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 904 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS; Sess. II. Gus. 153-155. 1918. m;fj;"“¥° ’°‘i“*'° therefor after the passage of this Act: Promkleddfurther, That said _ widow shall have married said officer or enliste man previous to I"°p°“i°° mum the passage of this Act: Provided, however, That this Act shall not be_ so construed as to reduce {any pension imder any Act, public or,. _ private. iwliiwmm M hm Sec. 2. That no agent, attorney, or other person engaged in preparirf, presenting, or prosecuting any claim under the provisions of this ct shall, directly or indirectly, contract for, demand, receive, or retain for such services in preparing presentin, or prosecuting such claim a sum greater than $10, which sum shall be payable only ,,,§;,‘},*f*"“°°“‘ '°' '*°' on the order of the Commissioner of Pensions; and any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section, or s all wrongfully withhold from the pensioner or claimant the whole or any part of a pension or claim allowed or due such pensioner or claimant under this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall, for eac and eve offense, be lined not exceeding $500 or be imprisoned not exceelxng one year, or both, in the discretion of the court. Approved, July 16, 1918. ’“'§’°·‘°"*- cnn use.-Jtantaesauet ·r ew the mesa t · · [H_ _RzS_m_, _. _ n osu onze en,mt1meofvvar,_to ¤P¤¤·¤e-Nw-1 Z‘l£i§“5$2Li§Zi,`§.am”°”““°r§,?¤t‘£‘§.?.’“¤rt““¤ °p°§.$“¤££¤¢“t¥.i“¤L°%7§5}Zat€i’£i‘»?£2’i§‘Z’u`§§ @er asmay be needful ordesirablve fortbedumtionof thewar,andtoprovide ust compensation therefor. ‘ ‘ Resolved by    and`House   of the United m'¥f¢§g;*,,{•I{·;_*¢*¤¤'¤¤¤°· States of America m Chngrese a.ssemL_, at the President during _Pi>ssession, opera- \',hG 00I1h111\1&DG6 of l'»l18 P1'GSODt W81‘ IS 8'|1l'•l101’lZGd 811d &I11p0W8I'&(l, °£·‘,?L‘g,d‘Z§g*,,,§’{5,0l,i;Z,,d°’}° whenever he shall deem it necessary for the national security orde- P¤¤tv· 1807- fense, to supervise or to take possession and assume contre of any telegraph, telephone, marine cable, or radio system or systems, or P°"·p·"’"‘ any part thereof, and to operate the same in such manner as may my mi with ¤l¤¤¤¤* be needful or desirable for the duration of the war, which super- ` vision, possession, control, or operation shall not extend beyond the date of the proclamation by the President of the exchange of rati- §;;•$g;_m0¤_ iications of the treaty of peace: Promlled, That just compensation shall be made for suc supervision, possession, control, or operation, m;${é,;gggr;'¤¤mm* to be determined lgéhe President; and if the amount thereof, so ` determined by the ident, is unsatisfactory to the erson entitled to receive the same, such person shall be paid seventy-iilve r centum of the amount so determined by the President and shallliiin entitled to sue the United States to recover such further sum as, added to said seventy-five per centum, will make up such amoxmt as will be {?[g°gg¤Ij*=· lm lm just compensation therefor, in the manner provided for by section _ ’ p' _ ’ twent ·four, parasraggh twenty, and section one hundred and forty- p,;Z,,",Z§$,2{*,’§,§’,Y,,°,‘§§f"’ five 0; the Judici de: Provided further, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to amend, re al, impair, or affect existing laws . P°. . or powers of the States m relation to taxation or the lawful police Exception. regulations of the several States, except wherein such laws, powers, or regulations may affect the transmission of Government communications, or the issue of stocks and bonds by such system or systems. Approved, July 16, 1918. July 18, 1918. CEAP: 155.-An Act Making appropriations for the construction, repair, and [rebut, xo, Ill,] preservation of certain public works on nvexs and harbors, and for other purposes. , Be it enactedb·ytheSeraateandHmreeo R eaentativeao theUn·£ted ,p§‘.·K§$;¤§",,§,_ b‘"’°' States of America in Ucmgress assembled? Theft the followihg sums of