, providing regulations for the safe manufacture, —————+;— rstrrbutron, storage, use, and possemron of the same, and for other purposes. [P“bh°» N°· 68-] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United E,. States of America·in cooorooo osoemtzee, That when tho United States »r§.¥’.;‘§Jt°§e.,oto.,s is at war it shall be unlawful to manufacture, distribute, store, use, or °°Q‘o°,,,°'}d;‘f-,‘{'}f’ °'“" possess powder, explosives, blastirgg supplies, or in edients thereof, I 1n_such manner as to be detriment to the public ooigty, except as in this Act provided. _ o SPEC. 2. That the words "explosive" and "e losives" when used ·t;§E,r?§l$°o§Y$ md herein shall mean gunpowders, powders used foiiblasting all forms of “'“°'“ *“°'“°°d “‘ high explosives, blasting materials, fuses, detonators, and other detonatrng agents, smokeless powders, and any chemical compound or me- 1].2460°—vor. 40-rr 1-—25