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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Crrs. 282, 283. 1923. 1509 CHAP. 282.-An Act T th tb VaH Transf Rail C0 M¤¤h4·19%· %@B;(v(0t§1§!Ef;1;2tt1:»§% to;é1eér:;t1elg?Hn9¢§;>t;·mH(:i’ay in and uponwthe Forlzugiimelllling Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 0 the United States of America in Qangress assembled, That the gacre- @5g g1iii11€·¢if>n¤i; tary of War is hereby authorized to give to the Valley Transfer vmcyrmmmnm- Railway Company, a corporation organised under the laws of the Y,§§;,$,,’“g,,,,§f"’ '¥*" °' State of Minnesota, _1ts successors and assigns, a revocable permit to locate, construct, maintain, and ogerate a line of railway, Wlbll single or double tracks, across the Fort nelling Military Reservation in the State of Minnesota, upon such location and xmder such Wations and conditions as shall be approved by the Secretary of ar. madman Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 4, 1923. cx-mr. ass.-an Act For the creation or an mmm Battle Monuments com- ““““@i·,t?.‘§§‘ mission to erect suitable memorials commemorating the services of the American [Pubuc, No. me.] soldier in Europe, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a CODIIDISSIOH M·§,}',,;{,§,§“(I§,$,f,§},$ is hereb& created and established to be known as the American Mvéymum mdmw Battle onuments Commission (hereinafter referred to as the sam or. commission), to consist of seven members who shall be apgmted by the t1;res1dent, wtlgo shall also appoint onglziiiacgié céictgpary iullx y serveasi secrea ._ emem _ serve at the pleasure of the gresildlunt who shalihiilll aug)vacanc1es E sauna that from time to time occur. e secretary a a " serve as disbursing officer of the commission, who shall make disbursements “*’%i‘. "°“°h‘€,2S “" ¥1‘iY°d by is 9h§‘iI"`if" ms without compensation <~··1>*-¤··*·¤·-·~· e mem rs 0 e commissio s a s mtepna. except that their gctualiipenses in plunggction with {teh? gvorglof the m ion ma e pai rom any n appropria or e urgbsegldg this Adt, or acquired by other means hereinafter authorged. P Bl mm d& Upon the request of the commission the President is authorized gzuzmsniaarmy, up designagp such émrsonnel of iny degzgtgiept or_;;f_:1he;aArmyg Cgg,·,,,‘;§,,,_““"“° ’ rine or s as may e nece 0 assi 1 rrym oizzvirhempurygoses of this Act, and the commission is authorizedtltio 1 h further personnel as may be necessary to carr out e griligpggessudf this got, witheu the limits of any appropriatwn or ` t' e or suc pu oses. apSi·:(di)r2i1i[?lile$tIItl:e commission lsliall prepare plans and estimates ,,,,},‘“}‘,'},°c‘Q,‘,°1§‘,,‘°,,*'f,";;,%';,',_l’ for the erection ofiuitable niemorials go mark agid cognmemorage ¢<>¥>¤p1¤¤¤¤d.¤w·. y. ` f th erican orces in uro an erec memoria s theriihvbiezuizh pgicedu as the commission shall? determine, including works of architecture and art in the American cemeteries in liilligecommission shall control as to matenals and design, provide m}1‘¤j_§m°{l_€*El§,;;} regulations for and supervise the erection of all memorial menu- mmmmxsauu. ments and buildings in the American cemeteries in Europe. Phmgmpm 0, ba, The commission shall cause such photographs to be secured or ugugéumgvugyé Ammtaken of the terrain of the various battle fields of Europe, upon to b,,mm,d_ “”“°“°° which units of the armed forces of the United States were actively engaged with the enemy, as will complete the historical photographic record of the operations of such units; and the commission shall transmit such record when completed to the Secretary of \Var for permanent file with the records of the War Department.