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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 450, 451. MAY 26, 1936. SEC. 6 . Nothing in this Act shall be construed as altering, amend- ing, or repealing the existing exemptions from taxation of property used for educational, charitable, or religious purposes. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the legislative authority of the respecti ve municipalities is hereby empowered to alter, amend, or repeal, sub- ject to the approval of the Governor, any law now imposing taxes on real and personal property. Approved, May 26, 1936. [CHAPTER 451 .1 AN ACT To provide for the est abli shm ent of the Fort Fre der ica Nat ion al Monu men t, at Saint Simon Island, Georgia, and for other purposes. Be it enact ed by t he Senat e and H ouse of Represe ntative s of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when title to the site o f Fort Frederica, on Saint Simon I sland, Georgia, a nd such other related sites located thereon, as may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior, in the exercise of his discretion, as neces sary or desir able for nat ional -mon umen t pur pose s, s hall have been vested in the United States, said area not to exceed eighty acres shall be, and is hereby, set apart as a national monument for the benefit and inspiration of the people, and shall be called the "Fort Frederica National M onument". SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to accept donations of land, interests in land, buildings, structures, and other property within the boundaries of the said national monument as determined and fixed hereunder, and dona- tions of fund s for the purchas e and maintenance thereof, the tit le and evidence of title to lands acquired to be satisfactory to the Secre- tary of the Interior : Provided, That he may acquire on behalf of the United States out of any donated funds, either by purchase at prices deemed by him reasonable, o r by condemnation under the pro- visions of the Act of August 1, 1888, such tracts of land within the said natio nal monume nt as may be necess ary for th e complet ion thereof. SEC. 3 . (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discre tion, to m aintai n in some suitab le st ructu re wi thin t he na tiona l monument a museum for relics and records pertaining to Fort Frederica, and for other articles of national and patriotic interest, and in his discretion to accept, on behalf of the United States, for installation in such museum, articles which may be offered as addi- tions to the museum. (b) Any State or political subdivision thereof, organization, or individual may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, erect monuments or place tablets commemorating historic events or pers ons conn ected wit h th e hi story of the area, wit hin the bound - aries of the Fort Frederica National Monument. SEC. 4 . The administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid nat ional monument sh all be exercised under the directi on of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, sub- ject to the p rovisions of the Act of August 25, 1916, entitled " An Act to establ ish a National Pa rk Service, and f or other purposes ", as amen ded. Approved, May 26, 1936. 1 373 Pro pert y used for e ducational, religio us, etc ., purposes. Amendment or re- peal of e xisting laws. Mare 26, 1936. [H .R.8431.] [Public, No. 817.] Fo rt Frederica Na- tional Monument, Saint S imon Isl and, Ga. Establishment of. Acceptance of dona- tions, etc. Proviso . Purchase of land from donated funds. Vol. 25, p. 357 . U.S.C.,p.1785. Maintenance of mu- seu m. Erection of monu- ments or placing of tab° lets . Administration. Vol. 39, p. 535; U. S. C.,p.591.