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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 129, 130 -APR. 22, 1940 Proviseos erly to carry out the provisions of the Act: Provided, That the pro- visions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5) shall not apply to any purchase made or service procured when the aggregate amount involved is $100 or less: Provided further, real prop rty.e That not more than $3,500 shall be expended for the purchase of real Conditionalexpend- property, and expenses incidental thereto: Provided further, That no ure part of the appropriation herein authorized shall be expended for the construction of any of the county bridges to be located within any county until the governing body of such county has given assur- ance, satisfactory to the Secretary of State- Property title. (a) That it will cause to be furnished, without cost to the United States, evidence satisfactory to the American Commissioner, Inter- national Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, that title to all lands or easements in lands which may be designated by the said American Commissioner as necessary for the construction, opera- tion, and maintenance of the bridges and approaches, the title to which is not vested in the United States, is vested in the county; Approach roads. (b) That it will perform without cost to the United States all work involved in any required changes, including changes in pave- ments or other road surfaces, in the approaches or approach roads to the bridges to be located within such county; bOperation etc., o (c) That it will, upon notification by the said American Commis- sioner that any bridge has been completed, take over and operate and maintain such bridge; and aty for damage, etc. (d) That it will hold the United States harmless on account of any damage or claim of damage arising out of or in any way connected with the construction, operation or maintenance, or failure to operate and maintain any bridge or bridges or any part thereof located within such county; Dona Ana County, And provided further, That no part of the appropriation herein N.Me. bridges authorized shall be expended for the construction of any of the bridges to be located in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, until the governing body of said county has given assurance satisfactory to the Secretary of State that it will remove or rebuild, in accordance with plans and specifications to be approved by the American Com- missioner, the bridges known as Old Anthony Bridge and Salem Bridge. Approved, April 22, 1940. April 22, 1940 [H. R. 8238] [Public, No. 473] United Spanish War Veterans, incorpora- tion. Membership. [CIAPTER 130] AN ACT Providing for the incorporation of the United Spanish War Veterans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the organiza- tion known as United Spanish War Veterans, with a membership limited to officers, soldiers, and sailors of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States of America, including acting assistant surgeons, contract doctors, dentists, veterinary surgeons, officers, and enlisted men in the United States Revenue Cutter Service on vessels temporarily under the control of the War or Navy Department, com- missioned medical officers of the United States Marine Hospital Serv- ice, officers and enlisted men in the Philippine Scouts and other organizations of native troops maintained by the War Department in the Philippine Islands, paymaster clerks actually on duty in the field or aboard ship who served at any time during the War between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain, or at any time during the War for the Suppression of the Insurrection in the Philip- pine Islands, including the China Relief Expedition, prior to July 4, 152 [54 STAT.

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