Public Law 254.

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69 Stat. 539 Public Law 254 chapter 580 AN ACT To provide for five-year terms of office for members of the Subversive Activities Control Board with one of such terms expiring in each calendar year.August 5, 1955 [[S. 2375](/us/bill/84/s/2375)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Subversive Activities Control Board Tenure Act. [64 Stat. 997](/us/stat/64/997). [50 USC 791](/us/usc/t50/s791). That section 12

(a)of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 is amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “The terms of office of the members of the Board in office on the date of enactment of the Subversive Activities Control Board Tenure Act shall expire at the time they would have expired if such Act had not been enacted. The term of office of each member of the Board appointed after the date of enactment of the Subversive Activities Control Board Tenure Act shall be for five years from the date of expiration of the term of his predecessor, except that

(1)the term of office of that member of the Board who is designated by the President and is appointed to succeed one of the two members of the Board whose terms expire on August 9, 1955, shall be for four years from the date of expiration of the term of his predecessor, and

(2)the term of office of any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be for the remainder of the term of his predecessor. Upon the expiration of his term of office a member of the Board shall continue to serve until his successor shall have been appointed and shall have qualified.” Sec. 2. This Act may be cited as the “Subversive Activities Control Board Tenure Act”. Approved August 5, 1955. Public Law 255: To authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases. Public Law 255 Public Law 255 69 Stat. 539 1955-08-09 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 255 chapter 615 AN ACT To authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases.August 9, 1955 [[S. 34](/us/bill/84/s/34)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Indians. Leasing of restricted lands. That any restricted Indian lands, whether tribally or individually owned, may be leased by the Indian owners, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, or business purposes, including the development or utilization of natural resources in connection with operations under such leases, for grazing purposes, and for those farming purposes which require the making of a substantial investment in the improvement of the land for the production of specialized crops as determined by said Secretary. AH leases so granted shall be for a term of not to exceed twenty-five years, excepting leases for grazing purposes, which shall be for a term of not to exceed ten years. Leases for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, or business purposes with the consent of both parties may include provisions authorizing their renewal for one additional term of not to exceed twenty-five years, and all leases and renewals shall be made under such terms and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 2. Restricted lands of deceased Indians may be leased under this Act, for the benefit of their heirs or devisees, in the circumstances 69 Stat. 540 and by the persons prescribed in the Act of July 8, 1940 (54 Stat. 745; 25 U. S. C., 1946 edition, sec. 380, as amended): *Provided*, That if the authority of the Secretary under this section is delegated to any subordinate official, then any heir or devisee shall have the right to appeal the action of any such official to the Secretary under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe. Sec. 3. The Act of March 3, 1909 (35 Stat. 783; 25 U. S. C. 396) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following proviso: “: *Provided*, That if the said allottee is deceased and the heirs to or devisees of any interest in the allotment have not been determined, or, if determined, some or all of them cannot be located, the Secretary of the Interior may offer for sale leases for mining purposes to the highest responsible qualified bidder, at public auction, or on sealed bids, after notice and advertisement, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. The Secretary of the Interior shall have the right to reject all bids whenever in his judgment the interests of the Indians will be served by so doing, and to readvertise such lease for sale”. Sec. 4. No rent or other consideration for the use of land leased under this Act shall be paid or collected more than one year in advance, unless so provided in the. lease. Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Interior shall approve no lease pursuant to this Act that contains any provision that will prevent or delay a termination of Federal trust responsibilities with respect to the land during the term of the lease. Sec. 6. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to repeal any authority to lease restricted Indian lands conferred by or pursuant to any other provision of law. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 256: Authorizing construction of certain public works on the Mississippi River for the protection of Saint Louis, Missouri. Public Law 256 Public Law 256 69 Stat. 540 1955-08-09 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 256 chapter 616 AN ACT Authorizing construction of certain public works on the Mississippi River for the protection of Saint Louis, Missouri.August 9, 1955 [[S. 56](/us/bill/84/s/56)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Flood protection. St. Louis, Mo. That the project for flood protection at Saint Louis, Missouri, is hereby authorized substantially as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document Numbered 57, Eighty-fourth Congress, at an estimated cost of $123,020,000. Sec. 2. