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 1262 74 TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 329-331 . MAY 6, 1936. [CHAPTER 329 .] May 6, 1936 . AN ACT ER.R. 9250.] To pr ovide for a preli minar y exam inati on of the Petit Jean River in Scott and (Public, No . 564.] Logan Counties, Arkansas, to determine the fea sib ili ty of cleaning out the c hannel and leveeing the river and the cost of such improv ements with a view t o the controlling of floods . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is authorized and directed to cause a preliminary examina- tion to be made of the Petit Jean River in Scott and Logan Counties, Arkansas, to determine the feasibility of cleaning out the channel and leveeing the river and the cost of such improvement with a view to the control of floods, in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the control of floods of the M ississippi River, and of the Sacramento Riv er, California, and for other purposes", approved March 1, 1917, the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors. Approved, May 6, 1936. Petit Jean River, Ark. Survey direc ted for controlling floods of, in Scott and Logan Coun- ties . Vol. 39, p. 950. U. S. C., p. 148 7. [CH APTER 330 .] May 6, 1936 . AN ACT [H. R. 9267.1 TO ~ pr ovi de for a preliminary examination of Big Mu lbe rry Cre ek, in Cr awfo rd [Public, No.565.] County, Arkansas, fr om the point where it empties in to the Arkansas River upa distance of eight miles, to determine the feasibility of cleaning out the channel and repairing the banks, and the co st of such improvement, with a view to the controlling of floods. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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- lim inary ex aminati on to b e made of Big Mulberr y Creek, in Crawford County, Arkansas, from the point where it empties into the Arkansas River up a distance of eight miles, to determine the feasibility of cleaning out the channel and repairing the banks, and the cost of such improvement, with a view to the control of floods, in accordance with the provision of section 3 of an Act entit led "An Act to provide fo r the control of floods of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other pur- poses", approved March 1, 1917, and the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for the examina- tions, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors. Approved, May 6, 1936. Big Mulberrre Creek, Ark. $aware directed for controlling floods of, in Crawford Countre. Vol. 39, p. 950. U.S.C.,p.1487. May 6, 1936 . [H.R.9673.] [Public, No. 566 .] California-Pacific In- ternati onal Expos ition, 1936 . Recoinage of com- me mor at ive 5 0-c ent piec es au thori zed . Number. Ante, p. 174 . [CHAPTER 331 .] AN ACT To authorize the recoinage of 50-cent pieces in connection with the California- Pacific International Exposition to be held in San Diego, California, in 1936. Be it enacte d by th e Senate and Ho use of R epresen tatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That, to indicate the interest of the Government of the United States in the continua- tion of the California-Pacific International Exposition at San Diego, California, for the year 1936, the Director of the Mint is authorized to receive from the California-Pacific International Exposition Com- pany, or its duly authorized agent, not to exceed one hundred and eighty thousand silver 50-cent pieces heretofore coined under author- ity of an Act of Congress approved May 3, 1935, and recoin the same, under the same terms and conditions as contained in said Act