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PUBLIC LAW 88-144-OCT. 16, 1963

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Public Law 88-143 AN ACT To furnish to the Padre Junipero Serra 250th Anniversary Association medals in commemoration of this 250th anniversary of his birth.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the commemoration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary^ of the birth of Padre Junipero Serra, who was born in Majorca, Spam, on November 24, 1713, and came to the west coast in 1769 where he founded the first ten missions, which became the nucleus of civilization in what is now California, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to strike and furnish to the Padre Junipero Serra 250th Anniversary Association not more than three hundred thousand medals with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Padre Junipero Serra 250th Anniversary Association subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. The medals shall be made and delivered at such times as may be required by the association in quantities of not less than two thousand, but no medals shall be made after December 31, 1964. The medals shall be considered to be national medals within the meaning of section 3551 of the Revised Statutes. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause such medals to be struck and furnished at not less than the estimated cost of manufacture, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses; and security satisfactory to the Director of the Mint shall be furnished to indemnify the Unit(Bd States for the full payment of such cost. SEC. 3. The medals authorized to be issued pursuant to this Act shall be of such size or sizes and of such metals as shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with such association. Approved October 16, 1963.

October 16, 1963 [S. 7431

Padre Junipero Serra, 250th anniversary m e d a l s.

31 USC 368.

Public Law 88-144 AN ACT Authorizing the State of Rhode Island or its instrumentality to maintain, repair, and operate the bridge across Mount Hope Bay subject to the terms and conditions of the Act approved March 23, 1906.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of thje United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act granting the consent of Congress to the Mount Hope Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across Mount Hope Bay between the towns of Bristol and Portsmouth, in Rhode Island", approved March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1391), is amended by striking out section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new section: "SEC. 3. If and when title to such bridge shall become vested in the State of Khode Island or the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, an instrumentality of said State, the maintenance, repair, and operation of such bridge shall thereafter be governed by the laws of the State of Rhode Island applicable to such bridge, subject, however, to the terms and conditions of the Act entitled 'An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,' approved March 23, 1906." Approved October 16, 1963.

October 16, 1963 [S. 1936]

Rhode Island. Mount Hope Bay bridge to l l s, continuation.

34 Stat. 84. 33 USC 4 9 1 498.

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