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such Appropriation.sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 257: To provide that certain lands acquired by the United States shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as national forest lands. Public Law 257 Public Law 257 69 Stat. 540 1955-08-09 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 257 chapter 617 AN ACT To provide that certain lands acquired by the United States shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as national forest lands.August 9, 1955 [[S. 72](/us/bill/84/s/72)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Lincoln National Forest, N. Mex. That those certain lands situated within the boundaries of the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, which were conveyed to the United States by the State 69 Stat. 541 of New Mexico by deeds dated Decembers, 1951, and recorded in book 142 at pages 547 to 556, inclusive, records of Otero County, New Mexico, in exchange for lands of the United States pursuant to the Act of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269: 43 U. S. C. 315g), as amended, are hereby made parts of said Lincoln National Forest and hereafter shall be subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to that national forest. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 258: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue patents for certain lands in Florida bordering upon Indian River. Public Law 258 Public Law 258 69 Stat. 541 1955-08-09 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 258 chapter 618 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue patents for certain lands in Florida bordering upon Indian River.August 9, 1955 [[S. 464](/us/bill/84/s/464)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Florida. Land patents. That the Secretary of the Interior shall issue patents for the public lands erroneously omitted from the survey which are situated between the position of the record meander line represented on the plat approved March 10, 1845, and the actual shoreline of the Indian River in sections 11, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, and 36, township 27 south, range 3 7 east, Tallahassee Meridian, Florida, to persons who hold such public lands in good faith and in peaceful adverse possession, if they or their predecessors in interest have been issued patents, prior to January 1, 1954, for the upland tracts adjoining such erroneously omitted lands. Payment to the Ignited States shall be made for lands so patented at the same price per acre as that at which the hind included in the original patent was purchased, but in no case less than $1.25 per acre. No patent shall issue for any tract unless application for the tract is made by a qualified person within one year from the date of enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall issue no patents until the condition of such period. The Secretary may, by public sale at not less than the appraised value or under any appropriate public land law, dispose of any tract of public land subject to this Act which is not applied for by a qualified person within the one-year period. Sec. 2. Upon the filing of a plat of resurvey under section 1 of this Act, the Secretary shall give such notice as he finds appropriate by newspaper publication or otherwise of the opening of the lands to purchase under this Act. Sec. 3. Nothing in this Act shall affect valid existing rights. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 259: To authorize the issuance of commemorative medals to certain societies of which Benjamin Franklin was a member, founder, or sponsor in observance of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of his birth. Public Law 259 Public Law 259 69 Stat. 541 1955-08-09 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 259 chapter 619 AN ACT To authorize the issuance of commemorative medals to certain societies of which Benjamin Franklin was a member, founder, or sponsor in observance of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of his birth.August 9, 1955 [[S. 463](/us/bill/84/s/463)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Benjamin Franklin societies. Commemorative medals. That, in commemoration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin occurring on January 17, 1956, and in connection with the observance and celebration of that event, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to have struck seventy-one bronze medals of an appropriate design and inscription and to provide for 69 Stat. 542 the presentation of twenty-one such medals to the following-named scientific, educational and welfare societies of which Benjamin Franklin was a member: The American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia), Philadelphia Society of the Sons of St, George, Accademia di Scienze, Lettre et Arti in Padors (formerly Reale Accademia), (Italy), L’Academie des Sciences, L’Institute de France (formerly Academie Royale), the Royal Society (England), Königliche Gesellschaft der Wissenschafter, Gottingen (Germany), the Royal Society of Arts (England), Bataafsch Genootschap der Proefondervindelijke Wijsbegeerte (Netherlands), The Academie de Medicine (France), The Medical Society of London, The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Boston), the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Real Academia de la Historia (Spain), Academie Nationale des Sciences, BelleLettres et Arts de Lyon (France), Real Accademia delle Science di Torino (Italy), the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society (England), the Societa Patrioca diretta all’avanzamento dell’Agricultura delle Arti e delle Manifatture, Milano (Italy), the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, the Society of Antiquaries of London, the Societe d’Agriculture, Sciences, Belle Lettres et Arts, Orleans (formerly Societie Royale) France, and The Library Company of Philadelphia, and for the presentation of fifty medals in cooperation with the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary committee of the Franklin Institute to other enterprises, institutions and societies founded or helped in their early development by Benjamin Franklin. Sec. 2. Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposesAppropriation. of this Act are hereby authorized to be appropriated. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 260: To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell the steamship Monterey. Public Law 260 Public Law 260 69 Stat. 542 1955-08-09 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 260 chapter 620 JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell the steamship Monterey.August 9, 1955 [[S. J. Res. 92](/us/bill/84/sjres/92)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Steamship Monterey. Sale. That

