CLAIMS Act of July 11, 1919, ch. 8, 29. Prosecution of Claims by Former Government Employees, 29. Act of Oct. 22, 1919, ch. 78, 29. Property Taken by Government During Labor Strikes Arms and Ammunition, 29 CROSS-REFERENCES See also LABOR; NAVY; PUBLIC CONTRACTS; TRADING WITH THE ENEMY. Prosecution of claims by former Government employees: That it shall be unlawful for any person who, as a commissioned officer of the Army, or officer or employee of the United States, has at any time since April 6, 1917, been employed in any Bureau of the Government and in such employment been engaged on behalf of the United States in procuring or assisting to procure supplies for the Military Establishment, or who has been engaged in the settlement or adjustment of contracts or agreements for the procurement of supplies for the Military Establishment, within two years next after his discharge or other separation from the service of the Government, to solicit employment in the presentation or to aid or assist for compensation in the prosecution of claims against the United States arising out of any contracts or agreements for the procurement of supplies for said Bureau, which were pending or entered into while the said officer or employee was associated therewith. A violation of this provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. * [41 Stat. L. 131.] * This is from the Army Appropriation Act of July 11, 1919, ch. 8. An Act For the payment of claims for loss of private property on account of the loss of firearms and ammunition taken by the United States troops during the labor strikes in the State of Colorado in 1914. [Act of Oct. 22, 1919, ch. 78, 41 Stat. L. 295.] [Property taken by Government during labor strikes-arms and ammunition.] That the sum of $7,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, to be immediately available and to remain available until June 30, 1920, for payment of claims on account of loss of firearms and ammunition taken by the United States troops from civilians in the State of Colorado during the labor strike troubles which occurred in the calendar year 1914: Provided, That settlement of such claims shall be made by the Auditor for the War Department upon the approval and recommendation of the Secretary of War, where the amount of the loss has been ascertained by the War Department, and payment thereof will be accepted by the owners of the property in full satisfaction of such claims. [41 Stat. L. 295.] CLERKS See JUDICIAL OFFICERS COAST GUARD Act of Jan. 12, 1919, ch. 8, 30. Uniform, Accouterments, and Equipment — Furnishing by Government, 30. Act of March 1, 1919, ch. 86, 30. Sec. 1. Services of Skilled Draftsmen, etc., 30. An Act Providing for the purchase of uniforms, accouterments, and equipment by officers of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and midshipmen at the Naval Academy from the Government at cost. [Act of Jan. 12, 1919, ch. 8, 40 Stat. L. 1054.] [Uniforms, accouterments, and equipment-furnishing by government.] That hereafter uniforms, accouterments, and equipment shall, upon the request of any officer *** of the Coast Guard while operating with the Navy * or cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, be furnished by the Government at cost, subject to such restrictions and regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe. [40 Stat. L. 1054.] [SEC. 1.] *** [Services of skilled draftsmen, etc.] The services of skilled draftsmen, and such other technical services as the Secretary of the Treasury' may deem necessary, may be employed only in the office of the Coast Guard in connection with the construction and repair of Coast Guard cutters, to be paid. from the appropriation" Repairs to Coast Guard cutters ": Provided, That the expenditures on this account for the fiscal year 1920 shall not exceed $6,800. A statement of the persons employed hereunder, their duties, and the compensation paid to each shall be made to Congress each year in the annual estimates. [40 Stat. L. 1231.] This is from the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation Act of March 1, 1919, ch. 86. COINAGE, MINTS AND ASSAY OFFICES Act of Dec. 2, 1918, ch. 1, 30. Purchase of Metal for Minor Coinage - Minor Coinage Profit Fund-R. S. Sec. 3528 amended, 30. An Act To amend section thirty-five hundred and twenty-eight of the Revised Statutes. [Act of Dec. 2, 1918, ch. 1, 40 Stat. L. 1051.] [Purchase of metal for minor coinage minor coinage profit fund-R. S. sec. 3528 amended.] That section thirty-five hundred and twenty-eight of the Revised Statutes be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Sec. 3528. For the purchase of metal for the minor coinage, authorized by this Act, a sum not exceeding $400,000 in lawful money of the United States shall, upon the recommendation of the Director of the Mint and in such sums as he may designate, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, be transferred to the credit of the superintendents of the mints at Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Denver, at which establishments, until otherwise provided by law, such coinage shall be carried on. The superintendents, with the approval of the Director of the Mint as to price, terms, and quantity shall purchase the metal required for such coinage by public advertisement, and the lowest and best bid shall be accepted, the fineness of the metals to be determined on the mint assay. The gain arising from the coinage of such metals into coin of a nominal value, exceeding the cost thereof, shall be credited to the special fund denominated the minor coinage profit fund; and this fund shall be charged with the wastage incurred in such coinage, and with the cost of distributing said coins, as hereinafter provided. The balance remaining to the credit of this fund, and any balance of the profits accrued from minor coinage under former Acts, shall be, from time to time, and at least twice a year, covered into the