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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 399-402 . MAY 15,1936. 1 277 redem ption of c oins, for the p reven tion of de basem ent o r cou nter- feiting, for the security of the coins, or for any other purposes, whether such laws are penal or otherwise, shall, so far as applicable, apply t o the coinage herein authorized. Approved, May 15, 1936. [CHAPTER 400.] AN ACT May 15, 1936. To authorize the procurement, without advertising, of c ert ain War Department 	[S. 3859 .1	property, and for other purposes. [Public, No. 594 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That whenever pro- War posals are invited for the furnishing of articles of Chemical Warfare tainarticleswithoutad- or Signal property of the War Department, the character of which vertising,authorized. or the ingredients thereof are of such a nature that the interests of the public service would be injured by publicly divulging them, the chief of the supply service concerned is authorized to purchase such articles in such manner as he may deem most economical and efficient. Appro ved, May 15, 1936. [C HAPT ER 401 .] AN ACT Mare 15, 1936. To provide for a preliminary examination of the Sabine and Neches Rivers, 	[S .4214 .] with a view to controlling their floods and regulating, conserving, and utilizing [Public, No. 595 .1 the waters thereof, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause a pre- liminary examination to be made of the Sabine and Neches Rivers, and their tributarie s, with a view to controlling their floods and regulating, conserving, and utilizing the waters thereof, in accord- ance with the provisions of section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the control of the floods of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other purposes", approved March 1, 1912', the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations here- tofore or hereafter made for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors. Approve d, May 15, 1936. [CHAPTER 402 .] AN ACT Mare 15, 1936. To au thor ize the coi nage of 50- cent pie ces in comm emo rati on of the one- 	[S. 4229.] hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of Bridgeport, Connecticut, as [Public, No. 596.] a city. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representative s of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in commem- Bridg eport, Co nn. Coinage commemo- oration of the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the ratin g incorporation of, city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, t here shall be coined at a mint of authorized. the United States to be designated by the Director of the Mint not less than twenty-five thousand silver 50-cent pieces of standard size, Number. weight, and composition and of a special approp riate single design to be fixed by the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, but the United States shall not be subject ffNa die s, eee er al expe nse to the e xpens e of makin g the nece ssary dies and other prep arati ons for this coinage. 2 So in original. Sab ine and Neches Rivers. Survere directed for controlling floods of. Vol.39,p.950. U.S.C.,p.1487.