(a)the Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized, during a period of six months after the enactment of this joint resolution, to sell the steamship Monterey and the uninstalled materials heretofore acquired by the United States with said vessel, which are held in storage by the Maritime Administration, Department of Commerce, to a citizen of the United States at competitive bidding, subject to the provisions of this joint resolution, and such terms and conditions not contrary hereto as the Secretary may prescribe. The vessel with such materials shall be sold on an “as is, where is” basis, at an aggregate minimum sales price of $3,081,665,72, depreciated on the basis of a twenty-year life from August 6, 1952, to the date of the award of the contract of sale. Such sale shall be made upon a condition and agreement that the purchaser expend at least $10,000,000 to recondition the vessel satisfactory to the Secretary of Commerce in a domestic shipyard for passenger service, with Documentation under the laws of the United States. Such sale shall be on the basis of the payment of not less than 25 per centum of the sale price of the vessel and materials at the time of the execution of such sales contract, with balance payable in approximately equal annual installments over the life expectancy of the vessel after reconditioning by the purchaser which life expectancy shall be determined jointly by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce, with interest on the portion of the sales price remaining unpaid at the rate 69 Stat. 543 of 3^2 per centum per annum; with right of prepayment from time to time of any or all of the sales price remaining unpaid. The obligation of the purchaser with respect to payment of such unpaid balance, with interest, shall be secured by a first preferred mortgage on the vessel sold, which mortgage may provide that the sole recourse against the purchaser under such mortgage, and any of the notes secured thereby, shall be limited to repossession of the vessel by the United States and the assignment of insurance claims, if the purchaser shall have complied with all provisions of the mortgage other than those relating to the payment of principal and interest when due, and the obligation of the purchaser shall be satisfied and discharged by the surrender of the vessel, and all right, title, and interest therein to the United States. Such vessel upon surrender shall be

(1)free and clear of all liens and encumbrances whatsoever, except the lien of the above-mentioned preferred mortgage and any other mortgage held by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to an assignment under title XI of the Merchant[52 Stat. 969](/us/stat/52/969). [46 USC 1271–1279](/us/usc/t46/s1271–1279). Marine Act, 1936, as amended,

(2)in class, and

(3)equipped and in as good order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, as when reconditioned as a passenger vessel by the purchaser except that any deficiencies with respect to freedom from encumbrances, condition, and class, may, to the extent covered by valid policies of insurance, be satisfied by the assignment to the United States of claims of the purchaser under such policies of insurance.

