An Act to incorporate the Agricultural Hall of Fame
PL 86-680 (H.R.5789), enacted 08/31/1960

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ment of Commerce shall be based on satisfactory data available there-
from for Alaska for such one full year, or, when such data are 
available for a two-year period, for such two years." 
SEC. 5. Section 9(a) of the Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 358 
(a)) is amended by striking out "Alaska, Hawaii,". 
SEC. 6. The amendments made by section 2 of this Act shall be 
effective in the case of allotments from sums appropriated under 
section 3 of the Library Services Act for any fiscal year beginning 
after June 30, 1961, except that no payment shall be made to any 
State from its allotment under section 4 of such Act for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1962, until its allotment for any preceding year 
has been exhausted or ceased to be available. 
The amendments made 
by sections 3 and 4 of this Act shall be effective in the case of promul-
gations of Federal shares under the Library Services Act made after 
the enactment of this Act. 
Approved August 31, 1960. 
August 31, 1960 
[H. R. 5789] 
Public Law 86-680 
AN ACT 
To incorporate the Agricultural Hall of Fame. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
Agricultural Hall Jjnited States of America in Congress assemhled, That the following 
° fac^c^oration. pcrsous i K. S. Adams, Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Evelyn H. Alden, 
Wellsville, Kansas; Ray N. Ammon, Saint Joseph, Missouri; Clinton 
P. Anderson, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Charles Baker, Walla Walla, 
Washington; L. Y. Ballentine, Raleigh, North Carolina; Harry J. 
Beernink, Seattle, Washington; Charles Dana Bennett, Washington, 
District of Columbia; Ezra Taft Benson, Washington, District of 
Columbia; Charles F. Brannan, Denver, Colorado; D. W. Brooks, 
Atlanta, Georgia; John T. Brown, Racine, Wisconsin; John M. Budd, 
Saint Paul, Minnesota; George S. Bulkley, Los Angeles, California; 
Lee M. Burge, Reno, Nevada; Frank Carlson, Concordia, Kansas; 
Edward D. Carpenter, Cassville, Wisconsin; Richard O. Comfort, 
New York, New York; Harold D. Cooley, Nashville, North Carolina; 
Howard A. Cowden, Kansas City, Missouri; Lester Cox, Springfield, 
Missouri; 
Harry Darby, Kansas City, Kansas; A. F. Davis, Cleveland, Ohio; 
Chester Davis, San Marino, California; Clark W. Davis, Wilmington, 
Delaware; Gladys L. Dawes, Colby, Kansas; D. Howard Doane, Mc-
Credie, Missouri; Cyrus Eaton, Cleveland, Ohio; Clyde T. Ellis, 
Washington, District of Columbia; Victor Emanuel, New York, New 
York; Sterling Evans, Houston, Texas; E. H. Fallon, Ithaca, New 
York; James C. Farmer, Keene, New Hampshire; John D. Fehsen-
feld, Troy, Missouri; Willard M. Fifield, Gainesville, Florida; 
Cyharles Figy, Washington, District of Columbia; Nolen J. Fuqua, 
Duncan, Oklahoma; Paul Gray, Washington, District of Columbia; 
F. V. Heinkel, Columbia, Missouri; Roy F. Hendrickson, Washing-
ton, District of Columbia; W. L. Henning, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; 
Icie D. Hiatt, Bethany, Missouri; Merritt D. Hill, Birmingham, 
Michigan; William S. Hill, Fort Collins, Colorado; Harold Hogue, 
Dalhart, Texas; Clifford R. Hope, Garden City, Kansas; Chester C. 
Housh, Elkton, Virginia; Edgar Hovey, Badger, Iowa; Frank W. 
Hussey, Presque Isle, Maine; James R. Isleib, Prairie Village, 
Kansas; 
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Lyman E. Jackson, University Park, Pennsylvania; Dorsey Kirk, 
Oblong, Illinois; Alf M. Landon, Topeka, Kansas; J. D. Lawrence, 
Columbia, South Carolina; L. G. Ligutti, Des Moines, Iowa; J. H. 
