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 PUBLIC LAWS-- HS. 482, 483 -NOV. 15, 1945 [CHAPTER 482] AN ACT November 1, 1915 [. mol To provide for terms of the District Court of the United States for the District (Public I 23] of Nevada. U. 8 . courts. 36 Stat. 1118 . Nevada judicial df- Terms of court. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 94 of the Judicial Code, as amended (U. S. C., title 28, sec. 174), is amended to read as follows: "The State of Nevada shall constitute one judicial district, to be known as the district of Nevada Terms of the district court shall be held at Carson City on the first Mondays in February and May, at Las Vegas on the first Mondays in March and October, at Reno on the first Mondays in January and June, and at Elko on the first Monday in November: Provided, That suitable accommodations for holding court at Elko shall be provided without expense to the United States." Approved November 15, 1945. [CHAPTER 483] AN ACT November 15, 194 [8. 1139] For the relief of the residents of Guam through the settlement of meritorious [Public Lw z24 claims. Guam. Settlement of dam- age claims. Appointment of commissions. Claims incident to hostilities, etc. Time Ulimtlton. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the pur- pose of granting immediate relief to the residents of Guam by the prompt settlement of meritorious claims arising in Guam, the Secre- tary of the Navy, and such other officer or officers as the Secretary of the Navy may designate for such purposes and under such regu- lations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, are hereby author- ized to appoint a claims commission or commissions, each composed of one or more officers of the Navy or the Marine Corps, to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and make payments of amounts deter- mined as just compensation, where accepted by the claimant in full satisfaction and in final settlement, including waiver of any claims against the War Damage Corporation, of claims for damage occur- ring in Guam, including claims of insured but excluding claims of subrogees, on account of damage to or loss or destruction of public property, both real and personal, or on account of damage to or loss or destruction of private property, both real and personal of residents of Guam, including claims for damage to or loss or destruction of personal property bailed to the Government and claims for damages incident to use and occupation of real property, whether under a lease, express or implied, or otherwise, when such damage, loss, or destruction is the result of or incident to hostilities or hostile occu- pation, or is caused by or incident to noncombat activities of the United States Army Navy, or Marine Corps forces or individual members thereof, including military and civilian employees thereof, where the amount of such claim does not exceed $5.000: Provided, That no claim shall be considered by such commissions unless pre- sented within one year after the occurrence of the accident or the incident or engagement out of which such claim arises, except that claims arising out of accidents, incidents, or engagements, after December 6, 1941, but prior to the first day of the month following enactment of this Act, may be presented at any time prior to the [59 STAT.

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