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52 STAT.] 75TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CHS. 290, 291-MAY 31, 1938 SEC. 3 . Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the appointment of an additional circuit judge for the third circuit", approved June 24, 1936 (49 Stat. 1903), is hereby repealed. SEC. 4 . The President is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, twelve additional district judges, as follows: (a) One district judge for each of the following districts: Western district of Louisiana, southern district of Texas, eastern district of Michigan, western district of Washington, northern district of Illi- nois, western district of Virginia; (b) One district judge for the southern district of California, whose official residence shall be Fresno; (c) One district judge for the northern district of California, whose official residence shall be Sacramento; (d) One district judge for the southern district of New York: Provided, That the first vacancy occurring in the office of district judge for the southern district of New York by the retirement, dis- qualification, resignation, or death of judges in office on the date of enactment of this Act shall not be filled; (e) One district judge for the district of Massachusetts: Provided, That the first vacancy occurring in the office of district judge for the district of Massachusetts by the retirement, disqualification, resig- nation, or death of judges in office on the date of enactment of this Act shall not be filled; (f) One district judge for each of the following combinations of districts: Eastern and western districts of Arkansas, eastern and middle districts of Tennessee: Provided, That no successor shall be appointed to be judge for the eastern and middle districts of Tennessee. SEC. 5 . The President is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, three additional associate justices of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. SEC. 6 . That any vacancy which may occur at any time in the office of United States district judge for the district of Montana created by the Act of September 14, 1922 (42 Stat. 837), is hereby authorized to be filled. Approved, May 31, 1938. [CHAPTER 291] AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Randolph, Missouri. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for commencing and completing the construction of the bridge across the Missouri River at or near Randolph, Missouri, authorized to be built by The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, its successors and assigns, by an Act of Congress approved May 24, 1928, heretofore extended by Acts of Congress approved March 1, 1929, May 14, 1930, February 6, 1931, May 6, 1932, January 19, 1933, April 9 1934, and Anril 10, 1936, are hereby further extended two and four years, respectively, from May 24 1938. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 31, 1938. 585 Third circuit, filling of vacancy. 49 Stat. 1903. 28 U. S. C., Supp. III, § 213d-1 . Additional district judges. One for each of dis- tricts designated. California southern; residence at Fresno. California northern; residence at Sacra- mento. New York southern. Proviso. First vaeancy oc- curring not to be filled. Massachusetts. Proviso. First vacancy oc- curring not to be filled. Designated combi- nations of districts. Proviso. No successor, Ten- nessee eastern and middle districts. U. S. District Court for District of Colum- bia, additional asso- ciate justices. Montana, filling of vacancy. 42 Stat. 837. 28U.S.C.§3. May 31, 1938 [I. 3632] [Public, No. 556] Missouri River. Time extended for bridging, at Ran- dolph, Mo. 45 Stat. 729, 1431; 46 Stat. 328, 1063; 47 Stat. 149, 772; 48 Stat. 672; 49 Stat. 1196 . Amendment.