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(/us/pl/74/452).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary U. S. S. “Paducah.”Loan of silver service of, to Paducah, Ky., Woman’s Club, authorized.of the Navy is authorized, in his discretion, to loan to the Woman’s Club, of the city of Paducah, Kentucky, for preservation and exhibition, the silver service which was in use on the United States ship Paducah: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the *Proviso*.No Federal expense.United States for the delivery of such silver service.
Approved, February 25, 1936. To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Pan American Exposition to be held in Tampa, Florida, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes. 1936-02-25 83 Chapter 49 Stat. 1142 74 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 2025-01-07 public 1142 [CHAPTER 83.] JOINT RESOLUTION To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Pan American Exposition to be held in Tampa, Florida, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes.
February 25, 1936.[[H. J. Res. 356](/us/bill/74/hjres/356).][[Pub. Res., No. 72](/us/bill/74/pubres/72).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Pan American Exposition, Tampa, Fla.Dutiable articles imported for exhibition purposes, admitted free under regulations. That all articles which shall be imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Pan American Exposition to be held in Tampa, Florida, in 1939, by the Florida Fair and Gasparilla Association, Incorporated, or for use in construction, installing, or maintaining foreign buildings or exhibits at the said exposition, upon which articles there shall be a tariff or customs duty, shall be admitted without payment of such tariff, customs duty, fees, or charges under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe;
Sales permitted.but it shall be lawful at any time during or within three months after the close of the said exposition to sell within the area of the exposition and celebrations any articles provided for herein, subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall *Provisos*.Payment of duty on articles withdrawn.prescribe: *Provided*, That all such articles, when withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, shall be subject to the duties, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force Deterioration allowance.at the date of their withdrawal; and on such articles, which shall have suffered diminution or deterioration from incidental handling or exposure, the duties, if payable, shall be assessed according to the appraised value at the time of withdrawal from entry hereunder for consumption or entry under the general tariff law:
Marking requirements.*Provided further*, That imported articles provided for herein shall not be subject to any marking requirements of the general tariff laws, except when such articles are withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, in which case they shall not be released from customs custody until properly marked, but no additional duty shall be assessed because such articles were not sufficiently marked when Abandoned articles.imported into the United States: *Provided further*, That at any time during or within three months after the close of the exposition, any article entered hereunder may be abandoned to the Government or destroyed under customs supervision, whereupon any duties on such Transfer privilege.article shall be remitted: *Provided further*, That articles, which have been admitted without payment of duty for exhibition under any tariff law and which have remained in continuous customs custody or under a customs exhibition bond, and imported articles in bonded warehouses under the general tariff law may be accorded the privilege of transfer to and entry for exhibition at the said exposition under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe:Florida Fair and Gasparilla Association, Inc., deemed sole consignee. *And provided further*, That the Florida Fair and Gasparilla Association, Incorporated, shall be deemed, for customs purposes only, to be the sole consignee of all merchandise imported under the provisionsIncurred Federal expenses reimbursable. of this Act, and that the actual and necessary customs charges for labor, services, and other expenses in connection with the entry, examination, appraisement, release, or custody, together with the necessary charges for salaries of customs officers and employees in connection with the supervision, custody of, and accounting for, articles imported under the provisions of this Act, shall be reimbursed by Florida Fair and Gasparilla Association, Incorporated, to the Government of the United States under regulations to be1143 prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and that receipts fromDeposit of, as refunds.Vol. 46, p. 741; [U.
S. C., p. 894](/us/usc/p894). such reimbursements shall be deposited as refunds to the appropriation from which paid, in the manner provided for in section 524, Tariff Act of 1930. Approved, February 25, 1936. Authorizing a preliminary examination of the Nehalem River and tributaries, in Clatsop, Columbia, and Washington Counties, Oregon, with a view to the controlling of floods. 1936-02-26 86 Chapter 49 Stat. 1143 74 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 86.] AN ACT Authorizing a preliminary examination of the Nehalem River and tributaries, in Clatsop, Columbia, and Washington Counties, Oregon, with a view to the controlling of floods. February 26, 1936.[[S. 3277](/us/bill/74/s/3277).][[Public. No. 453](/us/pl/74/453).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryNehalem River, Oreg.Survey for flood control, authorized. of War is authorized and directed to cause a preliminary examination to be made of the Nehalem River and its tributaries, in Clatsop, Columbia, and Washington Counties, Oregon, with a view to the control of floods, in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of anVol. 39, p. 950.[U.
