Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 40 Part 1.djvu/915

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SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Crrs. 144, 145. 1918. 897 authorized agent, and all moneys or reimbursements received from such sales shall be deposited to e credit of the working capital fund created by this Act. _ Sno, 3. That the Attomey General is hereby authorized and em- r.,}?.3l‘,’;,£‘?S °° b° wd powered to provide for the payment to the inmates or dependents upon inmates of said penitentiary such pecuniary earnings as he may deem proper, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe. Such earnings shall be paid out of the working ca ital fund. _ Sec. 4. That there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of m§c"§,,,‘{.‘,Zf'},‘{§f‘°" '°" $650,000 for the purchase of machinery and o er equipment to carry PM- P- M5- out the purpkpses of this Act. _ _ Sec. 5. at there is created a fund, to be known as the working c».Y§¥"“°°"‘°“""”° capital, which shall be available for the carrying on the industrial enterprise authorized herein or which may be authorized hereafter b law to be carried on in said penitentiary. The working capital shall1con- §,';;* autgggiudsist of the sum of $150,000,whichsum is authorized to be appropriated. '_p' ` The receipts from the sale of the products or by·products of the said m£°$§§§,f° b° °’°d‘ industries and the sale·of condemned machinery or equipment shall be credited to the worldng ca ital fund and be available for appropriation by Corpgress, annual y, fdr the purposes set forth in this Act. _ Sec. 6. at at the opening of each r§ular session of Congress the c.£°g§°£d ""°" t° Attorney General shall make a detail report to Congress of the recgipts and explenditures made hereunder, the of material of erent kin bought or otherwise acquired and us , the number of persons employed, the hours of labor and the wages paid, the amount and kind of xgoods manufactured, and theagrices paid therefor; also the agpicultu products grown or produc on land owned or cultivated y or imder the direction of the Attome General or by the authorities of said penitentiary, the amount used therein, the amount sold, the prices, and total amount received therefor. E Sec. 7. That said working capital shall be disbursed tmder the direc- nciifglllirlilg §5»liil.l° tion of the Attorney General and shall be available for the purchase repair, or replacement of machinery or equipment for the purchase of raw materials or parts, for the employment of necessary civilian officers and employees at the penitentraxy and in Washington, for the repair and maintenance of buildings an equipment, and for all other necessary expenses in carrying out the (provisions of this Act. Sec. 8. That the products of said in ustries shall not be disposed °‘ *"°°“°" of except as provided in this Act. · (_ Sec. 9. That all laws and parts of laws to the extent that they are ,.,JZ,'}f*°""‘ “"" "* in conflict with this Act are repealed. Approved, July 10, 1918. July rn, rms. CHAP. 146.-An Act To amend the war—risk insurance Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRe;>rese1ttat·ives_o{t}•.e United States rz Amerika in Congress assembled, That the war—rrs insurance Acfw RW i¤¤¤¤¤°· Act is er-eby amended by adding to such Act a new section, to be ljnw swarm. and known as section two b, to read as follows: .,d_ M" °' °3'°m ` "Szc. 2b. That when it appears to the Secretary of the Treasury m§=rjg;e¤¤d =°=*¤¤°¤’= that vessels of foreign frien y flags, or their masters, officers, or v¢se¤s`_<>{ friendly crews, or shippers or importers in such vessels, are unable in any “'°"'°m° by trade to secure ade uate war-risk insurance on reasonable terms, °°¤°“¤¤¤· the Bureau of War §isk Insurance, with the approval of the Secretary, is hereby authorized to make provisions for the insurance by the United States of (1) such vessels of foreign friendly flags, their freight and passage moneys, and personal effects of the masters, officers, and crews thereof against the risks of war when such vessels are chartered or operated by the United States Shipping Board or 112460°——-vor. 40-1*1* 1157