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(/us/pl/74/650).] *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,State of Iowa.Grant of certain lands to, for State park. That there is hereby granted to the State of Iowa, upon the conditions and limitations hereinafter expressed, the following-described land of the United States lying and being in the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge, in Clayton County, Iowa, aggregating five hundred and forty-four and twenty-seven one-hundredths acres, more or less, to be held and administered by said State for the purposes of a State public park:

Description.Lots 2, 3, and 4, section 35, township 95 north, range 3 west, fifth principal meridian (excepting, however, from said lot 2 a strip of land on the north side eight chains wide at the east end and twelve chains wide at the west end, containing twenty-eight and seventy-two one-hundredths acres, more or less; and also excepting from said lots 2, 3, and 4, a strip of land containing six and twenty-five one-hundredths acres, more or less, being the right-of-way of the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint.

Paul and Pacific Railway), the parcel hereby conveyed containing according to survey one hundred twenty-seven and seventy-three one-hundredths acres, more or less. Lot 21, block 11; lot 21, block 13; lots 7, 8, 12, 14, and 17, block 14; and lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, block 42; all situate in the James McGregor, Junior, addition to the town of McGregor, Iowa, containing according to survey one and fifty-seven one-hundredths acres, more or less. A parcel of land in sections 22 and 27, township 95 north, range 3 west, fifth principal meridian, described as follows:

