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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 625-DEC. 26, 1941 SEC. 5. The statutory penalty upon conviction of any crime, other than those punishable by life imprisonment or death, committed during any authorized black-out shall be doubled. SEC. 6. During the existence of a state of war between the United States and any foreign country or nation, the Commissioners may appoint, for specified times, as many special police, without pay, from among residents of the District of Columbia as they may deem advisable. During the terms of service of such special police they shall possess all the powers and perform all the duties of privates of the standing police force of the District of Columbia, and such special police shall wear an emblem to be provided by the Com- missioners. SEC. 7. During the existence of a state of war between the United States and any foreign country or nation, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to accept volunteer service for the government of the District of Columbia. SEC. 8. During the existence of a state of war between the United States and any foreign country or nation, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, are authorized to prepare for the evacuation from the District of Columbia or from any part thereof of all such persons as they shall determine, and for this purpose shall negotiate with the proper authorities of any State of the United States or of any subdivision thereof to provide for the reception, housing, maintenance, and care of evacuees, shall prepare all necessary plans for the conduct of such evacuation, and may when in their judgment the public interest or the safety of such persons creates the necessity therefor order and compel, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, the evacua- tion from the District of Columbia of any such persons to such place or places as they may designate. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and empowered to obligate the District of Columbia for the payment of all necessary costs and to make such regulations as they may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, and, for the purpose of compelling evacuation, may authorize custody by the regular or special police of any person or persons, which custody shall be effective until the point of destination has been reached, and the powers of such police for such purpose are hereby declared to extend to any point within the United States that the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may designate. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury to the credit of the United States not otherwise appropri- ated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. SEC. 9. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and empowered, without regard to the provisions of any other law, and for defense purposes, to borrow money from the Treasury of the United States, to expend the same, to obligate the District of Columbia for the payment of equipment, materials, and supplies of all kinds, and to employ personnel as the Commissioners in their discretion may deem necessary, not exceeding $1,000,000, and the said Commissioners are further authorized and empowered to use such regular employees of the Government of the District of Columbia as they deem necessary. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to loan to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia such sum or sums as are authorized by this section, and there is hereby appropriated for this purpose $1,000,000 out of any money in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the United States not otherwise appropriated. 859 Penalty for crime committed during black-out. Appointment of spe- cial police. Volunteer service. Evacuation prepa- rations. Payment of costs. Use of police to com- pel evacuation. Appropriation au- thorized. Authority to borrow money, etc. Use of regular em- ployees. Treasury loans. Appropriation.

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