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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 343-345-JUNE 5, 1942 Taxes on individ- "(f) The Commonwealth of Virginia shall have the jurisdiction and power to levy nondiscriminatory taxes on private individuals, associations, and corporations, their franchises and properties, on said lands, and on their businesses conducted thereon. Concurrentjurisdic- "(g) The courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall have con- current jurisdiction with the courts of the United States of all civil causes of action arising on said lands to the same extent as if the cause of action had arisen in the county or city in which the land juEnfrcsemcent ofn lies outside the park area, and the State officers shall have jurisdic- of taxes. tion to enforce on said lands the judgments of said State courts and the collection of taxes by appropriate process. Right to vote. "(h) Persons residing in or on any of the said lands embraced in said Shenandoah National Park shall have the right to establish a voting residence in Virginia by reason thereof, and the consequent right to vote at all elections within the county or city in which said land or lands upon which they reside are located upon like terms and conditions, and to the same extent, as they woud be entited to vote in such county or city if the said lands on which they reside had not Fugitives from jus- been deeded or conveyed to the United States of America. All fugi- tives from justice taking refuge in the park shall be subject to the same laws as refugees from justice found in the Commonwealth of Virginia." Approved, June 5, 1942. June 5, 1942 [H. R. 5142] [Public Law 584] Owyhee reclama- tion project, Oreg. Investigation of damage claims. Report to Congress. Costs. June 5, 1942 [H. R. 5287] [Public Law 585] Petersburg Na- tional Military Park, Va. Transfer of portion to Secretary of War. [CHAPTER 344] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to investigate the claims of any land- owner or water user on the Owyhee reclamation project, Oregon, arising in 1940 by reason of a break in the North Canal of such project. 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 and directed to investigate the claims of any landowner or water user on the Owyhee reclamation project arising in 1940 by reason of a break in the North Canal of such project. The Secretary of the Interior shall report to Congress the results of his investigation as soon as possible during the present or next succeeding Congress. The cost of said investigation and report shall be accounted for as part of the cost of operating and maintaining said project, and such expenditures as are deemed necessary therefor by said Secretary shall be made from moneys heretofore or hereafter appropriated to the Department of the Interior for operation and maintenance, Owyhee project, Oregon. Approved, June 5, 1942. [CHAPTER 345] AN ACT Relating to the transfer to the Secretary of War of certain lands owned by the United States. 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 shall transfer to the Secretary of War jurisdiction over all lands owned by the United States lying south and east of the Hickory Hill Road within the Petersburg National Military Park in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Upon the date of the transfer, the lands shall cease to be a part of the Petersburg National Military Park and the Secretary of War shall thereafter administer the lands for military purposes. Approved, June 5, 1942. 322 [56 STAT.

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