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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 47 STAT. · May 26, 1928 · Public Law 103

Public Law 103.

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(/us/pl/72/102).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Act Savannah River.Authority for bridging, at Burtons Perry, Ga., revived.Vol. 45, p. 751, amended.approved May 26, 1928, granting the consent of Congress to the South Carolina and the Georgia State Highway Departments to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Savannah River at or near Burtons Ferry, near Sylvania, Georgia, be, and the same is hereby, revived and reenacted: *Provided,* That this Act *Proviso.*Time restriction.shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof.
Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment.expressly reserved. Approved, April 22, 1932. To provide for the extension and widening of Michigan Avenue in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1932-04-22 133 Chapter 47 Stat. 135 72 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 public [CHAPTER 133.] AN ACT To provide for the extension and widening of Michigan Avenue in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.April 22, 1932.[[H.
R. 10489](/us/bill/72/hr/10489).][[Public, No. 103](/us/pl/72/103).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That in order to District of Columbia.Michigan Avenue.Acquisition of designated land for extending and widening, First Street to Park Place.extend and widen Michigan Avenue between First Street and Park Place northwest, and to improve traffic conditions, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized to use for street purposes all of the land lying within the McMillan Park and the United States Soldiers’ Home grounds which is comprised within the parcels designated A and B as shown on map filed in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia and numbered as map 1650, together with any and all additional Additional for slopes, etc.land that may be necessary for slopes in the proper construction of roadway and sidewalks.
Sec. 2. The Chief of Engineers, United States Army, is hereby Federal property transferred.authorized and directed to transfer to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for street purposes all of the land comprised within the parcels designated A, as shown on map filed in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia and numbered as map 1650; and the Board of Commissioners of the United States Soldiers’ Home is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to said Commissioners of the District of Columbia for street purposes all of the land comprised within the parcels designated B, as shown on said map filed in the office or the surveyor of the District of Columbia and numbered as map 1650.
Sec. 3. That the Board of Commissioners of the United States Exchanges with U. S, Soldiers’ Home.Soldiers’ Home shall transfer to the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, all of the land comprised within the parcels designated C, as shown on map filed in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia and numbered as map 1650, to be used as part of the McMillan Park; and the Chief of Engineers, United States Anny, shall transfer to the Board of Commissioners of the United States Soldiers’ Home all of the land comprised within the parcels designated D, as shown on said map filed in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia and numbered as map 1650, to be used as part of the United States Soldiers’ Home grounds. 136Certified plats to be prepared.
Sec. 4. That the surveyor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to prepare the necessary plat or plats showing all parcels of land to be transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Act, with a certificate affixed thereon to be signed by the parties in interest making the necessary transfers; which plat and certificate, after being signed by the various interested officials and approved To be recorded in surveyor’s office.by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, shall be recorded upon order of said Commissioners in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia; and said plat or plats, when duly recorded To constitute a legal transfer.in said office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, shall constitute a legal transfer for the purposes designated according to the provisions of this Act.
Alteration of service mains, restoration of property, etc., at District expense. Sec. 5. The District of Columbia shall perform the necessary work and shall pay any and all expenses for removing and replacing water mains, removing, reconstructing, and repainting the boundary fence of the United States Soldiers’ Home and bringing the surface of the areas reconstructed to proper grade with loose earth suitable for growing vegetation and otherwise replacing the property of the United States Soldiers’ Home in the same condition as it was before construction was undertaken; any trees required to be cut along the proposed route and on the areas authorized to be transferred by the United States Soldiers’ Home to remain the property of the United States Soldiers’ Home and to be cut into such lengths as may be suitable for cord wood or lumber, and to be split and stacked by said District of Columbia as directed by the governor of said home.
Approved, April 22, 1932. Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to vacate withdrawals of public lands under the reclamation law, with reservation of rights, ways, and easements. 47 Stat. 136 Chapter 134 1932-04-23 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 134.] AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to vacate withdrawals of public lands under the reclamation law, with reservation of rights, ways, and easements.April 23, 1932.[[H.
R. 8087.](/us/bill/72/hr/8087)][[Public, No. 104.](/us/pl/72/104)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Public lands.Opening to entry, relinquished portions of reclamation projects, containing minerals. That where public lands of the United States have been withdrawn for possible use for construction purposes under the Federal reclamation laws, and are known or believed to be valuable for minerals and would, if not so withdrawn, be subject to location and patent under the general mining laws, the Secretary of the Interior, when in his opinion the rights of the United States will not be prejudiced thereby, may, in his discretion, open the land to location, entry, and patent under theRights, easements, etc., reserved. general mining laws, reserving such ways, rights, and easements over or to such lands as may be prescribed by him and as may be deemed necessary or appropriate, including the right to take andUse of construction materials. remove from such lands construction materials for use in the construction of irrigation works, and/or the said Secretary may require the execution of a contract by the intending locator or entryman asContract requirements. a condition precedent to the vesting of any rights in him, when in the opinion of the Secretary same may be necessary for the protection of the irrigation interests.
Such reservations or contract rights may be in favor of the United States or irrigation concerns cooperating or contracting with the United States and operating in the vicinity of such lands. The Secretary may prescribe the form ofIndemnity, etc., covenants. such contract which shall be executed and acknowledged and recorded in the county records and United States local land office, by any locator or entryman of such land before any rights in their favor attach thereto, and the locator or entryman executing such contract shall undertake such indemnifying covenants and shall grant such137 rights over such lands as in the opinion of the Secretary may be necessary for the protection of Federal or private irrigation in the vicinity.
Notice of such reservation or of the necessity of executingNotice of reservation to be of public record. such prescribed contract shall be filed in the General Land Office and in the appropriate local land office, and notations thereof shall be made upon the appropriate tract books, and any location or entryForce and effect. thereafter made upon or for such lands, and any patent therefor shall be subject to the terms of such contract and/or to such reserved ways, rights, or easements and such entry or patent shall contain a reference thereto.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Interior may prescribe such rules andRegulations to be prescribed. regulations as may be necessary to enable him to enforce the provisions of this Act. Approved, April 23, 1932. To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear and determine certain claims of the Eastern or Emigrant and the Western or Old Settler Cherokee Indians against the United States, and for other purposes. 47 Stat. 137 Chapter 136 1932-04-25 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 136.] AN ACT To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear and determine certain claims of the Eastern or Emigrant and the Western or Old Settler Cherokee Indians against the United States, and for other purposes.April 25, 1932.[[S. 2405.](/us/bill/72/s/2405)][[Public, No. 105.](/us/pl/72/105)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.Claims of Eastern or Emigrant, and Western or Old Settler Indians submitted to Court of Claims.
That all claims against the United States of the Eastern or Emigrant Cherokees, and the Western Cherokee or Old Settler Indians, so called, who are duly enrolled members of the Cherokee Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma, as classes, respectively, may be submitted to the Court of Claims, and jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims, notwithstandingJurisdiction conferred.Statutes of limitation waived. the lapse of time or statutes of limitation, to hear, examine, adjudicate, and render judgment in any and all legal and equitable claims arising or growing out of any treaty or agreement between the United States and the Cherokee Indians, or arising or growing out of any Act of Congress in relation to Indian affairs, which the said Eastern or Emigrant and Western or Old Settler Cherokees may have against the United States, which claims have not heretofore been determined and adjudicated on their merits by the Court of Claims or the Supreme Court of the United States and paid in full: *Provided*, That said Eastern or Emigrant and Western or Old Settler*Provisos.*Joint or separate suits.Intervention in pending suits.
Cherokee Indians may act together or as two bodies hereunder as they may be advised: *Provided further*, That the said Eastern or Emigrant and Western or Old Settler Cherokees may intervene in any suit or suits now pending in the Court of Claims under authority of the Act of Congress approved March 19, 1924 (43 Stat. L. 27, 28),Vol. 43, p. 28. in which the Cherokee Nation is party plaintiff and the United States party defendant. Sec. 2. Any and all claims against the United States within thePetitions to be filed within six months. purview of this Act shall be forever barred unless suit or suits or intervening petition shall be filed, subject to amendment, however, as herein provided in the Court of Claims within six months from the date of approval of this Act, and such suit or suits shall make the Eastern or Emigrant and/or Western or Old Settler Cherokees party or parties plaintiff and the United States party defendant.
TheVerification. petition or petitions shall be verified by the attorney or attorneys employed to prosecute such claim or claims under contract or contracts with the said Indians approved in accordance with existing laws, and said contract or contracts shall be executed in their behalf by a committee or committees selected by said Indians or provided by existing law. Official letters, papers, documents, and records, maps,Evidence admitted. 138 or certified copies thereof, may be used in evidence; and the departments of the Government shall give access to the attorney or attorneys of said Indians to such treaties, papers, maps, correspondence, or reports as they may require in the preparation and prosecution of any suit or suits instituted under this Act.
Sec. 3. In said suit or suits the court shall also hear, examine, consider,Counter claims. and adjudicate any claims which the United States may have against the said Indians or any of them, but any payment or payments which have been made by the United States upon any such claim or claims shall not operate as an estoppel but may be placed as an off-set in such suit or suits, and the United States, shall beSet-ofis. allowed to plead and shall be given credit for all sums, including gratuities, paid to or expended for any of said classes of Indians: *Provided, however*, That in any claim sued on by. said Cherokees*Proviso.* Priority of payments. for any part of an interest-bearing fund upon which account any payment or payments shall have been made, such payment or payments shall first be applied to reduction or payment of interest earned to the date of such respective payments, and the balance, if any, shall then be applied to reduce the interest-bearing principal, and not otherwise.
Sec. 4. Any other tribes or bands of Indians the court may deemJoinder of other tribes. necessary to a final determiniation11 So in original. of any suit or suits brought hereunder may be joined therein as the court may order: *Provided*, That*Proviso.*Fees, etc., to be included in Court decree. upon final determination of such suit or suits the Court of Claims shall have jurisdiction to fix and determine a reasonable fee, not to exceed 10 per centum of recovery or recoveries, together with all necessary and proper expenses incurred in the preparation and prosecution of such suit or suits, to be paid to the attorney or attorneys employed as herein provided by the said Indians, and the same shall be included in the decree and shall be paid out of any sum or sums adjudged to be due said Indians, or any of them, and the balanceDisposition of balance. of such sum or sums shall be placed in the Treasury of the United States, where it shall draw interest at the rate, of 4 per centum per annum, and be disposed of as provided by existing law.
Approved, April 25, 1932. Relating to the construction of a Federal building at Ponca City, Oklahoma. 47 Stat. 138 Chapter 137 1932-04-25 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 137.] AN ACT Relating to the construction of a Federal building at Ponca City, Oklahoma.April 25, 1932.[[S. 3086.](/us/bill/72/s/3086)][[Public, No. 106.](/us/pl/72/106)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Ponca City, Okla.Federal building at, to provide facilities for District Court.
That in the construction of the Federal building at Ponca City, Oklahoma, authorized by an Act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations (Public, Numbered 519, Seventy-first Congress), the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to provide facilities for the holding of terms of the District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, provided that the total cost of said building, including the site, shall not exceed the sum of $250,000 heretoforeCost limitation. appropriated and now available for such construction.
