Public Law 631.
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(/us/pl/74/630).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States incorporated.Incorporators. That the following persons, to wit: James E. Van Zandt, Altoona, Pennsylvania; Bernard K. Kearney, Gloversville, New York; Scott P. Squyres, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Robert B. Handy, Junior, Kansas City, Missouri; Henry F. Marquard, Chicago, Illinois; William E. Guthner, Denver, Colorado;
Edward J. Neron, Sacramento, California; Joseph C. Menendez, New Orleans, Louisiana; Paul L. Foulk, Altoona, Pennsylvania ; Robert E. Kernodle, Kansas City, Missouri ; Walter I. Joyce, New York City, New York; George A. Ilg, Cranston, Rhode Island; James F. Daley, Hartford, Connecticut; Charles R. Haley, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; F. C. Devericks, Clarksburg, West Virginia; John J. Skillman, Miami, Florida; Ellie H. Sehin, New Orleans, Louisiana; Gerald C. Mathias, Lagrange, Indiana;
James W. Starner, Effingham, Illinois; Leon S. Pickens, Wichita, Kansas; Archie W. Nimens, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Harvey W. Snyder, Denver, Colorado; Charles O. Carlston, San Francisco, California; Walter L. Daniels, Seattle, Washington; John E. Swaim, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Peter J. Rosch, Washington, District of Columbia; and their successors, who are, or who may become, members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, a national association of men who as soldiers, sailors, and marines have served this Nation in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign soil or in hostile waters, and such national association, are hereby created and declared a body corporate, known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Sec. 2.Completion of organization. That the said persons named in section 1, or their successors, and such other persons as are duly accredited delegates from any local post or State department of the existing national association known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, under its constitution and bylaws, are hereby authorized to meet and to complete the organization of said corporation, by the adoption of a constitution and bylaws, the election of officers, and to do all other things necessary to carry into effect and incidental to, the provisions of this Act. 1391 Sec. 3.
That the purposes of this corporation shall be fraternal, Purposes.patriotic, historical, and educational; to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States of America, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and to preserve and defend the United States from all her enemies, whomsoever.
Sec. 4. That the corporation created by this Act shall have the Corporate powers.following powers: To have perpetual succession with power to sue and be sued in courts of law and equity; to receive, hold, own, use, and dispose of such real estate, personal property, money, contract, rights, and privileges as shall be deemed necessary and incidental for its corporate purposes; to adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at pleasure; to adopt, amend, apply, and administer a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to carry out its purposes, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or of any State; to adopt, and have the exclusive right to manufacture and use such emblems and badges as may be deemed necessary in the fulfillment of the purposes of the corporation; to establish and maintain offices for the conduct of its business; to establish, regulate, or discontinue subordinate State and Territorial subdivisions and local chapters or posts; to publish a magazine or other publications, and generally to do any and all such acts and things as may be necessary and proper in carrying into effect the purposes of the corporation.
Sec. 5. That no person shall be a member of this corporation Qualifications for membership.unless he has served honorably as an officer or enlisted man in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States of America in any foreign war, insurrection, or expedition, which service shall be recognized as campaign-medal service and governed by the authorization of the award of a campaign badge by the Government of the United States of America. Sec. 6. That said corporation may and shall acquire all of the Acquisition of assets of Veterans of Foreign Wars.assets of the existing national association known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States upon discharging or satisfactorily providing for the payment discharge of all its liabilities.
Sec. 7. That the said corporation shall have the sole and exclusive Exclusive use of name, emblems, etc.right to have and to use, in carrying out its purposes, the name “Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States” and the sole and exclusive right to the use of its corporate seal, emblems, and badges as adopted by said corporation. Sec. 8. That said corporation shall, on or before the 1st day Annual report to Congress.of January in each year, make and transmit to the Congress a report of its proceedings for the preceding fiscal year, including a full and complete report of its receipts and expenditures: *Provided, however*, *Proviso.*Not to be printed as public document.Registration of State agents.That said financial report shall not be printed as a public document.
Sec. 9. That as a condition precedent to the exercise of any power or privilege herein granted or conferred, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States shall file in the office of the Secretary of State of each State the name and post-office address of an authorized agent in such State upon whom legal process or demands against the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States may be served. Sec. 10. That the right to repeal, alter, or amend this Act at any Amendment, etc.time is hereby expressly reserved.
Approved, May 28, 1936. Authorizing the erection in the Department of Labor Building of a memorial to the officers of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and Immigration Border Patrol who, while on active duty, lost their lives under heroic or tragic circumstances. 1936-05-28 472 Chapter 49 Stat. 1392 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 1392 [CHAPTER 472.] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the erection in the Department of Labor Building of a memorial to the officers of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and Immigration Border Patrol who, while on active duty, lost their lives under heroic or tragic circumstances. May 28, 1936.[[H. J. Res. 439](/us/bill/74/hjres/439).][[Pub. Res., No. 96](/us/bill/74/pubres/96).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Immigration and Naturalization Service, etc.Erection of memorial to certain officers, authorized.
