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 886 SIXTY·FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 143. 1918. or solicit forhpurposes of prostitution, or to keep or set up a house of 111 fame, bro el, or bawdy house, or to receive any pemon or purposes of lewdness, assignation, or (prostitution into any vehicle, convey- ance, place, structure, or buil ing, or to permit any person to remain I, H t for vw for purposes of lewdness, assignation,_or prostitution in any vehicle, nam. conveyance, yillace, structure, or burldmg; and any person, corporation, partners `p, or association violating the rovrsions of this cha ter shall, unless otherwise punishable under dhs Articles of War, ll: deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine of not . . more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or gggndw 0, ,,,,. by both such fine and implrisonment and any person subject to ”* •¤*¤»•*·=-  law yigéating tléis lp z§>ter shall pezwpunrslgad as provided by e iceso ar; au the ecreta o aris ere yauthorize, · empowered, and directed to do everylhing by him deemed necessary to suppress and prevent violation thereof. ’ - CHAPTER XV. s¤£'isi°i1(i°£d nmr°”m Irrrmnnmramunmn Socru. Hremrm Bonn: That there is asm.; ‘“ °°"‘*‘°' hereby created a board to be known as the Interdepartmental Social Hy%?ne Board, to consist of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the ag, and the Secretary of the Treasury as ex officio members, and of e Surgeon General of the Army, the Suigeon General of the Navy, and the Surgeon General of the Public ealth Service, or of representatives designated by the Secretary of War, the Secretaryqpf t11e_ Navy, and the Secretary of the 'freasurly, respectively. v e D"°'“*’°“°°'l‘ duties of the board shall be: 1) To recommen rules and regulations for tho ospoilditure of moneys allotted  the States under_section five of this chapter; (2) to select the mstrtutrons  organizations and fix the allotments to each mstrtution under sard section five; (3) to recommend to the Secretalgy of the Treas1u·y, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of the avy such general measures as will promote correlation an eiiiciency in carrying out the purposes of this expen e o e sum o, e in e as ar chaptrlzz is rsszlzzsmczs sd .%’ J°.‘*"·*°* **1:: ¥••“¤¤·•*¤~ of section seven of this chapter. The board shall meet at lliast uoilr- . . q terly, and shall elect annually one of 1bS members as chairman, and sha adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its business. dm¤%  Sec. 2. That the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy umn rms against are hereby authorized and directed to adopt measures for the purpose ,r,m,.,,,,,,gm,,_ of assrst1ng_the yarrous States m caring for_c1vrlian persons w ose detentron, isolation, quarantine, or commitment to institutions may be found necessary for the protection of the military and naval forces of the United States against venereal  D,{f,“°“°"’*·°°'°°' Sec. 3. That there rs hereby established in the Bureau of the ucr1g¢;_‘¤t¤§M·i in Pub- Public Health Service a Drvrsron of Venereal Diseases, to be under ' the cha e of a commissioned medical officer of the United States Public Htlaalth Service detailed by the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, which officer whi e thus serving shall be an Assistant Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, subject to the provisions of law applicable  assistant surgeons general in charge of admrmstratrye visions m the District of Columbia of the Bureau ,,§,'}*P'°>'°°° *°“*°" of the Public Health Service. There shall be in such division such assistants, clerks, investigators, and other employees as may be pecelssayy for the performance of its duties and as may be provided or y aw. Dm P'°°°'”’°d· _ Sec. 4. That the duties of the Division of Venereal Diseases shall be in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury (1) to study and mvestrgate the cause, treatment, angngrevention of venereal diseases; (2) to cooperate with State bo or departments of health for the prevention and control of