S. C., p. 1487](/us/usc/p1487). Act entitled “An Act to provide for control of floods of the Mississippi River, and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other purposes”, approved March 1, 1917, the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors. Approved, February 26, 1936. To define the crime of bribery and to provide for its punishment. 1936-02-26 87 Chapter 49 Stat. 1143 74 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 87.] AN ACT To define the crime of bribery and to provide for its punishment. February 26, 1936.[[H. R. 8821](/us/bill/74/hr/8821).][[Public. No. 454](/us/pl/74/454).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That whosoeverDistrict of Columbia.Bribery defined. corruptly, directly or indirectly, gives any money, or other bribe, present, reward, promise, contract, obligation, or security for the payment of any money, present, reward, or thing of value to any ministerial, administrative, executive, or judicial officer of the District of Columbia or any employee or other person acting in any capacity for the District of Columbia, or any agency thereof, either before or after he is qualified, with intent to influence his action on any matter which is then pending, or may by law come or be brought before him in his official capacity, or to cause him to execute any of the powers in him vested, or to perform any duties of him required, with partiality or favor, or otherwise than is required by law, or in consideration that such officer being authorized in the line of his duty to contract for any advertising or for the furnishing of any labor or material, shall directly or indirectly arrange to receive or shall receive, or shall withhold from the parties so contracted with, any portion of the contract price, whether that price be fixed by law or by agreement, or in consideration that such officer has nominated or appointed any person to any office or exercised any power in him vested, or performed any duty of him required, with partiality or favor, or otherwise contrary to law; and whosoever, being such anPenalty provision. officer, shall receive any such money, bribe, present, or reward, promise, contract, obligation, or security, with intent or for the purpose or consideration aforesaid shall be deemed guilty of bribery and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not less than six months nor more than five years. 1144 Corrupting court officer, etc.Whosoever corrupts or attempts, directly or indirectly, to corrupt any special master, auditor, juror, arbitrator, umpire, or referee, by giving, offering, or promising any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to bias the opinion, or influence the decision of such officer, in relation to any matter pending in the court, or before an inquest, or for the decision of which such arbitrator, umpire, or referee has been Penalty provision.chosen or appointed, and every official who receives, or offers or agrees to receive, a bribe in any of the cases above mentioned shall be guilty of bribery and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as hereinbefore provided.
Approved, February 26, 1936. To amend Public Law Numbered 249, Seventy-first Congress, entitled “An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to dispose of material no longer needed by the Navy.” 1936-02-27 88 Chapter 49 Stat. 1144 74 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 88.] AN ACT To amend Public Law Numbered 249, Seventy-first Congress, entitled “An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to dispose of material no longer needed by the Navy.
” February 27, 1936.[[H. R. 1381](/us/bill/74/hr/1381).][[Public. No. 455](/us/pl/74/455).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Disposal of obsolete, etc., naval equipment.Boats and boat equipment added.Vol. 46, p. 378; [U. S. C., p. 1546](/us/usc/p1546). That Public Law Numbered 249, Seventy-first Congress, approved May 23, 1930, entitled “An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to dispose of material no longer needed by the Navy” is amended by striking out the word “and” before the word “tools” and inserting after the word “tools” a comma following by “ 11 So in original. boats and boat equipment”.
Approved, February 27, 1936. To authorize the appointment of midshipmen from among honor graduates of “honor schools” and from among members of the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 1936-02-27 89 Chapter 49 Stat. 1144 74 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 89.] AN ACT To authorize the appointment of midshipmen from among honor graduates of “honor schools” and from among members of the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
February 27, 1936.[[H. R. 7486](/us/bill/74/hr/7486).][[Public. No. 456](/us/pl/74/456).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Naval Academy.Appointment of midshipmen from honor graduates of designated schools, etc. That the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to appoint not more than twenty midshipmen annually to the Naval Academy from among the honor graduates of educational institutions which are designated as “honor schools” by the War Department and the members of the Naval *Proviso*.Regulations.Reserve Officers’ Training Corps: *Provided*, That such appointments shall be made under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe.
Approved, February 27, 1936. To authorize the transfer by the United States to the county of Mohave, Arizona, of all public lands in sections 20, 28, and 30, township 20 north, range 15 west, Gila and Salt River meridian, for public park, recreational, and other municipal purposes. 1936-02-27 90 Chapter 49 Stat. 1144 74 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 90.] AN ACT To authorize the transfer by the United States to the county of Mohave, Arizona, of all public lands in sections 20, 28, and 30, township 20 north, range 15 west, Gila and Salt River meridian, for public park, recreational, and other municipal purposes. February 27, 1936.[[H. R. 8172](/us/bill/74/hr/8172).][[Public. No. 457](/us/pl/74/457).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Public lands.Patent to Mohave County, Ariz., for public purposes, authorized.
That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to patent to the county of Mohave, Arizona, upon payment by such county of any 1145expense or fee of any segregational surveys as may be necessary, all the land in sections 20, 28, and 30, township 20 north, range 15 west, Gila and Salt River meridian, the ownership of which rests in the United States, and subject to all existing and valid rights of every description that may have been filed and established thereon, for the purpose of enabling such county to establish a public park and recreational site and for such similar and related municipal purposes.
Such conveyance shall contain the express condition thatReversionary provision. if such county shall at any time cease to use such property for such purposes, or shall alienate or attempt to alienate such property, title thereto shall revert to the United States, and further that all mineralMineral rights reserved. rights shall be reserved to the United States. Approved, February 27, 1936. To authorize the Secretary of War to effect exchange of certain rights-of-way in Hawaii. 1936-02-28 91 Chapter 49 Stat. 1145 74 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 91.] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of War to effect exchange of certain rights-of-way in Hawaii. February 28, 1936.[[H. R. 3565](/us/bill/74/hr/3565).][[Public. No. 458](/us/pl/74/458).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryHawaii.Exchange of certain rights-of-way, Island of Oahu, authorized. of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to convey to the trustees under the will and of the estate of S.
