Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 43 Part 1.djvu/146

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SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 146-149. 1924. . 115 upon become trustees and also members of the corporation: Promo Pr0vided, That if the interests of the association hereinbefore named Additidual trustee shall at any time in the judgment of the incorporators named in °°°h°"°d‘ section 1, their associates and successors, require the services of an additional trustee, said incorporators, their associates and successors shall have authority to elect an additional trustee, so that the total number of trustees at any time may not exceed six." Approved, May 1, 1924. _ CHAP. 147.—An Act To loan to the College of William and Mary in Vir- g`liIl?{5,1%ll gizrgp two of the cannon surrendered by the British at Yorktown on October 19, [Public, N0. 112.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 Re resentatives 0 the . . United States of America in. Oonigress assembled,pThat the Secrgtary cdiiweiud Mm of War be, and he is hereby, directed to loan to the College of ,,,,1§€§§}§§§°§,?”’ °““' William and Mary in Virginia two of the cannon surrendered by the British at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, which are now at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, the same to be held by said college subject to the right of the Congress at any time to amend or repeal PWM this Act: Provided, That the War Department shall not incur any Ne expeueeiuem-mi. expense because of the loan of the cannon authorized herein. Approved, May 2, 1924. May 3, 1924. cnn. 148.- 1: To 14 H ni · ian Street between [$-1**-] chevy cme escf§“e;"l§ Rend: éefi ° ”““?’ °f Th“°"S°"° Be it enacted by the Senate and H mise of Regwesentatives of the Daemezeroeiuanae. United States of America in. Congress assemble , That the name of MQQQQ gfmghgtgg the street now known as Thirty-seventh Street between Chevy Chase gang Chevy Chase Circle and Reno Road be, and the same is hereby, changed to Chevy N °y' Chase Parkway, and the surveyor of the District of Columbia is hereby directed to enter such change on the records of his office. Approved, May 3, 1924. May 8,1924. CHAP. 149.-An Act Authorizing the Department of Agripulture to issue semimonthly cotton crop reports and rgoviding for their publication simulta- °’ ‘ ‘ neously with the ginning reports of the epartment of Commerce. Be it enacted by the Senate and H mise of Representatives of the Comusmmm United States of America in. Congress assembled, That hereafter the p0§`g"§,g§,;l f* '°‘ Secretary of Agriculture shall discontinue acreage reports based fSemi§;;nth1yrep0¤a upon farmers’ intention to plant cotton and shall cause to be ISSUEC §,,$°°§,(,b§£{6e*:§”,Y5‘$°$ZZ between July 1 and December 1 semimonthly reports as to the condi- "‘g{1{ge*;°g'§§,“8l;pmva, tion, progress, and probable production of cotton. No such report ¤fd¤Siz¤8¤vd board. shall be approved and released by the Secretary of Agriculture until it shall have been passed upon by a cotton crop reporting committee or board consisting of five members or more to be designatedby him, not less than three of which shall be supervisory field statistmians of the Department of Agiculture located in diiierent sections of the cotton-growing States, experienced in estimating cotton production and who have firsthand knowledge of the condition of the cotton crop based on recent field observations, and a ma]or1ty of which committee or board shall be familiar with the methods and pract1ces of ,.,,,,,m,_ producing cotton: Provided, That the foregoing reports as of the nggsmgfwiigwgg following dates, August 1, August 16, September 1, September 16, eueziuninzrepcm-