Approved, April 25, 1932. Authorizing and directing the Secretary of War to lend to the entertainment committee of the United Confederate Veterans two hundred and fifty pyramidal tents, complete; fifteen 16 by 80 by 40 foot assembly tents; thirty 11 by 50 by 15 foot hospital-ward tents; ten thousand blankets, olive drab, numbered 4; five thousand pillowcases; five thousand canvas cots; five thousand cotton pillows; five thousand bed sacks; ten thousand bed sheets; twenty field ranges, numbered 1; ten field bake ovens; fifty water bags (for ice water); to be used at the encampment of the United Confederate Veterans, to be held at Richmond.
Virginia, in June, 1932. 47 Stat. 139 Chapter 138 1932-04-25 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public 139 [CHAPTER 138.] AN ACT Authorizing and directing the Secretary of War to lend to the entertainment committee of the United Confederate Veterans two hundred and fifty pyramidal tents, complete; fifteen 16 by 80 by 40 foot assembly tents; thirty 11 by 50 by 15 foot hospital-ward tents; ten thousand blankets, olive drab, numbered 4; five thousand pillowcases; five thousand canvas cots; five thousand cotton pillows; five thousand bed sacks; ten thousand bed sheets; twenty field ranges, numbered 1; ten field bake ovens; fifty water bags (for ice water); to be used at the encampment of the United Confederate Veterans, to be held at Richmond.
Virginia, in June, 1932.April 25, 1932.[[H. R. 5848.](/us/bill/72/hr/5848)][[Public, No. 107.](/us/pl/72/107)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * United Confederate Veterans.Loan of Army tents, etc., for reunion of, at Richmond, Va. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to lend, at his discretion, to the entertainment committee of the United Confederate Veterans, whose encampment is to be held at Richmond, Virginia, June 21, 22, 23, and 24, 1932, two hundred and fifty pyramidal tents, complete with all poles, pegs, and other equipment necessary for their erection; fifteen 16 by 80 by 40 foot assembly tents, complete with all poles, pegs, and other equipment necessary for their erection; thirty 11 by 50 by 15 foot hospital-ward tents, complete with all their poles, pegs, and equipment necessary for their erection; twenty field ranges, numbered 1, with necessary equipment for their erection; ten field bake ovens with necessary equipment for their erection; fifty water bags (for ice water); ten thousand blankets, olive drab, numbered 4; five thousand pilfowcases; five thousand canvas cots; five thousand cotton pillows; five thousand bed sacks; and ten thousand bed sheets: *Provided*, That no expense shall be caused*Provisos.*No Government expense. the United States Government by the delivery and return of said property, the same to be delivered from the nearest quartermaster depot at such time prior to the holding of said encampment as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of War and the general chairman of the said entertainment committee, Robert T.
Barton, junior: *Provided further*, That the Secretary of War, before delivery ofBond required. such property, shall take from said Robert T. Barton, junior, general chairman of the Forty-second Annual Confederate Reunion, a good and sufficient bond for the safe return of said property in good order and condition and the whole without expense to the United States. Approved, April 25, 1932. Authorizing the granting by the Secretary of War of a right of way to the Georgia Highway Department. 47 Stat. 139 Chapter 139 1932-04-25 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 139.] AN ACT Authorizing the granting by the Secretary of War of a right of way to the Georgia Highway Department.April 25, 1932.[[H. R. 7788.](/us/bill/72/hr/7788)][[Public, No. 108.](/us/pl/72/108)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Georgia Highway Department.Right of way granted, cross Andersonville National Cemetery. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to grant to the highway department of the State of Georgia a right of way for a public, hard-surfaced road through a part of the uninclosed portion of the Government property embraced in the national cemetery reservation at Andersonville, Georgia.
Approved, April 25, 1932. To require the approval of the General Council of the Seminole Tribe or Nation in case of the disposal of any tribal land. 47 Stat. 140 Chapter 149 1932-04-27 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public 140 [CHAPTER 149.] AN ACT To require the approval of the General Council of the Seminole Tribe or Nation in case of the disposal of any tribal land.April 27, 1932.[[H.
R. 10362.](/us/bill/72/hr/10362)][[Public, No. 109.](/us/pl/72/109)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and Blouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Seminole Indians, Okla.Disposal of tribal land subject to approval of its general council. That hereafter the Secretary of the Interior shall not sell, lease, encumber, or in any manner dispose of, any land or any interest in land belonging to the Seminole Tribe or Nation in Oklahoma or reserved for the benefit of such tribe, except with the approval of the Seminole Tribe or Nation acting through its general council selected in pursuance of Seminole customs.
Approved, April 27, 1932. To provide additional appropriations for contingent expenses of the House of Representatives for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932. 47 Stat. 140 Chapter 150 1932-04-29 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 150.] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide additional appropriations for contingent expenses of the House of Representatives for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932.April 29, 1932.[[H.
J. Res., 375.](/us/bill/72/hjres/375)][[Pub. Res., No. 17.](/us/bill/72/pubres/17)] *Resolved by the Senate and Blouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * House of Representatives.Additional appropriations for contingent expenses. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for contingent expenses of the House of Representatives for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932: For expenses of special and select committees authorized by theSpecial and select committees.
House, $15,000. For furniture and materials for repairs of the same, includingFurniture, etc. labor, tools, and machinery for furniture repair shops, $6,500. For stenographic reports of hearings of committees other thanStenographic reports of hearings. special and select committees, $5,000. Approved, April 29, 1932. To amend the Act entitled “An Act confirming in States and Territories title to land granted by the United States in the aid of common or public schools,” approved January 25, 1927. 47 Stat. 140 Chapter 151 1932-05-02 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 151.] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act confirming in States and Territories title to land granted by the United States in the aid of common or public schools,” approved January 25, 1927.May 2, 1932.[[S. 3570.](/us/bill/72/s/3570)][[Public, No. 110.](/us/pl/72/110)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Extension of common school grants to mineral sections.Vol. 44, p. 1026, amended.
That subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act confirming in States and Territories title to land granted by the United States in the aid of common or public schools,” approved January 25, 1927, be amended to read as follows: " “(b) That the additional grant made by this Act is upon theMineral grants on sold lands reserved to the States. express condition that all sales, grants, deeds, or patents for any of the lands so granted shall hereafter be subject to and contain a reservation to the State of all the coal and other minerals in the lands so sold, granted, deeded, or patented, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same. The coal and other mineral deposits in such lands not heretofore disposed of by theUndisposed deposits subject to State lease. State shall be subject to lease by the State as the State legislature may direct, the proceeds and rentals and royalties therefrom to be utilized for the support or in aid of the common or public schools: *Provided*, That any lands or minerals hereafter disposed of contrary*Proviso.*Forfeiture for contravention. to the provisions of this Act shall be forfeited to the United States by appropriate proceedings instituted by the Attorney General for that purpose in the United States district court for the district in which the property or some part thereof is located. 141 “(c) That any lands included within the limits of existing reservationsLands excluded. of or by the United States, or specifically reserved for waterpower purposes, or included in any pending suit or proceeding in the courts of the United States, or subject to or included in any valid application, claim, or right initiated or held under any of the existing laws of the United States, unless or until such reservation, application, claim, or right is extinguished, relinquished, or canceled, and all lands in the Territory of Alaska, are excluded from the provisions of this Act.” " Sec. 2. This amendatory Act shall take effect as of January 25,Effective as of January 25, 1927.Benefits to States, upon relinquishment of lieu lands subsequently selected.Vol. 26, p. 796. 1927; and in any case in which a State has selected lieu lands since such date under the Act approved February 28, 1891 (26 Stat. 796), and still retains title thereto, such State may, within ninety days after the date of the enactment of this Act, relinquish to the United States all right, title, and interest in such lands and shallVol. 44, p. 1026. thereupon be entitled to all the benefits of the Act of January 25, 1927, as amended by this Act. Approved, May 2, 1932. To grant certain lands to the State of Colorado for the benefit of the Colorado School of Mines. 47 Stat. 141 Chapter 152 1932-05-02 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 152.] AN ACT To grant certain lands to the State of Colorado for the benefit of the Colorado School of Mines.May 2, 1932.[[H. R. 231.](/us/bill/72/hr/231)][[Public, No. 111.](/us/pl/72/111)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Colorado.Land patent to, for use of the Colorado School of Mines. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue to the State of Colorado patent conveying title to the south half southeast quarter section 22; the north half northeast quarter, and theDescription. southwest quarter northwest quarter section 27, township 18 south, range 66 west, sixth principal meridian, Colorado, for the use and benefit of the Colorado School of Mines located at Golden, upon payment to the United States of $1.25 per acre therefor: *Provided*,*Provisos.*Title. That there is found to be no conflicting valid claim to the lands so described: *And provided further*, That there shall be reserved to theMinerals, etc., reserved. United States all coal, oil, gas, or other mineral deposits found at any time in the land, together with the right of the United States, its grantees or permittees, to prospect for, mine, and remove such deposits, under such rules, regulations, and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. Approved, May 2, 1932. To authorize the conveyance by the United States to the State of Minnesota of lot 4, section 18, township 131 north, range 29 west, in the county of Morrison, Minnesota. 47 Stat. 141 Chapter 153 1932-05-02 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 153.] AN ACT To authorize the conveyance by the United States to the State of Minnesota of lot 4, section 18, township 131 north, range 29 west, in the county of Morrison, Minnesota.May 2, 1932.[[H. R. 5603.](/us/bill/72/hr/5603)][[Public, No. 112.](/us/pl/72/112)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Minnesota.Part of Camp Ripley Military Reservation, conveyed to. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to convey J to the State of Minnesota all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to lot 4, section 18, township 131 north, range 29 west,Description. fifth principal meridian in the county of Morrison, State of Minnesota, formerly a part of Fort Ripley military reservation and restoredVol. 21, p. 69. to homestead entry by Act of April 1, 1880 (21 Stat. L. 69), for military purposes and specifically as part of Camp Ripley MilitaryReversion for non-user. Reservation. Such conveyance shall contain the express condition142 that if said State of Minnesota shall at any time cease to use such lot for such purpose or shall alienate or attempt to alienate such lot, title thereto shall revert to the United States. Approved, May 2, 1932. For the protection of the northern Pacific halibut fishery. 47 Stat. 142 Chapter 154 1932-05-02 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 154.] AN ACT For the protection of the northern Pacific halibut fishery.May 2, 1932.[[H. R. 8084.](/us/bill/72/hr/8084)][[Public, No. 113.](/us/pl/72/113)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Northern Pacific Halibut Act. short title Section 1. That this Act may be cited as the Northern PacificShort title. Halibut Act. definition of terms Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act “close season” shall meanTerms defined. the period from the 1st day of November in any year to the 15th day of February in the next following year, both days inclusive, unless this period or any part thereof shall be opened to fishing by regulation of the International Fisheries Commission, as empowered by the provisions of the Convention for the Preservation of the Halibut*Post*, p. 1783. Fishery of Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea, signed on behalf of the United States of America and the Dominion of Canada, May 9, 1930, or any other close season hereafter established by the International Fisheries Commission in accordance with the provisions of that convention; “territorial waters of the United States” shall mean the waters contiguous to the western coast of the United States and the waters contiguous to the southern and western coasts of Alaska; “territorial waters of Canada” shall mean the waters contiguous to the western coast of Canada; and “convention waters” shall mean the territorial waters of the United States, the territorial waters of Canada, and the high seas, including Bering Sea, extending westerly from the limits of the territorial waters of the United States and of Canada. fishing unlawful; when Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to fish for, or catch, orFishing, etc., for, during closed season, unlawful. attempt to catch, any halibut (Hippoglossus) at any time in any of the territorial waters of the United States closed to fishing underIn prohibited waters. the provisions of the above-mentioned convention or by any regulations adopted in pursuance thereof, or under the provisions of this Act, or for any national or inhabitant of the United States to fish for, or catch, or attempt to catch, any halibut at any time in any of the convention waters so closed to fishing, or to violate any regulationsUnintentional catching.Not a violation if used for food. established pursuant to the authority of the convention. The unintentional catching of halibut, when legally fishing for other species of fish, shall not constitute a violation of this Act if such halibut shall be used for food by the crew of the vessel catching theOr delivered to fishery official. same, or be landed and immediately delivered to any official duly authorized by the Secretary of Commerce of the United States to accept delivery, or delivered to the proper authorities of the DominionSale; use of proceeds. of Canada. The halibut delivered to any official of the United States pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be sold to the highest bidder for cash and the proceeds therefrom, exclusive of necessary expenses in connection therewith, shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. 