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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 52 STAT. · June 25, 1938 · Public Law 753

Public Law 753.

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(/us/pl/75/752)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and. House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary Fergus County, Mont. Payment to.of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Board of 52 Stat. 1208County Commissioners of Fergus County, Montana, the sum of $1,166.88, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the cost of labor and supplies furnished during September 1937 in extinguishing a forest fire on land owned by the United States, under jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, in the Judith Mountains, *Proviso.* Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.Fergus County, Montana: *Provided,* That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
Penalty for violation.Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 25, 1938. To authorize sales and exchanges by the State of Wisconsin notwithstanding certain provisions in the Act of August 22, 1912 (37 Stat. 324). 1938-06-28 774 Chapter 52 Stat. 1208 75 3 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 774] JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize sales and exchanges by the State of Wisconsin notwithstanding certain provisions in the Act of August 22, 1912 (37 Stat. 324). June 28, 1938[[H. J. Res. 281](/us/bill/75/hjres/281)][[[Pub. Res., No. 126](/us/bill/75/pubres/126)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That notwithstanding the State of Wisconsin. Sale or exchange of certain land. [37 Stat. 324](/us/stat/37/324).restrictions and limitations in the Act or August 22, 1912 (37 Stat. 324), entitled “An Act granting unsurveyed and unattached islands to the State of Wisconsin for forestry purposes”, the State of Wisconsin is hereby authorized to sell or exchange any of the islands granted to it by the said Act of August 22, 1912, which are not valuable for forestry purposes, on condition that the proceeds from any such sale or that the land acquired by the State in any such exchange shall be devoted to State forestry purposes.
Approved, June 28, 1938. To revise the boundaries of the Colonial National Historical Park in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes. 1938-06-28 775 Chapter 52 Stat. 1208 75 3 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 775] AN ACT To revise the boundaries of the Colonial National Historical Park in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes.
June 28, 1938[[S. 3560](/us/bill/75/s/3560)][[Public, No. 753](/us/pl/75/753)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That subject to all Colonial National Historical Park, Va.the laws and regulations applicable to the Colonial National Historical Park, the boundaries of said historical park as established by [49 Stat. 1483](/us/stat/49/1483); [48 Stat. 1706](/us/stat/48/1706).[16 U. S. C., Supp. III, §§ 443, 443a](/us/usc/t16/s443/443a).Parkway changes.the Act of June 5, 1936 (49 Stat. 1483), and as defined by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 2055, dated August 22, 1933 (48 Stat. 1706), are hereby revised by the elimination of the parkway area described in said proclamation as running north and west of the city of Williamsburg to Jamestown Island, and the substitution therefor of a parkway area running southerly through or around the city of Williamsburg, thence continuing south of said city to the James River and thence along said river and connecting waters to Jamestown Island, the exact location of which shall be determined by the width *Provisos.* Maximum width.Secretary or the Interior: *Provided,* That said parkway area shall not exceed an average of five hundred feet in width outside the city Condemnation proceedings; restriction. of Williamsburg: *And provided further, * That condemnation proceedings shall not be had, exercised, or resorted to as to any lands in the city of Williamsburg except such lands as may be required for a right-of-way not exceeding two hundred feet in width through said city to connect with highways or parkways leading from Williamsburg to Jamestown and Yorktown. 52 Stat. 1209 Sec. 2.
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his Acquisitions for rounding out boundaries. discretion, to acquire by purchase, donation, or otherwise, in behalf of the United States, such lands or interests in lands, easements, and buildings comprising the following: Glass House Point, in James City County; the area known as “The Hook”, including the site of the action of October 3, 1781, in Gloucester County ; and such additional lands as are desirable for the proper rounding out of the boundaries and for the administrative control of the Colonial National Historical Park: *Provided,* That the total acreage of lands *Provisos.* Maximum addition.to be added to the park, with the exception of parkways under the terms hereof shall not exceed seven hundred and fifty acres: *Provided further,* That the said acquisition of lands or improvements Funds available.shall be made from such funds as may be appropriated pursuant to the authorization of the Act of March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1490).[46 Stat. 1490](/us/stat/46/1490).[16 U. S. C. § 443c](/us/usc/t16/s443c).
Approved, June 28, 1938. Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear, examine, adjudicate, and render judgment on any and all claims which the Ute Indians or any Tribe or Band thereof may have against the United States, and for other purposes. 1938-06-28 776 Chapter 52 Stat. 1209 75 3 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 776] AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear, examine, adjudicate, and render judgment on any and all claims which the Ute Indians or any Tribe or Band thereof may have against the United States, and for other purposes. June 28, 1938[[H. R. 3162](/us/bill/75/hr/3162)][
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  • 52 Stat. 1208
  • 48 Stat. 1706
  • 52 Stat. 1209
  • 16 USC 443c
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