LIST OF PUBLIC LAWS PnbliU Law 277 --- Absentee voting in time of war. AN ACT To facilitate voting, in time of war, by members of the land and naval forces, mem- bers of the merchant marine, and others, absent from the place of their residence, and to amend the Act of September 16, 1942, and for other purposes -------------------------------- 278 --- Manufacture, etc., of tokens or similar devices. AN ACT To amend chapter 7 of the Criminal Code -------------- 279 -- First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1944. AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropria- tions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1944, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1944, and for other purposes------ 280 --- Pensions for certain helpless children. AN ACT To authorize pensions for certain physically or mentally helpless children, and for other purposes ------------------------------- 281 -__ Hawaii, revenue bonds. AN ACT To ratify and confirm act 16 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 1943, extending the time with- in which revenue bonds may be issued and delivered under act 174 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 1935---------------- 282 -__ Alaska, salary of secretary. AN ACT To fix the annual compen- sation of the secretary of the Territory of Alaska_ -- ---- __- 283 -- Senate and House of Representatives,folding of pamphlets. JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the employment of Govern- ment employees for folding speeches and pamphlets, House of Representatives -
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284 --- War minerals relief statutes, awards. AN ACT To enable the Secretary of the Interior to complete payment of awards in connection with the war minerals relief statutes-_
_-_- 286 -- _ War Shipping Administration. AN ACT To clarify the appli- cation of section 1 (b) of Public Law 17, Seventy-eighth Con- gress, to certain services performed by seamen as employees of the United States through the War Shipping Administration_ 286 --- Stowaways on vessels. AN ACT To amend the Act making it a misdemeanor to stow away on vessels ---- __.-- - -_________ 287 -- Office of Price Administration. AN ACT To exempt certain officers and employees of the Office of Price Administration from certain provisions of the Criminal Code and Revised Statutes--- 288 --- Defense Highway Act of 1941, amendment. AN ACT To amend section 6 of the Defense Highway Act of 1941, as amended-__ 289 - - Navy, public works. AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works, and for other purposes ---------.- ...---- -____.___ 290 --- Synthetic liquid fuel demonstration plants. AN ACT Authoriz- ing the construction and operation of demonstration plants to produce synthetic liquid fuels from coal, oil shales, agri- cultural and forestry products, and other substances, in order to aid the prosecution of the war, to conserve and increase the oil resources of the Nation, and for other purposes -- - 291 --- Fire and Casualty Act, D. C. AN ACT To amend the Fire and Casualty Act of the District of Columbia
292 --- Child placement, D. C. AN ACT To regulate the placing of children in family homes, and for other purposes-. . . . .. . . . . 293 --- Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1945. AN ACT Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, and for other purposes------------------- --- --- 294 ___ Registers of districtland offices. AN ACT To fix the compensation of registers of the district land offices in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended - .
295-. _ Merchant Marine Act, 19S6, amendment. AN ACT To amend Subtitle-Insurance of Title II of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to authorize suspension of the statute of limitations in certain cases and for other purposes------ 296 -_ Forest perpetuation. AN ACT To amend section 3 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 653; 16 U. 8 . C . 566)---------- 297 - Fire Department, D. C. AN ACT To amend an Act entitled"An Act to fix the salaries of officers and members of the Metro- politan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of ;Columbia"'_
298 - Limitatin of operaton of desi - -rdt-s . JOINT RE-SLU- TION To limit the operation of sections 109 and 113 of the Criminal Code, and sections 361, 365, and 366 of the Revised Statutes, and certain other provisions of law _. ... .. Date Apr. 1,1944-- Apr. 1,1944--_ Apr. 1,1944___ Apr. 1,1944__ Apr. 3,1944___ Apr. 3,1944__- Apr. 3,1944__ - Apr. 4,1944__ Apr. 4,1944_- Apr. 4,1944 - Apr. 4,1944__ Apr. 4,1944_- _ Apr. 4,1944___ Apr. 5,1944__ Apr. 22, 1944_- - Apr. 22, 1944___ Apr. 22,1944__- Apr. 24,1944___ Apr. 24 ,1944-- __ May 5,1944- _ _ May 5,1944- _ - Vlll Page 136 149 150 186 186 187 187 187 188 188 189 189 189 190 192 193 195 215 216 216 217 May 5,1944... 217
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