143 unlawful port use; departures Sec. 4. No person, firm, or corporation shall use any port of orUnlawful use of port to outfit, etc., vessel. place in the United States to furnish, prepare, or outfit any vessel, boat, or other craft intended to be used in violation of the Convention for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery or in violation of this Act, nor shall any person permit, or cause to be permitted, any vessel, boat, or other craft intended to be used in violation of the said convention or of this Act to depart from any port of or place in the United States. unlawful port entry; possession Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any vessel, boat, or other craftEntry of vessel with catch contrary to Act, unlawful. having on board any halibut caught contrary to any of the provisions of the said convention or of this Act to enter any port or place in the United States, or for any vessel, boat, or other craft to enter any such port or place while upon or in the prosecution of any voyage during which the vessel, boat, or other craft fished or was used in fishing for halibut in convention waters closed to fishing. ItPossessing unlawful catch. shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to have in his possession in any port of or place in the United States or in any territorial water of the United States any halibut unlawfully caught under the provisions of the said convention or of this Act. It shall alsoLanding, etc. be unlawful for any person to land in any port of or place in the United States halibut caught in convention waters during any period closed to fishing. penalty Sec. 6. Any person violating any of the provisions of the saidPunishment for violation. convention or of this Act shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. patrols; searches Sec. 7. The President shall cause a patrol of naval or other publicPatrol of vessels for enforcement. vessels designated by him to be maintained in such places and waters as to him shall seem expedient for enforcing the said convention and this Act, and any officer of any vessel engaged in such service,Searches. and any other officers designated by the President, may stop, board, and search any vessel, boat, or other craft in the territorial waters of the United States and any vessel, boat, or other craft of the United States on the high seas when suspected of having violated or being about to violate any of the provisions of the said convention or of this Act. canadian vessels and nationals Sec. 8. Every national or inhabitant and every vessel, boat, orCanadian vessels and nationals.Delivery to Canadian authorities, if violating this Act. other craft of Canada found violating the said convention or this Act shall be delivered as soon as practicable to an authorized official of Canada at the nearest point to the place of seizure or elsewhere as the officials of the United States seizing the same and the authorized officials of Canada may agree upon, and the witnesses and proof necessary to the prosecution of said persons and vessels of Canada shall be furnished with reasonable promptitude to the authorities of Canada having jurisdiction thereof. 144 seizure and forfeiture Sec. 9. Every vessel, boat, or craft, employed in any manner inSeizure, forfeiture, etc., of vessels employed in violation. violating any of the provisions of the said convention or of this Act shall be seized by any collector, surveyor, inspector, officer of a revenue cutter, or person specified in section 7 hereof, and except as*Ante*, p. 143. provided in section 8 hereof, every such vessel, boat, or craft, including its tackle, apparel, furniture, cargo, and stores, shall be forfeited to the United States by proper proceedings in the district court of the United States, including the United States District Courts of Alaska, in the judicial district in which the violation is alleged to have occurred; or in the United States district court in the nearest judicial district within the United States, if the violation is alleged to have occurred outside the territorial waters of the United States. fisheries commission exemption Sec. 10. None of the inhibitions contained in this Act shall applyFisheries Commission exempt when in scientific investigation. to the International Fisheries Commission when engaged in any scientific investigation. duration of act Sec. 11. This Act shall take effect immediately and shall continueDuration. in force until the termination of the convention signed by the United States and the Dominion of Canada, on May 9, 1930, for the preservation of the halibut fishery of the northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. Approved, May 2, 1932. To accept the grant by the State of Montana of concurrent police jurisdiction over the rights of way of the Blackfeet Highway, and over the rights of way of its connections with the Glacier National Park road system on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in the State of Montana. 47 Stat. 144 Chapter 155 1932-05-02 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 155.] AN ACT To accept the grant by the State of Montana of concurrent police jurisdiction over the rights of way of the Blackfeet Highway, and over the rights of way of its connections with the Glacier National Park road system on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in the State of Montana.May 2, 1932.[[H. R. 8914.](/us/bill/72/hr/8914)][[Public, No. 114.](/us/pl/72/114)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Rights of way, Blackfeet Highway, Mont.Acceptance of grant by Montana of concurrent jurisdiction over, and connections with Glacier National Park. That the provisions of the act of the Legislature of the State of Montana, approved February 27, 1929, granting to the United States concurrent police jurisdiction over and within all the territory which is now or may hereafter be included in the rights of way of the Blackfeet Highway, including the highway itself throughout its length between Glacier Park Station and the Canadian boundary line, and including also the rights of way of the highways on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation connecting the Blackfeet Highway with the GlacierApplicability of Federal laws, etc. National Park road system, including the highways themselves, are hereby accepted, and the laws and regulations of the United States relating to and while in force within the Glacier National Park, so far as applicable, are hereby extended over and within the territory of said rights of way and highways. Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Interior shall notify, in writing, theNotice to Governor. Governor of the State of Montana of the passage and approval of this Act, and so far as the interests of the United States shall require, the said Secretary shall exercise administrative control andAdministrative control. jurisdiction over said rights of way and highways through the National Park Service. 145 Sec. 3. The United States commissioner for the Glacier NationalCommissioner for Glacier National Park. Park shall have jurisdiction under the provisions of the Act of August 22, 1914 (38 Stat. 699), of violations of law or the rules andJurisdiction extended.Vol. 38, p. 699, amended. regulations of the Secretary of the Interior in force within said rights of way and highways. Approved, May 2, 1932. To authorize expenditures for the enforcement of the contract-labor provisions of the immigration law. 47 Stat. 145 Chapter 156 1932-05-02 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 156.] AN ACT To authorize expenditures for the enforcement of the contract-labor provisions of the immigration law.May 2, 1932.[[H. R. 9598.](/us/bill/72/hr/9598)][[Public, No. 115.](/us/pl/72/115)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Immigration law.Contract labor provisions, enforcement, amount increased. That section 24 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917 (39 Stat. 874), is amended by striking out the figures “$100,000” where they appear in saidVol. 39, p. 893, amended. section and inserting in lieu thereof the figures “$200,000.” Approved, May 2, 1932. For establishment of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. 47 Stat. 145 Chapter 157 1932-05-02 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 157.] AN ACT For establishment of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.May 2, 1932.[[H. R. 4752.](/us/bill/72/hr/4752)][[Public, No. 116.](/us/pl/72/116)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Watertown-Glacier International Peace Park.Establishment of. That for the purpose of permanently commemorating the long-existing relationship of peace and good will existing between the people and Governments of Canada and the United States and upon the enactment by theConcurrent action by Canada. proper authority of the Canadian Government of a similar provision respecting the Waterton Lakes National Park in the Province of Alberta and upon the proclamation of the President of the UnitedProclamation to issue.*Post*, p. 2519.Glacier National Park to become a part. States, who is hereby authorized to issue such a proclamation, the Glacier National Park in the State of Montana shall become a part of an international park to be known as the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. Sec. 2. For purposes of administration, promotion, development,Designation of portion within the United States. and support by appropriations that part of the said Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park within the territory of the United States shall be designated as the Glacier National Park. Approved, May 2, 1932. To authorize the modification of the boundary line between the Panama Canal Zone and the Republic of Panama, and for other purposes. 47 Stat. 145 Chapter 162 1932-05-03 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 162.] AN ACT To authorize the modification of the boundary line between the Panama Canal Zone and the Republic of Panama, and for other purposes.May 3, 1932.[[H. R. 7119.](/us/bill/72/hr/7119)][[Public, No. 117.](/us/pl/72/117)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Paitilla Point Military Reservation.Modification of Canal Zone-Panama boundary line, with, respect to. That with respect to that parcel of land in the Panama Canal Zone known as the Paitilla Point Military Reservation, title to which was acquired by the Government of the United States under the conventions concluded on November 18, 1903, and September 2, 1914, between theVol. 33, p. 2234; Vol. 38, p. 1893. United States and Panama, the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to effect with the Republic of Panama a modification of the boundary line between the Panama Canal Zone and the Republic of Panama so that such line shall then run as follows: " “Beginning at a concrete monument marked “E,” which is aDescription. point on the line on the north boundary of the Paitilla Point Mili-146tary Reservation as shown on Panama Canal Drawing Numbered X–6053–1, whose geodetic coordinates are latitude eight degrees fifty-eight minutes plus four thousand four hundred and forty-five and six one-hundredths feet and longitude seventy-nine degrees thirty-one minutes plus nine hundred and twenty-three and fifty onehundredths feet, and following along a course of south thirty-three degrees east for seven hundred and ninety feet to a concrete monument marked “F”; thence along a course of south twenty-one degrees forty-five minutes east for a distance of four hundred and ninety feet to a concrete monument marked “G”; thence along a course of south fifty-two degrees west for eight hundred and seventy feet to a concrete monument marked “H”; thence along a course of south seventy-six degrees thirty minutes west for seven hundred and eighty feet more or less to a point marked “I” on the map, which is an imaginary point located on the center line of the Matasnillo River, which forms the west boundary of the military reservation. All bearings are true. All coordinates are referred to the Panama Colon Datum.” " Sec. 2. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed toTitle and jurisdiction. authorize the Secretary of State to convey or to surrender to the Government of Panama the title which the Government of the United States now holds in that parcel of land which may be detached from the Panama Canal Zone by virtue of the provisions of section 1 of this Act. Sec. 3. No civil or criminal case that may be pending in the courtsPending court proceedings. of the Panama Canal Zone at the time this Act shall become effective shall be affected thereby, either as to its present status or as to future proceedings, including final judgment or disposition. Approved, May 3, 1932. Extending the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the sale of desert lands in certain States and Territories,” approved March 3, 1877 (19 Stat. 377), and Acts amendatory thereof, to ceded lands of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. 47 Stat. 146 Chapter 164 1932-05-04 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 164.] AN ACT Extending the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the sale of desert lands in certain States and Territories,” approved March 3, 1877 (19 Stat. 377), and Acts amendatory thereof, to ceded lands of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.May 4, 1932.[[H. R. 5484.](/us/bill/72/hr/5484)][[Public, No. 118.](/us/pl/72/118)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho.Desert land law made applicable to ceded lands of. That the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the sale of desert lands in certain States and Territories,” approved March 3, 1877 (19 Stat. 377), and Acts amendatory thereof, are made applicable toVol. 