M. Damon, deceased, all right, title, and interest in a seventy-foot right-of-way situate on the Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, and described as follows: firstIndent1Beginning at station numbered 1 close to the fence on the north sideDescription. of the Government road, said station bearing true azimuth two hundred and twenty-one degrees fifty-one minutes distant one hundred eighty-four and four-tenths feet from triangulation station numbered 231 established by Company I, Engineers, United States Army, marked by a three-inch iron pipe, said Engineer triangulation station bearing by true azimuth two hundred and fifty-one degrees three minutes forty seconds distant one thousand seven hundred seventy and one-tenth feet from Salt Lake Territorial Triangulation Station; thence north forty-one degrees fifty-one minutes east one hundred forty-eight and four-tenths feet to station numbered 2; thence south fifty-five degrees seventeen minutes east two hundred forty-two and six-tenths feet to station numbered 3; thence north fifty-five degrees two minutes east two hundred eighty-four and nine-tenths feet to station numbered 4; thence north eighty-six degrees fifty minutes east three hundred sixty-four and one-tenth, feet to station numbered 5; thence north eighty-two degrees fifty-six minutes east three hundred fifteen and one-tenth feet to station numbered 6; thence north seventy-seven degrees forty-four minutes east two hundred forty-one and one-tenth feet to station numbered 7; thence north forty-seven degrees fifty minutes east two hundred twenty-eight and three-tenths feet to station numbered 8; thence north one degree nineteen minutes east four hundred nineteen and two-tenths feet to station numbered 9; thence north three degrees five minutes west four hundred ninety-three and eight-tenths feet to station numbered 10; thence south eighty-five degrees fifteen minutes east two hundred thirteen and seven-tenths feet to station numbered 11; thence south thirty-nine degrees fifty minutes east three hundred fifty and seven-tenths feet to station numbered 12; thence south eighty-two degrees thirteen minutes east seventy-eight feet to station numbered 13; thence north fifty-three degrees twenty minutes east one hundred twenty-five and eight-tenths feet to station numbered 14; thence north twenty-one 1146Description—Contd.degrees nineteen minutes east two hundred and twenty-nine feet to station numbered 15; thence north six degrees twenty-eight minutes west two hundred ninety-three and eight-tenths feet to station numbered 16; thence north twenty-nine degrees thirty-one minutes east two hundred ninety-six and four-tenths feet to station numbered 17; thence north eighty-three degrees east three hundred and thirty feet to station numbered 18; thence south fifty-one degrees twenty minutes east one hundred and thirty-one feet to station numbered 19; thence south seventy-three degrees nineteen minutes east one hundred twenty-seven and nine-tenths feet to station numbered 20; thence north fifty-one degrees thirty-eight minutes east eighty-eight feet to station numbered 21; thence north twenty-seven degrees thirty minutes east six hundred seven and seven-tenths feet to station numbered 22; thence north sixty degrees ten minutes east four hundred twenty-one and two-tenths feet to station numbered 23; thence south eighty-seven degrees twenty-nine minutes east three hundred six and one-tenth feet to station numbered 24; thence north forty degrees thirty minutes east two hundred and eighteen feet to station numbered 25; thence north 55 degrees east three hundred and twelve feet to station numbered 26; thence south fifty-five degrees forty minutes east two hundred and seventy feet to station numbered 27; thence north seventy-eight degrees fifty-eight minutes east one hundred and twenty-four feet to station numbered 28; thence north thirty-seven degrees two minutes east two hundred eight and one-tenth feet to station numbered 29; thence north seven degrees fifty-two minutes east one hundred ninety-five and five-tenths feet to station numbered 30; thence north forty-six degrees eleven minutes east two hundred six and one-tenth feet to station numbered 31; of this right-of-way, said station numbered 31 being known as station numbered 4 of a certain tract of land situate in Moanalua and owned by the United States.
The above-described station numbered 31, or numbered 4, bearing by true azimuth sixty-three degrees fifty-five minutes is distant four hundred seventy-six and seventy-seven one-hundredths feet from triangulation station numbered 209, established by Company I, Engineers, United States Army, said Engineer triangulation station being on Red Hill Ridge distant eight thousand three hundred seventy-nine and four-tenths feet, azimuth two hundred and thirty-nine degrees fifty-three minutes forty seconds from Salt Lake Territorial Triangulation Station; containing an area of twelve and sixty-four one-hundredths acres, more or less; being the same right-of-way granted to the United States of America by S.
