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 52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CHIS. 807-809-JUNE 29, 1938 south, range 17 east; townships 5, 6, and 7 south, range 18 east; town- ships 6 and 7 south, range 19 east; townships 6 and 7 south, range 20 east; townships 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 south, range 21 east; townships 5, 6, and sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, and 19, township 7 south, range 22 east; township 5 south, range 23 east, San Bernardino meridian, in Riverside County, State of California, shall be canceled prior to May 1, 1940, because of failure on the part of the entrymen to make any annual or final proof falling due upon any such entry prior to said date. The requirements of law as to annual assessments and final proof shall become operative from said date as though no sus- pension had been made. If the said entrymen are unable to procure water to irrigate the said lands above described through no fault of theirs, after using due diligence, or the legal questions as to their right to divert or impound water for the irrigation of said lands are still pending and undetermined by said May 1, 1940, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to grant a further extension for an additional period of not exceeding five years. Approved, June 29, 1938. [CHAPTER 808] AN ACT To provide for a national cemetery in every State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is authorized to accept (on behalf of, and without cost to, the United States) from any State title to such land as he deems suitable for national cemetery purposes. Upon the acquisition of such land by the United States, the Secretary of War is authorized to establish thereon a national cemetery and to provide for the care and mainte- nance of such national cemetery. Approved, June 29, 1938. [CHAPTER 809] AN ACT To provide that all cabs for hire in the District of Columbia be compelled to carry insurance for the protection of passengers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia is hereby directed to require any and all corporations, companies, associations, joint-stock companies or associations, partnerships, and persons, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever, operating, controlling, managing, or renting any passenger motor vehicles for hire in the District of Columbia, except as to operations licensed under paragraph 31 (b) of the Act approved July 1, 1932, known as the "License Act", and except such common carriers as have been expressly exempted from the jurisdiction of the Commission, to file with the Commission for each motor vehicle to be operated a bond or bonds, policy or policies, of liability insurance or certificate of insurance in lieu thereof in a solvent and responsible surety or insurance company authorized to do business in the District of Columbia, conditioned for the payment to any person of any judgment recovered against such corporations, companies, associations, joint-stock companies or associ- ations, partnerships, and persons, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever, or renters of their cabs, for death or for injury to any person or injury to any property, or both, caused 36525'- - : 8- 78 1233 Annual assessments and final proof. Further extension if unable to procure water. June 29, 1938 [H. R. 6925] [Public, No. 774] National cemeteries. Establishment, in every State, author- ized. Care and mainte- nance. June 29, 1938 [H. R. 7084] [Public, No. 775] District of ('olum- biia. Passenger motor vehicles for hiret,ilstr- anui requliruemnts. Exceptions. 47 Stat. 555.

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