An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain land to the State of Oklahoma for the use and benefit of the Eastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College at Wilburton, Okla., and for other purposes
PL 83-720 (H.R.1797), enacted 08/30/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 720-AUG. 30, 1954 
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ARTICLE VIII. 
The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, 
clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary 
to the Constitution of any compacting state or of the United States 
the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability 
thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not 
be affected thereby; provided, that if this compact is held to be con-
trary to the constitution of any compacting state the compact shall re-
main in full force and effect as to all other compacting states. 
ARTICLE IX. 
This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon a 
compacting state until the legislature or the governor of such state, 
as the laws of such state shall provide, takes action to withdraw there-
from. Such action shall not be effective until two years after notice 
thereof has been sent by the governor of the state desiring to withdraw 
to the governors of all other states then parties to the compact. Such 
withdrawal shall not relieve the withdrawing state from its obliga-
tions accruing hereunder prior to the effective date of withdrawal. 
Any state so withdrawing, unless reinstated, shall cease to have any 
claim to or ownership of any of the property held by or vested in 
the board or to any of the funds of the board held under the terms 
of the compact. Thereafter, the withdrawing state may be reinstated 
by application after appropriate legislation is enacted by such state, 
upon approval by a majority vote of the board. 
ARTICLE X. 
If any compacting state shall at any time default in the perform-
ance of any of its obligations assumed or imposed in accordance with 
the provisions of this compact, all rights and privileges and benefits 
conferred by this compact or agreement hereunder shall be suspended 
from the effective date of such default as fixed by the board. 
Unless 
such default shall be remedied within a period of two years following 
the effective date of such default, this compact may be terminated 
with respect to such defaulting state by affirmative vote of three 
fourths of the member states. Any such defaulting state may be re-
instated by (a) performing all acts and obligations upon which it 
has heretofore defaulted, and (b) application to and approval by a 
majority vote of the board. 
Approved August 30, 1954. 
Public Law 720 
CHAPTER 1090 
AN ACT 
August 30, 1954 
To provide for the conveyance of certain land to the State of Oklahoma for the 
[H. R. 1797] 
use and benefit of the Eastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College 
at Wilburton, Oklahoma, and for other purposes. 
Latimer County, 
Okla. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary ^^^ 
of the Interior is authorized and directed to sell and quitclaim to the "conveyance. 
State of Oklahoma for the use and benefit of the Eastern Oklahoma 
Agricultural and Mechanical College, Wilburton, Oklahoma, all the 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain lands 
in Latimer County, Oklahoma, more particularly described as follows: 
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V 
',. 
s 
Acres in Acres in 
R/W 
Section 
T. 5 N., R. 18 E., I. M., Oklahoma: 
Sec. 1, Lot 1 (40.04 ac), lot 2 (40.11 ac), S-M NE-Ji, N-}^ SE-M, 
N-H SE-M SE-Ji (subject to R/W C. O. & R. RR) 
7.62 
260.15 
T. 6 N., R. 18 E.: 
Sec. 25, S-H S-ii 
160.00 
See. 26, S-li S-H 
160.00 
Sec. 35, N-Ji NE-^, S-J^ SW-^ NE-K, NW-M, SW-'A NE-J^ 
SE-K, N W - ^ SE-J^ SE-J4, S-K SE-M S E - ^ (subject to R/W 
C. O. & Q. R R i n N - K N - K ) 
8.67 
300.00 
Sec. 36, N-H NW-H, NE-Ji, SE-}^ (less 2 acres in N-J^ SE-J^;) 
398.00 
T. 5 N., R. 19 E.: 
Sec. 5, SW-ii NW-K 
T. 6 N., R. 19 E.: 
Sec. 31, Lot 4 (37.26 ac), SE-Ji SW-M 
Townsite Addition No. 2 (T. 5 N., R. 19 E.): 
(in sec. 10): 
Lot 13 
19.35 
Lot 14 
20.04 
Lot 15 
20.06 
Lot 16 
20.00 
Ix)t 17 
19.98 
Lot 18 
19.96 
Lot 19 
19.94 
Lot 28 
9.65 
.A.eres in 
Township 
260.15 
40.00 
77. 26 
1 Acres in 
Section 
1,018.00 
40.00 
77.26 
Acres in 
Ts. Add. 
(These lots comprise N-H NE-Ji, NE-Ji NW-Ji, 
E-}^ NW-M NW-M. NE-K SE-H NE-Ji sec. 10). 
