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 694 75 TH CONGR ESS, 1sT SESSION -CHS. 690-692, 695-AUGUST 17, 19, 1937 illegal shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $5,000, or by impris- onment not exceeding one year, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court ." Approved, August 17, 1937. [CHAPTER 6911 August 17, 1937 [H.R. 7823]	 To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to exchange with the people of Puerto Rico the Guani ca Li ghth ouse Reser vatio n fo r two adja cent plot s of insul ar forest land under the jurisdiction of the commissioner, department of agri- culture and commerce, and for other purposes. [Pu blic, No . 315] Guanica Lighthouse Reservation, P . R . Exchang e of, for ad- jacent plots, author- ized . August 17, 1937 [S. J . Res. 171] [Pub . Res ., No. 62] Charles Carroll of Carrollton Bicente- nary Commission . Aut hori ty g rant ed to fix compensatio n and to determine ex- penditures . 49 Stat.1516. August 19, 1937 [H . J. Res. 363] [Pub . Res ., No. 631 United States Con- stitution Se squ ic en- tennial Commission . Addi tion al app ro- priation authorized . 49 Stat.1392. Past, p.756. AN ACT Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized to convey to the people of Puerto Rico the parcel of land and certain improvements comprising the Guanica Lighthouse Reservation in exchange by deeds of conveyance of two adjacent plots of land required for establishing the Guanica Light at a higher elevation to provide greater visibility, and provide for necessary roadway and wharf facilities. The deeds of convey- ance shall describe by metes and bounds the lands involved in the ex- change, and acceptable titles free of all encumbrances are required to be furn ished th e United States. Approved, August 17, 1937. [CHAPTER 692] JOINT RES OLU TI ON Relating to the employment of personnel and expenditures made by the Charles Carroll of Carrollton Bicentenary Commission. Resolved by the Senate and House o f Representatirtves o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the joint resolution of June 15, 1936. the Charles Carroll of Carrolton 1 Bicentenary Commission, or the Chairman acting for the Commission, is authorized to fix the corn- pe nsation of such officers and empl oyees as may be necessar y without regard to the provisions of other laws applicable to the employment and compensation of officers and employees of the United States, and to determine its necessary expenditures and the manner in which they shall be incurred, allowed, and paid, without regard to the p rovis ions of a ny ot her l aws gover ning the expen ditur e of publ ic funds. Approved, August 17, 1937. [CHAPTER 695] JOINT RESOLUTION To a uthorize an additional appropria tion to fur ther the wo rk of the U nited State s Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission. R esolved by the S enate and House o f Repre sentativ es o f th e United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 8 of the pub- lic resolution entitled "Joint resolution to enable the United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission to carry out and -give effect to certain approved plans, and for other purposes", approved June 1, 1936 (49 Stat . 1392), is hereby amended by striking out the sum "$200,0 00" and inserting in lieu thereof the sum "$475,00 0". 1So in original.