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PUBLIC LAW 85-527-JULY 18, 1958

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state as a member of a board of arbitration, hereinafter called the board, and the members so designated shall choose one additional member who shall be chairman of such board. Whenever the members appointed by the governors to such board shall not agree within sixty days on such additional member of the board, the governors of such signatory states shall jointly designate the additional member. The board shall by majority vote decide the (juestion referred to it and shall do so in accordance with the provisions of this compact concerning such reimbursement. The decision of the board on each question referred to it concerning reimbursement for loss of taxes shall be binding on the commission and on each signatory state, notwithstanding any other provision of this compact. "ARTICLE VI "Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed as a limitation upon the authority of the United States. "ARTICLE VII "The signatory states agree to appropriate for compensation of agents and employees of the commission and for office, administration, travel and other expenses on recommendation of the commission subject to limitations as follows: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts obligates itself to not more than seven thousand ($7,000) dollars in any one year and the State of Connecticut obligates itself to not more than five thousand ($5,000) dollars in any one year. "ARTICLE VIII "Should any part of this compact be held to be contrary to the constitution of any signatory state or of the United States, all other parts thereof shall continue to be in full force and effect. "ARTICLE IX "This compact shall become operative and effective when ratified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Connecticut Notice by Presi- and approved by the Congress of the United States. Notice of ratifident. cation shall be given by the governor of each state to the governor of the other state and to the President of the United States, and the President of the United States is requested to give notice to the governors of each of the signatory states of approval by the Congress of the United States." SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly reserved. Approved July 18, 1958.

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AN ACT To provide for the acquisition of additional land to be used in connection with the Cowpens National Battleground site.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the tion'^i'B^^ti^I Z7m2^e<^ States of America in Congress assembled, That, in addition to ground sitef *' the land heretofore acquired by the United States by gift pursuant to

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