Beginning at comer 1, the center of section 27, an established fence corner; thence south eighth-nine degrees twenty-three minutes east, with quarter-section line, eighteen and ninety-three one-hundredths chains to corner 2, a two-by-two-by-fifteen-inch oak stake beside fence corner of land formerly owned by Pearl Johnson; thence with boundary of land formerly owned by Pearl Johnson, north forty-four degrees east seven and ninety-eight one-hundredths chains to corner 3, an elm post five inches in diameter, four feet above ground; thence south fifty-four degrees east exactly five chains to corner 4, 1465an elm post four inches in diameter, four feet above ground; thenceDescription—Continued. south forty-four degrees west exactly four chains to corner 5, an elm stake three inches in diameter, one foot above ground; thence south eighty-nine degrees twenty-three minutes east, with quarter-section line and leaving land formerly owned by Pearl Johnson, fourteen and sixty one-hundredths chains to corner 6, the quarter-corner between sections 26 and 27, a six-by-six-by-forty-eight-inch post above ground, scribed “US”, and a one-and-one-half-by-fifteen-inch iron pipe above ground, in a mound of stone, a ten-inch red oak bears north thirty-five degrees west thirty-eight one-hundredths, blazed and scribed “BT 5–2”; thence north, with the line between sections 26 and 27, thirty-seven and ninety one-hundredths chains approximate, a four-by-four-by-forty-eight-inch fir post in mound of stone on southwest side of road, exactly forty chains to the line between sections 22 and 27, exactly forty-three chains to corner 7, a point on west bank of the Mississippi River and in the east line of section 22; thence north twenty-eight degrees eleven minutes west, with west bank of the Mississippi River, five and thirty one-hundredths chains to comer 8, in the south line of “C” Street of the town of McGregor; thence south eighty-six degrees forty-eight minutes west, with south line of “C” Street, four and twenty one-hundredths chains to corner 9, a two-by-two-by-twelve-inch ash stake, above ground, at a point determined as the northeast corner of the unnumbered town lot owned by Eva Jordan; thence south three degrees twelve minutes east, with the east line of the Eva Jordan lot as determined by this survey, one and fifty-one one-hundredths chains to corner 10, a two-by-two-by-twelve-inch ash stake; thence with four lines in rear of block 14, south eighty-six degrees forty-eight minutes west, ten and twenty-seven one-hundredths chains to corner 11, a point; thence south seventy-seven degrees twenty-one minutes west, four and nineteen one-hundredths chains to corner 12, a point; thence north forty-nine degrees thirty-eight minutes west, forty-two one-hundredths chain to comer 13, the east corner of lot 19, block 14, a four-by-four-by-thirty-six-inch fir post above ground in a mound of stone, scribed “US Corner 5–8”; thence south forty degrees twenty-two minutes west, six and nineteen one-hundredths chains to the line between sections 22 and 27, six and thirty-three one-hundredths chains to corner 14, the east corner of lot 1, block 13, a seven-by-seven-by-thirty-six-inch butternut post above ground, scribed “US 5–9”, in a mound of stone; thence south forty-nine degrees thirty-eight minutes east, one and fifty-one one-hundredths chains to corner 15, a nine-inch white oak tree with a five-by-five-by-twenty-four-inch ironwood post above ground, scribed “US 5–10”, in a mound of stone, beside it, a fifteen-inch red oak bears north fifty degrees east eighteen one-hundredths, blazed and scribed “BT 5–10”; thence south forty degrees twenty-two minutes west, one and fifty-one one-hundredths chains to corner 16, an eight-by-eight-by thirty-six-inch ironwood post above ground, scribed “US 5–11”, in mound of stone; thence north forty-nine degrees thirty-eight minutes west, one and fifty-one one-hundredths chains to corner 17, a one-by-four-by-thirty-six-inch oak stake above ground, at the east corner of lot 3, block 13; thence south forty degrees twenty-two minutes-west eighteen and seventy-five one-hundredths chains to comer 18, the east corner of lot 5, block 11; thence south forty-nine degrees thirty-eight minutes east one and fifty-nine one-hundredths chains to corner 19, a two-by-two-by-twelve-inch elm stake above ground, in mound of stone; thence south naught degrees twenty-four minutes east, one and sixty-six one-hundredths chains to corner 20, a two-by-two-by-twelve-inch elm stake; thence south twenty degrees east one and 1466eleven one-hundredths chains to corner 21, a two-by-two-by-twelve-inch oak stake on the north line of Fayette Street; thence east, with the north line of Fayette Street, two and eighty-three one-hundredths chains to corner 22, at the intersection with the east line of State Street; thence south naught degrees twenty-four minutes east, with the east line of State Street, nine and nine one-hundredths chains to corner 23, at the intersection with the south line of Howard Street, a four-by-four-by-thirty-six-inch fir post above ground scribed “US Cor 5–18”, beside a twenty-four-inch red oak; thence west six and thirty-six one-hundredths chains to corner 24, in the quarter-section line between the northwest quarter and the northeast quarter of section 27, a four-by-four-by-thirty-six-inch fir post above ground, scribed “US Cor 5–19”, a fourteen-inch white oak bears south twenty degrees east sixty one-hundredths, blazed and scribed “BT-19’; thence south naught degrees twenty-four minutes east, with the quarter-section line between the northwest quarter and the northeast quarter of section 27, four and fifty-three one-hundredths chains to corner 25, a four-by-four-by-thirty-six-inch fir post above ground, scribed “US Cor 5–20”, an eight-inch hickory bears north eighty-five degrees west fifty one-hundredths, blazed and scribed “BT 5–20”; thence north seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes west four and thirty-six one-hundredths chains to corner 26, a two-by-two-by-twelve-inch elm stake above ground; thence south nineteen degrees twenty-three minutes west, with line in rear of block 42 seventy-six one hundredths chain to the northeast corner of lot 1, block 42, eight and forty-two one-hundredths chains to corner 27, in the quarter-section line, a six-by-six-by-forty-eight-inch post above ground, in mound of stone; thence south eighty-nine degrees twenty-three minutes east six and eighty-five one-hundredths chains to the place of beginning (excepting therefrom a circular piece of ground, two and twenty-seven one-hundredths chains in diameter surrounding the McGregor City Water Reservoir, containing forty-one one-hundredths acre, more or less; and a strip of land containing one and fifty one-hundredths acres, more or less, being the right-of-way of the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railway), the parcel hereby conveyed containing according to survey one hundred and fifty-two and thirty-five one-hundredths acres, more or less.

Lots 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, block 30; lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, west half lot 9, all of lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, block 33; lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, and 12, block 36, all situate in the James McGregor, Junior, addition to the town of McGregor, containing according to survey three and seventy-two one-hundredths acres, more or less. A certain parcel of land in the northwest quarter section 27, township 95 north, range 3 west, fifth principal meridian, described as follows:

