Public Law 232.

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69 Stat. 494 Public Law 232 chapter 554 AN ACT To amend section 1 of the Act of March 12, 1914.August 4, 1955[[H. R. 3338](/us/bill/84/hr/3338)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Alaska.Railroad lease extension. That the first sentence of section 1 of the Act of March 12, 1914 (38 Stat. 305), as amended (48 U. S. C., sec. 301), is amended by striking out “but no lease shall be for a longer period than twenty years”, and inserting in lieu thereof “but no lease of such railroad or railroads shall be for a longer period than twenty years and no other lease authorized in this Act shall be for a longer period than fifty-five years”.

Approved August 4, 1955. Public Law 233: To authorize the crediting, for certain purposes, of prior active Federal Commissioned service performed by a person appointed as a commissioned officer under section 101 or 102 of the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947, as amended, and for other purposes. Public Law 233 Public Law 233 69 Stat. 494 1955-08-04 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 233 chapter 555 AN ACT To authorize the crediting, for certain purposes, of prior active Federal Commissioned service performed by a person appointed as a commissioned officer under section 101 or 102 of the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947, as amended, and for other purposes.August 4, 1955[[H. R. 4106](/us/bill/84/hr/4106)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Army-Navy nurses and medical specialists.Service credits.

That sections 101 and 102 of the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 41, 42), as amended (10 U. S. C. 166, 166a), are each further amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: " “(d) In determining position on a promotion list, seniority in her grade in the Regular Army or the Regular Air Force, as the case may be, and eligibility for promotion, a person originally appointed as a commissioned officer under subsection (c), shall be credited, at the time of her appointment, with the active Federal commissioned service, after December 31, 1947, which she performed after becoming twenty-one years of age and before her appointment.

However, not more than five years of service may be so credited. A person originally appointed as a first lieutenant who has not performed at least three years of such active Federal commissioned service after December 31, 1947, shall, for the same purposes, be credited with that amount of service. Service credited pursuant to this subsection shall be in lieu of and not in addition to service credited under section 105 of this Act.” " Sec. 2. The effective date of the amendments made by section 1Effective date.Restriction. of this Act is January 1, 1948.

No person is entitled to any back pay or allowances because of those amendments. Approved August 4, 1955. Public Law 234: To provide for the release of the express condition and limitation on certain land heretofore conveyed to the trustees of the village of Sag Harbor, New York. Public Law 234 Public Law 234 69 Stat. 494 1955-08-04 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 234 chapter 556 AN ACT To provide for the release of the express condition and limitation on certain land heretofore conveyed to the trustees of the village of Sag Harbor, New York.August 4, 1955[[H. R. 4717](/us/bill/84/hr/4717)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Sag Harbor, N. Y.Conveyance of land. That the Secretary of the Army, with respect to the land described in section 2 of this Act, is authorized and directed to release by quitclaim deed to the village of Sag Harbor, New York, the express condition and limitation 69 Stat. 495provided in section 3 of the Act of Congress approved June 4, 1924 (43 Stat. 382), and set forth in the deed dated February 3, 1926, by which the Secretary of War conveyed said land and other land comprising that portion of the Sag Harbor Military Reservation known as the “Arsenal Lot”, situate in the port of Sag Harbor, Southampton Township, Suffolk County, New York, to the trustees of the village of Sag Harbor.

Sec. 2. All that piece or parcel of land situate in the incorporated village of Sag Harbor, town of Southampton, County of Suffolk, and State of New York, being more particularly bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a drill hole placed in the southerly line of Union Street and the northwest corner of the premises herein described, said drill hole being south 78 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds east a distance of 84.03 feet as measured along the southerly line of Union Street from a drill hole set at the point of tangency on the southerly line of Union Street near its intersection with the easterly line of Madison Street; running thence south 78 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds east a distance of 15.50 feet as measured along the southerly line of Union Street to a point; running thence south 01 degree 31 minutes 20 seconds west along an existing fence a distance of 45.94 feet along land of the incorporated village of Sag Harbor through premises known as “Arsenal Lot” to a point; running thence south 80 degrees 43 minutes 30 seconds west a distance of 13.00 feet along the Old Burying Ground to a point; running thence north 01 degree 16 minutes 30 seconds west a distance of 51.12 feet along land of Leonard M.

Berrara, and through an existing structure, to the point or place of beginning. Said description being in accordance with the survey of Edward T. Archibald, licensed land surveyor numbered 23420, of Sag Harbor, New York, which survey was made November 1953, and said premises contain an area of 0.0156 acre, as shown by said survey. Approved August 4, 1955. Public Law 235: To provide for the conveyance of certain property under the jurisdiction of the Housing and Home Finance Administrator to the State of Louisiana.

Public Law 235 Public Law 235 69 Stat. 495 1955-08-04 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 235 chapter 557 AN ACT To provide for the conveyance of certain property under the jurisdiction of the Housing and Home Finance Administrator to the State of Louisiana.August 4, 1955[[H.

R. 5512](/us/bill/84/hr/5512)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Louisiana.Conveyance. That, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Housing and Home Finance Administrator shall convey to the State of Louisiana all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the projects identified as LA–16011 and LA–16012, constructed under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes”, approved October 14, 1940, as amended (42 U.

S. C., sec. 1521, and the following), on real[54 Stat. 1125](/us/stat/54/1125). property constituting a part of the grounds of the Central Louisiana Hospital for the Insane leased from the State of Louisiana. Such conveyance is to be made in consideration of the payment of $300,000 by the State of Louisiana in three equal annual installments. Sec. 2. The provisions of this Act shall be effective only if the firstEffectivity. installment is paid within six months after the date of approval of this Act.

Approved August 4, 1955. Public Law 236: To authorize the Secretary of Defense to lend certain Army, Navy, and Air Force equipment, and to provide certain services to tile Girl Scouts of the United States of America for use at the Girl Scout Senior Roundup Encampment, and for other purposes. Public Law 236 Public Law 236 69 Stat. 496 1955-08-04 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.

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