(b)Any contract of sale executed under authority of this joint resolution shall provide that in the event the United States shall, through purchase or requisition, acquire ownership of such vessel, the owner shall be paid therefor the value thereof, but in no event shall such payment exceed the actual depreciated sales price under such contract (together with the actual depreciated cost of capital improvements thereon), or the fair and reasonable scrap value of such vessel, as determined by the Maritime Administrator, whichever is the greater; that such determination shall be final; that in computing the depreciated acquisition cost of such vessel, the depreciation shall be computed on the vessel on the schedule adopted or accepted by the Secretary of the Treasury for Federal income tax purposes as applicable to such vessel; that such vessel shall remain documented under the laws of the United States for a period of at least ten years after completion as a passenger vessel or as long as there remains due the United States any principal or interest on account of the sales price, whichever is the longer period; and that the foregoing provisions respecting the requisition or the acquisition of ownership by the United States and documentation shall run with the title to such vessel and be binding on all owners thereof. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 261: To provide for the conveyance to tile State of North Dakota, for use as a State historic site, of the land where Chief Sitting Bull was originally buried. Public Law 261 Public Law 261 69 Stat. 543 1955-08-09 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 261 chapter 621 AN ACT To provide for the conveyance to tile State of North Dakota, for use as a State historic site, of the land where Chief Sitting Bull was originally buried.August 9, 1955 [[S. 535](/us/bill/84/s/535)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,North Dakota. Sitting Bull burial site. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to convey to the State of North Dakota for use as a State historic site all right, title, and interest, except as provided in section 2, of the United States and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of Indians to that parcel of land within the Standing Rock Reservation. North Dakota, which is the site where Chief Sitting Bull was originally buried and is more 69 Stat. 544 particularly described as follows: The southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter, and the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 12, township 130 north, range 80 west, fifth principal meridian, consisting of five acres more or less. Sec. 2. The conveyance authorized by this Act shall—

(a)exclude conveyance of any rights to oil, gas, or other mineral deposits in the land conveyed, but the development of any such mineral deposits, which would in any manner interfere with the use of such land as a State historic site, shall not be permitted so long as such land is so used; and

(b)be subject to the condition that in the event the land conveyed should cease to be used as a State historic site title to such land shall revert to the United States to be held in the same manner it was held prior to such conveyance. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 262: To continue the effectiveness of the Act of July 17, 1953 (67 Stat. 177), as amended, providing certain construction and other authority. Public Law 262 Public Law 262 69 Stat. 544 1955-08-09 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 262 chapter 622 AN ACT To continue the effectiveness of the Act of July 17, 1953 (67 Stat. 177), as amended, providing certain construction and other authority.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1138](/us/bill/84/s/1138)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Armed Forces. Construction authority. [50 USC app. 1173](/us/usc/t50/s1173). That the provisions of the Act of duly 17, 1953 (67 Stat. 177), as amended and extended by the Act of July 26, 1954 (68 Stat. 5 31), shall remain in full force and effect until six months after the termination of the national emergency proclaimed by the President on December 16, 1950, or until such date as may be specified by a concurrent resolution of the Congress, or until July 1, 1956, whichever is earliest. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 263: To amend the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah so as to authorize such State to exchange certain mineral lands for other lands mineral in character. Public Law 263 Public Law 263 69 Stat. 544 1955-08-09 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 263 chapter 623 AN ACT To amend the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah so as to authorize such State to exchange certain mineral lands for other lands mineral in character.August 9, 1955 [[S. 878](/us/bill/84/s/878)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, Utah. Mineral land exchange. That section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes”, approved March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 72), is amended by striking out the first sentence of such section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “The State of Utah may relinquish to the United States for the benefit of the Indians of the said Ute Reservation such tracts of school or other State-owned lands, surveyed or unsurveyed, within the said reserved area, as it may see fit (reserving to said State, if it so desires, such rights as it may possess to any minerals underlying such State lands as may be relinquished), and said State shall have the right to make selections, including mineral lands and the minerals therein (including oil and gas) if the lands relinquished are mineral in character and rights to the minerals in such lands are relinquished along with the lands, in lieu thereof 69 Stat. 545 outside of the area hereby withdrawn, equal in value, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, to the lands relinquished, from the vacant, unappropriated public lands, within the State of Utah, such lieu selections to be made in the manner provided in the enabling Act pertaining to said State, except, as to the payment of fees or commissions. which are hereby waived. Valid rights and claims of individuals initiated under Federal law with respect to any lands so selected and prior to such selection shall not be affected by such selection.” Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 264: To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act. Public Law 264 Public Law 264 69 Stat. 545 1955-08-09 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 264 chapter 624 AN ACT To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1167](/us/bill/84/s/1167)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Soil conservation of Federal lands. [52 Stat. 34](/us/stat/52/34). That subsection

