PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 373-376-JULY 1,1944 PRESEVATION OF RIGHTS AND T.LIABITIE SEC. 612. The repeal of the several statutes or parts of statutes accomplished by section 611 shall not affect any act done, or any right accruing or accrued, or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil cause, before such repeal, but all rights and liabilities under the statutes or parts thereof so repealed shall continue, and may be enforced in the same manner, as if such repeal had not been made. Approved July 1, 1944. [CHAPTER 374] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to expedite the provision of housing in con- nection with national defense, and for other purposes", approved October 14, 1940, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Defensehousing. United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes", approved W stat. 387. October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1125), as amended, is amended by nsert- U[j123. ing after the word "it" in the last proviso of said section 3 the phrase ", as a claimant agency under the controlled materials plan estab- lished pursuant to subsection (a) of section 2 of the Act entitled 'An Act to expedite national defense, and for other purposes', approved ° vt.a. ( Slp June 28, 1940 (54 Stat. 676), as amended", and by deleting the words "for persons engaged in national defense activities" from the last proviso of said section 3. Approved July 1, 1944. [CHAPTER 375] July 1,944 N ACT [H R. 480m1] To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge [Public Law 4121 across the Mississippi River at or near Memphis, Tennessee. Mississippi River. Time extended for bridging, at Mem- phis, Tenn. 63 Stat. 1338; M Stat. 962; 55 stat. 775; 57 Stat. 163. 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 a bridge across the Mississippi River, at or near Memphis, authorized to be built by the Memphis and Arkansas Bridge Commission by an Act of Congress approved August 10, 1939, and heretofore extended by Acts of Congress approved September 27, 1940, November 21, 1941 and June 23, 1943, are hereby extended two and four years, respec- tively, from August 10, 1944. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 1, 1944. [CHAPTER 376] July 1,1944 AN ACT .B . R. 48101 To extend the provisions of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, to the Virgin Islands. Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, amendment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 15 (b) of the Act of September 16, 1940 (54 Stat. 896; 50 U. S . C ., App., sec. 315 (b)), is amended to read as follows: /t Jtly 1, 1944 ut. R. 4721] uPoblioLaw 411 I [58 STAT.
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