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 73d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 37. MA RCH 2, 1934 . 361 [CHAPTER 37 .] AN ACT March 2, 1934. To r epeal Federal liquor prohibition laws to the extent they are in force in 	I $ » R .65 74 .1 Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. (Public, No . 108.] Be it enacted by t he Senate and House of Repr esentatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, T hat so m uch Prohibition tows co forc e in Puerto Rico of section 2 of the Act entitled "Am Act to provide a civil _govern- and Virgin Islands . ment for Porto Rico and for other approved arch 2 Pro visions in or ganic, pu rpo ses ", , Act of Puerto Rico 1917, as makes it unlawful to import, manufacture, sell or give repealed. 9, p. 952 away, or to expose for sale or gift any intoxicating drink, is repe aled . SEC . 2 . Title II of the National Prohibition Act as amended Repeal of provisions in National Prohibi- and supplemented, and the Act entitled "An Act to provide revenue tion Act, etc., affecting by the taxation of certain nonintoxicating liquors, and for other Puerto Rico and Virgin purposes ", approved March 22, 1933, except such provisions of such 42Vol. 41: p . 307; Vol. title and of such Act of March 22, 1933, as are in force and effect Ante, p. 16. in the States, are repealed to the extent such title and such Act of U .S .C ., p. as3. March 22, 1933, are in force and effect in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of the United States. Liability clause in- SEC. 3 . Section 13 of the Revised Statutes shall not apply with applicable, respect to any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under any a s :c.', see. 13, p 2; provision repealed by this Act. SEC. 4. (a) There is hereby established for Puerto Rico a board, Board for P Ho using to be known as the "Model Housing Board" (hereinafter referred est ablished . to as the "Board"), to be composed of three members to be appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico. The persons appointed Membership, tenure, as members of the Board shall serve without compensation, and the e tc' term of membership for each such member shall be five years. One of the members shall be appointed as chairman of the Board. (b) It shall be the duty of the Board to design and construct Construction author- in Puerto Rico houses of several types, which houses shall be models izedd of sanitation, health, convenience, and comfort ; but not more than eight such houses shall be built in any senatorial district of Puerto Rico in any one year. For the purpose of such construction the Acquisition of sites. Board shall have power to acquire such plots of land in Puerto Rico as may be necessary. (c) All houses designed and constructed by the Board under this Sale of houses ; terms section shall be sold by the Board at such prices, and under such and condition s. terms and conditions, as it may determine ; and all funds derived credit of receipts. from the sale of such houses shall be covered into the island treasury to the account of the model housing fund established by this section. (d) To carry out the provisions of this section, there shall be atae ourogliq fuo Leo. paid annually out of the revenues of Puerto Rico resulting from annes. taxes on intoxicating liquors the sum of $30,000, which shall con- Expenditures. stitute a fund to be known as the "model housing fund ." All money covered into such fund shall constitute a revolving fund for the administration of the provisions of this section, and all expendi- tures out of such fund shall be allowed and paid upon the presenta- tion of itemized vouchers therefor signed by the chairman of the Board. SEC. 5 . This Act shall take effect on the expiration of ten days Effective da te. after the date of its enactment. Approved, March 2, 1934.