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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 648, 649-JAN. 5, 12, 1942 Payment. Provisos. Mineral rights re- served. Further conditions. and fourteen and nine-tenths feet; thence north thirty-one degrees and twenty-one minutes west three hundred and twenty-nine and three- tenths feet; thence east thirty-eight and seven-tenths feet; thence south thirty degrees twenty-one minutes east three hundred and twelve and two-tenths feet; thence south two degrees fifty-nine minutes east two thousand two hundred and twenty-four and nine-tenths feet; thence west thirty-four and one-tenth feet to point of beginning, containing one and ninety-two one-hundredths acres, more or less, upon condition that the town shall make payment for the lands at its appraised price therefor by the Secretary of the Interior, but at no less than $1.25 per acre, within six months from the approval of this Act: Provided,That there shall be reserved to the United States all oil, gas, coal, or other mineral deposits in the land, and the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same under the applicable mineral land laws: Provided further, That the grant herein is made subject to any and all valid existing rights or claims, and that the lands hereby granted shall be used by the town of Kemmerer, Wyoming, only for water reservoir and water-pipe-line purposes, and if said lands or any part thereof shall be abandoned for such use, said lands or such parts shall revert to the United States; and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and empowered to declare a forfeiture of the grant if at any time he shall determine that the town has for more than one year abandoned the lands for the use herein indicated, and such order of the Secretary shall be final and conclusive, and thereupon and thereby the lands shall be restored to the public domain and free from the operation of this Act. Approved, January 5, 1942. [CHAPTER 649] AN ACT January 12,1942 [H. R. 4365] To give additional powers to the Board of Public Welfare of the District of [Public Law 397] Columbia, and for other purposes. e t Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Board of Public Unit f ed States of America in Congress assembled, That the Board Additional duties, of Public Welfare of the District of Columbia established by the tc. Act of Congress entitled "An Act to establish a Board of Public Welfare in and for the District of Columbia, to determine its func- 44 Stat208. tions, and for other purposes", approved March 16, 1926, shall, in o3-123. 1 addition to the other duties and responsibilities imposed upon it by law, have the following duties and responsibilities: Child welfare. (1) To investigate the circumstances affecting children handi- capped by dependency, neglect, or mental defect, or who may be in danger of becoming delinquent, and to provide such services for the protection and care of such children as will assist in conserving satisfactory home life; lrend born out (2) To safeguard the welfare of children born out of wedlock, by providing services for their mothers and in caring for and in obtaining support for such children; Dependent or neg- (3) To assume responsibility for the care and support of depend- ected children. ent or neglected children under the age of eighteen years needing public care away from their own homes, when such need has been determined by careful investigation and is requested by the parent or parents or any person or agency responsible for the care of such children; Reception and care. (4) To make suitable provision for the reception and care of children in need of detention pending court action, or who are tem- porarily detained under court order, or who are temporarily homeless; 882 [55 STAT.

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