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 54 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 3D SESS.--CHS. 449, 450 -JUNE 29, 1940 the amount of $20, except such as is by law exempt from being taken on civil process for debt by the laws of (naming the State where oath is administered); and that I have no property in any way conveyed or concealed, or in any way disposed of, for my future use or benefit. So help me God.' Upon taking such oath such con- vict shall be discharged; and the commissioner shall give to the keeper of the jail a certificate setting forth the facts. In case the convict is found by the commissioner to possess property valued at an amount in excess of said exemption, nevertheless, if the Attorney General finds that the retention by such convict of all of such prop- erty is reasonably necessary for his support or that of his family, such convict shall be released without further imprisonment solely for the nonpayment of such fine, or fine and costs; or if he finds that the retention by such convict of any part of such property is reason- ably necessary for his support or that of his family, such convict shall be released without further imprisonment solely for nonpay- ment of such fine or fine and costs upon payment on account of his fine and costs, of that portion of his property in excess of the amount found to be reasonably necessary for his support or that of his family." SEC. 5. The Act of May 14, 1930 (46 Stat. 325; U. S. C., title 18, sec. 753 to 753j), as amended, is amended by inserting after section 11 the following section: "SEC. 12. Officers and employees of the Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Justice are empowered to make arrests without war- rant for violations of any of the provisions of sections 9, 10, and 11, of this Act, if the person making the arrest has reasonable grounds to believe that the person so arrested is guilty of such offense, and if there is likelihood of the person escaping before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest. If the person so arrested is a fugitive from custody, he shall be returned to custody, and all other persons so arrested shall immediately be taken before a committing officer. Officers and employees of the said Bureau of Prisons are authorized and empowered to carry firearms under such rules and regulations as the Attorney General may prescribe." Approved, June 29, 1940. [CHAPTER 450] AN ACT AN ACT To amend section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act for the retirement of employees of the Alaska Railroad, Territory of Alaska, who are citizens of the United States", approved June 29, 1936. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act for the retirement of employees of the Alaska Railroad, Territory of Alaska, who are citizens of the United States", approved June 29, 1936 (49 Stat. 2017), is hereby amended to read as follows: "That all employees of the Alaska Railroad, Territory of Alaska, who are citizens of the United States and whose tenure of employ- ment is not intermittent nor of uncertain duration, shall come within the provisions of this Act: Provided, however, That employees of the Alaska Railroad who in the past have been, or in the future may be, employed thereon for the period of at least three months per year for at least two years shall come within the provisions of this Act: Provided further, That clerical employees of the Alaska Rail- road who were subject to the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 22, 1920, as amended, at any time between July 1, 1935, and the effective date of this Act shall deposit in the Alaska Railroad retire- ment and disability fund an additional 11/2 per centum of the basic 693 Discharge. Possession of prop- erty in excess of exemption. Bureau of Prisons. Arrests without warrant. Authority to carry firearms. June 29. 1940 111.R. W04 _ - r'ibfic, No).MW[F Alaska Rnilrond. Retirement of rer- tain employes. 5U.S.C., Supp.V, 745. Employees eligible. Prooriso. Service require- ment. Clerical employees. 41 Stat. 614. 5U.. .C. J§ 691-736c; Supp. V, SJ693-736b.

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