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 1104 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, Sess. II. Cus. 418,419. 1925. March a, 1925. CHAP. 418.-An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to convey to the States in which located Government owned or controlled approach roads to [P°bH° N°‘53°‘] national cemeteries and national military parks, and for other purposes. , . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives g the ,,¤l§I°§Q°§’£§l °°m°°°"°s United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ecre— ,,,g°'§}'§{,‘{,",'§°Qc°§§$,§Y$°g tal? of War be, and he hereby is, authorized in his discretion, subu».' ject to such conditions as may seem to him proper, to convey by proper quitclaim deed to any State, county municipality, or tproper agency thereof, in which the same is located, all the right, ti e, and interest of the United States in and to any Government owned or controlled approach road to any national cemetery or national mili- §f,‘t‘$'§;,m 0, ,,,,_ tary park: Provided That prior to the delivery of aniylconveyance ¤¤r¤¤¤¤¤» ¤¤=-· rr under this Act the State, county, or munici ality to w `ch the con- °°"°d' veyance herein authorized is to be made shall)not1fy the Secretary of Jmmiou 0, UMP War in writing_of its willingness to accept and maintain the road or ed S¤a¢¤¤°?>d°<$¤¤ ¤¤ roads included in such conveyance: Provided further, That upon, the ` execution and delivery of any conveyance herein authorized, the jurisdiction of the United States of America, which has been heretofore ceded to the United States by a State over the roads conveyed, shall thereby cease and determine and shall thereafter vest and be in the particular State in which such roads are located. Approved, March 3, 1925. Mlgdhgéglzsl CHAP. 419.—An Act To authorize the collection and editing of official papers of the Territories of the United States now in the national archives. Tmmms Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of _c0ue¤u¤p`mu can- the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the }§§u{’(f,j"§,“,§‘B*{,*§,,’,§‘§‘0‘{f Chief of Division of Publications of the Department of State Brotguest of e¤v¤r¤¤r¤· (hereinafter referred to as the editor), under the direction of ‘ the Secretary of State, and upon the request of the Governor of any State or of any organization duly authorized by him, is authorized and directed to have collected, edited, copied, and suitably arranged for publication, the official papers of the Territory from which such State was formed, now in the national archives, as listed in Parker’s “Calendar of Papers in Washington Archives Relating to the Territories of the United States (to 187 3) ," being publication numbered 148 of the Carnegie Institution of VVashington, together with such additional papers of like character d,P§§§{°,§‘§§0°ig,,§§§" that may be found. The heads of the several executive departments and independent establishments are directed to coo crate Editor wmmmdw with the editor in such work by_ giving access to the record; and empnoysasianepmrh- by providing facilities for having them copied. The editor is {’;‘,;‘?,§§'*_Q,f,‘f°"’“S°"‘ authorized to employ such clerical assistants as may be necessary, ' and, under the direction of the Secretary of State and without regard to the Classification Act of 1923 and the civil service laws and regulations made thereunder, to engage the services of not more than five persons who are specially qualified for the editorial _ work necessary in arranging suc Territorial papers for publica- ,,,;*,'§‘,‘§,,‘§“SE,,,_°“°"°"‘°" tion. For the salaries of such_ persons and assistants and all other expenses incurred in connection with such work, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $20,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1926, and the same sum for each of the two _ _ succeeding fiscal years. ¤,C°§§§;?_“,{‘§§f’“’¥f,€ Src. 2. The Secretary of State shall, upon application. furnish ¤¤*>*i·=¤*i·>¤- without charge to the proper authorities of the several States for publication, a copy of such papers, or any part thereof, as arranged by the editor. Approved, March 3, 1925.