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 SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. II. C11. 127. 1927. 1093 condemn title to the property: Provided, That the Secretary of War {Q{,,°{,'g9•_;m_ M of may enter into agreements upon such nominal terms as he may holdlnas. " prrscribe, permitting the present owners or their tenants to occupiyi or cultivate their present holdings, upon condition that they w` C°¤d*¤°¤· prexrve the present breastworks, eart works, walls, defenses, shel- ters buildintgs, and roads, and the present outlines of the battle Belds, and at they will only cut trees orunderbrush or disturb or remove the soil, under such regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe, and that they will assist in caring for and protecting all ta lets, monuments, or such other artificial works as may from time to time be erected by proper authorit : Provided further, That mem { I if such agreements to lease cover an lands-the title to which shall otacquire?1l’ai)ndi‘11s.8aS6s have been acquired by the United States, the proceeds from such agreements shall be apiplied by the Secretary of War toward the maintenance of the par . . . _ _ Sao. 4; The affairs of the said Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania ,,,§§.’g‘Z,‘%§,'§,E,‘},{’g§‘{,? County Battle Fields Memorial shall subject to the su rvision and direction of the Secretary of War, be in char e of thiee commis- sioners, consisting of Army othcers, civilians, or goth, to be appointed by the Secretary of War, one of whom shall be designated as chair- man and another as secretary of the commission. = Sac. 5. It shall be theadupy of the commissioners, under the direc- Dum '”°°°'ib°d‘ tion of the Secretary of ar, to survey, locate, and preserve the lines of the opposing armies in said battles, to open, construct, and repair such roads, highways, paths, and other approaches as may be necessary to make the historical points accessib e to the public and to students of said battles and for the purposes of the park, to ascertain and mark with historical monuments, markers, ta lets, or otherwise, as the Secretary of War may determine all breastworks, earthworks, gunemplacements, walls, or other defenses or shelters lines of batt e, location of troolps, buildings, an;d:0ther historical points of interest within the par or in its vicinity, and to establish and construct such observation towers as the Secretary of _War may deem necessary for said park, and the said commission- in establish- ing the %rk shall have authority, under the.directionV0f»the Secre- tary of ar, to employsuch labor and services at rates to be fixed by the Secretary of War, and to obtain such supplies and materials as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Sac. 6. The commission, acting through the Secrctagyaof War, is ,,,§f’§$,‘{§§,‘;§’§,d‘”f' "“"· authorized to receive gifts and contributions from tes, Terri- tories, societies, organizations, and individuals for-the said Fred- ericksburg and Spotsglvania County Battle Fields Memorial: Pro- Qggigg to be d°_ vided, That all contri ` tions of money received shall be deposited in poem to mea or as Treasury or the United seats and cretiiteaa it fund was ·¤°°*·““°- designated ‘ Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle Fields Memorial f1mdg" which fund shall be applied to and ezipkended under tlge direction o the Secretary of War for carrying out e provisions e this Act., ‘ a ‘ r Sac. 7. It shall be lawful for the authorities of any State having u§§°§fb,’{{{,’0,’{‘,,*{,§ had troo s engaged in said battles of Fredericksburg, S(potsy1vania ¤·¤¤v¤- Court Ifbuse, Wilderness, and Chancellorsville, inclu ing Salem Church, or in any of said battles, to enter upon the lands and gpproaches of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle ields Memorial for the purposes of ascertaining and mar ing the lines of battle of troops engaged therein: Provided, That before {§,”“;,dm,,¤m_ any such lines are permanent y designated, the position of the lines gpwgfm 8°¤**·¤¤ and the proposed methods of marking them by monuments, tablets, ` or otherwise, including] the design and inscription for the same, shall be submitted to t e Secretary of War, and shall first receive written approval of the Secretary, which approval shall be based