19, p. 377; Vol. 25, p. 687.Vol. 31, p. 672. the ceded lands on the former Fort Hall Indian Reservation opened to entry by the Act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat. 672): *Provided*, That*Proviso.*Price restriction. no land shall be disposed of at less than the price fixed by that Act. Approved, May 4, 1932. Amending an Act of Congress approved February 28, 1919 (40 Stat. L. 1206), granting the city of San Diego certain lands in the Cleveland National Forest and the Capitan Grande Indian Reservation for dam and reservoir purposes for the conservation of water, and for other purposes, so as to include additional lands. 47 Stat. 146 Chapter 165 1932-05-04 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 165.] AN ACT Amending an Act of Congress approved February 28, 1919 (40 Stat. L. 1206), granting the city of San Diego certain lands in the Cleveland National Forest and the Capitan Grande Indian Reservation for dam and reservoir purposes for the conservation of water, and for other purposes, so as to include additional lands.May 4, 1932.[[H. R. 10495.](/us/bill/72/hr/10495)][[Public, No. 119.](/us/pl/72/119)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * San Diego, Calif.Additional lands granted to, for water supply. That section 1 of an Act of Congress approved February 28, 1919, granting the city of San Diego certain lands in the Cleveland National Forest and the Capitan Grande Indian Reservation for dam and reservoir purposes147 for the conservation of water and other purposes, be amended to readVol. 40, p. 1206, amended. as follows: " “That the south half northeast quarter northwest quarter and theWithin Cleveland National Forest. north half southwest quarter section 8; the west half southwest quarter southwest quarter and the west half northeast quarter northwest quarter section 9, all in township 15 south, range 2 east, Sar Bernardino base and meridian, within the Cleveland National Forest: and the southwest quarter southwest quarter, the east half southwestWithin Capitan Grande Indian Reservation. quarter, the northwest quarter southeast quarter and the west hall northeast quarter southeast quarter section 11; the north half northwest quarter and the southwest quarter northwest quarter section 14; the southeast quarter southwest quarter, the southwest quarter southeast quarter, the east half southwest quarter southwest quarter, the northeast quarter southwest quarter, the east half northeast quarter northwest quarter, the east half southeast quarter northwest quarter, the northeast quarter, the north half southeast quarter and the southeast quarter southeast quarter section 15; the northeast quarter southeast quarter section 21; the northwest quarter northeast quarter, the northwest quarter, the north half southwest quarter, the southwest quarter southwest quarter, the west half northeast quarter northeast quarter, and the south half northeast quarter section 22; the west half northwest quarter section 27; the east half northeast quarter, the southwest quarter northeast quarter, the southeast quarter, the east half northeast quarter southwest quarter, the east half southeast quarter southwest quarter, and the east half northwest quarter northeast quarter section 28; and the northeast quarter, the west half southeast quarter, the east half southwest quarter, the southeast quarter northwest quarter, and the east half northeast quarter northwest quarter section 33, all in township 14 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino base and meridian; also the north half southwest quarter, the southwest quarter southwest quarter, the west half northwest quarter southeast quarter, the west half southwest quarter southeast quarter, and the north half southeast quarter southwest quarter section 3; and lots 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and the south half section 4, all in township 15 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino base and meridian, within the Capitan Grande Indian Reservation, all within the county of San Diego and State of California, are hereby granted to the city of San Diego, a municipal corporation in said county and State, for dam and reservoir purposes for the conservation and storage of water, whenever said city shall have provided compensation as hereinafter specified for all property rightsCompensation to Mission Indians. and interests and damages done to Mission Indians located upon the Capitan Grande Indian Reservation: *Provided*, That the lands*Provisos.*Conveyance to private person or unauthorized use, etc. herein granted shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, or conveyed to any private person, corporation, or association; and in case of any attempt to sell, assign, transfer, or convey, or upon a failure to use and apply said lands exclusively to the purposes herein specified, this grant shall revert to the United States: *Provided, however*, ThatCondemnation proceedings may be dispensed with. proceedings to acquire the nine hundred and twenty acres of additional land granted by this Act, as herein amended, by eminent domain of the State of California as authorized by the provisions of this Act herein contained, may at the option of the city of San Diego be dispensed with, and if the said city so elects and uponGrant upon payment. payment by said city as compensation for such lands, rights, interests, and damages of the additional sum of $35,567.20, the Secretary of the Interior of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to issue to said city a patent in fee simple conveying all the rights, titles, and interests of the said Indians and of the United States148 in and to all of the lands herein above described: *Provided further*,Rights of Indians, etc., not impaired. That no provisions of this Act and nothing done in carrying out its provisions, as between the United States, said Mission Indians and their grantees, shall in any wise limit or terminate any rights within the Capitan Grande Indian Reservation of any person, persons, or corporations heretofore granted or conveyed under or by authority of the laws of the United States. “No provisions of this Act and nothing done in carrying out itsTransfer of water rights to remaining lands within Capitan Grande Reservation. provisions shall have the effect of terminating or limiting the rights of said Capitan Grande Indians or of the United States in or to the lands or in the waters flowing in or along the lands remaining in and forming a part of the Capitan Grande Reservation after the city of San Diego has acquired title to the lands herein granted: *Provided*,*Provisos.*Benefits extended to Indians relocating within San Diego watershed. That in the event the Indians of the Capitan Grande Reservation, or any of them, are located on additional land or lands purchased by the United States for them and situate within the watershed of the San Diego River, the said Indians or any of them or the United States in their behalf shall have the right to transfer to such additional land or lands, in whole or in part, such water rights as they or the United States possess on the Capitan Grande Indian Reservation, and subject to the conditions hereinafter provided shall have the same right to develop and use a like quantity of water on such additional land or lands as they have heretofore had the right todevelop and use within said reservation: *Provided further*, That theUse, etc., of water restricted. total quantity of water developed and used by the said Indians or by the United States in their behalf, including the use continued on the diminished reservation, shall not exceed in the aggregate the total quantity of water which said Indians or the United States in their behalf have heretofore had the right to develop and use within, the Capitan Grande Indian Reservation. “The grant herein to the said city of San Diego is hereby expresslyInviolable rights declared. made subject to such rights, which rights shall not be subject to loss by nonuse or abandonment thereof so long as the title to said lands remains in the Indians or in the United States. “The funds paid and those to be paid by the said city of San Diego, as compensation to the Capitan Grande Indians for their lands shall,Vol. 40, p. 1206. in addition to the uses in the Act of February 28, 1919 (40 Stat. L. 1206–1209), for the removal of said Indians as a tribe, be available also for reestablishing individually or as a group or groups the Capitan Grande Band of Indians, including those residing within the Conejos Valley of the retained reservation, on tract or tracts of land to be acquired by purchase or otherwise for them, and for the acquiring of water rights including cost of transferring in whole or in part their present water rights to such other lands, construction of necessary water works, including the development of a water supply, for domestic and irrigation purposes, purchasing or building homes, purchasing of household furnishings, farm equipment, livestock, and other improvements for the benefit of these Indians under such rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior: *Provided*, That those Indians desiring to remain on that part of the Capitan Grande Reservation not disposed of under this Act may remain thereon and receive such benefits there.” " Sec. 2. Nothing contained in section 1 hereof shall be held, deemed,Riparian ownership not affected. or construed as affecting, altering, or in anywise changing the rights, of the riparian owners under the provisions in the Act approved February 28, 1919. Approved, May 4, 1932. Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, to deliver to the custody of the Historical Society of Montana, for preservation and exhibition, the silver service which was in use on the gunboat, Numbered 9, Helena. 47 Stat. 149 Chapter 168 1932-05-06 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public 149 [CHAPTER 168.] AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, to deliver to the custody of the Historical Society of Montana, for preservation and exhibition, the silver service which was in use on the gunboat, Numbered 9, Helena.May 6, 1932.[[S. 1047.](/us/bill/72/s/1047)][[Public, No. 120.](/us/pl/72/120)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * “Helena,” gunboat, Numbered 9.Silver service of, delivered to custody of Historical Society of Montana. That the Secretary of the Navy is authorized, in his discretion, to loan to the Historical Society of Montana for preservation and exhibition in the city of Helena, in that State, the silver service which was in use on the gunboat, Numbered 9, Helena, until such time as he may order its return to the Navy: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred*Proviso.*No Federal expense. by the United States for the delivery of such silver service. Approved, May 6, 1932. To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Randolph, Missouri. 47 Stat. 149 Chapter 169 1932-05-06 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 169.] AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Randolph, Missouri.May 6, 1932.[[S. 2967.](/us/bill/72/s/2967)][[Public, No. 121.](/us/pl/72/121)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Missouri River.Time extended for bridging, at Randolph, Mo. That the times for commencing and completing the construction of the bridge across the Missouri River at or near Randolph, Missouri, authorized to be built by The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, its successors and assigns, by the Act of Congress approved May 24, 1928, heretoforeVol. 45, pp. 729, 1431. extended by Acts of Congress approved March 1, 1929, May 14,Vol. 46, p. 1064, amended.*Post*, p. 772. 1930, and February 6, 1931, are hereby further extended one and three years, respectively, from May 24, 1932. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved. Approved, May 6, 1932. Providing for the appointment as ensigns in the line of the Navy of all midshipmen who graduate from the Naval Academy in 1932, and for other purposes. 47 Stat. 149 Chapter 170 1932-05-06 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 170.] AN ACT Providing for the appointment as ensigns in the line of the Navy of all midshipmen who graduate from the Naval Academy in 1932, and for other purposes.May 6, 1932.[[H. R. 8083.](/us/bill/72/hr/8083)][[Public, No. 122.](/us/pl/72/122)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Naval Academy graduates of 1932.Appointment as ensigns, and 50 per cent, or more, of future classes, authorized.Vol. 46, p. 1484, amended. That the President of the United States is authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint as ensigns in the line of the Navy all midshipmen who graduate from the Naval Academy in 1932, and at least 50 per centum of all graduates in subsequent years: *Provided*,*Proviso.*Excess to be carried as extra numbers, etc. That the number of such officers so appointed shall, while in excess of the total number of line officers otherwise authorized by law, be considered in excess of the number of officers in the grade of ensign as determined by any computation, and shall be excluded from any computation made for the purpose of determining the authorized number of line officers in any grade on the active list above the grade of lieutenant, junior grade, until the total number of line officers shall have been reduced below the number otherwise authorized by law. Sec. 2. That all commissions hereafter issued as ensigns in the lineRevocation of commissions within two years, provided. of the Navy, second lieutenants in the Marine Corps, and in the lowest commissioned grades of the Staff Corps of the Navy with the rank of ensign, may be revoked by the Secretary of the Navy, under150 such regulations as he may prescribe, at any time during a period of two years from the dates of such commissions, and each officer whose commission is so revoked shall be discharged from the serviceDischarge.Boards to determine rank, etc. with not more than one year’s pay. The rank of such officers of the same date of commission among themselves at the end of said period shall be determined by boards of officers under such rules as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, and the recommendations of such boards shall be final when approved by him. Approved, May 6, 1932. To give war-time commissioned rank to retired warrant officers and enlisted men. 47 Stat. 150 Chapter 171 1932-05-07 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 171.] AN ACT To give war-time commissioned rank to retired warrant officers and enlisted men.May 7, 1932.[[S. 460.](/us/bill/72/s/460)][[Public, No. 123.](/us/pl/72/123)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard.War time rank given to retired warrant officers and enlisted men of. That all warrant, officers and enlisted men who served in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States during the World War or the Spanish-American War, and whose service during such war was creditable, and who have been or hereafter may be retired according to law, shall on the date of approval of this Act or upon retirement in the case of those now on the active lists of the services, named herein, be advanced in rank on the retired list to the highest commissioned, warrant, or enlisted grade held by them during such war: *Provided*, That nothing in this Act shall entitle any of the*Provisos.