Beginning at corner 1, the quarter-comer between sections 27 and 28, an established fence corner with a one-and-one-half-by-twelve-inch iron pipe above ground, beside it; thence south eighty-nine degrees twenty-three minutes east, with the quarter-section line between the northwest quarter and the southwest quarter of section 27 eleven and sixteen one-hundredths chains to comer 2, an established fence comer; thence north eighteen degrees fourteen minutes east, thirteen and thirty-one one-hundredths chains to comer 3, an established fence corner with a four-by-four-by-thirty-six-inch hickory post above ground, scribed “US 6-3”, beside it, a ten-inch hickory bears north twenty-five degrees west forty-two one-hundredths blazed and scribed “BT 6-3”; thence south seventy degrees fifty-seven minutes east three and ninety-three one-hundredths chains 1467to corner 4, the northwest corner of lot 1, block 37, town of McGregor,Description—Continued. thence north nineteen degrees three minutes east, with rear line or block 36, ten and ninety-three one-hundredths chains to corner 5, a two-by-two-by-twelve-inch ash stake above ground, marked “US 6-5”, in the south line of Elm Street; thence north sixty-eight degrees fifty-five minutes west, with south line of Elm Street, ten and forty-four one-hundredths chains to corner 6, a three-by-three-by-twelve-inch ash stake above ground, marked “US 6-6”, at the northeast corner of lot 1, block 33; thence south twenty-one degrees five minutes west, with two lines in rear of block 33 one and fifty-five one-hundredths chains to corner 7, a four-by-four-by-thirty-six-inch fir post above ground, scribed “US Cor 6-7”, an eight-inch hickory bears south thirty degrees west seventy one-hundredths blazed and scribed “BT 6-7”; thence south seventy-three degrees twenty-five minutes west twelve and eighty one-hundredths chains to corner 8, a point in Spring Creek on the line between sections 27 and 28, a witness comer falls fifteen one-hundredths east on bank of creek, a four-by-four-by-forty-inch fir post above ground, scribed “US Cor 6-8”, in a mound of stone, a thirty-inch elm bears south eighteen one-hundredths; thence south no degrees two minutes east, with line between sections 27 and 28, twenty and twenty-five one-hundredths chains to the place of beginning, containing according to survey thirty-eight and fifty-five one-hundredths acres, more or less.

Lots 13, 14,15, and 16, block 18; lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10,11,12,13, 14, and the east 20 feet of lot 15, block 26, all situate in the James McGregor, Junior, addition to the town of McGregor, Iowa, containing according to survey one and eighty-four one-hundredths acres, more or less. A certain parcel of real estate in sections 22 and 27, township 95 north, range 3 west, fifth principal meridian, described as follows: Beginning at corner 1, the point where the line between sections 21 and 22 intersects the south line of the Giard claim, an established fence corner; thence south naught degrees two minutes east, with line between sections 21 and 22, nine and seven one-hundredths chains to corner 2, a point in fence line; thence south sixty-nine degrees eleven minutes east, parallel to and three and forty one-hundredths chains northeast of the northeast side of block 27, ten and thirteen one-hundredths chains to the line between sections 22 and 27, eighteen and seven one-hundredths chains to corner 3, the west side of Cemetery Road and northeast corner of the Chapin lands, a four-by-four-by-thirty-six-inch fir post above ground, scribed “US Cor 1-3”, beside an established fence corner; thence south twenty degrees forty-nine minutes west three and forty-one one-hundredths chains to corner 4, the northeast corner of lot 17, block 26; thence south sixty-nine degrees eleven minutes east, with the rear line of block 26, twelve and twelve one-hundredths chains to corner 5, a one-by-twelve-inch iron pipe above ground at the rear corner to blocks 18 and 26; thence south eighty-two degrees twenty-two minutes east, with rear line of block 18, two and eighty-five one-hundredths chains to corner 6, a one-by-twelve-inch pipe above ground and an eight-by-eight-by-forty-eight-inch oak post above ground, scribed “US 1-6”, in mound of stones; thence north forty-nine degrees forty-seven minutes west one and forty-seven one-hundredths chains to corner 7, a five-by-five-by-twenty-four-inch basswood post above ground, scribed “US 1-7”, in mound of stones; thence north forty degrees thirteen minutes east three and three one-hundredths chains to corner 8, a five-by-five-by-thirty-inch basswood post above ground, scribed “US l-8”, in mound of stones; thence south forty-nine degrees forty-seven minutes east three and 1468Description—Continued.twenty-seven one-hundredths chains to corner 9, a two-by-two-by-fifteen-inch oak stake above ground, at the rear corner common to lots 4 and 5, block 18; thence north forty degrees thirteen minutes east with rear line of blocks 18 and 17, twelve and fifty-one one-hundredths chains to the line between sections 27 and 22, fourteen and forty-six one-hundredths chains to corner 10, a two-by-two-by-fifteen-inch oak stake above ground; thence north forty-nine degrees forty-seven minutes west two and eleven one-hundredths chains to corner 11, a two-by-two-by-fifteen-inch oak stake above ground; thence north forty degrees thirteen minutes east one and fourteen one-hundredths chains to corner 12, a two-by-two-by-twelve-inch oak stake above ground, on the line between lots 5 and 6, block 20; thence north forty-nine degrees forty-seven minutes west one and ninety-six one-hundredths chains to corner 13, the rear corner common to lots 5 and 6, block 20; thence south forty degrees thirteen minutes west with rear line of said lot G, one and twenty-five one-hundredths chains to corner 14, an established fence corner on the northwest side of lot 6, block 20: thence north fifty-nine degrees twelve minutes west one and forty-four one-hundredths chains to corner 15, a stake; thence north thirty degrees forty-eight minutes east one and fifty-one one-hundredths chains to corner 1(5, in the rear line of block 21 at a point one and seventy one-hundredths chains westerly of the south corner of lot 1, block 21; thence north fifty-nine degrees twelve minutes west with the rear line of block 21, fifteen and nineteen one-hundredths chains to corner 17, a seven-by-seven-by-forty-eight-inch oak post above ground, scribed “US 1-17”, on the south line of the Giard claim; thence south eighty-seven degrees forty-nine minutes west, with the south line of the Giard claim, twenty-five and eighty-six one-hundredths chains to the place of beginning (excepting, however, therefrom, twelve and nineteen one-hundredths acres, more or less, described as follows:

