24 U.S.C. § 261 - 24 U.S.C. § 264
24 U.S.C. § 261 to 264
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONSections 261 to 264 related to Freedmen's Hospital in the District of Columbia, and were also set out as sections 32-317 to 32-320 of the District of Columbia Code. Freedmen's Hospital was transferred to Howard University by Pub. L. 87-262, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 542 (20 U.S.C. 124-129), section 7 of which repealed all laws specifically applicable to Freedmen's Hospital effective with the transfer. Sections 32-317 to 32-320 were omitted from the 1981 edition of the District of Columbia Code.Section 261, R.S. §2038; act June 23, 1874, ch. 455, 18 Stat. 223, related to direction of and expenditures for Freedmen's Hospital.Section 262, acts June 26, 1912, ch. 182, §1, 37 Stat. 172; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, §1(78), 45 Stat. 992, related to admission of patients to Freedmen's Hospital, charges, and disposition of money collected.Section 263, acts Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1483, 33 Stat. 1190, Mar. 16, 1926, ch. 58, 44 Stat. 208, related to authority to contract for the care and treatment of persons from the District admitted to Freedmen's Hospital.Section 264, act July 1, 1916, ch. 209, 39 Stat. 311, related to disposition of unclaimed money left at Freedmen's Hospital by deceased patients.