*Retired men on active duty. personnel described herein, while on active duty, to any other rank than that in which they were serving at the time of retirement: *And provided further*, That no increase in active or retired pay or allowancesNo pay increase. shall result from the passage of this Act. Approved, May 7, 1932. To amend section 11 of the Act approved February 22, 1889 (25 Stat. 676), relating to the admission into the Union of the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington. 47 Stat. 150 Chapter 172 1932-05-07 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 172.] AN ACT To amend section 11 of the Act approved February 22, 1889 (25 Stat. 676), relating to the admission into the Union of the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington.May 7, 1932.[[S. 2396.](/us/bill/72/s/2396)][[Public, No. 124.](/us/pl/72/124)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the. United States of America in Congress assembled, * Public lands of designated States.Disposal of school grants, modified.Vol. 25, p. 679, amended.Public sale required.Tillable and grazing lands; minimum price. That section 11 of the Act approved February 22, 1889 (25 Stat. 676), be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: " “That all lands granted by this Act shall be disposed of only at public sale after advertising—tillable lands capable of producing agricultural crops for not less than $10 per acre and lands principally valuable for grazing purposes for not less than $5 per acre. Any of the said lands may be exchanged for other lands, public or private,Exchanges; restriction. of equal value and as near as may be of equal area, but if any of the said lands are exchanged with the United States such exchange shall be limited to surveyed, nonmineral, unreserved public lands of the United States within the State. “The said lands may be leased under such regulations as the legislatureLeases.Grazing and agricultural lands.Mineral leases. may prescribe; but leases for grazing and agricultural purposes shall not be for a term longer than five years; mineral leases, including leases for exploration for oil and gas and the extraction thereof, for a term not longer than twenty years; and leases forFor hydroelectric power. development of hydroelectric power for a term not longer than fifty years.151 “The State may also, upon such terms as it may prescribe, grantEasements and rights of way.State grants, in privately owned lands. such easements or rights in any of the lands granted by this Act, as may be acquired in privately owned lands through proceedings in eminent domain: *Provided, however*, That none of such lands,*Proviso.*Conditions imposed. nor any estate or interest therein, shall ever be disposed of except in pursuance of general laws providing for such disposition, nor unless the full market value of the estate or interest disposed of, to be ascertained in such manner as may be provided by law, has been paid or safely secured to the State. “With the exception of the lands granted for public buildings,Schools, etc., maintenance.From land sales. the proceeds from the sale and other permanent disposition of any of the said lands and from every part thereof, shall constitute permanent funds for the support and maintenance of the public schools and the various State institutions for which the lands have been granted. Rentals on leased lands, interest on deferred paymentsLeases, interest, etc. on lands sold, interest on funds arising from these lands, and all other actual income, shall be available for the maintenance and support of such schools and institutions. Any State may, however,From State sources. in its discretion, add a portion of the annual income to the permanent funds. “The lands hereby granted shall not be subject to preemption,Rights reserved. homestead entry, or any other entry under the land laws of the United States whether surveyed or unsurveyed, but shall be reserved for the purposes for which they have been granted.” " Sec. 2. Anything in the said Act approved February 22, 1889,Inconsistent provisions repealed. inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed. Approved, May 7, 1932. To provide for the confirmation of a selection of certain lands by the State of Arizona for the benefit of the University of Arizona. 47 Stat. 151 Chapter 173 1932-05-07 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 173.] AN ACT To provide for the confirmation of a selection of certain lands by the State of Arizona for the benefit of the University of Arizona.May 7, 1932.[[S. 2428.](/us/bill/72/s/2428)][[Public, No. 125.](/us/pl/72/125)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Arizona.Selection of certain lands by, for University, approved.Vol. 36, p. 573. That the selection by the State of Arizona under the grant for university purposes made by the Act of June 20, 1910 (36 Stat. 557), filed in the Phoenix (Arizona) United States land office July 7, 1930 (Phoenix serial numbered 068540), for the south half of the northeast quarter, the north half of the southeast quarter, and the west half of section 9, township 14 south, range 16 east of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona, be ratified and confirmed, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to approve such selection. Approved, May 7, 1932. To amend the Act approved February 7, 1927, entitled “An Act to promote the mining of potash on the public domain.” 47 Stat. 151 Chapter 174 1932-05-07 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 174.] AN ACT To amend the Act approved February 7, 1927, entitled “An Act to promote the mining of potash on the public domain.”May 7, 1932.[[S. 3953.](/us/bill/72/s/3953)][[Public, No. 126.](/us/pl/72/126)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Potash on public domain.Vol. 44, p. 1058, amended.[U. S. C., Supp. V., p. 490](/us/usc/p490), amended. That the Act approved February 7, 1927, entitled “An Act to promote the mining of potash on the public domain,” is hereby amended by adding thereto a section, to be numbered 7, reading as follows: " “Sec. 7. Any prospecting permit issued under this Act may beExtension of prospecting permits authorized. extended by the Secretary of the Interior for a period not exceeding two years, upon a showing of satisfactory cause.” " Approved, May 7, 1932. To amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate navigation on the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters,” approved February 8, 1895. 47 Stat. 152 Chapter 175 1932-05-09 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public 152 [CHAPTER 175.] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate navigation on the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters,” approved February 8, 1895.May 9, 1932.[[S. 3908.](/us/bill/72/s/3908)][[Public, No. 127.](/us/pl/72/127)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Navigation on the Great Lakes. That the first two paragraphs of rule 3 under the heading “Lights” in the first section of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate navigation on the Great LakesVol. 28, p. 645, amended.[U. S. C., p. 1061](/us/usc/p1061), amended. and their connecting and tributary waters,” approved February 8, 1895 (U. S. C., title 33, sec. 252), are amended to read as follows: " “Rule 3. Except in the cases hereinafter expressly provided for,Steam vessels. a steam vessel when under way shall carry: “(a) On or in front of the foremast, or if a vessel without a foremast,Regulation of lights. then in the fore part of the vessel, at a height above the hull of not less than twenty feet, and if the beam of the vessel exceeds twenty feet, then at a height above the hull not less than such beam, so, however, that such height need not exceed forty feet, a bright white light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the vessel, namely, from rightNew matter. ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side, and of such character as to be visible at a distance of at least five miles: *Provided*,*Proviso.*Vessels built for New York State Barge Canal navigation. however, That such vessels built to navigate the New York State Barge Canal or other similar canals where the bridges prevent them from carrying the headlight at the height prescribed herein, shall carry such headlight not less than twenty feet above the hull.” " Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect April 15, 1932.Effective date. Approved, May 9, 1932. To provide for conveyance of a certain strip of land on Fenwick Island, Sussex County, State of Delaware, for roadway purposes. 47 Stat. 152 Chapter 176 1932-05-11 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 176.] AN ACT To provide for conveyance of a certain strip of land on Fenwick Island, Sussex County, State of Delaware, for roadway purposes.May 11, 1932.[[S. 283.](/us/bill/72/s/283)][[Public, No. 128.](/us/pl/72/128)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Fenwick Island, Del.Conveyance of certain land on, for roadway. That the Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized to transfer and convey by quitclaim deed to the Levy Court of Sussex County, State of Delaware, the following described parcel of land situate in Sussex County and being a part of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse Reservation: A stripDescription. of land sixty feet wide and six hundred and sixty feet long, extending from the west boundary line of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse Reservation to the east boundary line of the lighthouse reservation with the center line running parallel to and three hundred and thirty feet northerly from the east and west boundary line between the States of Delaware and Maryland, which boundary line is the southerly boundary of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse Reservation; the same to be held and made available permanently by said Levy Court of Sussex County, State of Delaware, as a roadway under such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for the use thereof by the public, and that the Lighthouse Service shall haveUse by Lighthouse Service. an unrestricted right at all times to use the said roadway for the purposes of access to and egress from the lighthouse reservation: *Provided*, That should the Levy Court of Sussex County, State of*Proviso.*Reversion for non-user. Delaware, fail to keep and hold the said strip of land for roadway purposes or devote it to any use inconsistent with said purposes,153 then title to said land shall revert to and be reinvested in the United States and the deed or instrument of conveyance shall recite the reversionary right herein reserved. Approved, May 11, 1932. To authorize the sale, on competitive bids, of unallotted lands on the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, in Wisconsin, not needed for allotment, tribal, or administrative purposes. 47 Stat. 153 Chapter 177 1932-05-13 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 177.] AN ACT To authorize the sale, on competitive bids, of unallotted lands on the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, in Wisconsin, not needed for allotment, tribal, or administrative purposes.May 13, 1932.[[H. R. 8637.](/us/bill/72/hr/8637)][[Public, No. 129.](/us/pl/72/129)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, Wis.Certain unallotted lands on, may be sold, on competitive bids. That authority is hereby granted the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, with the consent of the Indians and under such terms and regulations as he may deem proper, to sell on competitive bids that portion of the unallotted lands in the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation in Wisconsin comprising lot 5, section 7, township 40, range 5 east, containing twenty-one acres, more or less, title to be transferred to the purchaser by deed or by patent in fee. Approved, May 13, 1932. To extend the period of time during which final proof may be offered by homestead entrymen. 47 Stat. 153 Chapter 178 1932-05-13 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 178.] AN ACT To extend the period of time during which final proof may be offered by homestead entrymen.May 13, 1932.[[H. R. 9591.](/us/bill/72/hr/9591)][[Public, No. 130.](/us/pl/72/130)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Homestead entries, public lands.Extension of time for offering final proof authorized.[U. S. C., p. 1346](/us/usc/p1346), amended. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to extend for a period of not to exceed two years the period during which final proof may be offered by any homestead entryman upon public lands of the United States if the date requiring the submission of such final proof by any such entryman under existing law falls within the period beginning July 1, 1931, and ending December 31, 1933: *Provided*, That any such*Proviso.*Adverse conditions to be shown. entryman shall be required to show that it is a hardship upon himself to meet the requirements incident to final proof upon the date required by existing law, due to adverse weather or economic conditions. Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make suchRules to be prescribed. rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved, May 13, 1932. To transfer Lincoln County from the Columbia division to the Winchester division of the middle Tennessee judicial district. 47 Stat. 153 Chapter 179 1932-05-13 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 179.] AN ACT To transfer Lincoln County from the Columbia division to the Winchester division of the middle Tennessee judicial district.May 13, 1932.[[H. R. 10277.](/us/bill/72/hr/10277)][[Public, No. 131.](/us/pl/72/131)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Tennessee middle judicial district.Lincoln County transferred from Columbia to Winchester division.Vol. 42, p. 1520; [U. S. C., p. 2030](/us/usc/p2030), amended. That Lincoln County of the Columbia division of the middle district of the State of Tennessee is hereby detached from the Columbia division and attached to and made a part of the Winchester division of the middle district of such State. Approved, May 13, 1932. To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to close upper Water Street between Twenty-second and Twenty-third Streets. 47 Stat. 154 Chapter 180 1932-05-13 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public 154 [CHAPTER 180.] JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to close upper Water Street between Twenty-second and Twenty-third Streets.May 13, 1932.