M. Damon and wife under the title “Red Hill Tract” in deed dated November 20, 1914, in exchange for the conveyance by said trustees to the United States of America of a perpetual easement for a road over and across a strip of land eighty feet wide being a portion of L. C. A. 7715, Apana 2, R. P. 7858, situate at Moanalua, Honolulu, aforesaid, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point where eastern boundary of fifty-foot Kamehameha Highway right-of-way intersects the boundary of Halawa-Moanalua land section, from which the azimuth (measured clockwise from true south) and distance to United States Coast and Geodetic Survey triangulation station “Salt Lake” is thirty-three degrees three minutes forty-two seconds, one thousand nine hundred seventy-five and ten one-hundredths feet, thence from said point of beginning by metes and bounds two hundred and forty-six degrees twenty-two minutes thirty seconds, six thousand two hundred and twenty one-hundredths feet along land-court application numbered 1147966 to concrete monument numbered G; three hundred and forty-fourDescription—Contd. degrees forty-four minutes no seconds, one hundred thirty-five and ten one-hundredths feet along Red Hill Military Reservation to concrete monument numbered 5; three hundred and ten degrees six minutes thirty seconds, thirty-four and eighty-six one-hundredths feet along the same to concrete monument numbered 4; three hundred and ten degrees six minutes thirty seconds, thirty-four and eighty-six one-hundredths feet along the same to concrete monument numbered 3; ninety-nine degrees one minute two seconds, two hundred fifteen and forty one-hundredths feet along Moanalua land; sixty-six degrees twenty-two minutes thirty seconds, six thousand eighteen and twenty-five one-hundredths feet along the same; one hundred and forty-eight degrees no minutes no seconds, eighty and eighty-six one-hundredths feet along Kamehameha Highway right-of-way to the point of beginning; containing an area of eleven and fifty-five one-hundredths acres: *Provided*, That the Secretary of War is*Proviso*.Necessary deviations authorized. authorized to make such deviations in the descriptions of the lands involved as may be necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Act.
Approved, February 28, 1936. To authorize the Secretary of War to grant rights-of-way to the Arlington and Fairfax Railway Company across the Fort Myer Reservation, Virginia. 1936-02-28 92 Chapter 49 Stat. 1147 74 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 92.] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of War to grant rights-of-way to the Arlington and Fairfax Railway Company across the Fort Myer Reservation, Virginia.
February 28, 1936.[[H. R. 4292](/us/bill/74/hr/4292).][[Public. No. 459](/us/pl/74/459).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryFort Myer Reservation, Va.Rights-of-way across, granted to Arlington and Fairfax Railway Co. of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to grant to the Arlington and Fairfax Railway Company, a corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Virginia, its successors and assigns, under such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Secretary of War, rights-of-way over and across the Fort Myer Reservation, for railway purposes, with full power to locate, construct, and operate railway tracks, structures, trolley lines, signal devices, and other railway appurtenances and adjuncts, the width of such rights-of-way to be determined by the Secretary of War; provided that the land shallCondition. not be used for other than railway purposes and when the property shall cease to be so used it shall revert to the United States.
Approved, February 28, 1936. To authorize the Secretary of War to dispose of material no longer needed by the Army. 1936-02-28 93 Chapter 49 Stat. 1147 74 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 93.] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of War to dispose of material no longer needed by the Army.
February 28, 1936. [[H. R. 8024](/us/bill/74/hr/8024).][[Public. No. 460](/us/pl/74/460).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryArmy.Disposal of obsolete, etc., material. of War be, and he is hereby, authorized in his discretion to dispose of, without charge, except for costs of transportation handling and packing, to such schools as he may select, for use in courses of vocational training and instruction, such machinery, mechanical equipment, and tools as may be obsolete or no longer needed by the Army.
Approved, February 28, 1936. To promote the conservation and profitable use of agricultural land resources by temporary Federal aid to farmers and by providing for a permanent policy of Federal aid to States for such purposes. 1936-02-29 104 Chapter 49 Stat. 1148 74 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 2025-01-07 public 1148 [CHAPTER 104.] AN ACT To promote the conservation and profitable use of agricultural land resources by temporary Federal aid to farmers and by providing for a permanent policy of Federal aid to States for such purposes.
February 29, 1936.[[S. 3780](/us/bill/74/s/3780).][[Public. No. 461](/us/pl/74/461).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.*Ante*, p. 163. That the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the protection or land resources against soil erosion, and for other purposes”, approved April 27, 1935, is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: " “Sec. 7. Declaration of policy.(a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of this Act also to secure, and the purposes of this Act shall also include,
(1)preservation and improvement of soil fertility;
(2)promotion of the economic use and conservation of land;
(3)diminution of exploitation and wasteful and unscientific use of national soil resources;
(4)the protection of rivers and harbors against the results of soil erosion in aid of maintaining the navigability of waters and water courses and in aid of flood control; and
(5)reestablishment, at as rapid a rate as the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be practicable and in the general public interest, of the ratio between the purchasing power of the net income per person on farms and that of the income per person not on farms that prevailed during the five-year period August 1909–July 1914, inclusive, as determined from statistics available in the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Powers conferred to assist voluntary action.maintenance of such ratio. The powers conferred under sections 7 to 14, inclusive, of this Act shall be used to assist voluntary action Parity of production with domestic consumption.calculated to effectuate the purposes specified in this section. Such powers shall not be used to discourage the production of supplies of foods and fibers sufficient to maintain normal domestic human consumption as determined by the Secretary from the records of domestic human consumption in the years 1920 to 1929. inclusive, taking into consideration increased population, quantities of any