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 18 Proviso. Title or ownership of lands; construction of Act. January 29, 1940 [S. 1919] [Public, No. 408] Estate of Patrick Henry, acquisition of; cost. Use; administra- tion. 49 Stat. 652. 16 U. S.C., Supp. V, 5§450f-450k. Appropriation au- thorized. Post, p. 448. Janury 31, 1940 [. J.Res. 419] [Pub. Res., No. 55] Golden Gate Inter- national Exposition. Imported exhibits, time extension for sale, abandonment, etc. 50 Stat. 187; 53 Stat. 626. New York World's Fair 1939. Imported exhibits, time extension for sale, abandonment, etc. 50 Stat. 668; 63 Stat. 625. PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 14, 16, 17-JAN. 26, 29, 31, 1940 [54 STAT. or area; for the allocation of production and the sharing of proceeds from the whole or any specified part thereof regardless of the par- ticular tract from which production is obtained or proceeds are derived; and, with the consent of the State, for the modification of the terms and provisions of State leases for lands operated and developed thereunder, including the term of years for which said leaSes were originally granted, to conform said leases to the terms and provisions of such agreements: Provided, That nothing in this Act contained, nor the effectuation of it, shall be construed as in any respect waiving, determining or affecting any right, title, or interest, which otherwise may exist in the United States and that the making of any agreement, as provided in this Act, shah not be construed as an admission as to the title or ownership of the lands included. Approved, January 26, 1940. [CHAPTER 16] AN ACT To provide for the acquisition by the United States of the estate of Patrick Henry in Charlotte County, Virginia, known as Red Hill. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to acquire by pur- chase, or otherwise, on behalf of the United States, at a cost not to exceed $100,000, the estate of Patrick Henry in Charlotte County, Virginia, known as Red Hill. SEC. 2. The property acquired under the provisions of this Act shall be a permanent public memorial to Patrick Henry, and shall be administered as the Patrick Henry National Monument, as provided in the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment of a national monument on the site of Red Hill, estate of Patrick Henry", approved August 15, 1935. SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved, January 29, 1940. [CHAPTER 17] JOINT RESOLUTION To extend, for three additional months, the time during which articles imported free of duty for exhibition at the Golden Gate International Exposition or the New York World's Fair, may be sold or abandoned. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution providing for the importation of articles free from tariff or customs duty for the purpose of exhibition at the Golden Gate International Exposition to be held at San Francisco, California, in 1939, and for other purposes", approved May 18, 1937, as amended, is amended by striking out the words "within three months" wherever appearing therein and inserting in lieu thereof the words "within six months". SEC. 2. That the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution to permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the New York World's Fair 1939, New York City, New York, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes", approved August 16, 1937, as amended, is amended by striking out the words "within three months" wherever appearing therein and inserting in lieu thereof the words "within six months'" Approved, January 31, 1940.

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