Townsite Addition No. 3 (T. 5 N., R. 19 E.): 
(in sec. 4): 
Lots.. 
20.04 
(This lot comprises E-}^ NW-J< SE-Ji Sec. 4.) 
(in sec. 9): 
Lot 18 
9.97 
Lot 19 
9.93 
Lot 20 
9.94 
Lot 21 
9.96 
Lot 22 
9.96 
Lot 23 
9.97 
Lot 24 
9.97 
Lot 30 
10.05 
Lot 31 
10.07 
Lot 34 
5.02 
Lot 35 
5.02 
Lot 36 
.- 
5.02 
(These lots comprise W-}4 NE-}i NE-Ji, N-H N W - ^ 
NE-M, SE-Ji NW-}4 NE-Ji, W - ^ NE-M SE-Ji 
NE-Ji, NW-Ji SE-4< NE-M, N-)^ N-H NW-Ji see. 9.) 
Townsite Addition No. 4 (T. 5 N., R. 19 E.): 
(in sec. 5): 
Lot 7 
.- 
20.01 
Lots 
20.00 
Lot 10 
11.38 
Lot 11 
10.17 
Lot 25 
1.79 
Lot 27-. 
2.62 
Lot 28 
2.17 
Lot 34 
5.68 
Lot 35 
4.31 
Lot36 
.- 
3.03 
Lot 37 
.— 
3.78 
Lot 38 
3.48 
Lot 39 
5.00 
(These lots comprise NW-}< SW-Ji, NE-M SW-J^ 
SW-M. NW-Ji SE-J4 SW-Ji, S-H SW-ii SW-M, W-}^ 
SW-H SE-Ji SW-}i, and hnd in NW-K SW-M SW-Ji, 
SE-Ji SE-}i SW-M, SW-Ji SW-K SE-}^ sec. 5.) 
(in sec. 8): 
Lot 40 (Subject R/W M. K. & T. RR) 
Lot 63 (Subject R/W M. K. & T. RR) 
Lot 64 
_-_. 
Lot 75 (Subject R/W C. R. I. & P. RR).. 
Lot 76 (Subject R/W C. R. I. & P. RR) 
Lot 77 (Subject R/W C. R. I. & P. RR) 
Lot 78 (Subject R/W C. R. I. & P. RR) 
(These lots comprise approximately S-H N->^ SW-Ji, 
S-H N-H N-H SW-H, NW-J4 NW-Ji sec. 8.) 
Townsite Addition No. 6 (T. 5 N. R. 19 E.): 
(in sec. 6): 
Lot 1. 
Lot 2 
Lot 3 
41.67 
41.12 
41.02 
148.98 
148.98 
20.04 
104.88 
124.92 
93.42 
20.00 
16.97 
2.84 
16.28 
12.84 
11.29 
20.57 
1.58 
1.54 
1.11 
1.38 
1.21 
1.47 
100.79 
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Acres in Acres in Acres in 
Lot 
R/W 
Section 
Acres in 
Ts. Add. 
Lot 4 
- 
- 
37.95 
Lot 5 
- 
32.60 
Lot 6 
--_. 
40.00 
Lot? 
39.85 
Lots 
-. 
40.00 
Lot 12 
19.92 
Lot 13 
25.06 
Lot 14 
_- 
20.25 
Lot 15 
1.60 
Lot 16 
2.78 
Lot 17 (subject R/W M. K. & T. RR) 
7.41 
Lot 18 (subject R/W M. K. & T. RR 1.91 ac. and C. R. I. & 
P. RR.OGac.) 
22.38 
Lot 19 (subject R/W C. R. L & P. RR) 
.-.. 
21. 89 
Lot 20 (subject R/W C. R.I. & P. RR) 
18.09 
Lot 20K (subject R/W C. R.I. & P. RR) 
7.90 
Lot 21 (subject R/W M. K. & T. RR 3.85 ac. and C. R. I. & 
P. RR 5.18ac.) 
25.51 
Lot 22 (subject R/W M. K. & T. RR .10 ac. and C. R. I. & 
P. RR .20ac.) 
--- 
4.90 
Lot 23 (subject R/W M. K. & T. RR 2.10 ac. and C. R. I. & 
P. RR 1.37 ac.) 
5.99 
Lot 24 
13.98 
Lot 25 
10.00 
Lot 28- 
10.00 
Lot 29 
10.00 
IX)t30 
9.77 
(These lots comprise N-H 
SW-li, 
SW-^ 
SE-H, 
W-H NW-Ji SE-M, S-i/2 SE-M SE-Ji Sec. 6.) 
