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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 492-495 . JUNE 1 3,1934 . 953 fo r oth er p urpos es", appro ved March 1, 1 917 (U.S.C., title 33, sec. 70 1), th e cost there of to be pai d from approp riatio ns her etofor e or hereafter made for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors . Approved, June 13 . 1934 . [CHAPTER 493 .] AN ACT June 13, 193 4 . To exempt from taxation certain property of The American Legion in the District 	[H .R.9400.1 of Columbia . [Public, No. 335.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the prope rty situated in square 185 in the city .of Washington, District of Colum- bia, described as lots 32 and 33, owned, occupied, and used by The American Legion, is hereby exempt from all taxation so long as the same is so owned and occupied, and not used for commercial pur- poses, subject to the provisions of section 8 of the Act of March 3, 1877, as amended and supplemented (D .C . Code, title 20, sec . 712), providing for exemptions of church and school property. Approved, June 13, 1934. [CHAPTER 494 .] AN ACT To provide a preliminary examination of the Cowlitz River and its tributaries in the State of Washington, with a view to the control of its floods. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativ es of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause a pre- liminary examination to be made of the Cowlitz River and its tribu- taries in the State of Washington, with a view to the control of its floods, in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for control of floods of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other pur- poses ", approved March 1, 1917, the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for examinations, sur- veys, a nd con tingen cies o f rive rs and harbor s. Approved, June 13, 1934. District of Columbia. Property of The American Legion ex- empted from taxation. Vol .19,p.399 . 32, p. 620. June 13, 1934. [H.R. 9430 .] [Public, No. 336 .] Cowlitz River. P relim inar y ex ami- nation of, with view to flood control. Vol.39, p. 950. U.S.C.,p. 1089. [CHAPTER 495.] AN ACT To provide a preliminary examination of Chehalis River and its tributaries in the State of Washington, with a view to the control of its floods. [Public, No. 337 .] Be it enac ted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f Ameri ca in Co ngress a ssembled , That the Secretary Che hal is Ri ver . of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause a pre - natio n of, wit h Prehmma t e view t o to liminary examination to be made of the Chehalis River and its trib- flood control. utaries in the State of Washington, with a view to the control of its f loods. i n accordance with the provisions of section 3 of an Act Vol.39,p. 950. entitle d "An Act to provi de for contr ol of f loods of the Missi ssippi u.s.C., p. 1089. River, and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other pur- poses ", appr oved Marc h 1, 1917, the cost ther eof to be paid fro m appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for examinations, sur- veys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors. Approved, June 13, 1934. June 13, 1934. [H .R. 9431.]
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