commodity that were forced into domestic consumption by decline in exports during such period, current trends in domestic consumption and exports of particular commodities, and the quantities of substitutes available for domestic consumption within any general Adequate supply of commodities to be maintained.class of food commodities. In carrying out the purposes of this section due regard shall be given to the maintenance of a continuous and stable supply of agricultural commodities adequate to meet consumer demand at prices fair to both producers and consumers. “(b) Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate with States in execution of plans. The Secretary of Agriculture shall cooperate with States, in the execution of State plans to effectuate the purposes of this section, by making grants under this section to enable them to carry out such plans. “(c) Eligibility for payments.Any State which submits to the Secretary, prior to such time and in such manner and form as the. Secretary prescribes, a State plan to effectuate the purposes of this section shall be entitled to payments, as provided in this section, for the year to which such plan is applicable, if such plan is approved by the Secretary as provided in this section. “(d) Requirements.No such plan shall be approved unless by its terms: “(1) It provides that the agency to administer the plan shall be such State agency as may be designated by the Secretary if such agency is authorized by the State, or such other State agency as is authorized by the State and approved by the Secretary; “(2) It provides for such methods of administration, and such participation in the administration of the plan by county and community committees or associations of agricultural producers organized 1149for such purpose, as the Secretary finds necessary for the effective administration of the plan; and “(3) It provides for the submission to the Secretary of such reports as he finds necessary to ascertain whether the plan is being carried out according to its terms, and for compliance with such requirements as the Secretary may prescribe to assure the correctness of and make possible the verification of such reports. “(e) Such plan shall be approved if the Secretary finds that thereApproval provisions. is a reasonable prospect that— “(1) Substantial accomplishment in effectuating the purposes of this section will be brought about through the operation of such plan and the plans submitted by other States, and “(2) The operation of such plan will result in as substantial a furtherance of such accomplishment as may reasonably be achieved through the action of such State. “(f) Upon approval of any State plan for any year the SecretaryAllocations. shall allocate to such State such sum (not in excess of the maximum amount fixed in pursuance of subsection
(g)for such State for such year) as he finds necessary to carry out such plan for such year, and thereupon shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to such agency of the State as the Secretary of Agriculture certifies is designated in the plan, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to such agency, one-fourth of the amount so allocated. The remainder of the amount so allocated shall be similarly certified and paid in such installments (payable prior to the end of the calendar year) as may be provided in the plan. No such installment shall beConditions. certified for payment if the Secretary of Agriculture finds that, prior to the due date of such installment, there has been a substantial failure by the State to carry out the plan according to its terms, or that the further operation of the plan according to its terms will not tend to effectuate the purposes of this section. No amount shall be certified for payment under any such installment in excess of the amount the Secretary finds necessary for the effective carrying out of the plan during the period to which the installment relates. “(g) On or before November 1 of each year, the Secretary shallDetermination of apportionments. apportion among the several States the funds which will be available for carrying out State plans during the next calendar year, and in determining the amount to be apportioned to each State, the Secretary shall take into consideration the acreage and value of the major soil depleting and major export crops produced in the respective States during a representative period and the acreage and productivity of land devoted to agricultural production (including dairy products) in the respective States during a representative period: *Provided, however*, That apportionments of funds available for carrying out*Proviso*.Apportionments for 1936 and 1937. the purposes specified in this section for the year 1936 may be made at any time during 1936, and apportionments for 1937 may be made at, any time during 1937. Notwithstanding the making of an apportionmentAvailability of funds. to any State for any calendar year, the funds apportioned to any State for which no plan has been approved for such year, and any amount apportioned to any State which is not required to carry out an approved plan for such State for such year, shall be available for carrying out the provisions of sections 7 to 14, inclusive, of this Act. “Sec. 8.
(a)In order to carry our the purposes specified in sectionPowers of Secretary where State plan inonperative. 7
(a)during the period necessary to afford a reasonable opportunity for legislative action by a sufficient number of States to assure the effectuation of such purposes by State action and in order to promote the more effective accomplishment of such purposes by State action 1150thereafter, the Secretary shall exercise the powers conferred in this Exceptions.section during the period prior to January 1, 1938, except with respect to farming operations commenced in any State after the effective date of a State plan for such State approved pursuant to section 7. No such powers shall be exercised after December 31, 1937, except with respect to payments or grants in connection with farming operations carried out prior to January 1, 1938. “(b) Specified powers of Secretary.Payments to agricultural producers, etc. Subject to the limitations provided in subsection
(a)of this section, the Secretary shall have power to carry out the purposes specified in clauses (1), (2), (3), and
(4)of section 7
(a)by making payments or grants or other aid to agricultural producers, including tenants and share-croppers, in amounts, determined by the Secretary to be fair and reasonable in connection with the effectuation of such purposes during the year with respect to which such payments or grants are made, and measured by,
(1)their treatment or use of their land, or a part thereof, for soil restoration, soil conservation, or the prevention of erosion,
(2)changes in the use of their land,
(3)a percentage of their normal production of any one or more agricultural commodities designated by the Secretary which equals that percentage of the normal national production of such commodity or commodities required for domestic consumption, or
