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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 670-672-DEC. 22, 1944 or the President, terminates the functions, powers, and duties of the War Food Administrator or the War Food Administration, the authority vested in the Secretary of Agriculture by this Act shall be exercised by the War Food Administrator. utilization as for- SEC. 3. The Chief of the Forest Service is hereby directed to coop- estry experiment sta- tion. erate with the Stephen F. Austin Teachers College, Nacogdoches, Texas, in order to utilize, insofar as practicable, the property trans- ferred pursuant to this Act as a forestry experiment station and to enter into such appropriate agreements as a basis for such cooperation as he may, from time to time, deem necessary or advisable. Such use is found to be in the general interest of rural rehabilitation. Nonliability. SE. 4 . Any such transfer shall not be deemed to impose any liability upon the Secretary of Agriculture (or War Food Administrator, as the case may be) with respect to his obligations under such agreement to transfer of October 31, 1939. Approved December 22, 1944. [CHAPTER 671] December 22,1944 [H. R. 5663] [Public Law 540] Angostura irrigation project, Hot Springs, S. Dak. AN ACT To authorize the Administrator of the Farm Security Administration to exchange certain land of the United States within the Angostura irrigation project, Hot Springs, South Dakota, for certain land owned by the city of Hot prings, South Dakota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Admin- istrator of the Farm Security Administration is authorized to convey, subject to such conditions as he may prescribe, to the city of Hot Springs, South Dakota, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a tract of land within the Angostura irrigation project, Hot Springs, South Dakota, containing four hundred and seventy- four acres, more or less, in exchange for title to a tract of land owned by the city of Hot Springs, South Dakota, situate near said city, containing four hundred and eighty acres, more or less. Approved December 22, 1944. [CHAPTER 6721 AN APr.T December 22, 19t4 - [H. R. 6666] To authorize collectors of internal revenue to receive certain checks and money [Public Law 541] orders in payment of taxes and for revenue stamps. Internal Revenue Code, amendment. 63 Stat. 447. 26U. S.C. I366. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3656 of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to payment of taxes by check) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3656. PAYMENT BY CHECK AND MONEY ORDERS. "(a) CEXRTIrE, CASHIEBS', AND TREFASURERS' CHECKS AND MONEY ORDER.- "(1) AuTroRTrr TO RECEIVE.- It shall be lawful for collectors to receive for internal revenue taxes or in payment of stamps to be used in payment of internal revenue taxes certified, cashiers', and treasurers' checks drawn on National and State banks and trust companies, and United States postal, bank, express, and telegraph money orders, during such time and under such regu- lations as the Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary, may prescribe. "(2) DISCHARGE OF LIABILATr.-- "(A) Check Duly Paid.-No person who may be indebted to the United States on account of internal revenue taxes or [58 STAT.

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