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 1156 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 113, 114. MARCH 2, 1936. areas shall be, and they are hereby, established, dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the benefit and inspiration of the people and shall be known as the "Richmond National Battlefield Park" . Provis o. certain state parks Provided, That such area or areas shall include, at least, the Rich- to be included. mond Battlefield Parks now belonging to the State of Virginia. Acceptance of dona- SEe. 2 . That the Secretary of the interior be, and he is hereby, tons. authorized to accept in behalf of the United States donations of lands, interest in lands, buildings, structures and other property within the boundaries of the said park as herein authorized and donations of funds for the purchase and/or maintenance thereof, the title and evidence of title to lands purchased or otherwise Proviso Acquisition by pur- acquired to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior : Pro- chase, etc ° vided, That he may acquire on behalf of the United States out of Vo l. 25, p.357; U. S. C ., p. 1785. any donated funds, by purchase at prices deemed by him reason- able, or by condemnation under the provisions of the Act of August 1, 1888, such tracts of land within the said national battlefield park as may be necessary for the completion thereof. Administration, etc SEC . 3 . The administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid national battlefield park shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park S V C., p3591p. 535; u . Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916, entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", as amended. Approved, March 2, 1936. [CHAPTER 114 .] Ma rch 2, 193 6. AN ACT [H. R. 9130.] To authorize the incorporated cit y of Skagway, Alaska, to undertake ce rta in [Public, No. 465.] mu nic ipal public works, and for such purpose to issue bonds in any sum not exceeding $12,000, and f or other purpo ses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f th e Bond i9, Alaska .r- United States o America in Congress assembled, That the incor o- Bond issue autho ized for s pecified pub- rated city of Skagway, in the Territory of Alask, is hereby author- lic works. ize d and empow ered t o und ertake all or any .part of the hereinafter described municipal public works, to wit : Con st ruc tio n a nd re con - str uction of s idewal ks, r econst ructi on and reco nditi oning of ci ty hall, and regrading, construction, and reconstruction of streets and crossings, and for such purposes to issue bonds in any sum not Proviso. exceeding $12,000 : Provided, That the total amount of bonds issued Maximum amount. g ~ and outstanding at any time under authority of this Act and under Vol. 48, p. 611. author ity of Publi c Law Number ed 174, Sev enty-third C ongress, approved April 25, 1934 (48 Stat . 611), shall not exceed the sum of $40.000. Special election re- SEC.' 2. Before said bonds shall be issued a special election shall q uir ed. b e ordere d by the co mmon council of the said city of Sk agway, Alaska, at which election the question of whether such bonds shall be issued in the amount above specified for the purpose hereinbefore set forth shall be submitted to the qualified electors of said city of Skagway, Alaska, whose names appear on the last assessment roll of said city for purposes of municipal taxation. T he fo r m of th e ballot shall be such that the electors may vote for or against the issuance of bonds for the purposes herein specified up to the amount Notice. herein authorized. Not less than twenty days' notice of such elec- tion shall be given to the public by posting notices of same in three conspicuous places within the corporate limits of the city of Skag- way, Alaska, one of which shall be at the front door of the United States post office at Skagway, Alaska. The election notice shall specifically state the amount of bonds proposed to be issued for the