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 790 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 824-826. 1928. R ules pres cribi ng hu - mane treatment, etc ., to be made . For violations owner may be prohibited from carrying cattle, for pre- scribed period, etc. Clearance of vessel refused. May 28 1928. [S .J.Res .51.] [Pub. Res., No.58.] CHAP. 825.Joint Resolution Tendering the thanks of Congress to Com- mander Albert Cushing Read, United States Navy, for his achievement in com- pleting the first trans-Atlantic aeroplane flight, and providing for his advancement on the list of commanders of the Navy. Comm ander Albe rt Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Cushing Read, Navy . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of Thanks of Congress tendered, for trans- Congress are hereby tendered to Commander Albert Cushing Read, Atlantic aeroplane United States Navy, for his success in accomplishing the first trans- Rig ht. Atlantic aeroplane flight. Advance in numbers on Navy lis t aut hor- SEC. 2. The President is hereby authorized to advance Commander ized. Albert Cushing Read, United States Navy, ten numbers on the list of commanders of the Navy, to rank next after Commander Aubrey Wray Fitch. Said Albert Cushing Read shall be an additional number in the grade of commander, and in any grade to which he may hereafter be promoted. Approved, May 28, 1928. May 28, 1928. [S.J. Res. 120.] [Pub. Res., No.59.] Army. New Orleans Quar- termaster Intermediate Depot. Lease of, to New Or- leans Association of Commerce, La., for exhibition purposes. Proviso. Right to void lease . Alterations permit- ted. the accommodations which said vessels shall provide for export cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, or swine as to space, ventila- tion, fittings, food and water supply, and such other requirements as he m ay dec ide to be ne cessar y for the saf e and proper trans porta- tion and h umane tre atmen t of such anim als. "SEC. 2 . That whenever the owner, owners, or master of any vessel carrying export cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, or swine shall willfully violate or cause or permit to be violated any rule, regulation, or order made pursuant to the foregoing section the vessel in respect of which such violation shall occur may be pro- hibited from again carrying cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, or swin e from any p ort of the U nited States for su ch len gth of time, not exceeding one year, as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct, and such vessel shall be refused clearance from any port of the United States accordingly ." Approved, May 28, 1928. C H A P. 82 6.-J oint Resolut ion Authoriz ing the Secr etary of War to lease to the New Orleans Association of Commerce New Orleans Quartermaster Intermediate Depot Unit Numbered 2. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is authorized to lease for a period of three years, to run from September 16, 1927, without consideration or on such terms or conditions as he deems it advisable, to the New Orleans Association of Commerce (a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of Louisiana), its successors and assigns, the New Orleans Quartermaster Intermediate Depot Unit Numbered 2 for general exhibition purposes in respect of fabricated and raw products of the United States and similar products of foreign countries; but if such corporation, its successors or assigns, shall cease to use and occupy the depot for such purposes the lease shall become null and void : Provided, That the United States may void the lease any time within the lease period by giving thirty days' notice to the lessees. SEC. 2 . That the New Orleans Association of Commerce, under regu lation s pres cribed by th e Secr etary o f War, may, withou t expe nse to the United States, make such alterations in respect to such depot as may be necessary for the purposes for which the building is leased and in so far as may be compatible with the public interest. Approved, May 28, 1928.

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