(e)of section 8 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended (16 U. S. C. 590h (e)), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “Persons who carry out conservation practices on federally owned noncropland which directly conserve or benefit nearby or adjoining privately owned lands of such persons and who maintain and use such Federal land under agreement with the Federal agency having jurisdiction thereof and who comply with the terms and conditions of the agricultural conservation program formulated pursuant to sections 7 to 17 of this Act, as amended, shall be entitled to apply for and receive payments under such program to the same extent as other producers.” Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 265: To authorize the conveyance by quitclaim deed of certain land in the Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County, Texas. Public Law 265 Public Law 265 69 Stat. 545 1955-08-09 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 265 chapter 625 AN ACT To authorize the conveyance by quitclaim deed of certain land in the Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County, Texas.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1340](/us/bill/84/s/1340)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Brownsville Navigation District, Tex. Conveyance. That the Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized and directed to reconvey, by quitclaim deed, to the Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County, Texas, for a monetary consideration equal to that paid by the United States to such district therefor, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to those lands located on Brazos and Padre Island, Cameron County. Texas, including accretions thereto, which were conveyed to the United States by the Brownsville Navigation District by two deeds, both dated October 25, 1932, and recorded in volume 243. pages 266–262, and volume 244, pages 101–103 of the deed records of Cameron Comity, Texas, except for such portions of the lands or interests therein as the Secretary of the Army may determine are needed in connection with river and harbor improvement works at the location. Sec. 2. The conveyance authorized by this Act shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Army, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Treasury, determines advisable to assure that the use of the land by the Brownsville Navigation District or its transferees will be compatible with the operations of the 69 Stat. 546 United States Coast Guard. Such conveyance shall also contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Army determines advisable in the public interest, and particularly such terms and conditions as he determines advisable—

(a)to assure that the use of the Lind by the Brownsville Navigation District or its transferees will be compatible with the construction, maintenance, and operation of the river and harbor project at the location; and

(b)to assure that the United States, and its employees, agents, and contractors shall have the right to utilize the existing causeway, constructed by Cameron County, Texas, for access to Padre Island, Texas, in connection with governmental activities, without charge. Sec. 3. The conveyance authorized by this Act shall reserve to the United States all right, title, and interest in source material (as defined[68 Stat. 919](/us/stat/68/919). in the[42 USC 2011 note](/us/usc/t42/s2011). Atomic Energy Act of 1954) in the lands conveyed. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 266: To amend section 3221 of the Revised Statutes, relating to voluntary liquidation of national banks. Public Law 266 Public Law 266 69 Stat. 546 1955-08-09 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 266 chapter 626 AN ACT To amend section 3221 of the Revised Statutes, relating to voluntary liquidation of national banks.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1187](/us/bill/84/s/1187)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,National banks. Liquidation notice. That section 5221 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., 1952 edition, title 12, sec. 182) is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 5221. Whenever a vote is taken to go into liquidation it shall be. the duty of the board of directors to cause notice of this fact to be certified, under the seal of the association, by its president or cashier, to the Comptroller of the Currency, and publication thereof to be made for a period of two months in every issue of a newspaper published in the city or town in which the association is located, or if no newspaper is there published, then in the newspaper published nearest thereto, that the association is closing up its affairs, and notifying its creditors to present their claims against the association for payment.” " Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 267: To amend section 107 of title 28 of the United States Code so as to eliminate separate divisions and reduce the number of places of holding regular terms of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Public Law 267 Public Law 267 69 Stat. 546 1955-08-09 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 267 chapter 627 AN ACT To amend section 107 of title 28 of the United States Code so as to eliminate separate divisions and reduce the number of places of holding regular terms of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1512](/us/bill/84/s/1512)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Nebraska. District Court. [62 Stat. 884](/us/stat/62/884). That section 107 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows: " “§ 107. Nebraska “Nebraska constitutes one judicial district. “Court shall be held at Lincoln, North Platte, and Omaha.” " Sec. 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall take effect on September 1, 1955. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 268: To amend the Small Business Act of 1953. Public Law 268 Public Law 268 69 Stat. 547 1955-08-09 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

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