380 Proviso . Employment of laborers, etc . Materials, supplies, ve hicl es, etc. Purchase directed of, from stock of Govern - me nt activities no lon g- er needed . Price stipulation. Sales authorized. Proviso. Transfers under Ex- ecut ive orde r not af- fecte d . 72c1 CONGRESS . SESS. 1. CHS. 308, 309. JUNE 29, 1932 . paid from said appropriation account : Provided, Th at the com- missioners may delegate to their duly authorized representatives the employment under this section of laborers, mechanics, and artisans . Any person employed under any of the provisions of this Act who has been employed for ten consecutive months or more shall not be denied the leave of absence with pay for which the law prov ides . SEC . 5 . That the commissioners and other responsible officials, in ,expending appropriations contained in this Act, so far as possible, shall purchase material, supplies, including food supplies and equip- ment, when needed and funds are available, in accordance with the regulations and schedules of the General Supply Committee or from the various services of the Government of the United States possess- ing material, supplies, passenger-carrying and other motor vehicles, and equipment no longer required because of the cessation of war activities. Surplus articles purchased from the Government, if the same . have not been used, shall be paid for at a reasonable price, not to exceed ac tual cost, and if the sa me have been used, at a reasonable price based upon length of usage . The various services of the Government of the United States are authorized to sell such surpl us ar ticles to t he mu nicip al- go vernm ent u nder t he co nditi ons specified, and the proceeds of such sales shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts : Provided, That this section shall not be construed to amend, alter, or repeal the Executive order of December 3, 1918, concerning the transfer of office materials, sup- plies, and equipment in the District of Columbia falling into disuse because of the cessation of war activities. Approved, Ju ne 29,,1932 . [CHAPTER 309 .] AN ACT To provide for alternate jurors in certain criminal cases . June 29, 1932. [ii . R. 10587.1 [Public, No . 209.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Juries, . United States United States of America in Congress ass embled, That whenever, C i t sng of alternate in the opinion of a judge of a court of the United States about to Jurors in certa in crim- try a defendan t against whom has been filed any indictment, th e inal cases, pr ovided for . trial is likely to be a protracted one, the court may cause an entry to that effect to be made' in the minutes of the court, and thereupon, immediately after the jury is impaneled and sworn, the court may dire ct the call ing of one or t wo addi tion al juro rs, in its disc reti on, to Drawing, qualiSca- be known as alternate jurors . Such jurors must be drawn from the tio ns, etc °
same source, and in the same manner, and have the same qualifica- tions as the jurors already sworn, and be subject to the same exami- Proviso .
nation and challenges : Provided, Tha t the prosecution shall be Challenges . Alternates to have entitled to one, and the defendant to two, peremptory challenges to equ al p ower and fn cili ° ti es
such alternate jurors . Such alternate jurors shall be seated near, . oath,attendance,etc. with equal power and facilities for seeing and hearing the proceed- Du ti es, odes, restrictions, ings in the case, and shall take the same oath as the jurors already selected and must attend at all times upon the trial of the cause in company wi th the other jurors . Th ey shall obey the orders of and be bound by the admonition of the court upon each adjournment of the court ; but if the regular jurors are oruered to be kept in custody during the trial of the cause, such alternate jurors shall also be kept in confinement with the other jurors, and except, as hereinafter pro- vided shall be discharged upon the final submission of the case to the jury, If, before the final submission of the case, a juror die, or