Beginning at corner 1, a chiseled cross and mound of stones, on the extreme southwest point of the rock bluff northwest from what is known as Market Square in the town of McGregor, the intersection of Garnavillo Avenue and Buell Avenue bears south ten degrees thirty-five minutes east, five and eighty-eight one-hundredths chains distant; thence north twenty-four degrees forty minutes west seven and ninety-four one-hundredths chains to corner 2, an established fence corner; thence north forty-four degrees ten minutes east six and seventeen one hundredths chains to corner 3, a four-by-four-by-thirty-six-inch fir post above ground, scribed “US 3-X”, in a mound of stones; thence north exactly sixty-four degrees east three and fifty one-hundredths chains to corner 4, a four-by-four-by-forty-two-inch fir post above ground, scribed “US 4-X”, in mound of stones, on rock point at brink of bluff; thence south fifty-three degrees fifty minutes east ten and forty-seven one-hundredths chains to corner 5, a three-by-three-by-thirty-six-inch oak post above ground and a two-by-twelve-in ch iron pipe above ground, in mound of stones which is on brink of bluff over brick school house, thence south exactly thirty-four degrees west two and thirty-four one-hundredths chains to corner G. a four-by-four-by-forty-two-inch fir post above ground, scribed “US 6-X”, in mound of stones and beside a chiseled cross on a large boulder; thence south exactly fifty-five degrees west four and seventy one-hundredths chains to corner 7, a three-by-three-by-eighteen-inch oak stake above ground; thence south seventy-one degrees fifty-five minutes west seven and seventy-seven one-hundredths chains to the place of beginning) the parcel hereby conveyed containing, according to survey, fifty-three and fifty-eight one-hundredths acres, more or less, subject to any 1469existing rights or easements for roads over or across theDescription—Continued. above-described land.

