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 SIXTY·SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 55-58. 1919. 283 of the United States, and upon the Sling of such aiiidavit the court may enter an order that such judglment, if o .herwise legal, shall stand an be effective as of the date of the entry of such judgment as if such affidavit had been duly filed. Any person who shall make or use such Punishment fw fab an affidavit as aforesaid, knowing it to be false, shall be punishable by °m"""” imprisonment not to exceed two years or by fine not to exceed $5,000, or oth, in the discretion of the court. Approved, September 3, 1919. CHAP. 66.-An Act Relating to the creation of the office of General of the Armies S°Yt12iiin1$$4ii 19` of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ¢%f Representatives of the United States 0K America in Congress assemble, That the office of General _{’g‘0{;1,mm0,Gm_ of the 'es of the United States is hereby revived, and the Presi- mi)<>r_n¤¤ Armies or dent is hereby authorized, in his discretion and by and with the g‘§:$°° S'°°°°’“` advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint to said office a general officer of the Army who, on foreign soil and during the recent war, has been especially distinguished ID the higher command of military forces of the United States; and the officer appointed under the rama:. foregoing authorization shall have the pay prescribed by section 24 V°l‘1°’*"°°°‘ of the Act of Congress approved July 15, 1870, and such allowances as the President shall deem appropriate; and any revision of exist- ,,,,,P§,$§’$,§’,,'§§f,,{f' °"”’ ing law that would enable any other officer o ribs Army to take V<>¤·¢°»1>·•¤· rank and precedence over said officer is hereby ruelpealedz Provided, That no more than one appointment to office sh be made under the terms of this Act. Approved, September 3, 1919. segember 1919. CEL?. 57.—J'oint Resolution Making Wednesday, September 17, 1919, a legal ··'· B·°$·1i,°°·l holiday in the District of Columbia. {Pub. Res., No. 12.] Resolved by the Senate and House keg Representatives of the United Duma or Colum- States of America in Congress assemb, That Wednesday, September °‘§,,,,,,,,,,,. I-,_ mg, 17, 1919, beingFthe day of bh0Fgl'8I1d review of the First Division of gm • *8** ¤··“¤•Y the American xpeditionarp orces, is hereby made a legal public ' holiday in the District of Co umbia to all intents and purploses in the same manner as is Christmas, the lst daly of January, the 22d day of February, the 30th day of May the 4t day of July, and the iirst Monday in September as are now by law public holidays. Approved, September 15, 1919. sepammie, im. CHAP. 58.-—An Act To authorize Hiram I. Sage, a citizen of Baldwin County, ls- mg-} Alabama, to construct and maintain a bridge across the Perdido River at or near [Pubns, No. oai Nunez Ferry. Be it enacted br the Senate and House o Re esentatives of the United States of Ameriga in Congress assembgd, That Hiram I._ Sage, of m1ni°iii¤i;§m•y Baldwin County, Alabama, his heirs and assigns, be, and he is hereby, A,,_"°’ °"" authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a toll ·b1‘1dgQ and approaches thereto across the Perdido River, at a pomt suitable to the interests of navigation, in section twenty-two, township six south, range six east, in Baldwin County Alabama, at or near_the cuwum point known as Nunez Ferry, m accordance with the provisions vu.u,p.se of the Act eigpitled "An Act to reggiulpdte Elie pgnspgxocgtion of bridges over na e waters," a prov ar, _ . _ Sec. 2l¤That the right to ailter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby ‘”°°°m"°‘ expressly reserved. Approved, September 16, 1919.