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 SIXTY·N·1NTH CONGRESS; Saab. I. Crm. 380·~382. 1926; 635 _ Sm. 7. That the Seereta of the Treasury is hereby further Umm ’—*’g°Y·_g';¤—· authorized and empowered ZT cauae;sueh·_survey¤ and investigations i»°$mbia¤li`{•ZiKm§¤I$..u° of; ublic building conditions to be, made, and such data obtained as Ee deems neeewary properly to carry into effect the provisions 0fthiBA.OZ. t, in`? -., ‘ — Sno. 8. That in the event local interests in the city of New §g;'dQ*:j1·§*·¤mQ‘§1m Or1eana,Louisians, shall oiier tn advance funds for the acquiétion quarantine mum D3 oiarsite for so quarantine station inior near said city,.t11e Secretary $§R,';,,,'f§‘f“`°d ““ of the may; iz; his diseretimi, receive such funds and expend the same in t2h¤—ilDm0di&t8i& ti0Ii`Of» such, site, and the Secretary of the  isiherebyt aut rizediindidirected to repay without R°¤’°"¤°¤°· interest,;f:mn,a.ppropriations;myai1abie foritheacquisition of such site, the amounts so advanced or expended. . · r Approved,—May 25, 1926.-   A   1, CHAP. 381.4An Act G' " 'ef to t e Met 0 'Ktan lice, and to the Ma , officers and membersdfthe xent‘oflthe  of `Cgfumbia. Be it enacted by tim Senate and House of Re eeentativea of the United States of America in Gonfreea- assembled? That for furnish- §*;},“°*°'§£g*¤?8*;§g; ing uniforms and all other oiiicia equipment prescribed by depart- um t•¤Y5miImo Eem- ment regulations as necesary, and requésite in the performance of °“§°,,,,°’Q',€’{§’,‘§?°°“ duty there is hereby authorized to “ `approgriiated a sum not exceeding $7 5 per annum for each member of the etropolitanpolice and othcers andemembers of the Era department of the Dxstrict of Columbia, to be expended subject to rules and re lations to be s prescribed by the Commissioners of the District of gdlmubia. Approved, May 25,1926. ° ~ CHAP. 382.—Au Act T0 provide for the establishment ofd the Mammoth May 5,19%. Cave National Park in the State, of Kentucky, and for other purposes. _THé§é 412428; Be it emzcted_by the Senate and House of Representatévea of the _ United States `of Americd in Oongéess assembled, That {when title §}‘§§n°;}§Q*§·Cav€ to lands within the area hereinv. r referred,_to shall have been }<vH=¤¢¤¤¤¤=¤¤r.v&·z»;¤i vested inthe United States in fee simple, there _éha1I    there is d$x§$b§?Q'$._v“”dm hereby, established, dedicated, and set apart as agiubhc park`for‘the P"'- P- °°°· benefit and Aenjoymentof the people the tract 0, landin the Mam- moth Cave region in the State of kentucky,  appriixtmately D¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤· seventythousand six hundred and eighteen acres, recominendedas a National Park by the_S0uthern Appalachian Igfational Park Com- mission te the Secretary j0f the Intq§0r,_in‘ its re rtyof April 8, 1926 and made under authority of t e Act 0;E_Fe§i?uaryt21, 1925; "°*·43·¤-95$- which area, or ang part or pam thereoftas may be accepted on behalf of the United tates in accordance with the ovxsions hereof, shall be known as the, Maninxoth Gaye NationaiprParki:. Provided, {rvrgvk be That the United Stews shall not gurchase by appropriation of pube ounxysagmtieimmd lic moneys any land within the _a oresaid area, ¤bi1t,S\1Ch»T18.I1(1S shall be secured bythe UnitedStates only by`_pnb1ic"01· private donation; Size. 2. The Secretary of the ‘Interior_,`1s hereby authorized, in his 1B¤ 0gg%¤e¤:E discretion, to accept as hereinafter provided, on behalf of the United theme. Y ’ States, title totheiands referred,  in the previ0us,sectioh.hereof, and to be purchaeedowiththe`fundswhich may be subscribed by or through the Mam;noth_Qaye' National Park Association of Kentucky, and with oth€i‘ Cbntributionsefer the purchase of lands in the Mem- _ moth Cave National Park area: Provided, That any of said lands 1};%* @,,],,0,,,,,,% may be donated directly to the United States and conveyed to it, m¤*€d·