Lots 4, 5, and 6, block 46, in the James McGregor, Junior, addition, to the town of McGregor, Iowa, containing according to survey thirty-four one-hundredths acre, more or less. A certain parcel of land in the southeast one hundred and sixty acres of the Giard Claim, and within what would be section 22, township 95 north, range 3 west, fifth principal meridian, described as follows: Beginning at corner 1, the rear corner common to lots 9 and 10, block 3, town of McGregor, or one and fifty-one one-hundredths chains northwesterly from the south corner of the Goodie Garden Confectionary Building; thence north forty-eight degrees fifty-three minutes west, six and eight one-hundredths chains to corner 2, a one-by-twelve-inch galvanized iron pipe above ground, in a mound of stone; thence north seventy-nine degrees five minutes west, eight and thirty-four one-hundredths chains to corner 3, in the rear line of block 46 and sixty-nine one-hundredths chain southeast of the north corner of said block 46; thence south thirty-eight degrees fifty-three minutes east, with the rear line of blocks 46 and 45, six and twenty-six one-hundredths chains to corner 4, the rear corner common to lots 8 and 9, block 45; thence south twenty-one degrees forty-three minutes east, with two rear lines of block 45, three and seventeen one-hundredths chains to corner 5, a point; thence south forty-nine degrees thirty-eight minutes east, two and sixty-two one-hundredths chains to corner 6, the east corner of lot 1, block 45, a four-by-four-by-thirty-six-inch hickory post above ground, scribed “US 3-5,” a ten-inch oak bears north forty-five degrees east, twenty-nine one-hundredths chains blazed and scribed “BT 3-5”, an eight-inch hickory bears north fifty-five degrees west, thirty one-hundredths chain, blazed and scribed “BT 3-5”; thence south forty degrees twenty-two minutes west, with the southeast line of block 45, one and fifty-one one-hundredths chains to corner 7, the south corner of lot 1, block 45; thence north eighty-eight degrees fifty-nine minutes east, with the north line of “A” street, two and thirty-four one-hundredths chains to corner 8, in the rear line of block 3; thence north forty degrees twenty-two minutes east, with the rear line of block 3, six and fifty-six one-hundredths chains to the place of beginning, containing according to survey six and eleven one-hundredths acres, more or less.

A certain parcel of land, situated in lot 9 of the southeast one hundred and sixty acres of the Giard Claim and within what would be. section 22, township 95 north, range 3 west, fifth principal meridian, described as follows: Beginning at corner 1, a point in the north line of said lot 9 and eleven and thirty-five one-hundredths chains east of the north-west corner thereof, being the north corner common to the Munn lands and the Lorang property, a five-by-five-by-forty-eight-inch white oak post above ground, in a mound of stone, a twenty-inch white oak bears south sixty-seven degrees east, sixty one-hundredths chain, blazed and scribed “BT 2-1”, a ten-inch hickory bears south six degrees east, eighty-nine one-hundredths chain, blazed and scribed “BT-21”; thence north eighty-nine degrees fifty-nine minutes east, with the north line of said lot 9, twenty and eighty-seven one-hundredths chains to corner 2, a ten-by-ten-by-thirty-two-inch oak post above ground, scribed “US 2-2”, and a one-and-one-half-by-fifteen-inch pipe above ground, in a mound of stone, at the northeast corner of said lot 9, a sixteen-inch white oak bears south twenty degrees west, thirty-six one-hundredths chain, blazed and scribed 1470Description—Continued.“BT 2-2”; thence south eight degrees thirty-five minutes east, with line between lot 9 and lot 8 of southeast one hundred and sixty acres of Giard Claim, six and eighty-nine one-hundredths chains to corner 3, the northwest corner of lot 7, a one-by-twelve-inch iron pipe above ground, between trees with old blazes, a ten-inch twin black oak bears south thirty-eight degrees west, eight one-hundredths chain, scribed “BT 2-3”, an eighteen-inch black oak bears north ten degrees west, thirty-four one-hundredths chain, scribed “BT 2-3”; thence south fifty-eight degrees fourteen minutes west with line between Munn lands and property of the Northeastern Iowa Outers Association, twenty and four one-hundredths chains to corner 4, a six-by-six-by-forty-two-inch basswood post above ground, in a mound of stones, in the line between lots 9 and 10, a twelve-inch butternut bears south twenty-eight degrees east, thirty-five one-hundredths chain, blazed and scribed “BT 2-4”, a twenty-inch sycamore bears north sixty-eight degrees east, forty-one one-hundredths chain, blazed and scribed “BT 2-4”; thence north twenty-nine degrees fifty-one minutes west, with two lines common to lots 9 and 10, nine and eleven one-hundredths chains to comer 5, a point in said line; thence north sixty-nine degrees fifteen minutes west, thirty-five one-hundredths chain to corner 6, a five-by-thirty-six-inch ash post above ground, in mound of stone, the south corner common to the Munn lands and the Lorang property; thence north, with the line between Lorang and leaving the line between lots 9 and 10, three and forty-six one-hundredths chains to a four-by-four-by-forty-two-inch fir Cost above ground, scribed “US 3.46” with arrow pointing south, being on the north side of the Heights Road, nine and thirty-three one-hundredths chains to the place of beginning, containing twenty-six and sixty-two one-hundredths acres, more or less, subject to any existing rights or easements for roads over or across the land above described.

Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, block 48, in James McGregor, Junior, addition to the town of McGregor, Iowa (excepting therefrom a strip of land being the right-of-way of the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railway), the parcel hereby conveyed containing according to survey sixty-nine one-hundredths acres, more or less. Lot 7, excepting a strip one chain in width along the west side, in the southeast one hundred and sixty acres of the Giard Claim and within what would be section 22, township 95 north, range 3 west, fifth principal meridian, described as follows:

Beginning at corner 1, a two-by-twelve-inch iron pipe above ground, in a mound of stone, and on the north line of said lot 7, one chain easterly from the northwest comer thereof; thence south nine degrees seventeen minutes east, parallel with and one chain east of the west line of lot 7, six and nineteen one-hundredths chains to comer 2, a point on brink of cliff in the south line of lot 7; thence north eighty-two degrees thirty minutes east, with line between lot 7 and lot 6, three and eight one-hundredths chains to a four-by-four-by-thirty-six-inch fir post above ground, scribed “US 4-3”, in mound of stone, on west side of McGregor-Marquette Road, four and forty-four one-hundredths chains to corner 3, the corner common to lots 6 and 7 and block 48 of the James McGregor, Junior, addition to the town of McGregor; thence north eight degrees fifteen minutes west, with the line between lot 7 and block 48, five and seventy-two one-hundredths chains to corner 4, the corner common to lots 7 and 8 and block 48 of the town of McGregor; thence south eighty-eight degrees thirty minutes west, with the line between lots 7 and 8, one and eighty-four one-hundredths chains to a four-by-four-by-thirty-1471six-inch fir post above ground, scribed “US 4-A”, in mound of stone,Description—Continued. on west side of McGregor-Marquette Road, four and fifty-eight one-hundredths chains to the place of beginning, containing, according to survey, two and sixty-eight one-hundredths acres, more or less, subject to existing easements for roads and railroads.

A strip of land four and one-half chains wide along the north side of lot 1, section 11, township 94 north, range 3 west, fifth principal meridian (excepting therefrom a strip of land containing sixty-five one-hundredths acres, being the right-of-way of the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railway), the parcel thereby conveyed containing according to survey ten and eighty-nine one-hundredths acres, more or less. Lot 4, section 11, township 94 north, range 3 west, fifth principal meridian (excepting therefrom a strip of land containing three and nine one-hundredths acres being the right-of-way of the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railway), the parcel hereby conveyed containing according to survey forty-two and thirty-six one-hundredths acres, more or less.

Lot 1 and the north half of lot 2, section 23, township 94 north, range 3 west, fifth principal meridian (excepting therefrom a strip of land containing seven and fifty-six one-hundredths acres, being the right-of-way of the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railway), the parcel hereby conveyed containing according to survey seventy-five and twenty-four one-hundredths acres, more or less. The State shall improve and maintain the said land for suchConditions imposed. purpose, and not otherwise, and shall provide adequate conveniences for the public.

No fee or other charge shall ever be imposed or exacted for admission of the public to the park or for use and enjoyment of the park by the public under such reasonable regulations as may be prescribed by the State or its authorized officials. The StateSafeguarding wildlife, etc. shall sedulously safeguard the wildlife in the park from molestation and destruction, and shall do everything reasonably necessary to safeguard the park from injury by fire, or otherwise, and shall preserve the timber and other natural growth in the park from • depredation and destruction.

In the event the State shall fail toReversionary provision. maintain the aforesaid granted land as a State park under the conditions and limitations herein prescribed, or upon abandonment of the park by the State, said land and all improvements thereon shall revert to the United States. Approved, June 4, 1936. To authorize a preliminary examination of Big Blue River and its tributaries with a view to the control of their floods. 1936-06-04 49 Stat. 1471 503 Chapter 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 503.] AN ACT To authorize a preliminary examination of Big Blue River and its tributaries with a view to the control of their floods. June 4, 1936.[[H. R. 12370](/us/bill/74/hr/12370).][[Public, No. 651](/us/pl/74/651).] *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryBig Blue River.Survey of, and tributaries, directed for controlling floods of. of War is hereby authorized and directed to cause a preliminary examination to be made of Big Blue River, an affluent of the Kansas River, and its tributaries with a view to the control of their floods in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of an Act entitled “AnVol. 39, p. 950.[U.

