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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cas. 40, 41 . 1928. not be under seventy years, or the age of expectancy from the time of entering, subject to their compliance with its laws . Any such Funds authorized . assoc iation may c reate and ma intain a rese rve, e mergen cy, or benef it fund in accor dance wit h its laws . Any such association having a reser ve, em ergenc y, or benefi t fund may, i n addi tion t o the benefi ts hereinbefore named, pay withdrawal benefits, not exceeding the con- tributions of such member, to a member unable or unwilling to continue membership, provided such membership shall continue not less than three successive years . Such association may also, after ten years of membership, apply its funds and accumulations as its laws provide or the association and members agree . The fund from which the payments of such benefits shall be made and the fund from which the expenses of such association shall be defrayed shall be derived from assessments, dues, and other payments collected Beneficiaries of death from its members or otherwise . The payment of death benefits shall benefits extended . b e to th e familie s, heirs, blood re latives, affiance d husband , affianc ed wife , fat her-i n-law , mo ther- in-la w, s on-in -law, dau ghter -in-l aw, brothe r-in-l aw, si ster-i n-law, stepf ather, stepmo ther, stepch ildren , stepbr other, steps ister, child ren or parent s by l egal a doptio n, mem - ber's estate , a ch aritab le, be nevole nt, edu cation al, or eleem osynar y institution, or to persons dependent upon the member or upon whom Exemp tion fro m in- the member is dependent . Such association shall be governed by this sur ance laws . subchapter, and shall be exempt from the provisions of insurance laws of the United States relating to the District of Columbia, and no law herea fter p assed shall apply to them unles s they be ex pressl y outstanding agree- designated therein : Provided, however, That the fact that any such moats not excluded. association has outstanding agreements with its members for the payment of benefits other than those hereinbefore specified, if it is making no new contracts of that character and is retiring those already existing, shall no t exclude such as sociation from the operatio n of this subchapter." Inconsistent laws re- SEc. 2 . All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions pea led .

of this Act are hereby repealed . Approved, December 20, 1928 . December 20 1928 .

CHAP 41 .-An Act To provide for the appointment of an additional us- [s .4127 .1 [Pu blic , No, 641 .] tice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia > and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the District of Columbia . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the President, Additional justice of su preme Court, to be with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint an addi- appointed . tional justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, who shall have the same tenure of office, pay and emoluments, powers, and duties as the present justices of that court . It shall be a duty of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, to appoint from time to time, and for such period or periods as he may determine, one of the judges of the said Supreme Court of the Dis- jAudge ss ig for nme duty nt in of con - a trict of Columbia to hear cases involving the condemnation of land demnation of l and in the District of Columbia, and it shall be the primary duty of such cases .

judge so appointed to preside at the hearing of such cases involving the condemnation of land in the District of Columbia, and that only when not engaged in such cases shall he be subject to assignment to Temporary substitu- the other business of the court . The Chief Justice may assign for tion . service in condemnation cases any justice of said court in case of disability of the justice so serving or for any other reason . Approved, December 20, 1928 .