(4)Amount of payment.any combination of the above. In determining the amount of any payment or grant measured by
(1)or
(2)the Secretary shall take into consideration the productivity of the land affected by the farming practices adopted during the year with respect to which Administrative requirements and limitations.such payment is made. In carrying out the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall, as far as practicable, protect the interests of tenants and share-croppers. In carrying out the provisions of this section, the Secretary is authorized to utilize county and community committees of agricultural producers and the agricultural extension service, or other approved agencies. In carrying out the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall not have power to enter into any contract binding upon any producer or to acquire any land or any right or interest therein. In carrying out the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall, in every practicable manner, protect the interests of small producers. The Secretary in administering this section shall in every practical way encourage and provide for soil conserving and soil rebuilding practices rather than the growing of soil depleting commercial crops. “(c) Conditions imposed.Any payment or grant of aid made under subsection
(b)shall be conditioned upon the utilization of the land, with respect to which such payment is made, in conformity with farming practices which the Secretary finds tend to effectuate the purposes specified in clause (1), (2), (3), or
(4)of section 7 (a). “Sec. 9. Surveys, etc., authorized. The Secretary is authorized to conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the conditions and factors affecting, and methods of accomplishing most effectively, the policy and purposes of section 7 (a). Notwithstanding any provision of existing law, the Secretary is authorized to make public such information as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. “Sec. 10. “Agricultural commodity” defined.The term ‘agricultural commodity’ as used in this Act means any such commodity and any regional or market classification, type, or grade thereof. “Sec. 11. Allotments of funds to Government agencies.*Post*, pp. 1183, 1915.All funds available for carrying out this Act shall be available for allotment to the bureaus and offices of the Department of Agriculture and for transfer to such other agencies of the Federal or State Governments as the Secretary may request to cooperate or assist in carrying out this Act. 1151 “Sec. 12. Whenever the Secretary finds that the exercise of theUse of funds for expansion of markets, etc.*Ante*, p. 1148. powers conferred in this section will tend to carry out the purpose specified in clause
(5)of section 7 (a), or will tend to provide for and maintain a continuous and stable supply of agricultural commodities adequate to meet consumer demand at prices fair to both producers and consumers, or both, he shall use such part as he deems necessary of the sums appropriated to carry out this Act for the expansion of domestic and foreign markets or for seeking new or additional markets for agricultural commodities or the products thereof or for the removal or disposition of surpluses of such commodities or the products thereof. “Sec. 13. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Act,Agricultural Adjustment Administration, execution of powers by. the Secretary is authorized and directed to provide for the execution by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration of such powers conferred upon him under sections 7 to 14, inclusive, of this Act as he deems may be appropriately exercised by such Administration, and for such purposes the provisions of law applicable to the appointment and compensation of persons employed by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration shall apply. “Sec. 14. The facts constituting the bases for any payment orBases for payments; review. grant or the amount thereof authorized to be made under section 7 or 8 hereof, when officially determined in conformity with rules or regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, shall be reviewable only by the Secretary of Agriculture. “Sec. 15. To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out theAppropriations authorized.*Post*, p. 1183. purposes of sections 7 and 8 there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year not exceeding $500,000,000. “Sec. 16. The obligations incurred for the purpose of carrying out, Limitation on Incurred obligations.for any calendar year, the provisions of sections 7 to 14, inclusive, of this Act shall not exceed $500,000,000. “Sec. 17.
(a)This Act shall apply to the United States, the TerritoriesApplication of Act. of Alaska and Hawaii, and the possession of Puerto Rico, and as used in this Act, the term ‘State’ includes Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. “(b) This Act may be cited as the ‘Soil Conservation and DomesticCitation of title. Allotment Act’. ”" Sec. 2. Section 32 of the Act to amend the Agricultural AdjustmentAgricultural Adjustment Act, amendment.*Ante*, p. 774.Reestablishing farmers’ purchasing power. Act, and for other purposes, approved August 24, 1935, is amended by striking out clause
(3)and inserting in lieu thereof, “(3) reestablish farmers’ purchasing power by making payments in connection with the normal production of any agricultural commodity for domestic consumption. Determinations by the Secretary as to what constitutesFinality of decisions. diversion and what constitutes normal channels of trade and commerce and what constitutes normal production for domestic consumption shall be final.” and by striking out that part of the last sentence thereof which precedes the second proviso and inserting in lieu thereof: “The sums appropriated under this section shall be Expenditures.expended for such one or more of the above-specified purposes, and at such times, in such manner, and in such amounts as the Secretary of Agriculture finds will effectuate substantial accomplishment of any one or more of the purposes of this section:”. Sec. 3. The unexpended balance of the funds appropriated by theDairy and beef cattle industries, relief.Authorizations extended.Vol. 48, pp. 805, 528.[U. S. C., p. 161; Supp. I, p. 26](/us/usc/p161/p26). second paragraph of Public Resolution Numbered 27, Seventy-third Congress, approved May 25, 1934, to carry out section 2 and section 6 of the Act entitled “An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act so as to include cattle and other products as basic agricultural commodities, and for other purposes”, approved April 7, 1934, and the unexpended balance of the funds appropriated or reappropriated 1152*Ante*, p. 775.by section 37 of Public Act Numbered 320, Seventy-fourth Congress, entitled “An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other purposes”, is authorized to be made available for the purposes enumerated in said Acts until June 30, 1937. The authorization, which is limited to June 30, 1936, contained in section 37 of Public Act Numbered 320, Seventy-fourth Congress, is likewise extended so that the funds therein authorized are authorized to be made available until June 30, 1937. Sec. 4. Southern Great Plains area, wind erosion control; sum available.