That the Director of the National Park Service be, and is hereby, authorized to grant permission for the erection of a memorial to the officers of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and Immigration Border Patrol who, while on active duty lost their lives under heroic or tragic Approval of design and site.circumstances. The design of the memorial shall be approved and the site in the Department of Labor Building shall be chosen by the No Federal expense.Commission of Fine Arts, and the United States shall be put to no expense in or by the erection of the said memorial.
Approved, May 28, 1936. To enable the United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission to carry out and give effect to certain approved plans, and for other purposes. 1936-06-01 476 Chapter 49 Stat. 1392 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 476.] JOINT RESOLUTION To enable the United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission to carry out and give effect to certain approved plans, and for other purposes.
June 1, 1936.[[H. J. Res. 525](/us/bill/74/hjres/525).][[Pub. Res., No. 97](/us/bill/74/pubres/97).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission. That the United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission, established for the celebration of the one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the formation of the Constitution of the United States by the joint resolution *Ante*, p. 735.entitled “Joint resolution providing for the preparation and completion of plans for a comprehensive observance of the one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the formation of the Constitution of the United States”, approved August 23, 1935 (hereinafter Certain historical, etc., material to be prepared and published by.Distribution.referred to as the Commission), is authorized and directed to prepare and publish certain historical and educational material, as specified in the approved plans of the Commission, for distribution to libraries, schools, and organized study groups, as well as to Constitution State and local commissions, and individuals.
Sec. 2. Designated reproductions.
(a)The Commission is authorized and directed to
(1)prepare and provide for the general distribution of photolithographic copies of a painting of the “Signing of the Constitution” accepted by the Commission; and
(2)prepare reproductions of approved portraits of the signers and the history of the Constitution, and of its time, together with their facsimile signatures and appropriate biographical sketches, for distribution to libraries, schools, organized study groups, Constitution State and local commissions, and other proper sources.
(b)Printing, etc., outside Government Printing Office. To carry out the provisions of this section, the Commission is authorized to have printing, binding, photolithography, and other work done at establishments other than the Government Printing Vol. 28, p. 602; *Ante*, p. 475.[U. S. C., p. 1930](/us/usc/p1930).*Proviso*.Copies to Library of Congress, etc.[U. S. C., pp. 1938, 1945](/us/usc/pp1938/1945).Office, as provided for in section 12 of the Printing Act, approved January 12, 1895 (U. S. C., title 44, sec. 14), as amended by the Act of July 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 475): *Provided*, That nothing in this Act shall preclude the furnishing of the necessary number of copies of all such publications for the use of the Library of Congress, and for international exchange, as required by the United States Code, title 44, secs. 139, 139a and 228. Sec. 3. Historian and other personnel. The Commission, in order to execute the functions vested in it by law, is authorized to employ, without regard to the civil-service laws, and fix the compensation, without regard to the Classi-1393fication Act of 1923, as amended, of a historian and such assistants as may be needed, for stenographic, clerical, and expert services, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. Sec. 4. The Commission is authorized to prepare, and provideCommemorative medals, etc. for the general distribution of, suitable medals and certificates for commemorating the celebration of the one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the formation of the Constitution. Sec. 5. In carrying out the provisions of this resolution or anyAssistance of Government. etc., agencies. other provision of law relating to the celebration of the one-hundred- and-fiftieth anniversary of the formation of the Constitution, the Commission is authorized to procure advice and assistance from any governmental agency, including the services of technical and other personnel in the executive departments and independent establishments, and to procure advice and assistance from and cooperate with individuals and agencies, public or private. The Superintendent ofCooperation of Superintendent of Documents. Documents shall make available to the Commission the facilities of his office for the distribution of publications, posters, and other material herein authorized, if so requested. Sec. 6. The Commission shall have the same privilege of freeFranking privilege. transmission of official mail matter as other agencies of the United States Government. Sec. 7. The members and employees of the Commission shall beTraveling, etc., expenses. allowed actual traveling, subsistence, and other expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. Sec. 8. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of anyAppropriation authorized.*Post*, p. 1599. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $200,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this joint resolution and such sum when appropriated shall remain available until expended. Approved, June 1, 1936. To provide for the creation of the Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial National Monument, on Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, in the State of Ohio, and for other purposes. 1936-06-02 477 Chapter 49 Stat. 1393 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 477.] AN ACT To provide for the creation of the Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial National Monument, on Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, in the State of Ohio, and for other purposes. June 2, 1936.