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 776 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 284-286 . MAY 14, 1934 . [CHAPTER 284.] May 14, 1934. AN ACT [S. 1810 .]	 To amend the Act authorizing the issuance of the Spanish War Service Medal. [Public, No. 223 .1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Medal Spanish War Service United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the last qualifyto fs eealed .to paragraph under the subheading 11 Medals of Honor, Distinguished Vol .40,p. 873. Service Crosses, and Distinguished Service Medals " in the Act entitl ed "An Act m aking appro priati ons fo r the suppo rt of the Army for the f iscal year en ding June thi rtieth, ninete en hundred and nineteen ", approved July 9, 1918 (40 Stat .L . 845, 873), as amended, is amended by striking out "not less than ninety days ." Approved, May 14, 1934 . [CHAPTER 285 .1 May 14,1934. AN ACT 	[S. 26811	 Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to make available to the municipality of [Public, No. 224.] Aberdeen, Washington, the United States ship Newport . Be it enacted by the Senate and House, of Representatives of the Aberdeen, wash . Transfer of U S .S. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary "Newport" to, author- of the Navy is hereby authorized and directed to turn over to the ,zed . municipality of Aberdeen, Washington, the United States ship Newport for use of the Grays Harbor district in connection with the training of the Naval Reserve organization of the district : N o Federal N . Provided, That no expense to the Government shall be involved . Federal expense. Approved, May 14, 1934. [CHAPTER 286 .] AN ACT May 14, 1934. [S. 2901 .]	 To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the one hun- [Public, No. 225 .1 dredth anniversary of the admission of the State of Arkansas into the Union. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ark ansas centen nial. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in commemo- S ilver 50- cent piece s to be coined i n com- ration of the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of the me moration of. State of Arkansas into the Union there shall be coined at the mints Number. of the United States five hundred thousand silver 50-cent pieces of such design as the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the No Federal exp ense Secretary of the Treasury, may select; but the United States shall for dies, etc. not be subject to the expense of making the models or master dies or other preparations for this coinage. Coinage laws appli- SEC. 2. All laws now in force relating to the subsidiary silver coins cable. U.S.C ., p. 995. of the United States and the coining or striking of the same, regu- lating and guarding the process of coinage, providing for the pur- chase of material, for the transportation, distribution, and redemp- tion of the coins, for the prevention of debasement or counterfeiting, for security of the coin, or for any other purposes, whether said laws are penal or otherwise, shall, so far as applicable, apply to the coinage authorized by this Act. Issue of coins. SEC. 3. The coins authorized by this Act shall be issued only to the Arkansas Honorary Centennial Celebration Commission, or its duly authorized agent, in such numbers, and at such times as they shall be requested by such Commission or any such agent, and upon payment to the United States of the face value of such coins. Approved, May 14, 1934.