*Ante*, p. 115.The sum of $2,000,000 of the unobligated balance of the appropriation for relief purposes contained in the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935, is hereby made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for allocation and payment to the States in the Southern Great Plains area, or to farmers therein, for wind erosion control, under plans to be approved by the Secretary of Agriculture. Sec. 5. Investigations extended.*Ante*, p. 773. Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, is amended by inserting after the words “this title” wherever they appear the following: “or the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended”; and by striking out the words “an adjustment” wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof the word “any”. Approved, February 29, 1936. Postponing the effective date of certain permit and labeling provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act. 1936-02-29 105 Chapter 49 Stat. 1148 74 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 105.] JOINT RESOLUTION Postponing the effective date of certain permit and labeling provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act. February 29, 1936.[[S. J. Res. 217](/us/bill/74/sjres/217).][[Pub. Res., No. 73](/us/bill/74/pubres/73).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Federal Alcohol Administration Act, amendment.*Ante*, p. 978.Certain permit provisions extended. That section 3
(c)of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, approved August 29, 1935, is amended by striking out “March 1, 1936” and inserting in lieu thereof “July 1, 1936”. Sec. 2. Labeling requirements.*Ante*, p. 982.*Post*, p. 1965.Section 5
(e)of such Act is amended by striking out “March 1, 1936” and inserting in lieu thereof “August 15, 1936, in the case of distilled spirits, and December 15, 1936, in the case of wine and malt beverages”. Approved, February 29, 1936. Extending and amending the joint resolution (Public Resolution Numbered 67, Seventy-fourth Congress), approved August 31, 1935. 1936-02-29 106 Chapter 49 Stat. 1152 74 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 106.] JOINT RESOLUTION Extending and amending the joint resolution (Public Resolution Numbered 67, Seventy-fourth Congress), approved August 31, 1935. February 29, 1936.[[H. J. Res. 491](/us/bill/74/hjres/491).][[Pub. Res., No. 74](/us/bill/74/pubres/74).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Neutrality Act, amendments.*Ante*, p. 1081.Mandatory embargo upon exportation of arms, etc., to belligerents.That section 1 of the joint resolution (Public Resolution Numbered 67, Seventy-fourth Congress) approved August 31, 1935, be, and the same hereby is, amended by striking out in the first section, on the second line, after the word ‘‘assembled” the following words: “That upon the outbreak or during the progress of war between”, and inserting therefor the words: “Whenever the President shall find that there exists a state of war between”; and by striking out the word “may” after the word “President” and before the word “from” in the twelfth line, and inserting in lieu thereof the word “shall”; and by substituting for the last paragraph of said section the following paragraph: Provisions extended.“except with respect to offenses committed, or forfeitures incurred prior to May 1, 1937, this section and all proclamations issued thereunder shall not be effective after May 1, 1937.” 1153 Sec. 2. There are hereby added to said joint resolution two new sections, to be known as sections 1a and 1b, reading as follows: " “Sec. 1a. Whenever the President shall have issued his proclamationFinancial transactions with belligerent governments. as provided for in section 1 of this Act, it shall thereafter during the period of the war be unlawful for any person within the United States to purchase, sell, or exchange bonds, securities, or other obligations of the government of any belligerent country, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any person acting for or on behalf of such government, issued after the date of such proclamation, or to make any loan or extend any credit to any such government or person: *Provided*, That if the President shall find that such*Proviso*.Discretionary exemption of ordinary commercial credits, etc. action will serve to protect the commercial or other interests of the United States or its nationals, he may, in his discretion, and to such extent and under such regulation as he may prescribe, except from the operation of this section ordinary commercial credits and short-time obligations in aid of legal transactions and of a character customarily used in normal peace-time commercial transactions. “The provisions of this section shall not apply to a renewal orExisting obligations. adjustment of such indebtedness as may exist on the date of the President’s proclamation. “Whoever shall violate the provisions of this section or of anyPenalty provision. regulations issued hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. Should the violation be by a corporation, organization, or association, each officer or agent thereof participating in the violation may be liable to the penalty herein prescribed. “When the President shall have revoked his proclamation as providedProvisions, etc., inapplicable on revocation of proclamation. for in section 1 of this Act, the provisions of this section and of any regulations issued by the President hereunder shall thereupon cease to apply. “Sec. 1b. This Act shall not apply to an American republic orExemption. republics engaged in war against a non-American state or states, provided the American republic is not cooperating with a non-American state or states in such war.” " Sec. 3. Section 9 of said joint resolution is amended to read as*Ante*, p. 1085. follows: " “There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time,Appropriations authorized.*Post*, p. 1315. out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions and accomplish the purposes of this Act.”" Approved, February 29, 1936. To provide for enforcing the lien of the District of Columbia upon real estate bid off in its name when offered for sale for arrears of taxes and assessments, and for other purposes. 1936-03-02 111 Chapter 49 Stat. 1153 74 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 111.] AN ACT To provide for enforcing the lien of the District of Columbia upon real estate bid off in its name when offered for sale for arrears of taxes and assessments, and for other purposes. March 2, 1936.[[S. 3035.](/us/bill/74/s/3035).][[Public, No. 462](/us/pl/74/462).