Longwell, Columbia, Missouri; Charles Marshall, Lincoln, Nebraska; 
James McGuire, Topeka, Kansas; Wheeler McMillen, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania; George S. Mclntyre, Lansing, Michigan; Bob Miller, 
Cincinnati, Ohio; E. W. Mueller, Chicago, Illinois; Carl F. Newman, 
Chicago, Illinois; Herschel D. Newsom, Washington, District of 
Columbia; E. M. Norton, Washington, District of Columbia; James 
G. Patton, Denver, Colorado; J. C. Penney, New York, New York; 
Clarence Poe, Raleigh, North Carolina; J. Stuart Russell, Des Moines, 
Iowa; Ruth Buxton Sayre, Ackworth, Iowa; Paul F. Sharp, Berkeley, 
California; Frank M. Shay, San Jose, California; Charles B. Shu-
man, Chicago, Illinois; Virginia Smith, Chappell, Nebraska; W. T. 
Spanton, Washington, District of Columbia; J. K. Stern, Washing-
ton, District of Columbia; Paul Swaffar, Kansas City, Missouri; Ben 
Swigart, Mooreland, Oklahoma; 
Jesse W. Tapp, Los Angeles, California; Ray Teagarden, La Cygne, 
Kansas; M. W. Thatcher, St. Paul, Minnesota; R. B. Tootell, Wash-
ington, District of Columbia; Harry S. Truman, Independence, Mis-
souri; Rod Turnbull, Kansas City, Missouri; Herbert W. Voorhees, 
Trenton, New Jersey; Jerry Voorhis, Chicago, Illinois; Orville F. 
Walker, Kalkaska, Michigan; James Wall, Waverly, Nebraska; 
Henry A. Wallace, South Salem, New York; Claude R. Wickard, 
Camden, Indiana; Oliver S. Willham, Stillwater, Oklahoma; D. A. 
Williams, St. Paul, Minnesota; Robert E. Wood, Chicago, Illinois; 
Obed W^um, Rutland, North Dakota; O. E. Zacharias, Junior, Rich-
mond, Virginia; and their associates and successors, are hereby created 
and declared to be a body corporate by the name of the Agricultural 
Hall of Fame (hereinafter referred to as the "corporation") and by 
such name shall be known and have perpetual succession and the pow-
ers, limitations and restrictions herein contained. 
COMPLETION OF ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 2. A majority of the persons named in the first section of this 
Act are authorized to complete the organization of the corporation by 
the selection of officers and employees, the adoption of bylaws, not 
inconsistent with this Act, and the doing of such other acts as may be 
necessary for such purpose. 
PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION 
SEC. 3. The purposes of the corporation shall be: 
(A) To receive and maintain a fund or funds, and to use and ap-
ply the whole or any part of the income therefrom, and the principal 
thereof, exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary, or educational 
purposes either directly or by contributions to organizations duly 
authorized to carry on similar activities: Provided^ however^ That 
no part of such income or principal shall be contributed to any organi-
zation whose net earnings or any part thereof inure to the benefit of 
any private shareholder or individual, or any substantial part of the 
activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempt-
ing to influence legislation. 
The detailed purposes hereinafter set 
forth shall at all times be subject to and in furtherance of the pro-
visions contained in this paragraph. 
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(B) To honor farmers, farm women, farm leaders, teachers, scien-
tists, inventors, governmental leaders and other individuals who have 
helped make this Nation great by their outstanding contributions to 
the establishment, development, advancement or improvement of 
agriculture in the United States of America. 
(C) To perpetuate the memory of such persons and record their 
contributions and achievements by the erection and maintenance of 
such buildings, monuments, and edifices as may be deemed appro-
priate as a lasting memorial. 
(D) To foster, promote, and encourage a greater sense of appreci-
ation of the dignity and importance of agriculture, historically car-
ried out through owner-operated farms, and the part it has played 
in developing those social, economic, and spiritual values which are 
essential in maintaining the free and democratic institutions of our 
Republic. 
(E) To establish and maintain a library and museum for the 
collection and preservation for posterity of agricultural tools, imple-
ments, machines, vehicles, pictures, paintings, books, papers, docu-
ments, data, relics, mementos, artifacts, and other items and things 
relating to agriculture. 
