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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CHS. 165, 166-MAR. 7, 1942 [CHAPTER 165] 143 AN ACT To amend subchapter two of chapter nineteen of the Code of Law for the District March 7,1942 of Columbia. [Public Law 4891 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act approved March 3, 1901, entitled "An Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia", be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding to subchapter two of chapter nineteen thereof the following section: "SEC. 826c. THEFT FROM VEHICLES.- Whoever, after the approval of this Act, and in any period during which any restrictions on the sale or use of any of the articles hereinafter referred to are in effect pursuant to any law of the United States, shall feloniously take and carry away any oil or gasoline, or any other lubricant or fuel; or any antifreeze mixture, compound, or solution; or any tire, tire casing, inner tube, or rim; or any wheel tire chain, battery, or other part, equipment, or accessory, of the value of less than $50, being then and there in, on, part of, or attached to any vehicle in the District of Columbia, shall suffer imprisonment for not more than three years: Provided, That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to affect the offense of grand larceny as defined by existing law." Approved, March 7, 1942. [CHAPTER 166] AN ACT To provide for continuing payment of pay and allowances of personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including the retired and Reserve components thereof; the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Public Health Service, and civilian employees of the executive departments, independent establishments, and agencies, during periods of absence from post of duty, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of this Act- (a) the term "person" means (1) commissioned officer, warrant officer, enlisted person (including persons selected under the Selec- tive Training and Service Act, as amended), member of the Army or Navy Nurse Corps (female), wherever serving; (2) com- missioned officer of the Coast and Geodetic Survey or the Public Health Service; and (3) civilian officers and employees of depart- ments, during such time as they may be assigned for duty outside the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska; (b) the term "active service" means active service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard of the United States, including active Federal service performed by personnel of the retired and reserve components of these forces, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Public Health Service, and active Federal service performed by the civilian officers and employees defined in paragraph (a) (3) above; (c) the term "dependent" shall be as defined in United States Code, title 37, sections 8 and 8 (a) or such dependent as has been designated in official records; (d) the term "department", including such term when used in the amendment made by section 16, means any executive depart- ment, independent establishment, or agency (including corpora- tions) in the executive branch of the Federal Government. District of Columbia Code, amendment. 31 Stat. 1324 . D. C. Code §22- 2201. Proviso. March 7, 1942 [H. R. 6446] [Public Law 490] Pay and allowances of certain military and civilian personnel. Post, p. 389. "Person." 54 Stat. 885 . 50U.S.C.app. 301-318; Sup. I. it 302-315. Post, pp. 369, 386, 724, 1018. "Active service." "Dependent." 42 Stat. 627; 45 Stat. 1254. "Department." Post, p. 147.

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