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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 80-82 . 1929 . 1085 Act. In any such case the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon request, abCe difc a e 8y be gran t to such indi vidu al or his widow or next of ki n a disch arge granted. certificate showing that such former member of the Navy or Marine Corps is held and considered to have been honorably discharged under the provisions of this Act. Approved, January 19, 1 92 9. CHAP. 81 .-An Act To authorize an increase in the limit of cost of alterations [A .Janu ary 13 , 13249 9., and repairs to certain naval vessels. [Public, No. 671 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congre ss assembled, That the limit of Navy. cost for the alterations and repairs to the United States ships Okla- "Neada" and homa and Nevada, authorized to be modernized by the Act of March Post, increased. lp. 1468 . 2, 1927 (Forty-fourth Statutes at Large, page 1343), in accordance ai nl ae44 , p. 1343, with the limitations prescribed in the treaty limiting naval arma- Subject to treaty ments ratified August 17, 1923, is hereby increased from $13,150,000 1`Voit43p .1655. to $13,600,000 in all. Approved, January 19, 1929. January 19, 1929. CHAP. 82.-An Act To establish two United States narcotic farms for the 	111. R. 13645 .1 confinement and treatment of persons addicted to the use of habit-forming nar- [Public, No. 672.] cotic drugs who have been convicted of offenses against the United States, and for other p urposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when used Narcot ic, far ms, e tc. in this Act- (a) The term " habit-forming narcotic drug " or " narcotic " means Meaning of terms. " Habit-forming nar- opium and coca leaves and the innumerable alkaloids derived there- cotic drug" or "nar- from, the best known of these alkaloids being morphia, heroin, and Co ic ." codeine, obtained from opium, and cocaine derived from the coca plant ; all compounds, salts, preparations, or other derivatives obtained either from the raw material or from the various alka- loi ds ; Indian hemp and its various derivat ives, compounds, and preparations, and peyote in its various forms. (b) The term "addict" means any person who habitually uses "Addict." any habit-forming narcotic drug as defined in this Act so as to endang er the publi c mora ls, he alth, safety, or we lfare, or wh o is o r has been so far addicted to the use of such habit-forming narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his addiction. SEC. 2 . That the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, sites for two institu- tions for confining and and the Secretary of War be, and are hereby, authorized and directed treating convicted ad- to select sites for two institutions for the confinement and treatment le ea etc., to be se of persons who have been or shall be convicted of offenses against the post' p. 1655. United States, incl uding person s conv icted b y gene ral co urts-m artial and consular courts, and who are addicted to the use of habit- formi ng na rcoti c dr ugs, and f or t he co nfine ment and treat ment of addicts who voluntarily submit themselves for treatment. SEC. 3 . That u pon selec tion of a ppropriat e sites the Secre tary of t he Estimates of cost for purchase, etc ., to be Treasury shall submit to Congress estimates of the cost of pur- submitted. chasing same, together with estimates of the expense necessary to construct the proper buildings thereon. Th e S ec re t ar y of th e Maintenance ex. Treasury at the same time, and annually thereafter, shall submit penses. estimates in detail for all expenses of maintaining the said United States na rcotic fa rms, incl uding sal aries of all neces sary offi cers and employees.

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