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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Gus. 190, 194, 196, 197. 1922. 543 lien in favor of the United States for construction or other charges as provided in the Act of June 17, 1902, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, known as the reclamation law: 1,,,,,,,,, Provided, That such lands are otherwise eligible for loans under the If •>t¤•¤¤irt¤¤ wm Federal Farm Loan Act: And promkled Bfurther, That the amount i1;§·`giiii1`: ml mm" and date of maturigy of such lien shall e given due consideration in fixing the value o such lands for loan purposes. Approved, May 15, 1922. CHAP. 194.-An Act To amend the Code of Law for the District of Columbia. Mig.%1isii2` Public, No. 2m. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o_£the United I 1 of America in Congress assembled, That the Code of aw for the C£{,”f"",,‘§,’,,,j’,§,,,°€f_},‘}’“bi“ District of Columbia be amended by adding a new section to read V¤1·41,p-560.¤¤iwdas follows: °d(,,md],,,.y_ Sec. 204a. That whenever the United States attomey for the d,·Q§§“§$,§§,·  District of Columbia shall certify in writing to the Chief Justice of the fowerriuedto District Supreme Court of said District, or, in his absence, to the senior asso- S°°r°m° Cm"' ciate justice of said court, that the exigencies of the public service require it, said chief justice or senior associate justice may in his discretion, order an additional grand j1u·y summoned, which additional grand jury shall be drawn at such time as he may designate in the manner now rovided b law for the drawing of and jurors in the District of Columbia, and unless sooner dischargeflby order of said chief justice or, in his absence, senior associate justice, said additional grand jury shall serve dining and imtil the end of the term in and for which it shall have been drawn. Approved, May 19, 1922. CHAP. 196.-An Act Making an ap£ropriation to enable the Department of Justice Ezgfggj to mvestigate and prosecute war iran. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o{hRepresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, at for the investication and lv§§§§{.’,g§{0,, ,0, prosecution of alleged frauds, either civil or criminal, or other crimes ,%*;=yu<;Q,};{ or offenses against the United States, growing out of or arising in 1·».¢,p.iom. connection with the preparation for or prosecution of the late war, to be available for the employment of counsel and other assistants, rent, and all other purposes in connection therewith, whether in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of i $500,000, to be expended in the discretion of the Attorney General,. and to remain available until June 30, 1923: Pr0vided,_That this appropriation shall not be available for rent of bmldmgsm the trict of Columbia if suitable space is provided by the Pu l1cBu11dm§ p,y,,,,td,m,,,,_ Commission: Prmrided further, That not more than one erson sh be employed hereunder at a rate of compensation exceeding $10,000 per annum. Approved, May 22, 1922. CHAP. 197 .-An Act To extend for the period of two years the provisions of Title II of the Food Control and the District of Columbia Rents Act, approved October 22, 1919, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o?fI{eg»reser¢tatives egthe United _ States of America in Oo ess assemble, at it is here y declared R£‘·§'_{°,§,f"°°'““""‘ that the emergencv desciiged in Title II of the Fo0d_Control and the { Hxmssmvv declared District of Columbia Rents Act still exists and continues in the Dis-