(F) To cooperate with other organizations which are interested 
in similar projects. 
(G) To engage in any and all activities incidental thereto or neces-
sary, suitable, or proper for the accomplishment of any of the afore-
mentioned purposes. 
CORPORATE POWERS 
SEC. 4. The corporation shall have power— 
(1) to have succession by its corporate name; 
(2) to sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of 
competent jurisdiction; 
(3) to adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal; 
(4) to choose such officers, managers, agents, and employees as 
the business of the corporation may require; 
(5) to adopt, amend, and alter bylaws, not inconsistent with 
the laws of the United States or any State in which the corpo-
ration is to operate, for the management of its property and the 
regulation of its affairs; 
(6) to contract and be contracted with; 
(7) to take by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest 
from any private corporation, association, partnership, firm, or 
individual and to hold any property, real, personal, or mixed, 
necessary or convenient for attaining the objects and carrying 
into effect the purposes of the corporation, subject, however, to 
applicable provisions of law of any State (A) governing the 
amount or kind of property which may be held by, or (B) other-
wise limiting or controlling the ownership of property by, a cor-
poration operating in such State ; 
(8) to transfer, convey, lease, sublease, encumber and otherwise 
alienate real, personal or mixed property; and 
(9) to borrow money for the purposes of the corporation, issue 
bonds therefor, and secure the same by mortgage, deed of trust, 
pledge or otherwise, subject in every case to all applicable provi-
sions of Federal and State laws. 
PRINCIPAL OFFICE; SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES ; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AGENT 
SEC. 5. (a) The principal office of the corporation shall be located in 
Kansas City, Kansas, or in such other place as may be later determined 
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by the board of governors, but the activities of the corporation shall 
not be confined to that place, but may be conducted throughout the 
various States, Territories and possessions of the United States. 
(b) The corporation shall have in the District of Columbia at all 
times a designated agent authorized to accept service of process for 
the corporation; and notice to or service upon such agent shall be 
deemed notice to or service upon the corporation. 
MEMBERSHIP; VOTING RIGHTS 
SEC. 6. (a) Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the 
rights, privileges and designation of classes of members shall, except 
as provided in this Act, be determined as the bylaws of the corporation 
may provide. 
(b) Each member of the corporation given voting rights by the 
bylaws shall have the right to one vote on each matter submitted to a 
vote at all meetings of the voting members of the corporation, which 
vote may be cast in such manner as the bylaws may prescribe. 
BOARD OF GOVERNORS I COMPOSITION, RESPONSIBILITIES 
SEC. 7. (a) Upon the enactment of this Act the membership of the 
initial board of governors of the corporation shall consist of the per-
sons named in the first section of this Act, their survivors and such 
additional persons, if any, as shall be named by them. 
(b) Thereafter, the board of governors of the corporation shall con-
sist of such number (not less than fifteen), shall be selected in such 
manner (including the filling of vacancies), and shall serve for such 
term as may be provided in the bylaws of the corporation. 
(c) The board of governors shall be the governing body of the cor-
poration and, during the intervals between the meetings of members, 
shall be responsible for the general policies and program of the corpo-
ration and for the control of all funds of the corporation. 
The board 
of governors may appoint committees which shall have and exercise 
such powers as may be prescribed in the bylaws or by resolution of the 
board of governors, and which may be all of the powers of the board 
of governors. 
OFFICERS; ELECTION AND DUTIES OF OFFICEIRS 
SEC. 8. (a) The officers of the corporation shall be a president, one 
or more vice presidents (as may be prescribed in the bylaws of the 
corporation), a secretary, a treasurer, one or more assistant secretaries 
and assistant treasurers, and such other officers as may be provided in 
the bylaws. 
(b) The officers of the corporation shall be elected in such manner 
and for such terms and with such duties as may be prescribed in the 
bylaws of the corporation. 
USE OF INCOME; LOANS TO OFFICERS, GOVERNORS OR EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 9. (a) No part of the income or assets of the corporation 
shall inure to any of its members, governors, or officers as such, or be 
distributable to any of them during the life of the corporation or 
upon its dissolution or final liquidation. Nothing in this subsection, 
however, shall be construed to prevent the payment of compensation 
to officers and employees of the corporation in amounts approved by 
the board of governors of the corporation. 