Treasury of the United States." [40 Stat. L. 1051.] For R. S. sec. 3528, before the above amendment, see 2 Fed. Stat. Ann. (2d ed.) 359; 2 Fed. Stat. Ann. (1st ed.) 139. COMMERCE See CORPORATIONS COMMERCE DEPARTMENT Annual Report of Commerce and Navigation-R. S. sec. 336 amended, 31. Act of Jan. 25, 1919, ch. 10, 31. An Act To amend section three hundred and thirty-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the annual report on the statistics of commerce and navigation of the United States with foreign countries. [Act of Jan. 25, 1919, ch. 10, 40 Stat. L. 1055.] [Annual report of commerce and navigation -R. S. Sec. 336 amended,] That section three hundred and thirty-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out the word "fiscal immediately preceding the word year at the end of the first sentence of said section, and by inserting in lieu thereof the word "calendar." L. 1055.] 66 [40 Stat. For R. S. sec. 336, before the amendment shown in the text, see 7 Fed. Stat. Ann. (1st ed.) 127; 2 Fed. Stat. Ann. (2d ed.) 485. [SEC. 1.] * * [Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce - receipts disposition.] That all moneys hereafter received by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce in payment of photographic and other mechanical reproduction of special statistical compilations from its records shall be covered into the Treasury as a miscellaneous receipt. [40 Stat. L. 1256.] This and the paragraph which follows are from the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation Act of March 1, 1919, ch. 86. [Purchases-services rendered for Department- advertisements for proposals.] Hereafter section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States shall not be construed to apply to any purchase or service rendered for the Department of Commerce when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the sum of $25. [40 Stat. L. 1262.] See note to preceding paragraph. For R. S. sec. 3709 mentioned in the text see 6 Fed. Stat. Ann. 93; 8 Fed. Stat. Ann. (2d ed.) 336. COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY Act of Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18, 32. CONGRESS Sec. 1303. Legislative Drafting Service - Creation - Membership - Compen sation, etc.- Duties Act of July 11, 1919, ch. 6, 33. -- Appropriation, 32. Equipment for Senate - Transfer by Secretary of War, 33. CROSS-REFERENCES See also AGRICULTURE; ELECTIONS; INDIANS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; PUBLIC PRINTING; PUBLIC PROPERTY, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. SEC. 1303. [Legislative Drafting Service-creation-membership-compensation, etc. duties appropriation.] (a) That there is hereby created a Legislative Drafting Service under the direction of two draftsmen, one of whom shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, and one by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, without reference to political affiliations and solely on the ground of fitness to perform the duties of the office. Each draftsman shall receive a salary of $5,000 a year, payable monthly. The draftsmen shall, subject to the approval of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, employ and fix the compensation of such assistant draftsmen, clerks, and other employees, and purchase such furniture, office equipment, books, stationery, and other supplies, as may be necessary for the proper performance of the duties of the service and as may be appropriated for by Congress. (b) The Drafting Service shall aid in drafting public bills and resolutions or amendments thereto on the request of any committee of either House of Congress, but the Library Committee of the Senate and the Library Committee of the House of Representatives, respectively, may determine the preference, if any, to be given to such requests of the committees of either House, respectively. The draftsmen shall, from time to time, prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct of the work of the service for the committees of each House, subject to the approval of the Library Committee of each House, respectively. (c) For the remainder of the current fiscal year there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $25,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the establishment and maintenance of the service, including the payment of salaries herein authorized. One-half of all appropriations for the service shall be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and one-half by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. [40 Stat. L. 1141.] This is from the Act of Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18, entitled "An Act to provide revenue and for other purposes." The rest of the Act will be found in the title "Internal Revenue infra, p. 82. * * [SEC. 1.] * [Supplies - motor equipment for Senate-transfer by Secretary of War.] That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized in his discretion to transfer without charge to the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate such motor equipment as is suitable to the needs of the Senate and which is no longer required for the use of the War Department. [41 Stat. L. 57.] This is from the "Third Deficiency Appropriation Act" of July 11, 1919, ch. 6. CONSERVATION See FOOD AND FUEL CONSTITUTION For the Eighteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution sce infra, p. CONSULS See DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICERS CONTRACTS See PUBLIC CONTRACTS; RIVERS, HARBORS AND CANALS COPYRIGHT Act of Dec. 18, 1919, ch. 33. Persons Entitled to Copyright - Aliens - Ad Interim Protection of Book Published Abroad Sections 8 and 21 Amended, 33. An Act To amend sections 8 and 21 of the Copyright Act, approved [Act of Dec. 18, 1919, ch. -, 41 Stat. L.-.] [Persons entitled to copyright - aliens - ad interim protection of book published abroad-sections 8 and 21 amended.] That sections 8 and 21 of |