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 LIST OF PUBLIC LAWS Act Res. 36 Claims against Government of U. S. S. R. JOINT RESOLU- TION To provide for the adjudication by a Commissioner of claims of American nationals against the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ---.. _ ____ _ 263 - Civil Service Retirement Act, amendments. AN ACT To amend further the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930 264 - Brandy or fruit spirits. AN ACT To authorize the Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue to make certain allowances for losses by leakage and evaporation upon withdrawal of pack- ages of brandy or fruit spirits under certain conditions - 265 - --- Falseclaims for loss of insuredmail matter. AN ACT To amend section 224 of the Criminal Code so as to penalize the making of false claims for the loss of insured mail matter --- __ 266 - _ -- Virgin Islands, appointment of judqe. AN ACT To authorize the temporary appointment of a special judge for the Dis- trict Court of the Virgin Islands --- -- --- 267 - Parker, Ariz., sale, etc., of lots. AN ACT To provide for the public auction of certain town lots within the city of Parker, Arizona -- --- -- - 268 - Morehead City Target Range, N. C. AN ACT To authorize the transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treas- ury of portions of the property within the military reservation known as the Morehead City Target Range, North Carolina, for the construction of improvements thereon, and for other purposes---_- --- ---  --- -__ _ 269 - Judges, retirement. AN ACT To extend the privilege of retire- ment for disability to judges appointed to hold office during good behavior - --- 270 - Obtaining money by fraud, etc. , on high seas. AN ACT To amend the Criminal Code in regard to obtaining money by false pretenses on the high seas -- ___ 271 - Bridge, Columbia River. AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Columbia River at Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon --- 272 - Bridge, Warren River. AN ACT Granting the consent of Con- gress to the Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Com- pany to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the Warren River at or near Barrington, Rhode Island ---.-.- 273 - Bridge, Missouri River. AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the counties of Valley and McCone, Montana, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Missouri River at or near Frazer, Montana-- 274 -. -. Bridge, Missouri River. AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Arrow Rock, Missouri- 275 --- Bridge, Des Moines River. AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Iowa State Highway Commission to con- struct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Des Moines River at or near Red Rock, Iowa 276 - Yakima Indian Reservation, Wash. AN ACT To reserve to the United States for the Bonneville project a right-of-way across certain Indian lands in the State of Washington, sub- ject to the consent of the individual allottees and the payment of compensation, and for other purposes -- 277 - Foreign Service, retirement. AN ACT To amend the Act en- titled "An act for the grading and classification of clerks in the Foreign Service of the United States of America, and providing compensation therefor", approved February 23, 1931, as amended -- - _ -- __ _ _ -- --- __-- 278 - Commemorative coins. AN ACT To prohibit the issuance and coinage of certain commemorative coins, and for other pur- poses -- -- -- - -- .- - - --- 279 - Veterans' pensions. AN ACT To provide that pensions pay- able to the widows and orphans of deceased veterans of the Spanish-American War, Boxer Rebellion, or Philippine In- surrection shall be effective as of date of death of the veteran, if claim is filed within one year thereafter -- 280 - Fort Armstrong Military Reservation, Hawaii. AN ACT To authorize an exchange of lands between the War Depart- ment and the Department of Labor- Date Aug. 4,1939_ xxi Page 1199 Aug. 4 ,1939--- 1200 Aug. 4,1939-_ _ 1202 Aug. 5, 1939-_ _ 1203 Aug. 5, 1939___ 1203 Aug. 5, 1939___ 1203 Aug. 5, 1939-_ _ 1204 Aug. 5, 1939--- 1204 Aug. 5, 1939-_ _ 1205 Aug. 5, 1939__ - 1206 Aug. 5, 1939--- 1206 Aug. 5, 1939-_ - 1206 Aug. 5, 1939--. 1207 Aug. 5, 1939--- 1207 Aug. 5,1939- _ _ 1207 Aug. 5,1939--- 1208 Aug. 5,1939 -- 1209 Aug. 5,1939- _- 1209 Aug. 5,1939. _ _ 1209

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