[[S. 3118](/us/bill/74/s/3118).][[Public, No. 631](/us/pl/74/631).] *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the PresidentPerry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial National Monument, Put-in-Bay, Ohio.Establishment. of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to establish by proclamation the following-described Government lands, together with the Perry’s Victory Memorial proper, its approaches, retaining walls, and all buildings, structures, and other property thereon, situated in Put-in-Bay Township, South Bass Island, Ottawa County, Lake Erie, State of Ohio, as the “Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial National Monument”, for the preservation of thePurposes declared. historical associations connected therewith, to inculcate the lessons of international peace by arbitration and disarmament, and for the benefit and enjoyment of the people: Commencing at the intersectionDescription. of the middle line of Delaware Avenue and Chapman Avenue, in the village of Put-in-Bay, and running thence south eighty-eight degrees fifty-nine minutes east in the middle line of said Delaware Avenue, and the same extended four hundred and ninety-five feet to Lake Erie; thence north forty-nine degrees fifty-nine minutes east along said lake shore three hundred and forty-six feet; thence north forty-three degrees fourteen minutes east along said lake shore, two hundred and twelve feet; thence north fifty-three degrees thirteen minutes east four hundred feet along said lake shore; thence north forty-six degrees six minutes west about seven hundred and 1394thirty feet to Lake Erie; thence southwesterly and westerly along said lake shore to the middle line, extended, of said Chapman Avenue; thence south one degree thirty minutes west along said middle line, and the same extended, about five hundred and twenty feet to the place of beginning, and containing fourteen and twenty-five one-hundredths acres of land and known as a part of lots numbered 1 and 2, range south of county road, and a part of lot numbered 12, East Point, in South Bass Island, in the township of Put-in-Bay, county of Ottawa, State of Ohio. Sec. 2. Supervision.Vol. 39, p. 535.[U. S. C., p. 591](/us/usc/p591). That the administration, protection and development of the aforesaid national monument shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916, entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”, as amended. Sec. 3. Acquisition of land, etc. After the said national monument has been established as provided in section 1 hereof, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to accept donations of land, interests in land, buildings, structures, and other property as may be donated for the extension and improvement of the said national monument, and donations of funds for the purchase and maintenance thereof, the title and evidence of title to lands acquired to be satisfactory to the *Proviso*.Purchase, etc., of tracts from donated funds.Secretary of the Interior: *Provided*, That he may acquire on behalf of the United States out of any donated funds by purchase when purchasable at prices deemed by him reasonable, otherwise by condemnation Vol. 25. p. 357.[U. S. C., p. 1785](/us/usc/p1785).under the provisions of the Act of August 1, 1888, such tracts of land within the said national monument as may be necessary for the completion thereof. Sec. 4. Commission members to act as board of advisers.Vol. 40, p. 1322. The members of the Perry’s Victory Memorial Commission created by Act of Congress March 3, 1919, having by their patriotic and active interest faithfully conserved for posterity this important historical area and objects, shall hereafter act as a board of advisers, and with such other powers as the Secretary of the Interior may direct, in the maintenance of such national monument and shall consist of the present surviving and active members of the Commission Personnel.provided for in said Act, namely, on the part of the United States, John A. Johnston and Hugh Rodman, and on the part of the several States: Ohio, Webster P. Huntington, Carl B. Johannsen, and A. V. Donahey; Pennsylvania, Milton W. Shreve, Thomas C. Jones, and George M. Mason; Michigan, James E. Degan; Illinois, Chesley R. Perry, William Hale Thompson, and Richard S. Folsom; Wisconsin, Charles B. Perry, A. W. Sanborn, and S. W. Randolph; New York, Charles H. Wiltsie, and Jacob Schifferdecker, Rhode Island, Harry E. Davis; Kentucky, Samuel M. Wilson, W. J. Moore, *Provisos*.Vacancies on part of United States.and Robert H. Winn *Provided*, That as vacancies occur in the Commission on the part of the United States, they shall remain unfilled until only one Commissioner of the United States remains; thereafter there shall be only one Commissioner of the United States: *Provided further*, Vacancies on part of States.That as vacancies occur in the Commission on the part of the several States, they shall remain unfilled until only one Commissioner from each State remains; thereafter there shall be only one Commissioner from each State. After the membership of the Commission has been reduced in accordance with the provisions of this Act, vacancies shall be filled in the manner set forth in the Act Traveling expenses.of March 3, 1919. The members of the Commission shall receive no compensation or expenses, except actual traveling expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Commission upon call of the Secretary of the Interior. 1395 Sec. 5. Employees of the Perry’s Victory Memorial CommissionEmployees. at the time of the enactment of this legislation, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be employed by the National Park Service, in the administration, protection, and development of said national monument. Sec. 6. That the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1919 (40 Stat.Inconsistent provisions repealed. 1322–1324), and Acts supplemental thereof and amendatory thereto and all other Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. Approved, June 2, 1936. Granting the consent of Congress to the Mississippi State Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Pascagoula River at or near Wilkerson’s Ferry, Mississippi. 1936-06-02 478 Chapter 49 Stat. 1395 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 478.] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Mississippi State Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Pascagoula River at or near Wilkerson’s Ferry, Mississippi. June 2, 1936.[[S. 4533](/us/bill/74/s/4533).][
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