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PUBLIC LAW 359-MAY 23, 1952

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of and adjoining the present post office site in the city of Newnan, Georgia, for use as a site for the erection of a new Federal building. Such plot of land is more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point where the south line of Spring Street intersects with the west line of Perry Street; thence westerly along the south line of Spring Street eighty-eight feet to the northeast corner of the present Post Office lot; thence southerly along the east line of said Post Office lot one hundred and forty-five feet to a point; thence easterly and parallel with the south line of Spring Street eighty-eight feet to the west line of Perry Street; thence northerly along the west line of Perry Street one hundred and forty-five feet to the place of beginning. Approved May 23, 1952. , ^

Public Law 359 May 23, 1952 [S. 2322]

"Smokey Bear. 62 Stat. 731.

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CHAPTER 327

AN ACT Prohibiting the manufacture or use of the character 'Smokey Bear" by unauthorized persons.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That chaj^ter 33 of title 18 of the United States Code be amended by adding a new section to be known as section 711, as follows: "§ 711. 'Smokey Bear' character or name "Whoever, except as authorized under rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of Agriculture after consultation with the Association of State Foresters and the Advertising Council, knowingly manufactures, reproduces, or uses the character 'Smokey Bear', originated by the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Association of State Foresters and the Advertising Council for use in public information concerning the prevention of forest fires, or any facsimile thereof, or the name 'Smokey Bear' as a trade name or in such manner as suggests the character 'Smokey Bear' shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. "The Secretary of Agriculture may specially authorize the manufacture, reproduction, or use of the character 'Smokey Bear' for a jDeriod not to exceed one hundred and eighty days, expiring no later than one year after the enactment hereof, by any person who, because of plans or commitments made prior to the enactment of this Act, would suffer substantial loss if denied such authorization." SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 33 immediately preceding section 701 of title 18 is amended by adding at the end thereof: "Sec. 711. 'Smokey Bear' character or name."

Deposit of fees.

gj;^. 3 ^j^g Secretary of Agriculture shall deposit into a special account to be available for furthering the nation-wide forest-fire prevention campaign all fees collected under regulations promulgated by him relating to "Smokey Bear" under the provisions of section 711 of title 18. Approved May 23, 1952.

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