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[70 Stat. 540]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1956
[70 Stat. 540]

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PUBLIC LAW 710-JULY 14, 1956

[70 S T A T.

"§ 83. Destruction of motor vehicles or motor vehicle facilities "Whoever willfully, with intent to endanger the safety of any person on board or anyone who he believes will board the same, or with a reckless disregard for the safety of human life, damages, disables, destroys, tampers with, or places or causes to be placed any explosive or other destructive substance in, upon, or in proximity to, any motor vehicle which is used, operated, or employed in interstate or foreign commerce, or its cargo or material used or intended to be used in connection with its operation; or "Whoever willfully, with like intent, damages, disables, destroys, sets fire to, tampers with, or places or causes to be placed any explosive or other destructive substance in, upon, or in proximity to any garage, terminal, structure, supply, or facility used in the operation of, or in support of the operation of, motor vehicles engaged in interstate or foreign commerce or otherwise makes or causes such property to be made unworkable, unusable, or hazardous to work or use; or "Whoever, with like intent, willfully disables or incapacitates any driver or person employed in connection with the operation or maintenance of the motor vehicle, or in any way lessens the ability of such person to perform his duties as such; or "Whoever willfully attempts to do any of the aforesaid acts— shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both. "§ 34. Penalty when death results "Whoever is convicted of any crime prohibited by this chapter, which has resulted in the death of any person, shall be subject also to the death penalty or to imprisonment for life, if the jury shall in its discretion so direct, or, in the case of a plea of guilty, or a plea of not guilty where the defendant has waived a trial by jury, if the court in its discretion shall so order. "§ 35. Imparting or conveying false information "Whoever willfully imparts or conveys or causes to be imparted or conveyed false information, knowing the information to be false, concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made, to do any act which would be a crime prohioited by this chapter or chapter 97 or chapter 111 of this title— shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both." SEC. 2. The part analysis preceding chapter 1 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting between chapters 1 and 3 the following item: "2. Aircraft and motor vehicles Approved July 14, 1956. Public Law 710 July 14, 1956 [S 37231 LI i

Alameda, Calif. Conveyances.

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CHAPTER 596

AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey certain land in the county of Alameda, California, and to accept other land in exchange therefor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to convey to the State of California all of the right, title, and interest of the United States of America in and to that certain real property located in the county of Alameda, State of California, as more particularly described in section 2 of this Act,