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That whenever anyDistrict of Columbia. Liens on real estate for unpaid taxes; enforcement. real estate in the District of Columbia has been, or shall hereafter be. offered for sale for nonpayment of taxes or assessments of any kind whatsoever, and shall have been bid off in the name of the District of Columbia, and more than two years shall have elapsed since such property was bid off as aforesaid and the same has not been redeemed as provided by law, the Commissioners of said District may, in the name of the District aforesaid, petition the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, sitting in equity, to enforce the lien of said District for taxes or other assessments on the aforesaid 1154Redemption before sale.property by decreeing a sale thereof; and up to the time of the sale hereinafter provided for such property may be redeemed by the owner or other person having an interest therein by the payment of all taxes or assessments due the District of Columbia upon said property and all legal penalties and costs thereon, together with such other expenses as may have been incurred by said District prior to, and as a result of, the filing of the action herein provided for. Sec. 2. Notice to owner.That before any such action shall be instituted, the aforesaid Commissioners shall cause notice to be given in the name appearing upon the records of the assessor as the owner of such property, by registered mail directed to the last known address of such person, and by publication once a week for three successive weeks in some daily newspaper published and circulated generally in the District of Columbia, against said person and “all other persons having or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in or to the real estate proposed to be proceeded against, their heirs, devisees, executors, administrators, and assigns”, by such designation, to appear before them on a day certain, which day shall be at least ten days after the last publication of said notice, and show cause, if any they have, Parties defendant.why the said real estate should not be proceeded against. For the purpose of the proceedings herein provided for, the person appearing by the assessor’s records, at the time of the first publication of notice, as the owner of such property, and any other persons who may appear in response to the publication aforesaid and claim to have an interest in such property, shall be deemed proper parties defendant Order of the court.in any such proceedings. Upon the filing of the petition aforesaid, the court shall enter an order directed to the person or persons named as defendants therein and “to all other persons having or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in the real estate proposed to be sold, their heirs, devisees, executors, administrators, and assigns”, by such designation, directing them to appear on a day certain, which day shall be not less than thirty days after the date of the last publication of said order, and show cause, if any they have, Validity of service and sale.why said real estate should not be proceeded against and sold. The said order shall be published once a week for three successive weeks in some daily newspaper published and circulated generally in the District of Columbia, and such publication shall be considered as sufficient service upon such person or persons as cannot be found by the marshal within the District of Columbia or who are nonresident or unknown, their heirs, devisees, executors, administrators, and assigns; and the proceedings or sale of such real estate shall not be rendered invalid if the true owner or owners or any other person or persons having any right, title, or interest in said real estate shall not be included as a party to the suit, if it shall appear that the publication herein provided for shall have been duly made. Sec. 3. Court to decree sale by collector of taxes.Upon proof in said suit of the failure of the owner of any such property to redeem the same as provided by law, the court shall, without unreasonable delay, decree a sale of the property to satisfy the lien of the District of Columbia for taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, and costs, and any other costs or expenses that have been incurred by said District prior to or after the institution of suit and in connection therewith, which said costs shall include court costs, but in no such case shall there be any allowance by the court of a docket fee, attorney’s fee, or trustee’s commission. All such sales shall be conducted by the collector of taxes or his deputy, by public auction either in the office of said collector or in front of the premises to be sold, as the court may determine, after advertisement for ten consecutive days in some daily newspaper published and cir1155 culated generally in the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That if it*Proviso*.No penalty if defect in tax sale. shall appear that there were any substantial defects in any tax sale no part of the penalties and charges incidental to such sales shall be collectible; but nothing herein contained shall in any wise affect any costs incurred by the District of Columbia in the institution and prosecution of the suit. Sec. 4. Every such sale shall be reported to and confirmed by saidConfirmation of sale. equity court, and no sale shall be made for an amount less than such aggregate taxes, interest, and costs incurred in the institution of suit, including advertising and sale, unless by express order of the court. Any surplus remaining from sales made under this Act shall be paidSurplus to be paid into court. by the collector of taxes into the registry of the court, to abide its further order for payment to the person or persons entitled thereto; and any such moneys remaining unclaimed for a period of five years after confirmation of any such sale shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States and credited to the revenues of the District of Columbia. Upon confirmation of such sale by order of court andDelivery of deed, etc. payment of the purchase price, and upon full compliance with all of the terms of sale, the clerk of the court shall execute and deliver to the purchaser a deed to the property so sold, which deed shall convey to said purchaser all of the right, title, and estate of all persons whether named in such suit or not. Sec. 5. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith areInconsistent Acts repealed. hereby repealed. Approved, March 2, 1936. To extinguish tax liabilities and tax liens arising out of the Tobacco, Cotton, and Potato Acts. 1936-03-02 112 Chapter 49 Stat. 1155 74 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 112.] AN ACT To extinguish tax liabilities and tax liens arising out of the Tobacco, Cotton, and Potato Acts. March 2, 1936.[[H. R. 11138.](/us/bill/74/hr/11138).][
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- to repeal the Kerr Tobacco Act, the Bankhead Cotton Act of 1934, and the Potato Act of 1935”, approved February 10, 1936, is amended by striking out “; and all liens for taxes imposed as provided in subdivision (f) of section 4 of Public Law Numbered 169 are hereby canceled and released.” and insertPublic Law 464
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