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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. III. CHs. 290,291,296,297 . 1931 . 1417 H. W. B ennett, a Britis h subjec t, in co nnection with th e rescue of survivors of the United States sh ip Cherokee, in February, 1919, as set forth in the message of the President of Janua ry 31, 1930, tho pled priation an. and ther e is her eby auth oriz ed to be app ropr iate d, out of any Post, p. 1583. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sufficient sum to carry out the purpose . of this Act. Resol ved by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America i n. Congr ess asse mbled, That section 4 of the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution for the participation of the Uni ted States in an ex pos iti on to be h eld at Pa ris, France, in 1931," approved June 24, 1930, is amended by striking out " $250,000 " and inserting in lieu thereof " $ 300,000." Approved, February 24, 1931. CHAP. 296 .-An Act To provide for the appointment of two addi tion al d is- trict jud ges for t he northe rn distri ct of Ill inois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the P resi- dent is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two additional district judges for the United States district court for the northern district of Illinois. The judges so appointed shall reside in said district and their compensation and powers shall be the same as now provided by law for the judges of said district. A vacancy occurring at any time in the offices herein provided for is authorized to be filled. Int ern at ion al Expo- sition of Colonial and Overseas Countries. Additional appropri- ation authorized. Ante, pp. 608, 888 . February 25, 1931. (S . 36141 [Public, No . 727 .] United States Courts . Illinois northern dis- trict . Additional judges for . Vol.36,p.1110. U. C.S.,p.879. Be it en act ed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 284 Ju n dici alCod e, a mend . of the Judicial Code (U. S. C., title 28, sec. 421) be, and the same V.1 .36, p .1165 . is hereby, amended so as to read as follows : U.S. C.,p. 912. "SEC. 284 . No grand jury shall be summoned to attend any dis- juries. Summ onin g of gran d trict court unless the judge thereof, in his own discretion or upon a notifica tion by the dist rict att orney th at such j ury will be need ed, orders a venire to issue therefor . If the United States attorney for any district which has a city or borough containing at least three Second jury in large cities. t hundred thousand inhabitants shall certify in writing to the districjudge or the senior district judge of the district that the exigencies of the public service require it, the judge ma y, in his discre tion, also order a venire to issue, for a second grand jury : Pr ovided, how ever, That if the United States attorney for the southern district of New York shall certify in writing to the senior district judge of said district that the exigencies of the public service require it, said judge may, in his discretion, also order a venire to issue for a third grand jury. And said cou rt may in term order a gra nd jury to be sum- moned at such time, and to serve such time as it may direct, when- Provisos. Third jury, southern district of New York. Additional, by order of court. Approved, February 24, 1931. CHAP. 291 .-Joint Resolution To increase the amount authorized to be February 24, 1931. [H .J. Res. 416.] appropriated for the expe nses of part icipation by the United S tates in the Inter- national Exposition of Colonial and Overseas Countries to be held at Paris, France, in 1931 . [Pub. Res., No. 122.] Approved, February 25, 1931 . CHAP. 297 .-An Act To amend section 284 of the Judicial Code of the February 25,1931. [S. 4425.1 United States. [Public, No. 728 .1

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