[[S. J. Res. 50.](/us/bill/72/sjres/50)][[Pub. Res., No. 18.](/us/bill/72/pubres/18)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * District of Columbia.Upper Water Street, between Twenty-second and Twenty-third Streets to be closed. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to close upper Water Street, between Twenty-second and Twenty-third Streets, northwest, lying north of Potomac Park and south of square 62: *Provided*, That the consent in writing of the owners of three-fourths*Provisos.*Consent of property owners to be obtained. of all private property on the south side of square 62 is first had and obtained; and upon the closing of said street between the limits named the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to transfer the land contained in the bed of said street to the DirectorPart transferred to park system. of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital, as part of the park system of the District of Columbia: *Provided further*,Maintenance of existing sewers. That the said commissioners be, and they are hereby, authorized to enter upon said closed area at all times for the purpose of maintenance and repair of all existing sewers and sewer appurtenances. Sec. 2. The Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of theAdjacent area transferred to American Pharmaceutical Association. National Capital is authorized to transfer to the American Pharmaceutical Association such an area adjacent to the land owned by the said association, as shall be agreed upon between the association and the two commissions hereinafter named, so that the location and theLocation and setting of building to conform to plan of Fine Arts Commission. setting of the association’s building will conform to the plan prepared by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and approved by the National Commission of Fine Arts for the treatment of that area, and in the construction of said building the saidSewer protection. association shall take such steps as are necessary to insure the safety of existing sewers and sewer appurtenances: *Provided*, That the*Provisos.*Land of the Association in exchange. American Pharmaceutical Association agrees, contemporaneously with the above transfer to it, to transfer to the United States of America title to a strip of land owned by said association seventeen feet in depth along Twenty-third Street, for the purpose of widening said street as an approach to the Lincoln Memorial: *ProvidedApproval of building design. further*, That the design of the said association’s building shall be such as to be approved by the National Commission of Fine Arts, and its use shall be limited to organizations and institutions servingRestriction on use. American pharmacy on a nonprofit basis. Approved, May 13, 1932. To amend an Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District of Columbia,” approved March 3, 1869, as amended. 47 Stat. 154 Chapter 183 1932-05-14 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 183.] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District of Columbia,” approved March 3, 1869, as amended.May 14, 1932.[[S. 2775.](/us/bill/72/s/2775)][[Public, No. 132.](/us/pl/72/132)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District of Columbia. That section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District of Columbia,” approved March 3,Charter amended.Vol. 15, p. 334; Vol. 32, p. 923; Vol. 42, p. 1020.Name changed to “Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Company.” 1869, as amended, is amended by striking out the word “Association” in the name of the organization and inserting in lieu thereof the words “Insurance Company,” so that the name of the organization shall read “Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Company.” Sec. 2. Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of such Act, as amended, areAmendments. amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 2. The company shall have the power to make all and everyPowers enlarged. insurance appertaining to or connected with life or disability risks of whatever kind or nature; and to grant, purchase, or dispose of155 annuities; to make insurance against injury, disablement, or death resulting from accident and against disablement resulting from sickness and every insurance appertaining thereto; to make and accept reinsurance of any risks; and to furnish any aid or service to promote the health and welfare of its policyholders and their beneficiaries: *Provided, however*, That the company shall forever be*Proviso.*Mutual, nonprofit Company. conducted for the mutual benefit of its policyholders and their beneficiaries and not for profit; and, as to its business transacted in the District of Columbia or in any State or other jurisdiction in which it is licensed, shall be subject to all laws of such District,Business license. State, or other jurisdiction governing similar mutual insurance companies. “Sec. 3. The number of directors of said company shall be fixedDirectors. by the by-laws and shall be at least twenty-one, a number of whom, less than a majority, shall be elected by the policyholders at the annual meeting of the company from among themselves for a term of three years; that in all cases of a tie vote the choice shall be determined by lot, and in all other cases a plurality vote shall decide.Annual meetings. The annual meeting of the company shall be held at such time and place as provided in the by-laws. The board of directors shallOfficers. elect from among the policyholders at their first meeting succeeding the annual meeting of the company a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, and a treasurer, and from time to time such additional officers as the by-laws may provide. The president, the vice presidents, the secretary, and the treasurer shall each give bond with surety to the company in such sum as the board of directors may require for the faithful performance of his duties. At allQuorum. meetings of the board of directors twelve of the board shall form a quorum. In case of any vacancy in the board of directors byVacancies. death, resignation, or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled by the remaining directors from among the policyholders of the company to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. “Sec. 4. The board of directors shall have full power to makeBy-laws, etc. and prescribe such by-laws, rules, and regulations as they shall deem needful and proper for the elections herein provided, and for the disposition and management of the business, funds, property, and effects of the company, not contrary to this charter or to the laws of the United States, and they shall have power to alter or amend the same as the interests of the company, in their opinion, may require. “Sec. 5. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to affectNo vested right impaired. or. impair in any manner whatsoever any vested right or interest existing in or under any contract of the company.” " Sec. 3. Such Act, as amended, is further amended by adding atVol. 15, p. 335, amended. the end thereof a section as follows: " “Sec. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved.” " Approved, May 14, 1932. To add certain land to the Crater Lake National Park in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. 47 Stat. 155 Chapter 184 1932-05-14 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 184.] AN ACT To add certain land to the Crater Lake National Park in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.May 14, 1932.[[H. R. 9970.](/us/bill/72/hr/9970)][[Public, No. 133.](/us/pl/72/133)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Crater Lake National Park, Oreg.Land added to.Description. That all of that certain tract described as follows: Beginning on the south boundary line of Crater Lake National Park at four mile post numbered 112; thence west along the south boundary line of said park four and156 twenty-six one-hundredths chains which is the northwest corner of this tract; thence south one hundred and fourteen and forty-two one-hundredths chains; thence south forty degrees fifty-nine minutes east, eighty-four and thirty-nine one-hundredths chains; thence east, fifteen and thirteen one-hundredths chains to highway stake numbered 130; thence north eighty-nine degrees thirty minutes east, eighteen and six one-hundredths chains; thence north twenty and eighty-three one-hundredths chains; thence north nineteen degrees and forty minutes west, one hundred and twenty-six and four one-hundredths chains; thence north twenty-seven degrees fifty-two minutes west forty-three and fifty one-hundredths chains to the south boundary of Crater Lake National Park; thence west twenty-four chains following the south boundary of said park to the place of beginning, in the State of Oregon be, and the same is hereby,Transferred from Crater National Forest. excluded from the Crater National Forest and made a part of the Crater Lake National Park subject to all laws and regulations applicable to and governing said park. Approved, May 14, 1932. To authorize the acquisition of additional land in the city of Medford, Oregon,, for use in connection with the administration of the Crater Lake National Park. 47 Stat. 156 Chapter 185 1932-05-14 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 185.] AN ACT To authorize the acquisition of additional land in the city of Medford, Oregon,, for use in connection with the administration of the Crater Lake National Park.May 14, 1932.[[H. R. 10284.](/us/bill/72/hr/10284)][[Public, No. 134.](/us/pl/72/134)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Crater Lake National Park, Oreg.Purchase of certain tract from Medford, Oreg., authorized. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to acquire on behalf of the United States for use in connection with the present administrative headquarters of the Crater Lake National Park, that certain tract of land in the city of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, adjoining the present headquarters site and described as lot 4, block 2, central subdivision to said city of Medford, Oregon, which tract of land has been offered to the United States for the purpose aforesaid by the city of Medford, Oregon, free and clear of all encumbrancesPrice. for the consideration of $300. Sec. 2. That not to exceed the sum of $300 from the unexpendedFund available.Vol. 46, p. 1154. balance of appropriations heretofore made for the acquisition of privately owned lands and/or standing timber within the national parks and national monuments be, and the same is hereby, made, available for the acquisition of land herein authorized. Approved, May 14, 1932. To authorize the issuance of patents for certain lands in the State of Colorado for certain purposes. 47 Stat. 156 Chapter 186 1932-05-14 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 186.] AN ACT To authorize the issuance of patents for certain lands in the State of Colorado for certain purposes.May 14, 1932.[[H. R. 10744.](/us/bill/72/hr/10744)][[Public, No. 135.](/us/pl/72/135)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Land grants in Colorado.Patents to issue for certain, restored to public domain. That the Secretary of the Interior, in his judgment and discretion, is hereby authorized. after due inquiry to issue patents in the manner hereinafter provided, for any of those lands situated in the State of Colorado which were, as a result of the adjustment of the land grant to Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad Company to which the Union Pacific Railroad Company succeeded, restored to the public domain by the Secretary of the Interior on May 20, 1931, to be disposed of under existing applicable public land laws. 157 Sec. 2. That any person, association, corporation, or municipalityPreference right of present owners or occupants. which, in good faith under color of title prior to the date of said restoration, placed valuable improvements upon, occupied, or cultivated, or otherwise exercised dominion over any of the lands so restored, or who on or since said date of restoration became the grantee, transferee, or assignee of such person, association, corporation, or municipality, shall have a preference right to purchase the lands so held by him upon the filing of an application thereforPayment. and payment of $1.25 per acre, or fraction thereof within six years from the date of the passage of this Act: *Provided*, That upon any*Provisos.*Waiver of payment. such application filed within three years from the date of the enactment hereof payment of said $1.25 per acre is hereby waived. Every such application must be accompanied with satisfactory proof thatEvidence required. the applicant is entitled to such preference right, and that the lands which he applies to purchase are not in the legal possession of an adverse claimant: *Provided further*, That any such applicant may,Title. if he so elects, perfect his title under any applicable public land law, if qualified thereunder. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to issueRules to be prescribed. all necessary rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Approved, May 14, 1932. To increase passport fees, and for other purposes. 47 Stat. 157 Chapter 187 1932-05-16 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 187.] AN ACT To increase passport fees, and for other purposes.May 16, 1932.[[H. R. 9393.](/us/bill/72/hr/9393)][[Public, No. 136.](/us/pl/72/136)] *Be it enacted toy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Passports.Vol. 44, p. 887; Vol. 46, p. 839.[U. S. C., Supp. V, p. 339](/us/usc/p339), amended. That section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes,” approved July 3, 1926, as amended by the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the renewal of passports,” approved July 1, 1930, is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 2. That the validity of a passport or passport visa shallValidity of, or visa. be limited to a period of two years: *Provided*, That a passport may*Provisos.*Renewal; fee increased. be renewed under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State for a period, not to exceed two years, upon payment of a fee of $5 for such renewal, but the final date of expiration shall not be more than four years from the original date of issue: *Provided further*,Time limitation. That the Secretary of State may limit the validity of a passport, passport visa, or the period of renewal of a passport to less than two years: *Provided further*, That the charge for the issue of anOriginal passport charge, increased. original passport shall be $9.” " Approved, May 16, 1932. Making an additional appropriation for printing and binding for Congress for the fiscal year 1932. 47 Stat. 157 Chapter 188 1932-05-16 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 188.] JOINT RESOLUTION Making an additional appropriation for printing and binding for Congress for the fiscal year 1932.May 16, 1932.