62 STAT.] 80rH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 646 -JUNE 25, 1948 who shall be superintendent of the United States Supreme Court Building." . SEC. 28. Section 26 of the Act approved June 22, 1936 (chapter 699, section 26, 49 Stat. 1813), as amended by the Act approved August 5, 1939 (chapter 430, 53 Stat. 1203; U. S. C ., 48 U. S. C., section 1405y) is amended by adding to the first paragraph thereof, the following: "In the case of a vacancy in the office of district attorney, the Dis- Virgin sland trict Court of the Virgin Islands may appoint a district attorney district attome to serve until the vacancy is filled. The order of appointment by the court shall be filed with the clerk of court". SEC. 29. Section 5 of the Act approved June 26, 1936 (chapter 831, hodia.n 49 Stat. 1968; 25 U. S. C., section 505) is amended by striking out the suits involvi third, fourth, and fifth sentences thereof, and substituting in lieu of operativeassoci such sentences the following sentence: "Within thirty days after such service or within such extended time as the trial court may permit, the Secretary of the Interior may intervene in such action or may remove such action to the United States district court." SEC. 30 . Section 3 of the Act approved May 24, 1940 (chapter 209 54 Stat. 220; 28 U. S . C., 1940 edition, section 5a) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3 . The salary of the judge of the District Court of the Virgin CJdge of Islands of the United States shall be at the rate of $15,000 per year." lands. SEC. 31. Section 42 of Title 7 of the Canal Zone Code (48 U. S . C ., section 1353) is amended by inserting at the end thereof a new sub- section to read as follows: "e. In case of a vacancy in the office of district attorney or marshal Canal Zone. the district court may appoint a person to exercise the duties of the and marshal. vacant office until such vacancy is filled. The order of appointment by the court shall be filed with the clerk of court." SEC. 32. As used in any statute of the United States: Definitions. "Circuit court of appeals" means a "United States court of appeals"; "Senior circuit judge" means "chief judge of a judicial circuit"; "Senior district judge" means "chief judge of a United States dis- trict court"; "Chief Justice" means "chief judge" except when reference to the Chief Justice of the United States is intended; "Justice" means "judge" except when used with respect to a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in his capacity as such or as circuit justice; "Presiding judge" means "chief judge." SEC. 33 . No inference of a legislative construction is to be drawn by reason of the chapter in Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, as set out in section 1 of this Act, in which any any section is placed, nor Ante, p- 869 by reason of the catchlines used in such title. SEC. 34. If any part of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, Separabiity as set out in section 1 of this Act, shall be held invalid, the remainder shall not be affected thereby. SEC. 35. Sections 61 and 62 of Title 7 of the Canal Zone Code are Repeals. hereby repealed. Sec. 36. Section 1141 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code is hereby 3tc. 1 6. amended to read as follows: "The circuit courts of appeals and the United States Court of Reiew of de Appeals for the District of Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction to review the decisions of the Tax Court, except as provided in section 1254 of title 28 of the United States Code, in the same manner and Ant, p. 92. to the same extent as decisions of the district courts in civil actions tried without a jury; and the judgment of any such court shall be final, except that it shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari, in the manner provided in section Is. tnt of y. 3kla- ing oo- iations. )istrict tin Is- orney of pro- 141 (a). cisions 991
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