(in sec. 7): 
Lot 31. 
1.51 
Lot 32 
6.66 
Lot 33 
11.52 
Lot 34 (subject R/W M. K. & T. RR) 
18.60 
Lot 35 (subject R/W M. K. & T. RR) 
17.99 
Lot 36 (subject R/W C. R. L & P. RR) 
9.99 
Lot 37 (subject R/W C. R.I. & P. RR) 
16.60 
Lot 38... 
1.38 
Lot 39 (subject R/W C. R.I. & P. RR) 
21.13 
Lot 40 
.-.- 
9.70 
Lot 41 
7.80 
Lot 42- 
39.98 
Lot 43 (subject R/W C. R. I. & P. RR) 
37.38 
2.11 
1.97 
2.02 
3.92 
1.00 
9.03 
.30 
3.47 
651. 64 
2.72 
2.44 
2.29 
3.72 
1.37 
3.17 
200.19 
(Tliese lots comprise NE-J^, NE-J^ N\V-14 Sec. 7.) 
Total acres in Wilburton Project (subject to R/W 64.11 
acres) all of which said lands are situated in Latimer 
County, Oklahoma 
2, 615. 35 
SEC. 2. The conveyance authorized by this Act shall be conditional 
upon the State of Oklahoma agreeing to pay to the Secretary of the 
Interior, in return for the lands conveyed, an amount equal to the 
appraised fair market value of such lands: Provided, That the State 
of Oklahoma shall be allowed a period of three years from the date of 
enactment of this Act to make payment therefor. 
SEC. 3. The quitclaim deed issued under the provisions of this Act 
shall contain a reservation to the United States of all mineral deposits 
in the lands conveyed and of the right to mine and remove the same, 
under applicable laws and regulations to be established by the Secre-
tary of the Interior. 
SEC. 4. Title to lands conveyed by the United States under this Act 
may be transferred by the State of Oklahoma only with the consent of 
the Secretary of the Interior, and the lands so conveyed shall not be 
used for any purpose other than for the benefit of the Eastern Okla-
homa Agricultural and Mechanical College, unless the Secretary of 
the Interior consents to the use of the lands for another public purpose. 
If, following conveyance as hereinbefore provided, the grantee or 
its successor attempts to transfer title to or control over these lands 
to another, or the lands are devoted to a use other than that for which 
the lands were conveyed, without the consent of the Secretary of the 
Interior, title to the lands shall revert to the United States. This pro-
vision for reversion of title, however, shall cease to be in effect twenty-
five years after conveyance. 
Approved August 30, 1954. 
Payment. 
Mineral r i g h t s , 
etc. 
Limitations. 
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PUBLIC LAW 721-AUG. 31, 1954 
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Public Law 721 
CHAPTER 1139 
. , , 
IOC. 
A N A C T 
August 31, 1954 
\^*3^^2] 
To amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, and for 
other purposes. 
301. 
Service 
State. 
within a 
Service on v e s -
sels. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
lumbfi^*^* of Co- United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the District 
Unemployment of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, approved August 
''T7'lt"at!"i°oo*. 
28, 1935 (49 Stat. 946), as amended (title 46, ch. 3, D. C. Code, 1951 
D. c. Code 46- edition), is further amended as follows: 
Section 1 (b) (2) (B) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following: 
"Service shall be deemed to be localized within a State if— 
"(i) the service is performed entirely within such State; or 
"(ii) the service is performed both within and without such 
State, but the service performed without such State is incidental 
to the individual's service within the State, for example, is tem-
porary or transitory in nature or consists of isolated transac-
tions." 
Section 1 (b) (4) is amended to read as follows: 
"(4) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subsection, the 
term employment shall also include all service performed after the 
effective date of this amendment by an officer or member of the crew 
of an American vessel on or in connection with such vessel, provided 
that the operating office, from which the operations of such vessel 
operating on navigable waters within or within and without the 
United States are ordinarily and regularly supervised, managed, 
directed, and controlled, is within the District." 