S. C., p. 1487](/us/usc/p1487). Act to provide for the control of the 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, June 4, 1936. Granting the consent of Congress to the States of New York and Vermont to enter into an agreement amending the agreement between such States consented to by Congress in Public Resolution Numbered 9, Seventieth Congress, relating to the creation of the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission. 1936-06-04 504 Chapter 49 Stat. 1472 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 1472 [CHAPTER 504.] JOINT RESOLUTION Granting the consent of Congress to the States of New York and Vermont to enter into an agreement amending the agreement between such States consented to by Congress in Public Resolution Numbered 9, Seventieth Congress, relating to the creation of the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission. June 4, 1936.[[S. J. Res. 262](/us/bill/74/sjres/262).][[Pub. Res., No. 99](/us/pubres/74/99).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Lake Champlain Bridge Commission.Consent granted New York and Vermont to enter an amendatory agreement relating to, for bridge construction.

That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the States of New York and Vermont to enter into the amendatory agreement executed on April 1, 1936, by the commissioners duly appointed on the part of such States, amending the original agreement entered into by such States for the creation ofthe Lake Champlain Bridge Commission, which Vol. 45, p. 120.original agreement was consented to by Congress by Public Resolution Numbered 9, Seventieth Congress, approved February 16, 1928, and every part and article of such amendatory agreement is Proviso.Federal jurisdiction not impaired.hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed: *Providing*, That nothing therein contained shall be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting any right or jurisdiction of the United States in and over the region which forms the subject of such amendatory agreement; which amendatory agreement is as follows:

Agreement.Whereas, The states of New York and Vermont heretofore and on the 11th day of May, 1927, entered into an agreement or compact, duly authorized by law, creating the Lake Champlain bridge commission, and Whereas, The legislatures of said states have authorized their respective commissioners to enter into an agreement of compact amending said existing agreement or compact. Now, therefore, The said states of New York and Vermont do hereby enter into the following agreement, to wit:

The agreement heretofore made between the state of New York and the state of Vermont pursuant to chapter three hundred and twenty-one of the laws of nineteen twenty-seven of the state of New York, entitled: “An act authorizing designated authorities in behalf of the state of New York to enter into an agreement or compact with designated authorities of the state of Vermont for the creation of the Lake Champlain bridge commission, the establishment of the Lake Champlain bridge commission, and the defining of the powers and duties of such commission and making an appropriation for such purposes” and number one hundred thirty-nine of the acts of nineteen twenty-seven of the state of Vermont entitled:

“An act ratifying a proposed agreement or compact between the state of Vermont and the state of New York relating to the creation of the Lake Champlain bridge commission and providing for carrying out the provisions of said agreement or compact,” as the same was amended by the agreement or compact entered into the 30th day of March, 1935, by and under the authority of Chapter 201 of the Laws of 1933, as amended by Chapter 355 of the Laws of 1935 of the State of New York, and by and under the authority of No. 209 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont of 1935, entitled “An Act authorizing an agreement or compact between the State of Vermont and the State of New York to amend the existing agreement or compact between said States creating the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission, in relation to the construction of a new bridge across Lake Champlain, the issuance of bonds by said Commission, and providing for the payment of said bonds,” approved by the Governor February 27, 1935, as amended by No. 210 of the Acts of 1935 of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, approved by the Governor March 21, 1935, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following articles: 1473 article xxxviAgreement—Continued.

The Lake Chainplain bridge commission shall have power and is hereby authorized to issue its negotiable bonds in addition to those issued prior to March first, nineteen hundred thirty-three, for the purpose of refunding its bonds issued before said date, provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of such bonds so issued to pay off and refund its bonds issued before said date shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the bonds so retired. article xxxvii Such commission shall have power and is hereby authorized to call for payment and to pay its bonds issued before March first, nineteen hundred thirty-three, in accordance with the terms under which said bonds were issued and for such purposes to use any funds which it has or shall have in reserves and sinking fund and investments at the time said bonds are called for payment, notwithstanding any provision heretofore set forth in this or any previous compact or agreement. article xxxviii The bonds issued under authority of article XXXVI shall be authorized by resolution of such commission and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, not exceeding fifty years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding five per centum per annum payable semi-annually, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption as such resolution or resolutions may provide.

