Public Law 632.
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(/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).][[Public, No. 632](/us/pl/74/632).] *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consentPascagoula River.Mississippi may bridge at Wilkerson’s Ferry.Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.[U.
S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474) . of Congress is hereby granted to the Mississippi State Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Pascagoula River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Wilkerson’s Ferry, Mississippi, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,” approved March 23, 1906. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved.
Approved, June 2, 1936. Authorizing the presentation of silver medals to the personnel of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition. 1936-06-02 479 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 479.] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the presentation of silver medals to the personnel of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition.
June 2, 1936.[[S. J. Res. 209](/us/bill/74/sjres/209).][[Pub. Res., No. 98](/us/bill/74/pubres/98).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the SecretarySecond Byrd Antarctic Expedition.Medals to be presented to personnel of.*Ante*, p. 176. of the Navy be, and hereby is, directed to cause to be made at the United States Mint such number of silver medals as he may deem appropriate and necessary, respectively, to be presented to the deserving personnel of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition that spent the winter night at Little America or who commanded either one of the expedition ships throughout the expedition, to express the high admiration in which the Congress and the American people hold their heroic and undaunted accomplishments for science, unequaled in the history of polar exploration.
Approved, June 2, 1936. To authorize the attendance of the Marine Band at the Arkansas Centennial Celebration, at Little Rock, Arkansas, the Texas Centennial, at Dallas, Texas, and the National Confederate Reunion, at Shreveport, Louisiana, between the dates from June 6 to June 16, 1936, inclusive. 1936-06-03 481 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 481.] AN ACT To authorize the attendance of the Marine Band at the Arkansas Centennial Celebration, at Little Rock, Arkansas, the Texas Centennial, at Dallas, Texas, and the National Confederate Reunion, at Shreveport, Louisiana, between the dates from June 6 to June 16, 1936, inclusive. June 3, 1936.[[S. 4354](/us/bill/74/s/4354).][
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