seaway from the Great Lakes to the ocean: Provided, That such transfer shall be made without cost to the United States and without liability for damage claims arising out of said canals prior to their acquisition by the United States, and shall include all land, easements, and completed or uncompleted structures and appurtenances of the said waterways and their service: And provided further, That no project for the widening or deepening of these canals, or for the elevation of bridges in connection therewith, shall proceed without subsequent authorization of Congress. Sec. 1, act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 920), authorizing construction of public works on rivers and harbors.

1896. Inland Waterways Corporation; property, rights, duties, liabilities. NOTES OF DECISIONS

Liabilities.-The Inland Waterways Corporation held not liable for damages for breach of a lease of tow boats, made by the Secretary of War and devolving on the

corporation. Goltra v. Inland Waterways Corporation (App.D.C. 1931) 49 F. (2d)

497.

1899a. Prevention of erosion of shores of coastal and lake waters.-The Chief of Engineers of the United States Army, under the direction of the Secretary of War, is authorized and directed to cause investigations and studies to be made in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of various States on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts and on the Great Lakes and the Territories, with a view to devising effective means of preventing erosion of the shores of coastal and lake waters by waves and currents; and any expenses incident and necessary thereto may be paid from funds appropriated for examinations, surveys, and contingencies for rivers and harbors: Provided, That the War Department may release to the appropriate State agencies information obtained by these investigations and studies prior to the formal transmission of reports to Congress: Provided further, That no money shall be expended under authority of this section in any State which does not provide for cooperation with the agents of the United States and contribute to the project such funds and/or services as the Secretary of War may deem appropriate and require; that there shall be organized under the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, by detail from time to time from the Corps of Engineers and from the engineers of State agencies charged with beach erosion and shore protection, a board of seven members, of whom four shall be officers of the Corps of Engineers and three shall be selected with regard to their special fitness by the Chief of Engineers from among the State agencies cooperating with the War Department. The board will furnish such technical assistance as may be directed by the Chief of Engineers in the conduct of such studies as may be undertaken and will review the reports of the investigations made. In the consideration of such studies as may be referred to the board by the Chief of Engineers the board shall, when it considers it necessary, and with the sanction of the Chief of Engineers, make, as a board or through its members, personal examinations of localities under investigation: Provided further, That the salary of the civilian members shall be paid by their respective States, but the traveling and other necessary expenses connected with their duties on the board shall be paid in accordance with the law and regulations governing the payment of such expenses to civilian employees of the Engineer Department. Sec. 2, act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 945), authorizing improvements on rivers and harbors; U.S.O. 33: 426:

CHAPTER 34

STATUTES

Statutes at large:
Index, 1904a.

Revised Statutes:

Limitation on causes arising' prior to
December 1, 1873, 1905a.

Revised Statutes-Continged.

Definition of terms, 1910.
Code of Laws of the United States:
Legal effect, 1915.

1904. Statutes at large; Little & Brown edition, legal effect. "U.S.O. 1: 30a" should be added to the citation to this section.

1904a. Same; index.-That the Librarian of Congress is hereby authorized and directed to have the index to the Federal Statutes, published in 1908 and known as the Scott and Beaman Index, revised and extended to include the Acts of Congress down to and including the Acts of the Seventieth Congress, and to have the revised index printed at the Government Printing Office. Sec. 1, act of Mar. 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1401), as amended by act of June 14, 1930 (46 Stat. 585).

1905a. Revised statutes; limitation on causes arising prior to December 1, 1873.-All acts of limitation, whether applicable to civil causes and proceedings, or to the prosecution of offenses, or for the recovery of penalties or forfeitures, embraced in said revision and covered by said repeal, shall not be affected thereby, but all suits, proceedings or prosecutions, whether civil or criminal, for causes arising, or acts done or committed prior to said repeal, may be commenced and prosecuted within the same time as if said repeal had not been made. R.8. 5599; U.S.C. 1:29a.

1910. Same; definition of terms.

1919. Code of Laws of the United States, supplements and new editions; publication.

"U.S.O. 1:51a" should be added to citation to last paragraph of this section.

The first paragraph of this section, based on sec. 1, act of May 29, 1928 (45 Stat. 1007); U.S.C. 1: 51, should be omitted as executed.

CHAPTER 35

SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT

1925. Purchase or procurement, supervision; general provision.

1926. Same; quartermaster and subsistence supplies.

“U.S.C. 10: 72a" should be added to the citation to the second paragraph of this section. 1932. Purchase of supplies, advertising requirements; military supplies pur

"U.S.C. 10: 1211" should be added to the citation to this section.

1936a. Same; material for restoration of Lee Mansion.That in the procurement of articles of furniture, equipment, and furnishings, or replicas thereof, required to restore the appearance of the interior of the Mansion to the condition of its occupancy prior to the Civil War, obligations

may be incurred without advertising when in the opinion of the Quartermaster General it is advantageous to the Government to dispense with advertising. Title II, act of May 28, 1930 (46 Stat. 459), making appropriations for the support of the War Department.

This provision pertains to the procurement of articles of furniture, equipment, and furnishings, or replicas thereof, for the restoration of the Lee Mansion, authorized by act of March 4, 1925 (43 Stat. 1356).

1937. Purchase of supplies for executive departments through General Supply Committee.

Provision for advance payments by executive departments and independent establishments to the General Supply Committee for supplies purchased is made by 1739a, ante, and for reimbursing departments and establishments for services rendered in the inspection of such supplies by 1734d, ante.

NOTES OF DECISIONS

District of Columbia. District of Columbia v. American Oil Co. (1930) 39 F. (2d) 510, 59 App.D.C. 260.