Section 1 (b) (5) is amended by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing subsections: 
" (Q) service performed on or in connection with a vessel not an 
American vessel by an individual if he performed service on and 
in connection with such vessel when outside the United States; 
"(R) service performed by an individual in (or as an officer or 
member of the crew of a vesssel while it is engaged in) the catch-
ing, taking, harvesting, cultivating, or farming of any kind of 
fish, shellfish, Crustacea, sponges, seaweeds, or other aquatic forms 
of animal and vegetable life (including service performed by any 
such individual as an ordinary incident to any such activity), ex-
cept (A) service performed in connection with the catching or tak-
ing of salmon or halibut, for commercial purposes, and (B) serv-
ice performed on or in connection with a vessel of more than ten 
net tons (determined in the manner provided for determining 
tlie register tonnage of merchant vessels under the laws of the 
United States)." 
Section 1 (b) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
subsections: 
"(7) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of subsection 1 (b) (5) 
of this Act, services shall be deemed to be in employment if with re-
spect to such services a tax is required to be paid under any Federal 
law imposing a tax against which credit may be taken for contributions 
required to be paid into a State unemployment compensation fund. 
"(8) (i) Any service performed for an employing unit, which is 
excluded under the definition of employment in section 1 (b) (5) and 
with respect to which no payments are required under the employment 
security law of another State or of the Federal Government may be 
^vine^Slit''^ *""" ^^emed to constitute employment for all purposes of this Act: Pro-
vided^ That the Board has approved a written election to that effect 
filed by the employing unit for which the service is performed, as of 
Services in em 
ployment. 
ploying unit. 
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(he date stated in such approval. 
No election shall be approved by the 
Board unless it (A) includes all the service of the type specified in 
each establishment or place of business for which the election is made, 
and (B) is made for not less than two calendar years. 
"(ii) Any service which, because of an election by an employing 
unit under section 1 (b) (8) (i),is employment subject to this Act 
shall cease to be employment subject to the Act as of January 1 of any 
calendar year subsequent to the two calendar years of the election, only 
if not later than March 15 of such year, either such employing unit has 
filed with the Board a written notice to that effect, or the Board on its 
own motion has given notice of termination of such coverage." 
Section 1 (c) is amended by repealing subsection (1) and renumber-
ing subsection (2) to be subsection (1) and subsection (3) to be sub-
section (2) and subsection (4) to be subsection (3). 
Section 1 (h) is amended to read as follows: 
"(h) 'Benefit year' with respect to any individual means the fifty-
two consecutive-week period beginning with the first day of the first 
week with respect to which the individual first files a valid claim for 
benefits, and thereafter the fifty-two consecutive-week period begin-
ning with the first day of the first week with respect to Avhich the indi-
vidual next files a valid claim for benefits after the termination of his 
last preceding benefit year. Any claim for benefits made in accordance 
with section 11 of this Act shall be deemed to be a 'valid claim' for the 
purposes of this subsection if the individual has during his base period 
been paid wages for employment by employers as required by the pro-
visions of section 7 of the Act." 
Section 1 (m) is amended to read as folloAvs: 
"(m) 'Employment office' means a free public employment office or 
branch thereof operated by this or any other State as a part of a State-
controlled system of public employment offices or by a Federal agency 
or any agency of a foreign government charged with the administra-
tion of an unemployment-insurance program or free public employ-
ment offices." 
Section 1 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-
sections : 
"(t) The term 'American vessel' means any vessel documented or 
numbered under the laws of the United States; and includes any vessel 
which is neither documented or numbered under the laws of the United 
States nor documented under the laws of any foreign country, if its 
crew performs service solely for one or more citizens or residents of 
the United States or corporations organized under the laws of the 
United States or of any State. 
" (u) The term 'principal base period employer' means the employer 
that paid a claimant the greatest amount of wages used in the com-
putation of his claim. In the event two or more employers paid the 
claimant identical amounts, the employer in such group for whom the 
claimant most recently worked shall be the principal base period em-
ployer." 
Section 3 (c) (1) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following: 
"Each year the Board shall credit to each of such accounts having a 
positive reserve on the computation date, the interest earned by such 
accounts from the Federal Government. This shall be done by averag-
ing the interest rate paid for the four quarters ending on the computa-
tion date and crediting to each such account the amount which the 
reserve on such computation date would earn at such average rate of 
interest." 
Section 3 (c) (2) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following: 
D. C. Code 46-
301. 
'Benefit year." 
D. C. Code 4 6-
311. 
"Valid claim." 
Poat, p. 993. 
"E m p l o y t n e n t 
office." 
"American ves-
s e l . " 
"Principal base 
period employer,." 
D. C. Code 46-
303. 
Interest on r(s-
serve.