An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to furnish transportation to persons in the service of the United States in the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
74th CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 525, 526. JUNE 5, 1936. 1483 [CHAPTER 525.] AN ACT To provide for the addition or additions of certain lands to the Colonial National Monument in the State of Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to acquire by purchase and/or accept by donation, in behalf of the United States, such lands, easements, and buildings comprising the former Governor Berkeley’s mansion and homestead in James City County and Carter’s Grove mansion and homestead in the same county, and the Rosewell mansion and homestead in Gloucester County as are desirable for the proper rounding out of the bound- aries and for the administrative control of the Colonial National Monument, and such lands as are necessary for parkways, not to exceed five hundred feet wide, to connect said mansions to the said Colonial National Monument, the title and evidence of title to lands acquired to be satisfactory to the Secretary of t …
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74th CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 525, 526. JUNE 5, 1936. 1483 [CHAPTER 525.] AN ACT To provide for the addition or additions of certain lands to the Colonial National Monument in the State of Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to acquire by purchase and/or accept by donation, in behalf of the United States, such lands, easements, and buildings comprising the former Governor Berkeley’s mansion and homestead in James City County and Carter’s Grove mansion and homestead in the same county, and the Rosewell mansion and homestead in Gloucester County as are desirable for the proper rounding out of the bound- aries and for the administrative control of the Colonial National Monument, and such lands as are necessary for parkways, not to exceed five hundred feet wide, to connect said mansions to the said Colonial National Monument, the title and evidence of title to lands acquired to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That the said acquisition of lands and/or improvements shall be made only from such funds as may be appropriated pursuant to the authorization of the Act of March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1490). Sec . 2. That the area now within the Colonial National Monu- ment, together with such additions as may hereafter be made thereto, pursuant to section 1 hereof, shall be known as the “Colonial National Historical Park”, under which name the aforesaid national park shall be entitled to receive and to use all moneys heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the Colonial National Monument. Seo . 3. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. Approved, June 5, 1936. [CHAPTER 526.] AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to furnish transportation to persons in the service of the United States in the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to furnish to persons appointed from the continental United States for employment in the service of the United States in the Virgin Islands, and to persons who may be dis- charged without prejudice or, after a period of service of not less than one year, may resign from the service of the United States in the Virgin Islands, free transportation between a port in the United States and the post of duty in the Virgin Islands. The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized to furnish to persons appointed from the continental United States and employed in the service of the United States in the Virgin Islands free transportation from the post of duty to a port in the continental United States and return for the purpose of taking leave, but not more frequently in the case of any persons than once during each two-year period of service. The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized to provide free transportation of the bodies of deceased persons formerly appointed from the continental United States for employment in the service of the United States in the Virgin Islands, from the post of duty previ- ously held in the Virgin Islands to such destination in the continental United States as may be requested by the deceased person’s nearest relatives and/or friends. Approved, June 5, 1936. June 5, 1936. [H. R. 5722.] [Public, No. 666.] Colonial National Monument, Va. Lands, etc., added to. Description. Parkways. Proviso. Limitation on ex- penditures. Vol. 46, p. 1490. To be known here- after as “Colonial Na- tional Historical Park.” Inconsistent provi- sions repealed. June 5,1936. [H. R. 7025.] [Public, No. 667.] Virgin Islands. Transportation to be furnished United States employees in. On leaves of ab- sence; limitation. Bringing home re- mains, ete.