Said bonds may be sold at public or private sale for such price or prices as such commission shall determine, provided that the interest cost to maturity of the money received for any issue of said bonds shall not exceed five per centum per annum. 2. Neither the members of such commission nor any person executing said bonds shall be liable personally on said bonds or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof. 3. The bonds issued under the authority of article XXXVI shall constitute a first lien upon the property, tolls and revenues pledged to secure the bonds issued by such commission prior to March first, nineteen hundred thirty-three, and subject to the terms of any agreement made or to be made with holders of bonds issued by such commission under article XXVI of the amendments to this compact shall be a lien upon the tolls and revenues of the bridge referred to as the Rouses Point Bridge, and in accordance with subdivision four of article XXVI of the amendments to this compact any of such tolls and revenues which would otherwise have been payable into the state treasuries of the two states may be pledged tothe payment of said bonds. 4.

Said bonds shall not be a debt of the state of New York or of the state of Vermont and neither state shall be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any funds other than those of such commission. 5. Said bonds shall be exempt from taxation and are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of each state and of its municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, all savings banks and savings institutions, including savings and loan associations, executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, 1474Agreement—Continued.and all other fiduciaries in each state may properly and legally invest the funds within their control. 6.

Such commission shall have power out of any funds available therefor to purchase any bonds issued by it at a price not more than the redemption price thereof at the time of such purchase with accrued interest. article xxxix Such commission shall have the power to apply to the congress of the United States or any department of the United States for consent or approval of this compact as amended, but in the absence of such consent by congress and until the same shall have been secured, this compact, as amended, shall be binding upon the state of New York when ratified by it and the state of Vermont when ratified by it without the consent of congress to cooperate for the purposes enumerated in this agreement and in the manner herein provided and for all purposes that it legally may be.

In Witness Whereof, by and under the authority of Chapters 73 and 219 of the Laws of 1936, of the State of New York, and by and under the authority of Public Act No. 19 of the Acts and. Resolves passed by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont at the Special Session 1935–1936, approved by the Governor December 14, 1935, we have signed this compact or agreement, in duplicate, this 1st day of April, 1936. Sec. 2.Amendment. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this joint resolution is hereby expressly reserved.

Approved, June 4, 1936. To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the International Petroleum Exposition, Tulsa, Oklahoma, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes. 1936-06-04 505 Chapter 49 Stat. 1375 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 505.] JOINT RESOLUTION To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the International Petroleum Exposition, Tulsa, Oklahoma, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes.

June 4, 1936.[[H. J. Res. 497](/us/bill/74/hjres/497).][[Pub. Res., No. 100](/us/pubres/74/100).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, International Petroleum Exposition, Tulsa, Okla.Dutiable articles imported for exhibition, etc., purposes, admitted free, under regulations. That all articles which shall be imported from foreign countries for exhibition at the International Petroleum Exposition to be held at Tulsa, Oklahoma, from May 16 to May 23, 1936, or for use in constructing, 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; 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 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 Sales permitted.shall prescribe: *Proviso.*Duty on articles withdrawn. *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 at the date Deterioration allowance.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 consumptionMarking requirements. or entry under the general tariff law: *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, 1475in 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 imported into the United States: *Provided further*, That at any time during or within Abandoned articles.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 article shall be remitted: *Provided further*, That articles, which have been admitted Transfer privilege.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: *And provided further*, Exposition deemed sole consignee of merchandise.That the International Petroleum Exposition shall be deemed, for customs purposes only, to be the sole consignee of all merchandise imported under the provisions of this Act, and that the actual and necessary customs charges for labor, services, and other Incurred Federal expenses reimbursable. 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 the International Petroleum Exposition to the Government of the United States under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and that Deposit of, as refunds.Vol. 46, p. 741.receipts from 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, June 4, 1936. Relating to the allocation of radio facilities. 1936-06-05 511 Chapter 49 Stat. 1475 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 511.] AN ACT Relating to the allocation of radio facilities. June 5, 1936.[[S. 2243](/us/bill/74/s/2243).][

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