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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 519, 520. JU NE 14, 1934. 959 shall be designated by the Secretary of the Interior, in the exercise of his judgment and discretion as necessary for national-monument purposes, shall have been vested in the United States, said area shall be set aside as a national monument, by proclamation of the Presi- dent, and shall be known as the " Ocmulgee National Monument " : Provided, That the United States shall not purchase by appropria- tion of public moneys any lands within the aforesaid area, but such lands shall be secured by the United States only by public or private donation. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to accept donatio ns of l and, i nterest s in la nd, bu ildings, struc tures, and other property, within the boundaries of said national monument as determined and fixed hereunder and donations of funds for the pur- chase and/or maintenance thereof, the title and evidence of title to lands acquired to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior

Provided, That he may acquire on behalf of the United States under any donated funds by purchase when purchasable at prices deemed by him reasonable, otherwise by condemnation under the provisions of the Act of August 1, 1888, such tracts of land within the said national monum ent as may be necessary fo r the completi on thereof. SEC. 3 . The administrati on, protection, and develop ment of the Ocmulgee National Monument shall be under the supervision of the Secreta ry of t he Inte rior s ubject to the provis ions of the Ac t enti tled "An Act to est ablish a Nati onal Park Ser vice, and for other pur- poses ", approved August 25, 1916, as amended. Appro ved, June 14, 1934. [CH AP TER 520 .] Proviso. Lands to be secured by donation only. Acceptance of lands, fun ds, etc. Proviso Purchases from do. nated funds. Placed under super- vision of Secretary of Interior. Vol.39,p..n AN ACT June 14, 1934 . To authorize the Secretar y of Agricul ture to adjus t claims to so-called "O lmstead [H.R . 8779.] lands" in the State of North Carolina. [Public, No. 351 .] Be it enacted by t he Senate and House of Repr esentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- Olmstead la nds in North Carolina. tary of Agriculture be, and he is hereby, authorized to adjust all Secre tary of A gricu l- claims to the so-called - Olmstead lands " in the State of North Caro- tuure to adjust all claims lina, which were placed under his administrative care by the Act Vol-3 7,p 189. of July 6, 1912 (37 Stat. 189) . SEC. 2. That for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this conveyance of in- Act the Secretary of agriculture is authorized, upon a finding by to` present cupa States him, and approved by the Attorney General, that by reason of long- continued occupancy and use thereof a party is justly entitled to any of said Olmstead lands, to convey by quitclaim deed to such party the interest of the United States therein, or to pay to such party Compensation for re- from an y appropriation which hereafter may be made to carr y out Appropriat lease riati on av ail- the purpose of the Act of March 1, 191 1 (36 St at . 936), such sum able . as the Secretary of Agriculture shall find to be just compensation for the release of the claim of such party to said lands, other claims Payment of superior claims through removal of title to said Olmstead lands found to be superior to that of the of tim ber United States may be settled by the Secretary of Agriculture through allowing the removal of t imber from th e lands claime d in such an amount as he finds equitable and acceptable to the claimant in full satisfaction of his claim, or with the approval of the National Forest Reservation Commission the Secretary of Agriculture may make payment in s atisfaction o f the claim f rom funds appr opriated for carrying out the provisio ns of the sai d Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat . 936). Appro ved, June 14, 1934.