equipment, supplies, and rations shall be fully ready for occupancy and use. exercises, etc. for one-half of expenses. Contributive share of Pennsylvania. The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Control of Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall have charge of the order of exercises during the celebration; the physical control of the camp and grounds and the movements of troops and marching bodies therein shall be in the hands of the Secretary of War, under such officers as he may detail for that purpose. There is appropriated one-half of such sum as may be Appropriation necessary to carry out the foregoing provisions of this section, said one-half not to exceed the sum of $150,000, to continue available during the fiscal years nineteen hundred and thirteen and nineteen hundred and fourteen: Provided, That out of the sum of $250,000 heretofore Provisos. pledged by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by act of the general assembly of that Commonwealth, adopted on the fourteenth day of June, nineteen hundred and eleven, the commission appointed by the governor of Pennsylvania, in accordance with said act and having charge of such celebration, shall set aside and appropriate a sum equal to the amount above appropriated, to wit, the sum of $150,000; so much of which as may be necessary shall be expended for the purposes provided Condition in this section, under the sole direction of the Secretary of War; And provided further, That until the said commission shall adopt a resolution agreeing that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall bear one-half of the expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section, and shall furnish to the Secretary of War a certified copy of such resolution, no part of the sum appropriated in this section shall be expended. SEC. 7. No part of any money contained herein or hereafter appropriated in lump sum shall be available for the payment of personal services at a rate of compensation in excess of that paid for the same or similar services during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and twelve; nor shall any person employed at a specific salary be hereafter transferred and hereafter paid from a lump-sum appropriation a rate of compensation greater than such specific salary, and the heads of departments shall cause this provision to be enforced. Excerpt from "An Act Making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, and for other purposes," approved May 12, 1917 (40 Stat. 40, 59) required. Park. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, author- Gettysburg ized and directed to acquire, by purchase, for the Gettys- Purchase of burg National Military Park the land composing the additional right of way of the Gettysburg Railway Company (the rails, ties, and superstructure of same to remain the lands. Description. Gettysburg Condition. Gettysburg property of the Gettysburg Railway Company and to be removed by the said company as required by the Secretary of War), said right of way embracing the tracts known as the Amos Leister tracts, the F. G. Pfeffer tracts, the Jacob Benner estate tract, the Simon J. Godori tract, the Jacob Masonheimer tract, the Annie E. Beecher tract, the Rosanna E. Wible tract, the James W. Timbers tract, the S. W. Crawford tracts, the William H. Tipton tract, the Calvin P. Krise tract, the George Bushman tract, and the Peter D. Swisher tract within the limits of the battle field of Gettysburg and within the limits of the Gettysburg National Military Park for the sum of $30,000, that being the amount awarded in condemnation proceedings in the eastern district of Pennsylvania, which sum is hereby appropriated and made immediately available for such purchase. An Act Relating to the exchange of certain private and Federal properties within Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes, approved January 31, 1948 (62 Stat. 16) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purpose of consolidating Federal holdings of land within Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to accept, on behalf of the United States, approximately four acres of nonFederal land within the park boundaries, such land to be conveyed to the United States without cost by the Evergreen Cemetery Association, of Gettysburg. Upon acceptance of title thereto by the United States, such property shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable to the park. In exchange for the conveyance to the United States of the aforesaid property, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to the Evergreen Cemetery Association approximately one and one-quarter acres of federally owned land within the park, such property constituting a right-of-way through the Evergreen Cemetery property: Provided, That the aforesaid exchange shall be consummated only upon condition that the Secretary is satisfied that such exchange is in the public interest and that the properties to be exchanged are of approximately equal value. (16 U.S.C. § 430g-1.) An Act To authorize the conveyance for public-school purposes of certain Federal land in Gettysburg National Military Park, and for other purposes, approved July 31, 1953 (67 Stat. 243) 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 hereby authorized to have competent and disinterested appraisals made as to the value of not more than twenty three acres of land in Gettysburg National Military Park, in the State of Pennsylvania, such land lying generally between East Confederate Avenue and Wainwright Avenue, and being situated adjacent to the present high-school property in that area. Upon the basis of such appraisals, the Secretary is authorized to convey such property for public-school purposes to the State of Pennsylvania, or the appropriate focal agency thereof, the conveyance to be made in exchange for non-Federal land of approximately equal value, which land, upon acceptance by the United States, shall become a part of Gettysburg National Military Park. (16 U.S.C. § 430g-2.) 7. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Authorization for erection of monument to commemorate battle of Guilford Page -Act of February 13, 1911 264 ---Act of March 2, 1917 264 House, N.C. Appropriation authorized for battlefield memorial monument. Post, p. 1402. Provisos. Approval of plans. An Act To provide for the erection of a monument to commemorate the battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina, and in memory of Major-General Nathanael Greene and the officers and soldiers of the Continental Army who participated with him in the battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina, approved February 13, 1911 (36 Stat. 899) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem Guilford Court bled, That the sum of thirty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the erection of a monument on the battlefield of Guilford Court House, in Guilford County, North Carolina, to commemorate the great victory won there on March fifteenth, seventeen hundred and eighty-one, by the American forces, commanded by Major-General Nathanael Greene, and in memory of Major-General Nathanael Greene and the officers and soldiers of the Continental Army who participated in the battle of Guilford Court House: Provided, That the money authorized to be appropriated as aforesaid shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, and the plans, specifications, and designs for such monument shall be first approved by the Secretary of War, with the assistance of the officers of the Guilford Battle Ground Company, before any money so authorized to be appropriated is expended: And provided further, That the site for said monument within the limits of said battlefield of Guilford Court House shall be selected by the Secretary of War and donated free of cost to the United States: And provided further, That when said monument is erected the responsibility for the care and keeping of the same shall be and remain with the Guilford Battle Ground Company, it being expressly understood that the United States shall have no responsibility therefor; and it being further understood that said Guilford Battle Ground Company shall provide for the public use an open highway thereto. Donation of site. Future care. An Act To establish a national military park at the battle field of Guilford Courthouse, approved March 2, 1917 (39 Stat. 996) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem Courthouse N.C. bled, That in order to preserve for historical and profes- Guilford sional military study one of the most memorable battles Military Park, of the Revolutionary War, the battle field of Guilford Courthouse, in the State of North Carolina, is hereby declared to be a national military park whenever the title to the same shall have been acquired by the United States; that is to say, the area inclosed by the following lines: Those certain tracts or parcels of land in the county of Area described. Guilford and State of North Carolina, Morehead Township, more particularly described as follows: First tract: Beginning at a stone on the west side of the Greensboro macadam road; thence north eighty-six degrees five minutes west eight hundred and seventyseven and one-tenth feet to a stone; thence north seven degrees fifty-five minutes west four hundred and eight and eight-tenths feet to a stone; thence north seven degrees five minutes east one hundred and ninety and eighttenths feet to a stone; thence north sixty degrees fortyfive minutes east two hundred and sixty-five and fourtenths feet to a stone; thence north fourteen degrees fifteen minutes west seven hundred and one and six-tenths feet to a stone; thence north eight degrees forty-five minutes west three hundred and forty-eight and onetenth feet to a stone; thence north seventy-one degrees thirty-five minutes east nine hundred and thirty-seven and eight-tenths feet to a stone; thence south fifty degrees forty-five minutes east one hundred and fifty-seven and two-tenths feet to a stone; thence north seventy degrees forty-five minutes east eight hundred and seventy-five and five-tenths feet to a stone; thence north twenty-seven degrees twenty-eight minutes west two hundred and two and nine-tenths feet to a stone; thence north twenty-seven degrees eight minutes west two hundred and twenty-six and eight-tenths feet to a stone; thence north sixtynine degrees forty-five minutes east two hundred and sixty-five and nine-tenths feet to a stone; thence north sixty-eight degrees fifty minutes east three hundred and seventy and eight-tenths feet to a stone; thence south fifty-three degrees fifty minutes east eight hundred and ninety-two feet to a stone; thence south eighty-three degrees twenty minutes east two hundred and ninety-one and four-tenths feet to a stone; thence south twenty-nine degrees twenty minutes west six hundred and fifty-five and seven-tenths feet to a stone; thence south twelve degrees fifty-five minutes west eight hundred and fortythree feet to a stone; thence about west ten feet to a stone; thence south six degrees five minutes west one hundred and thirty-three and four-tenths feet to a stone; thence north sixty degrees west thirty-eight feet to a stone; thence north forty-nine degrees west fifty-two and sixtenths feet to a stone; thence north eighty-seven degrees ten minutes west one thousand four hundred and twenty 677-347-6318 |