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 1158 74Tx CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 114, 115, 121 . MARCH 2, 3, 1936. private, for the sale of such bonds ; and such contracts may contain such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by and between the common council of said city of Skagway and the United States of America, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any such purchaser. Effective date . SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect immediately. Approved, March 2, 1936. [CHAPTER 115 .1 March 2, 19 36 . JO INT RESOL UTIO N. [H.J. Res. 488.] To provide for safeguarding of traffic on Military Road. [Pub. Res., No. 75.] Resolved by the Senate and Hou se o f Representatives of the National Airport Co r- United States of America in Congress assembled, That per mis sio n poUse oo f pa rt of Mill- 1s hereby granted to the National Airport Corporation to use as a ta ry Ro ad gr ant ed to. part of the runway of its airport located near the City of Wash- ington, District of Columbia, such part of the road commonly known as Military Roa d as may be necessary t o connect th e two parts of the said airport now separated by the said road ; that part of the road to be used for such runway to be determined by the Use U as3 public road Depar tment of Com merce : Provided, That the part of the road continued. hereinabove described shall continue in use as a public road and be Vol. 37, p. 583. open to the public as contemplated by the Act of Congress approved August 24, 1912 (37 Stat . 569, 583), except when necessarily closed during its use for the landing and taking off of airplanes : And Con ditions, provided further, That the permission herein granted shall be effec- tive only so long as the said National Airport Corporation provides, maintains, and operates such traffic signals or other safety devices as shall be approved by the Department of Commerce to protect airplane and vehic ular traff ic on and over the p art of the road herei n authorized to be used. hi Pa rkin g, etc ., pro- SEC. 2. Any person who, knowingly, during its use for the landing or taking off of airplanes, enters, attempts to enter, or who at any time parks upon that part of the road herein authorized to be used Penalty shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500, or imprisoned not to exceed six months, or both. Jurisdiction over offenses. SEC. 3. Jurisdiction over offenses committed in violation of this joint resolution is hereby vested in the nearest commissioner, judge, or court of the United States having jurisdiction in the premises. Amendment, etc. SEC. 4. Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this joint resolution. Approved, March 2, 1936. Mar ch 3, 1936. [s. 399.] [Public, No. 466. ] D istrict o f Columb ia. Sale of certain prop- erty in hands of police. Vol. 29, p. 192. Uncl aime d pr oper ty. Motor vehicles. [CHAPTER 121 .1 AN ACT To amend sections 416 and 417 of the Revised Statutes relating to the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4 16 of the Revised Statutes relating to the District of Columbia be amended by striking out the word "fifty" where it occurs in said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred". SEC. 2. That section 417 of the Revised Statutes relating to the District of Columbia be amended so as to, read as follows "SEC. 417. All property, except perishable property and animals, that shall remain in the custody of the property clerk for the period of six months, with the exception of motor vehicles which shall be held for a period of three months, without any lawful claimant thereto after having been three times advertised in some daily news-