[CHAPTER 479-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 4948] AN ACT Relating to the policing of the building and grounds of the Supreme Court of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States, under the general supervision and direction of the Chief Justice of the United States, may designate employees of the Supreme Court as special policemen, without additional compensation, for duty in connection with the policing of the Supreme Court Building and grounds and adjacent streets. SEC. 2. Public travel in and occupancy of the Supreme Court grounds is hereby restricted to the sidewalks and other paved surfaces. SEC. 3. It shall be unlawful to offer or expose any article for sale in the Supreme Court Building or grounds; to display any sign, placard, or other form of advertisement therein; or to solicit fares, alms, subscriptions, or contributions therein. SEC. 4. It shall be unlawful to step or climb upon, remove, or in any way injure any statue, seat, wall, fountain, or other erection or architectural feature, or any tree, shrub, plant, or turf in the Supreme Court Building or grounds. SEC. 5. It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearm, firework or explosive, set fire to any combustible, make any harangue or oration, or utter loud, threatening, or abusive language in the Supreme Court Building or grounds. SEO. 6. It shall be unlawful to parade, stand, or move in processions or assemblages in the Supreme Court Building or grounds, or to display therein any flag, banner, or device designed or adapted to bring into public notice any party, organization, or movement. SEC. 7. (a) In addition to the restrictions and requirements specified in sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this Act, the Marshal of the Supreme Court may prescribe such regulations, approved by the Chief Justice of the United States, as may be deemed necessary for the adequate protection of the Supreme Court Building and grounds and of persons and property therein, and for the maintenance of suitable order and decorum within the Supreme Court Building and grounds. (b) All regulations promulgated under the authority of this section shall be printed in one or more of the daily newspapers published in the District of Columbia, and shall not become effective until the expiration of ten days after the date of such publication. SEC. 8. Whoever violates any provision of sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this Act, or of any regulation prescribed under section 7 of this Act, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both, prosecution for such offenses to be had in the municipal court for the District of Columbia, upon information by the United States Attorney or any of his assistants: Provided, That in any case where, in the commission of any such offense, public property is damaged in an amount exceeding $100, the period of imprisonment for the offense may be not more than five years. SEC. 9. The special police provided for in section 1 of this Act shall have the power, within the Supreme Court Building and grounds and adjacent streets, to enforce and make arrests for violations of any provision of sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this Act, of any regulation prescribed under section 7 of this Act, or of any law of the United States or of any State or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto: Provided, That the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to make arrests within the Supreme Court Building and grounds for any violations of any such laws or regulations, but such authority shall not be construed as authorizing the Metropolitan Police force, except with the consent or upon the request of the Marshal of the Supreme Court or his assistants, to enter the Supreme Court Building to make arrests in response to complaints or to serve warrants or to patrol the Supreme Court Building or grounds. SEC. 10. In order to permit the observance of authorized ceremonies within the Supreme Court Building and grounds, the Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States may suspend for such occasions so much of the prohibitions contained in sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this Act as may be necessary for the occasion, but only if responsible officers shall have been appointed, and arrangements determined which are adequate, in the judgment of the Marshal, for the maintenance of suitable order and decorum in the proceedings, and for the protection of the Supreme Court Building and grounds and of persons and property therein. SEC. 11. For the purposes of this Act the Supreme Court grounds shall be held to extend to the line of the face of the east curb of First Street Northeast, between Maryland Avenue Northeast and East Capitol Street; to the line of the face of the south curb of Maryland Avenue Northeast, between First Street Northeast and Second Street Northeast; to the line of the face of the west curb of Second Street Northeast, between Maryland Avenue Northeast and East Capitol Street; and to the line of the face of the north curb of East Capitol Street between First Street Northeast and Second Street Northeast. [CHAPTER 525-1ST SESSION] [S. 1859] AN ACT To transfer from the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to the Attorney General of the United States for the use of the Bureau of Prisons, a certain tract of land located at Chillicothe, Ohio. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the followingdescribed tract of land containing approximately three hundred seventy-nine and one-tenth acres, more or less, including improvements, if any, now under control of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, is hereby transferred to the possession, control, and jurisdiction of the Attorney General of the United States for the use of the Bureau of Prisons: A plot of ground being at the western boundary of the United States Veterans' Administration Hospital holdings in Ross County, Ohio, and starting at U. S. Monument 168 thence south seventy-eight degrees two minutes forty-four seconds west for a distance of six hundred seventy-four and thirty one-hundredths feet to U. S. Monument 169, thence south eighty-two degrees two minutes thirty-two seconds west for a distance of two thousand three hundred twenty-eight and three one-hundredths feet to U. S. Monument 175, thence north forty-two degrees fifty-six minutes thirty-six seconds west for a distance of one thousand nine hundred eighty and sixty-five one-hundredths feet to U. S. Monument 178, thence north thirty-four degrees six minutes forty-three seconds east for a distance of one thousand seventy-seven and thirty-five one-hundredths feet to U. S. Monument 180, thence north sixty-seven degrees ten minutes forty-two seconds west for a distance of six hundred and fourteen feet to U. S. Monument 182, thence north seventy-seven degrees fifty-seven minutes thirty-eight seconds east for a distance of one thousand three hundred twelve and seventy one-hundredths feet to U. S. Monument 184, thence north ten degrees nineteen minutes thirty-two seconds west for a distance of eight hundred fifty-nine and six one-hundredths feet to U. S. Monument 186, thence north eleven degrees forty-eight minutes twenty seconds west for a distance of five hundred seventy and twenty-one one-hundredths feet to U. S. Monument 188, thence north eleven degrees twenty-one minutes fifty-eight seconds west for a distance of one thousand seven hundred seventy and eighty-seven onehundredths feet to U. S. Monument 190, thence north sixty-eight degrees twenty-eight minutes fifty-two seconds east for a distance of two thousand four hundred fifty-one and eighty one-hundredths feet to U. S. Monument 193, thence on a bearing of north twelve degrees twelve minutes forty-seven seconds west in a southeasterly direction for approximately six thousand six hundred and thirteen feet to point of beginning, said tract now being occupied and used by the Federal Reformatory at Chillicothe, Ohio, and being a portion of the land described in a permit dated March 20, 1928, executed by Frank T. Hines, Director, United States Veterans' Bureau, in favor of the aforesaid Bureau of Prisons. SEC. 2. The transfer provided for in this Act shall be effected without reimbursement or transfer of funds. Approved August 31, 1949. [PUBLIC LAW 332-81ST CONGRESS] AN ACT To authorize the purchase of additional farming land for I eavenworth Penitentiary Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney General is authorized to acquire on behalf of the United States, by purchase with any funds available to the Department of Justice for such purposes, at a price not to exceed $35,000 and on terms and conditions satisfactory to him, six hundred and forty acres of land, more or less, for use in connection with the operation of the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. Approved October 6, 1949. [CHAPTER 174-2D SESSION] [S. 2874] AN ACT To amend titles 18 and 28, United States Code, with respect to the time of reporting to Congress rules of procedure adopted by the Supreme Court for criminal, civil, and admiralty cases and the time of their taking effect. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the second sentence of section 3771 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "Such rules shall not take effect until they have been reported to Congress by the Chief Justice at or after the beginning of a regular session thereof but not later than the first day of May, and until the expiration of ninety days after they have been thus reported. All laws in conflict with such rules shall be of no further force or effect after such rules have taken effect." SEC. 2. The third paragraph of section 2072 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "Such rules shall not take effect until they have been reported to Congress by the Chief Justice at or after the beginning of a regular session thereof but not later than the first day of May, and until the expiration of ninety days after they have been thus reported." SEC. 3. The third paragraph of section 2073 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "Such rules shall not take effect until they have been reported to Congress by the Chief Justice at or after the beginning of a regular session thereof but not later than the first day of May, and until the expiration of ninety days after they have been thus reported." Approved May 10, 1950. |