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 24 March 1, 1937 [H. R. 2518] [Pu blic, No. 10] Justices of the Su- preme Court. Ret ire ment pr ovi- sions. 28U.S.C.§375. Appointment ofsuc- cessors. Recall to servicc. March 1, 1937 [H.J. Res.96] [Pub. Res., No. 10] Foreign-t rade agre e- ments. Authority of Presi- dent to enter in to, extended. 48 Stat.944. 19U.S.C.§1351. March 2, 1937 [S.J. Res.841 [Pub. Res. . No. 11] Postal Service. Award of star-route contracts deferred. 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CHS. 21, 22, 24, 25-MARCH 1, 2, 4, 1937 [CHAPTER 21] AN ACT To provide for retirement of Justices of the Supreme Court. Be it enact ed b y the Senate an d House o f Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Justices of the Supreme Court are hereby granted the same rights and privileges with regard to retiring, instead of resigning, granted to judges other than Justices of the Supreme Court by section 260 of the Judicial Code (U . S . C ., title 28, sec . 375), and the President shall be author- ized t o appoint a successo r to any s uch Justic e of the Su preme Cour t so retiring from regular active service on the bench, but such Justice of the Supreme Court so retired may nevertheless be called upon by the Chief Justice and be by him authorized to perform such judicial duties, in any judicial circuit, including those of a circuit justice in such circuit, as such retired Justice may be willing to undertake. Approved, March 1, 1937. [CHAPTER 221 JO INT RESOLUTION To extend the authority of the President under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Reso lved by th e Senate a nd House o f Represe ntatives of the Unit ed States o f America in Congress assembled, That the period during which t he Presiden t is autho rized to e nter into foreign-tr ade agree- ments under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Act (Public, Numbered 316, Seventy-third Congress) approved June 12, 1934, is hereby extended for a further period of three years from June 12, 1937. Approved, March 1, 1937. [CHAPTER 241 JOIN T RES OLUTI ON To authorize the Postmaster General to withhold the awarding of star-route contracts for a period of sixty days. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster Gen- eral is authorized and directed to withhold the awarding of star- route contracts for which bids have been received in the first contract section for a period of sixty days after March 1, 1937. Approved, March 2, 1937. [CHAPTER 251 March 4, 1937 AN ACT [x .62] To extend the times for commencing and completi ng the construction of a free [Public, No. Ill highway bridge across the Missouri River at or near Atchison, Kansas . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the times for commencing and completing the construction of the free highway bridge, and approaches thereto, across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the city of Atchison, Kansas, authorized to be built by the city of Atchison, Kansas, and the county of Buchanan, Missouri, or either of them, or the States of Kansas and Missouri, or either of them, or the highway depart- ments of such States, acting jointly or severally, by an Act of Congress approved June 18, 1934, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from June 18, 1937. Missouri River. Time extended for bridging, at Atchison, Kans. 48 Stat. 991.