Taxability by District of Columbia.-
Seller of gasoline, under contract with Gov.
ernment for use by various governmental
agencies, was not liable for tax imposed by
1941. Procurement of military supplies in time of war.
NOTES OF DECISIONS

Power of President.-Government could
not repudiate Secretary of War's authority
to requisition, for purposes of defense dur-
ing war, corporation's entire water power
because not authorized by Congress. Inter-
national Paper Co. v. U.S. (1931) 282 U.S.
399, reversing (1930) 68 Ct. Cl. 414.

Compensation.-Government's acquisition of corporation's entire water power held "taking" under power of eminent domain, where all agreements were on basis that Government made obligatory requisition. International Paper Co. v. U.S. (1931) 282 U.S. 399, reversing (1930) 68 Ct. Cl. 414.

Government's taking of corporation's en

tire water power under power of eminent domain held not to operate as revocation of license of another corporation to withdraw water from canal, as respects corporation's right to compensation for such taking. Id.

Performance of contracts.-United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation held personally and solely liable on settlement of contracts for construction of ships, and Government need not be joined in suit thereon. Harwood v. U.S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation (C.C.A. 1929) 32 F. (2d) 680, reversing (D.C. 1928), 26 F. (2d) 116.

1944. Reserve stocks of military supplies. "U.S.C. 10: 74" should be eliminated from the citation to the second paragraph of this section.

1948. Export of arms and munitions of war.

U.S.C. 15: 606, the Reconstruction By sec. 5a, act of Jan. 22, 1932 (47 Stat. 6); Finance Corporation is prohibited from accepting drafts and bills of exchange drawn on it growing out of transactions involving the sale or shipment of armaments, munitions, or other war materials, or the sale or shipment into countries which are at war of any merchandise or commodities except food and supplies for the actual use of noncombatants.

1949a. Issue of relief supplies to American National Red Cross.-That the Federal Farm Board is authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to make available, at any time prior to May 1, 1933, on application by the American National Red Cross, or any other organization designated by the American National Red Cross, wheat of the Grain Stabilization Corporation, for use in providing food for the needy and distressed people of the United States and Territories, and for feed for livestock in the 1931 crop-failure Such wheat shall be delivered upon any such application only upon the approval of the President of the United States, and in such amounts to each

areas.

organization as the President may approve, except that the total amount of wheat delivered as hereinbefore authorized shall not be in excess of forty million bushels. Sec. 1, pub. res. of Mar. 7, 1932 (47 Stat. 61).

That the Federal Farm Board is authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to deliver to the American National Red Cross, and any other organization designated by the American National Red Cross, on July 1, 1932, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, forty-five million bushels of wheat of the Grain Stabilization Corporation and five hundred thousand bales of cotton of the Cotton Stabilization Corporation, for use in providing food, cloth, and wearing apparel for the needy and distressed people, and in providing feed for livestock in the 1932 crop-failure areas, after the needs of human consumption have been taken care of, in the opinion of the director of the Red Cross, of the United States and Territories. Such wheat or cotton shall be delivered upon application therefor, but only upon the approval of the President of the United States, and in such amounts to each organization as the President may approve. Sec. 1, pub. res. of July 5, 1932 (47 Stat. 605).

That the Federal Farm Board is authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to make available, at any time prior to May 1, 1934, on application of the American National Red Cross, or any other organization designated by the Red Cross, the remainder (not in excess of three hundred and fifty thousand bales) of the cotton of the Cotton Stabilization Corporation, for use in providing cloth, wearing apparel, and bedding, comforters and blankets for the needy and distressed people of the United States and Territories. Such cotton shall be delivered upon any such application only upon the approval of the President of the United States and in such amounts as the President may approve. Sec. 1, act of Feb. 8, 1933 (47 Stat. 797).

That the American National Red Cross or any other organization to which Government-owned cotton has been or shall hereafter be delivered pursuant to law is hereby authorized, if it shall be deemed advisable, to exchange any such cotton for cloth or wearing apparel or other articles of clothing containing wool. Pub. res. of Mar. 3, 1933 (47 Stat. 1544).

1951. Issue of mounted equipment to District of Columbia police.

This section, based on sec. 1, act of Feb. 25, 1929 (45 Stat. 1282), making appropriations for the District of Columbia; U.S.C. 5:214, is not repeated in the corresponding act for the fiscal year 1934.

1952. Issue of ordnance and ordnance stores to educational institutions.

That the Secretary of War is authorized to issue, at his discretion and under proper regulations to be prescribed by him, out of ordnance and ordnance stores belonging to the Government, and which can be spared for that purpose, such as may appear to be required for military instruction and practice by the students of the High Schools of Washington, District of Columbia, and the Secretary shall require a bond in each case, in double the value of the property, for the care and safe-keeping thereof, and for the return of the same when required. Pub. res. of Feb. 5, 1891 (26 Stat. 1113); U.S.C. 10: 1183.

The original text of this section, based on R.S. 1225, as amended by section 1, act of September 26, 1888 (25 Stat. 492), U.S.C. 34: 1129, act of August 6, 1894 (28 Stat. 235), section 3, act of February 26, 1901 (31 Stat. 811), and section 3, act of April 21, 1904 (33 Stat. 226), should be omitted as superseded by 1956, 1957, post.

The above provision, omitted from the original text of the Military Laws, 1929, is inserted in lieu of the matter omitted. As to requirement of bond, see 550, ante.

1954. Issue of material for target practice to educational institutions. Hereafter ammunition of older model than current may be issued for the instruction in target practice of students at the institutions to which the issue