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 [56 STAT. PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 690, 691-DEC. 7, 1942 two-year period he has behaved as a person of good moral character, be entitled at any time within one year after the date of approval of this Act to naturalization upon compliance with all of the require- Exemption from ments of the naturalization laws, except that- esignated require- nt. requir ) no declaration of intention shall be required; "(2) no certificate of arrival shall be required unless such person's admission to the United States was subsequent to March 3, 1924; and "(3) no residence within the jurisdiction of the court shall be required. Verification of pet- "Such petitioner shall verify his petition for naturalization by the on . affidavits of at least two credible witnesses who are citizens of the United States, or shall furnish the depositions of two such witnesses made in accordance with the requirements of subsection (e) of section 4UStt.C.27 (e) 327 of the Nationality Act of 1940, to prove the required residence, good moral character, attachment to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and favorable disposition toward the good order waiverof fees. and happiness of the United States. On applications filed for any benefits under this Act, the requirement of fees for naturalization documents is hereby waived." Approved, December 7, 1942. [CHAPTER 691] December 7, 1942 [H. R. 4465] [Public Law 792] Minnesota. Exchange of lands. State lands contigu- ous to or within Federal reservations. 50 Stat. 525. 7U.S.C. I1010- 1012. Ante, p. 725 . AN ACT To authorize the exchange of certain lands in Minnesota. 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 authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, title to any lands owned by the State of Minnesota which are con- tiguous to or situated within the exterior boundaries of any national park or other Federal reservation under his jurisdiction, in exchange for any lands of equal value owned by the United States in the State of Minnesota, under the jurisdiction of either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, and which are desired by such State. SEC. 2. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, title to any lands owned by the State of Minnesota which are contiguous to or situated within the exterior boundaries of any national forest, land-use project under title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, or other Federal reservation under his jurisdiction, in exchange for any lands of equal value owned by the United States in the State of Minnesota which are under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture and where authority to convey title to such lands on behalf of the United States otherwise is vested by statute in the said Secretary of Agriculture; and the Secre- tary of the Interior is authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, title to any lands owned by the State of Minnesota which are contiguous to or situated within the exterior boundaries of any national forest, land-use project under title III of the Bankhead- Jones Farm Tenant Act, or other Federal reservation under the juris- diction of the Secretary of Agriculture, in exchange for any surveyed public lands, unappropriated, and unreserved except for Executive Order Numbered 6964, dated February 5, 1935, or public domain in national forests, of equal value owned by the United States, where authority to convey title to such lands on behalf of the United States otherwise is vested by statute in the Secretary of the Interior; the 1042 de m tic

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