An Act to amend the act entitled ""An Act to incorporate the American University,"" approved February 24, 1893, so as to clarify the relations between the Board of Trustees of the American University and the Board of Education of the Methodist Church, and for other purposes
PL 83-183 (S.1273), enacted 08/01/1953

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the Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of law for the District 
of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901, as amended by the Act 
approved June 30,1902 (title 20, sec. 605, D. C. Code, 1951), is further 
amended by striking out the word "three" in line 5 and inserting in 
lieu thereof the word "six" and by striking out the word "three" in 
line seven and inserting in lieu thereof the word "four". 
Approved August 1, 1953. 
31 Stat. 1248; 3:2 
Stat. 529. 
Public Law 183 
CHAPTER 309 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the American University", 
approved February 24, 1893, so as to clarify the relations between the Board 
of Trustees of the American University and the Board of Education of the 
Methodist Church, and for other purposes. 
August 1,1953 
IS.1273] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houne of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act entitled 
"An Act to incorporate the American University", approved February 
24, 1893, as amended, is amended by redesignating section 2 thereof to 
be section 3, and by inserting after the first section thereof a new 
section as follows: 
"SEC. 2. (a) After the date of enactment of this section— 
"(1) no person shall be elected to the board of trustees of the 
corporation unless the election of such person has been approved 
by the Board of Education of the Methodist Church; members of 
the board of trustees shall hold office until their successors are 
elected; 
"(2) all property, both real and personal, of the corporation 
shall be held in perpetuity for educational purposes under the 
auspices of the Methodist Church and subject to the terms and 
provisions of the Discipline of the Methodist Church; and 
"(3) the board of trustees of the corporation shall not propose 
any amendment by the Congress to this Act unless the proposal 
of such amendment has been previously approved by the Board 
of Education of the Methodist Church, 
"(b) In the case of any violation by the corporation or the board 
of trustees of any of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 
all right, title, and interest of the corporation in and to all property, 
both real and personal, of the corporation shall vest in the Board of 
Education of the Methodist Church, a corporation organized under 
the laws of the State of Tennessee, or its successor." 
Approved August 1, 1983. 
American U n i-
versity. 
27 Stat. 476. 
Public Law 184 
CHAPTER 310 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant easements for rights-of-way 
through, over, and under the parkway land along the line of the Chesapeake 
and Ohio Canal, and to authorize an exchange of lands with other Federal 
departments and agencies, and for other purposes. 
August 1,1953 
[H. R. 58041 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Repr'esentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to grant perpetual 
easements, subject to such reasonable conditions as are necessary for 
the protection of the Federal interests, for rights-of-way through, over, 
or under the parkway lands along the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio 
Chesapeake and 
Ohio Canal. 
Easements 
f o r 
rights-of-way.