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 a SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. III. CHs. 407-409 . 1931 . 1491 opinion of the Secretary of War may be necessary, may be charged to the ap propr iatio ns for the suppor t of the Army : Provided further, exceeded . races not to be That applicable allowances which are or may be fixed by law or regulations for participation in other military activities shall not be exceeded. Approved, March 3, 1931 . March 3, 1931. CHAP. 408 .-An Act To authorize the acquisition for military purposes of Is .5732.] land in Orange County, New York, for use as an addition to the West Point [Public, No. 7x5 .] Military Reservation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Res erv ati on, N . Military of War is hereby authorized to acquire, by condemnation Acquisition of land or otherwise, additional land in the vicini purchase, of, and for use by, the thorizea'tion to, au. United States Military Academy, in connection with the present mili tary res erva tion at West Poi nt, New York , su ch l and bein g fifteen thousand one hundred and thirty-five acres, more or less, and inclu ding land s urrou nding Popol open Lake, land borde ring on the River Hudson, and other interlocking plots of land, all located in Orange County, New York; and the sum of $1,500,000 is hereby Appropriation an- Orange York; thorized. authorized to be appropriated, from any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, which sum shall remain available until expended : Provided, That nothing herein contained shall adversely Highl ands, N. Y., affect the exi sting water supp ly, its sources, or pipe lines of the town water suppl y. of Highlan ds, New York. SEe. 2. The Secretary of War shall, by due advertisements in such tePublicatpurchosen in. manner as he deems best and calculated to give the widest necessary publicity, call for offers of land for use in connection with said Wes t Point, New Yo rk, and if after negotiation he is abl e to buy said land or any part or parcel or tract thereof, and at such price or prices as he shall deem to be the fair and reasonable market value of the land, then he is authorized to purchase said land for said purpose at such prices; and if any of said offers of land are at prices deem ed by the S ecret ary of War to be abov e the reaso nable e.~ d g,. ation pro- market value of such parcel or tract of land, and if after the negotia- tion the Secretary of War is unable to purc hase the same at fair and reasonable prices as herein defined, then in such case the Secre- tary of War is authorized to request the Attorney General of the United States to institute condemnation proceedings for the acquir- ing of such tracts or parcels of land as may be necessary for such purpose. Approved, March 3, 1931 . March 3, 1931. CHAP. 409 .-An Act To authorize twenty-four-hour quarantine inspection	[5 .5743 .] service in certain ports of the United States, and for other purposes. [Public, No. 796 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the quarantine inspec. United States o f America in Congress assembled, Th at the Act tion service. 27 entitled "An Act granting additional quarantine powers and impos- amended . ' p . 44 9, in g additional duties upon the Marine Hospital Service," approved February 15, 1893, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end ther eof the followin g new se ctions „ Bills health. SEC. 13. The original bills of health required to be obtained in Disposi tion of. duplicate in foreign ports under the provisions of section 2 of this Vol. 27, p. 459 . Act shall be presented to the collector of customs in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of this Act, and the duplicate copies of such bills of health shall be presented to the quarantine officer at the time quarantine inspection is performed byhim.

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