Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-29
January IL, 1895, as amended by
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the act Of July s, 1885 (49 stat.
475), and to obtain such Office
equipment. as he may deem
necessary to carry out the pro-
visions Of this act. with or with
out advertising or formal con-
tract, and
80 To prescribe eligibility,
rules and regulations governing
ing the parole for service in the
land or naval forces, or for any
other special service established
pursuant to this act, of any per-
son convicted of violation of
any of the provisions of this act.
President Authorized
To Delegate Authority.
(b) The President is author
lied. under such rules and regu-
lations as he may prescribe, to
delegate any authority vested in
him under this act to such OH
GERS. agents or persons as he may
designate or appoint for such
purpose
(c) The decisions of local
boards with respect to any mat
tiers within their jurisdiction shall
be final except where appeals are
authorized in accordance with
the provisions of this act and
such rules and regulations as the
President may prescribe. In the
administration of this act VOL
untary services may be accepted.
Correspondence necessary in the
execution Of this act may be car
ried in official penalty envelopes.
Section (no yet numbered).
The first and second provisos in
section 8 OBJ of the act approved
June %. 1910 public. numbered
671, Is amended to read as fol-
lows: Provided, that whenever
the Secretary If War or the
Secretary of the Navy determines
that any existing manufacturing
plant or facility is necessary for
the national defense and is I'M
able to arrive at an agreement
with the owner OF such plant or
facility for its use or operation
by the War Department or the
Navy Department, as the case
may be, the Secretary, under the
direction of the President. is
authorized to institute condem-
nation proceedings with respect
to such plant or facility and 10
acquire it under the provisions
of the act of February 26, 1881
GAG stat. 142D, except that, upon
the filing Of a declaration of
taking In accordance with the
provisions of sucn act, the Sec
rotary may take immediate pcs
session of such plant or facility
and operate it either by Govern
ment personnel or by contract
with private firms pending the de-
termination of the issue. Provided
that nothing herein shall be
deemed to render inapplicable
existing State or Federal laws
concerning the health. safety, Sc
curity and employment standards
of the employees in such plant
or facility"
Section mot yet numbered.
ca All the provisions OF SEE
ton of the act of March 81,
1884 t48 stat. 505), now or here
after amended, shall be appli-
cable with respect to contracts
hereafter entered into for
weapons, ammunition and other
military equipment procured by
the Ordnance Department of the
Army and by the Bureau of
Ordnance of the Navy to the
same extent and in the same
manner that such provisions are
applicable with respect to con-
tracts for aircraft or any portion
thereof for the Army and Navy:
Provided, that the Secretary of
War shall exercise all functions
under such section with respect
to such contracts for the Army.
and the Secretary of the Navy
shall exercise all functions under
such contracts with respect to
such contracts for the Navy.
90 The provisions of section
8 of such act of March n, 1894,
as amended, shall, in the case of
contracts or subcontracts entered
into after the date of approval of
this act, be limited to contracts
Or subcontracts where the award
exceeds $4,000.
tc) All determinations here
after required under such act of
March q. 1884, as now or here
after amended, with respect to
the costs and profits of War De-
partment and Navy Department
contracts shall be made by the
Secretary of War and the Secre-
tary of the Navy, respectively.
Proclamation to Provide
Registration Notice to Public.
Section IL (a) Every person
shall be deemed to have notice
of the requirements of this act
upon publication by the President
of a proclamation or other pub
Lie notice requiring registration.
(b) If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase of this
act is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity of
the remaining sections or por-
tions of this act.
(c) Nothing contained in this
act shall be construed TO repeal,
amend or suspend the laws now
in force authorizing voluntary
enlistment or re-enlistment in
the land and naval forces of the
United States, including the Re-
serve components thereof.
Section IL. When used in this
act
(D The term between the
ages of 81 and 81" shall refer to
persons who have reached the
21st anniversary of the day of
their birth and who have not
reached the 31st anniversary of
the day of their birth; and other
terms designating different age
groups shall be construed in a
similar manner.
tb) The term United States"
when used in geographical
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