[[H. J. Res. 382.](/us/bill/72/hjres/382)][[Pub. Res., No. 19.](/us/bill/72/pubres/19)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Congress.Additional appropriation for printing and binding. That the sum of $500,000 is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for printing and binding for Congress, including the same objects and under the same conditions specified under theVol. 46, p. 1189. appropriation “Public Printing and Binding, Government Printing Office, 1932,” contained in the Legislative Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932. Approved, May 16, 1932. To require all insurance corporations formed under the provisions of Chapter XVIII of the Code of Law of the District of Columbia to maintain their principal offices and places of business within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 47 Stat. 158 Chapter 189 1932-05-17 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public 158 [CHAPTER 189.] AN ACT To require all insurance corporations formed under the provisions of Chapter XVIII of the Code of Law of the District of Columbia to maintain their principal offices and places of business within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.May 17, 1932.[[S. 3584.](/us/bill/72/s/3584)][[Public, No. 137.](/us/pl/72/137)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * District of Columbia Code amendment.Vol. 31, pp. 1289, 1310, amended. That Chapter XVIII of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding thereto a new section, which shall provide— " “That any corporation now or hereafter formed or organizedInsurance corporations formed under District of Columbia laws. under any provision of law in force and effect in the District of Columbia to engage in an insurance business shall maintain itsHeadquarters and records of, to be maintained within said District. principal office within said District and shall keep its books, records, and files therein, and shall not remove from said District either its principal office or its books, records, or files without the permission of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia first had and obtained: *Provided, however*, That nothing herein contained shall be*Provisos.*Branch-office records exempt. construed to apply to the books, records, and files of any such corporation kept in a branch-office agency of such corporation, which books, records, and files relate solely to the business transacted by the said branch office agency: *And provided further*, That any insuranceCorporations created by special Act of Congress.Reincorporation, elsewhere.*Post*, p. 1778. corporation created by special Act of Congress is hereby authorized upon resolution of its board of directors or trustees to reincorporate under the laws of any State of the United States, a certified copy of such resolution of such board of directors or trustees having first been filed in the office of the Superintendent of Insurance of the District of Columbia and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia. Upon compliance with theConditions imposed. above conditions, the assets of the said corporation shall thereby become vested in the new corporation. Said new corporation shall faithfully carry out any and every right, obligation, and liability of said original corporation. “Any corporation violating any of the provisions hereof shallRevocation of charter for violation. forthwith forfeit its charter, which forfeiture shall operate as a revocation of its license to do business within said District. “Any officer, agent, or employee of any such corporation who shallProsecution of officer or agent. violate any of the provisions hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall pay a fine of not less than $300 or be imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. All prosecutions hereunder shall be uponJurisdiction of police court. information filed in the police court of the District of Columbia in the name of the District of Columbia by the corporation counsel thereof or any of his assistants.” " Approved, May 17, 1932. To change the name of the island of “Porto Rico” to “Puerto Rico.” 47 Stat. 158 Chapter 190 1932-05-17 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 190.] JOINT RESOLUTION To change the name of the island of “Porto Rico” to “Puerto Rico.”May 17, 1932.[[S. J. Res. 36.](/us/bill/72/sjres/36)][[Pub. Res., No. 20.](/us/bill/72/pubres/20)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Island of “Porto Rico.”Vol. 39, p. 951.To be hereafter designated as “Puerto Rico.” That from and after the passage of this resolution the island designated “Porto Rico” in the Act entitled “An Act to provide a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes,” approved March 2, 1917, as amended, shall be known and designated as “Puerto Rico.” AllForce and effect on existing laws, etc. laws, regulations, and public documents and records of the United States in which such island is designated or referred to under the159 name of “Porto Rico” shall be held to refer to such island under and by the name of “Puerto Rico.” Approved, May 17, 1932. To amend Title II of the Federal Farm Loan Act in regard to Federal intermediate credit banks, and for other purposes. 47 Stat. 159 Chapter 191 1932-05-19 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 191.] AN ACT To amend Title II of the Federal Farm Loan Act in regard to Federal intermediate credit banks, and for other purposes.May 19, 1932.[[S. 2409.](/us/bill/72/s/2409)][[Public, No. 138.](/us/pl/72/138)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Federal intermediate credit banks.Vol. 42, p. 1455; Vol. 43, p. 1264; Vol. 46, p. 816.[U. S. C., p. 316](/us/usc/p316); Supp. V, p. 133. That section 202
(a)of Title II of the Federal Farm Loan Act, as amended (U. S. C., title 12, ch. 8, sec. 1031), is hereby amended by substituting a semicolon for the period at the end of clause
(3)and adding thereto the following new matter: “and to accept drafts or bills of exchangeAcceptance of secured drafts, etc., of cooperative agricultural associations. issued or drawn by any such association when secured by warehouse receipts and/or shipping documents covering staple agricultural products as herein provided.” Sec. 2. Section 205 of Title II of the Federal Farm Loan Act, asImpairment of capital of any credit bank.Vol. 42, p. 1457.[U. S. C., p. 317](/us/usc/p317).Proportionate assessment of amount thereof against member banks, authorized. amended (U. S. C., title 12, ch. 8, sec. 1061), is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new matter: “In the event that there shall be an impairment of the paid-in capital of any Federal intermediate credit bank, the Farm Loan Board, at such time or times as it deems advisable, may determine and assess the amount thereof against the other Federal intermediate credit banks on such equitable basis of apportionment as it shall prescribe. Each bankPayment. against which such an assessment is made shall, out of its surplus and/or to an extent up to 50 per centum of its net earnings, in accordance with the terms of such assessment, pay the amount thereof as soon as possible to the bank having the impairment. InUtilization of surplus, or net earnings. such event payments into the surplus fund and payments of the franchise tax prescribed by this chapter shall be determined on the basis of the net earnings remaining after providing for the payment of any such assessment.” Sec. 3. Section 206
(b)of Title II of the Federal Farm Loan Act,Special reserve and surplus funds.Vol. 42, p. 1457; [U. S. C., p. 317](/us/usc/p317), amended. as amended (U. S. C., title 12, ch. 8, sec. 1072), is hereby amended (effective January 1, 1932) by striking out the first two sentences of said section and substituting therefor the following new matter: “After all necessary expenses of a Federal intermediate credit bankNet earnings to be applied to. have been paid or provided for, the net earnings shall be paid into a surplus fund until it shall amount to 100 per centum of the subscribed capital stock of such bank, and thereafter 50 per centum of such earnings shall be paid into the surplus. Whenever the surplusRestoration of surplus. thus paid in shall have been impaired it shall be fully restored before payment of the franchise tax herein prescribed. After thePayment of franchise tax. aforesaid requirements of this section have been fully met and, except as otherwise provided in this Act, 50 per centum of the net earnings shall be paid to the United States as a franchise tax.” Sec. 4. Section 207 of Title II of the Federal Farm Loan Act, asLiability on debentures.Vol. 42, p. 1458; [U. S. C., p. 317](/us/usc/p317), amended.*Proviso.*Mutual arrangements for transfer of funds to meet contingencies. amended (U. S. C., title 12, ch. 8, sec. 1081), is hereby amended by striking out the period at the encl thereof and substituting a colon together with a proviso as follows: “Provided, That in view of the liability of all Federal intermediate credit banks for the debentures and other such obligations of each bank under this Act, the banks shall, in accordance with rules, regulations, and orders of the Federal Farm Loan Board, enter into adequate agreements and arrangements among themselves by which funds shall be transferred and/or made available from time to time for the payment of all such debentures and other such obligations and the interest thereon when due in accordance with the terms thereof.” 160 Sec. 5. The second paragraph of section 13
(a)of the FederalFederal reserve banks.Vol. 42, p. 1479; [U. S. C., p. 282](/us/usc/p282), amended.May discount, for intermediate credit bank, notes covering loans by such bank. Reserve Act, as amended (U. S. C., title 12, ch. 3, sec. 349), is hereby amended by adding thereto a new sentence as follows: “Any Federal reserve bank may also, subject to regulations and limitations to be prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board, discount notes payable to and bearing the indorsement of any Federal intermediate credit bank, covering loans or advances made by such bank pursuant to the provisionsVol. 43, p. 1264; Vol. 46, p. 816.[U.S. C., p. 316](/us/usc/p316); Supp. V, p. 133. of section 202
(a)of Title II of the Federal Farm Loan Act, as amended (U. S. C., title 12, ch. 8, sec. 1031), which have maturities at the time of discount of not more than nine months, exclusive of days of grace, and which are secured by notes, drafts, or bills of exchange eligible for rediscount by Federal Reserve banks.” Sec. 6. The seventh paragraph of section 13 of the Federal ReserveCollateral trust debentures, etc.Vol. 38, p. 264; [U. S. C., p. 282](/us/usc/p282).Acceptance as security. Act, as amended (U. S. C., title 12, ch. 3, sec. 347), is hereby amended by changing the period at the end thereof to a comma and adding thereto the words “or by the deposit or pledge of debentures or other such obligations of Federal intermediate credit banks which are eligible for purchase by Federal reserve banks under section 13
(a)of this Act.” Approved, May 19, 1932. To amend the Act of February 23, 1927, as amended (U. S. C., title 47, sec. 85), and for other purposes. 47 Stat. 160 Chapter 192 1932-05-19 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 192.] AN ACT To amend the Act of February 23, 1927, as amended (U. S. C., title 47, sec. 85), and for other purposes.May 19, 1932.[[S. 4289.](/us/bill/72/s/4289)][[Public, No. 139.](/us/pl/72/139)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Radio Act of 1927.Vol. 44, p. 1164; [U. S. C., Supp. V, p. 662](/us/usc/p662), amended.Citizenship requirements, station operators. That section 5, subparagraph C of the Act of February 23, 1927, as amended (U. S. C., title 47, sec. 85), is amended by striking out the word “persons” after the words “issue them to such” and inserting the words “citizens of the United States,” so that the amended paragraph will read: “to prescribe the qualifications of station operators, to classify them according to the duties to be performed, to fix the forms of such licenses, and to issue them to such citizens of the United States as he finds qualified.” Approved, May 19, 1932. Authorizing the Joint Committee on the Library to procure an oil portrait of former President Calvin Coolidge. 47 Stat. 160 Chapter 193 1932-05-19 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 193.] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Joint Committee on the Library to procure an oil portrait of former President Calvin Coolidge.May 19, 1932.[[S. J. Res. 75.](/us/bill/72/sjres/75)][[Pub. Res., No. 21.](/us/bill/72/pubres/21)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Calvin Coolidge.Portrait of, to be procured for Executive Mansion.*Post*, p. 527. That the Joint Committee on the Library is hereby authorized to procure an oil portrait of former President Calvin Coolidge for the Executive Mansion, at a cost not to exceed $2,500. Approved, May 19, 1932. To extend the admiralty laws of the United States of America to the Virgin Islands. 47 Stat. 160 Chapter 194 1932-05-20 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 194.] AN ACT To extend the admiralty laws of the United States of America to the Virgin Islands.May 20, 1932.[[S. 418.](/us/bill/72/s/418)][[Public, No. 140.](/us/pl/72/140)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Virgin Islands.Admiralty laws of the United States extended to.Vol. 39, p. 1132. That there be, and is hereby, conferred upon the judicial tribunals of the Virgin Islands jurisdiction in admiralty which shall be the same as is exercised by the United States district courts, and the practice and procedure161 shall be the same as in the United States district courts and all cases coming within the admiralty jurisdiction of said tribunals shall be determined in accordance with the general admiralty laws of the United States of America. Approved, May 20, 1932. To authorize the sale of interest in lands devised to the United States under the will of Sophie Chanquet. 47 Stat. 161 Chapter 195 1932-05-20 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 195.] AN ACT To authorize the sale of interest in lands devised to the United States under the will of Sophie Chanquet.May 20, 1932.[[S. 694.](/us/bill/72/s/694)][[Public, No. 141.](/us/pl/72/141)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and Blouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Sophie Chanquet.Sale of interest in lands acquired under will of, authorized. That the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs is hereby authorized to sell all right, title, and interest acquired by the United States under the will of Sophie Chanquet, deceased, in lands situate in the counties of Alameda and San Francisco, State of California, upon such terms and after such public notice by advertisement as he may deem best for the public interest, and to make, execute, and deliver all needful conveyances. The net proceeds of such sale shall be paid into theProceeds covered into Treasury. Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Approved, May 20, 1932. To remove the limitation upon the filling of vacancy of district judge for the district of New Jersey. 47 Stat. 161 Chapter 196 1932-05-20 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 196.] AN ACT To remove the limitation upon the filling of vacancy of district judge for the district of New Jersey.May 20, 1932.[[S. 1335.](/us/bill/72/s/1335)][[Public, No. 142.](/us/pl/72/142)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and Blouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * New Jersey judicial district.Filling vacancy of additional judge, authorized. That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint a judge to fill a vacancy in the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey, occasioned by the death of Honorable William A. Runyon, who was appointed as additional judge in said district under the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled “An ActVol. 42, p. 837; [U. S. C., p. 864](/us/usc/p864), amended. for the appointment of an additional circuit judge for the fourth judicial circuit, for the appointment of additional district judges for certain districts, providing for an annual conference of certain judges, and for other purposes,” approved September 14, 1922 (U. S. C., title 28, sec. 3). A vacancy occurring at any time in the officeVacancy hereafter to be filled. of district judge referred to in this Act is authorized to be filled. Approved, May 20, 1932. To authorize the transfer of jurisdiction over public land in the District of Columbia. 47 Stat. 161 Chapter 197 1932-05-20 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 197.] AN ACT To authorize the transfer of jurisdiction over public land in the District of Columbia.May 20, 1932.[[S. 2498.](/us/bill/72/s/2498)][[Public, No. 143.](/us/pl/72/143)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and Blouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * District of Columbia.Administration, etc., of public lands. That Federal and District authorities administering properties within the District of Columbia owned by the United States or by the said District are hereby authorized to transfer jurisdiction over parts or all of such properties among or between themselves for purposes of administration and maintenance under such conditions as may be mutually162 agreed upon: *Provided*, That prior to the consummation of any*Provisos.*Recommendation by National Capital Park and Planning Commission.Report to Congress. transfer hereunder such proposed transfer shall be recommended by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission: *Provided further*, That all such transfers and agreements shall be reported to Congress by the authorities concerned. Sec. 2. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal the provisionsExisting laws not affected. of any existing law or laws authorizing the transfer of jurisdiction of certain lands between and among Federal and District authorities, but all such laws shall remain in full force and effect. Approved, May 20, 1932. To permit the United States to be made a party defendant in certain cases. 47 Stat. 162 Chapter 198 1932-05-20 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 198.] AN ACT To permit the United States to be made a party defendant in certain cases.May 20, 1932.[[S. 4148.](/us/bill/72/s/4148)][[Public, No. 144.](/us/pl/72/144)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Lenawee County, Mich.Consent given to name United States party defendant in clearing title, etc., to certain lands in. That the consent of the United States is given to be named a party in any suit which is now pending, or which may hereafter be brought in the courts of the State of Michigan having jurisdiction of the subject matter, for the purpose of clearing the title to, and removing liens from, all those pieces or parcels of land situate and being in the county of Lenawee and State of Michigan, described as follows, to wit: The west half northwest quarter section 35, township 5 south,Description. range 4 east, containing eighty acres of land, be the same more or less. Also that tract beginning at the northwest corner of Maumee and Boughton Streets in the village of Tecumseh, thence along the west line of said Maumee Street north to the corner of Lave Baxter, junior’s, land, thence west along said Baxter’s land to the mill pond, thence southwardly along the east side of said mill pond to said Boughton Street, thence along the north line of said Boughton Street to the place of beginning, containing about thirty acres of land, be the same more or less. Also village lot 130; and also that tract of land beginning at the southwest corner of said village lot 130 and on the east line of Mill Street; thence along the east line of said lastmentioned street southwardly to the line between village lots 126 and 127, thence along the said line last mentioned eastwardly to the east line of said lots; thence eastwardly to the line between village lots 139 and 140; thence along said lots to Maumee Street; thence north along the west line of said street to the line between village lots 133 and 134; thence along the south line of said lot 133 and of lots 132, 131, and 130 to the place of beginning, containing about ten acres of land, be the same more or less. Sec. 2. Service upon the United States shall be made by servingService of process. the process of the court, with a copy of the bill of complaint, upon the United States attorney for the eastern district of Michigan, and by sending copies of the process and bill, by registered mail, to the Attorney General of the United States, at Washington, District ofNotice to Attorney General. Columbia. The United States shall have thirty days after service as above provided, or such further time as the court may allow, within which to appear and answer, disclaim, plead, or demur. Sec. 3. The final judgment or decree of the court in any suitForce and effect of court decree. brought under this Act shall have the same effect respecting the discharge of a purported mortgage given by Joseph W. Brown and Cornelia T. Brown, his wife, of the first part, to United States of America of the second part, dated November 21, 1835, and recorded on December 30, 1835, in the register of deeds’ office of Lenawee County, Michigan, in Liber B of Mortgages, at page 447, as may be provided with respect to such matters by the law of the State of Michigan. 163 Sec. 4. No judgment for costs or other money judgment shall beNo Federal liability. rendered against the United States in any suit or proceeding which may be brought under the provisions of this Act. Nor shall the United States be or become liable for the payment of the costs of any such suit or proceeding or any part thereof. Approved, May 20, 1932. To provide for the transfer of certain school lands in North Dakota to the International Peace Garden (Incorporated). 47 Stat. 163 Chapter 199 1932-05-20 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 199.] AN ACT To provide for the transfer of certain school lands in North Dakota to the International Peace Garden (Incorporated).May 20, 1932.[[S. 4416.](/us/bill/72/s/4416)][[Public, No. 145.](/us/pl/72/145)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represenatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * International Peace Garden. That notwithstanding any provision of any law of the United States to the contrary, the State of North Dakota is hereby authorized to provideNorth Dakota may convey certain school lands to. by law for the transfer without cost of all of section 36, township 164 north, range 73 west, fifth principal meridian, containing six hundred and forty acres, more or less, according to the United States Government survey thereof, to the International Peace Garden (Incorporated), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, to be used and maintained by the said International Peace Garden (Incorporated), and in connection with other lands in the State of North Dakota and in the Province of Manitoba, Dominion of Canada, as a memorial to commemorate the long existing relationship of peace and good will between the people and Governments of Canada and the United States. The conveyance from the State of North Dakota to said InternationalReversionary provisions. Peace Garden (Incorporated) shall contain a provision that if said land shall at any time thereafter cease to be used and maintained as an International Peace Garden, the land shall revert to the State of North Dakota, and upon reversion to the State of North Dakota said land shall become subject to the laws of the United States applying thereto to the same extent as if this Act had not been enacted. Approved, May 20, 1932. To establish a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt in the National Capital. 47 Stat. 163 Chapter 200 1932-05-21 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 200.] AN ACT To establish a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt in the National Capital.May 21, 1932.[[S. 290.](/us/bill/72/s/290)][[Public, No. 146.](/us/pl/72/146)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, D. C.Acceptance of Masons Island for, authorized. That the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital be, and he is hereby, authorized to accept and receive as a gift from the Roosevelt Memorial Association (Incorporated), for and in behalf of the United States, the island in the Potomac River heretofore variously known as Barbadoes, Analostan, and Masons Island, together with accretions thereto; and that, upon acceptance of this gift of land, the said island shall hereafter be known as RooseveltDesignated Roosevelt Island hereafter.*Post*, p. 799.Set aside as a public park. Island and shall be maintained and administered by the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital as a natural park for the recreation and enjoyment of the public: *Provided*,*Proviso.*Approval of plans. That no general plan for the development of the island be adopted without the approval of the Roosevelt Memorial Association; and that, so long as this association remains in existence, no development, inconsistent with this plan, be executed without the association’s consent. 164 Sec. 2. That the director is hereby authorized to provide suitableApproaches, etc. means of access to and upon the said Roosevelt Island as appropriations are made available from time to time and subject to the approval of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission; and that the appropriations needed for such construction and annuallyConstruction and maintenance. for the care, maintenance, and improvement of the said lands and improvements, are hereby authorized to be made from any funds not otherwise appropriated from the Treasury of the United States. Sec. 3. That the Director of Public Buildings and Public ParksErection of suitable memorial and related structures. be, and he is hereby, further authorized and directed to permit the Roosevelt Memorial Association (Incorporated) to erect on said Roosevelt Island such monument or memorial and related structures as may be recommended by it and approved by the National Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Approved, May 21, 1932. To amend the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended. 47 Stat. 164 Chapter 201 1932-05-21 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 201.] AN ACT To amend the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended.May 21, 1932.[[S. 2955.](/us/bill/72/s/2955)][[Public, No. 147.](/us/pl/72/147)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, amendment.Vol. 43, p. 621; [U. S. C., p. 1222](/us/usc/p1222), amended. That section 202
(12)of the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 12. Where the disabled person is a patient in a hospital,Wife and children of disabled veteran.Apportioning compensation to. or where for any other reason the disabled person and his wife are not living together, or where the children are not in the custody of the disabled person, the amount of the compensation may be apportioned as may be prescribed by regulations. Retired pay payableApplicable to retired emergency officers. under Public Act Numbered 506, Seventieth Congress, approved May 24, 1928, may be apportioned in the same form and manner as compensationVol. 45, pp. 735, 967; [U. S. C., Supp. V, p. 575](/us/usc/p575), amended. is apportioned under the provisions of this section.” " Approved, May 21, 1932. To authorize the issuance of bonds by the Saint Thomas Harbor Board, Virgin Islands, for the acquisition or construction of a graving or dry dock. 47 Stat. 164 Chapter 202 1932-05-23 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 72 1 public [CHAPTER 202.] AN ACT To authorize the issuance of bonds by the Saint Thomas Harbor Board, Virgin Islands, for the acquisition or construction of a graving or dry dock.May 23, 1932.[[S. 4193.](/us/bill/72/s/4193)][[Public, No. 148.](/us/pl/72/148)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Virgin Islands.Saint Thomas Harbor Board may issue bonds for graving or dry dock. That for the purpose of acquiring and installing or building a dry dock or graving dock in the harbor of Saint Thomas, Krum Bay, Virgin Islands, or in Gregerie Channel adjacent to such harbor, the Saint Thomas Harbor Board, a municipal institution, is authorized, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, to issue registered or coupon bonds in any sum not to exceed $150,000. SuchSale, interest, etc. bonds shall be sold at not less than their par value with accrued interest, shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed 6 per centum per annum, and shall be payable from the treasury of said board in gold coin of the United States at such place or places as shall be designated by such board in the bonds. Such bonds shall beForm, etc., of bonds.Terms of each issue. issued in serial form maturing in substantially equal annual installments, the first installment to mature not later than five years from the date of the issue of such series, and the last installment notRedemption by board. later than thirty years from the date of such issue, except that165 said board may reserve the right to pay off such bonds in their numerical order at the rate of $20,000 or less per annum from and after the expiration of four years from their date of issue. Approved, May 23, 1932. To further amend the naturalization laws, and for other purposes. 1932-05-25 203 Chapter 47 Stat. 165 72 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-27 public [CHAPTER 203.] AN ACT To further amend the naturalization laws, and for other purposes.May 25, 1932.[[H. R. 6477](/us/bill/72/hr/6477).][
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