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(b) The corporation shall not make loans to its members, gover-
nors, officers, or employees. Any governor who votes for or assents 
to the making of a loan or advance to a member, officer, governor or 
employee of the corporation, and any officer who participates in the 
making of such a loan or advance, shall be jointly and severally liable 
to the corporation for the amount of such loan until the repayment 
thereof. 
NONPOLITICAL NATURE OF CORPORATION 
SEC. 10. The corporation and its members, governors, officers, and 
employees as such shall not contribute to or otherwise support or assist 
any political party or candidate for public office. 
LIABILITY FOR ACTS OF OFFICERS AND AGENTS 
SEO. 11. The corporation shall be liable for the acts of its officers 
and agents when acting within the scope of their authority. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST ISSUANCE OF STOCK OR PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS 
SEC. 12. The corporation shall have no power to issue any shares 
of stock or to declare or pay any dividends. 
BOOKS AND RECORDS; INSPECTION 
SEC. 13. The corporation shall keep correct and complete books and 
records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its 
members, board of governors, and committees having any of the 
authority of the board of governors; and it shall also keep at its 
principal office a record of the names and addresses of its members 
entitled to vote. All books and records of the corporation may be 
inspected by any member entitled to vote, or his agent or attorney, 
for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time. 
AUDIT OF FINANCIAL 
TRANSACTIONS 
SEC. 14. (a) Annual audits shall be made by an independent 
licensed or certified public accountant or a firm of independent 
licensed or certified public accountants, in accordance with generally 
accepted auditing standards. 
The audit shall be conducted at the 
place or places where the accounts of the corporation are normally 
kept. All books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all 
other papers, things or property belonging to or m use by the corpo-
ration and necessary to facilitate the audit shall be made available 
to the person or persons conducting the audit; and full facilities for 
verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by deposi-
tories, fiscal agents, and custodians shall be afforded to such person or 
persons. 
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(^) A report of such audit shall be made by the corporation to the 
Congress not later than March 1 of each year. The report shall set 
forth the scope of the audit and shall include a verification by the 
person or persons conducting the audit of statements of (1) assets 
and liabilities, (2) capital and surplus or deficit, (3) surplus or deficit 
analysis, (4) income and expense, and (5) sources and application 
of funds. Such report shall not be printed as a public document. 
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USE OF ASSETS ON DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION 
SEC. 15. Upon dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, 
after discharge or satisfaction of all outstanding obligations and 
liabilities, the remaining assets, if any, of the corporation shall be 
distributed in accordance with the determination of the board of 
governors of the corporation and in compliance with the charter and 
bylaws of the corporation and all Federal and State laws applicable 
thereto. 
DURATION OP CORPORATION 
SEC. 16. The duration of the corporation shall be perpetual. 
ACQUISITION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITrES OP EXISTING CORPORATION 
SEC, 17. The corporation may acquire the assets of the A ^ c u l t u r a l 
Hall of Fame, a general not-for-profit corporation orgamzed under 
the laws of the State of Missouri, upon discharging or satisfactorily 
providing for the payment and discharge of all of the liabilities of 
such corporation. 
RESERVATION OP RIGHT TO AMEND OR REPEAL CHARTER 
SEC. 18. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly 
reserved. 
Approved August 31, 1960. 
Public Law 86-681 
AN ACT 
T() anthovize the julclition of certain donated lands to the Everglades National 
Park. 
September 2, 1960 
[S. 25 76] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houae of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to accept for Everglades National Park 
purposes, title to approximately 1,160 acres of land and submerged 
hmd lying within sections 25, 26, and 36 of township 53 south, range 
29 east, and section 30, township 53 south, range 30 east, Tallahassee 
meridian, and being a portion of the land and submerged land donated 
and conveyed by three Collier deeds in 1951 and 1952 to the trustees of 
the internal improvement fund of the State of Florida for subsequent 
inclusion in the Everglades National Park. Such three Collier deeds 
are dated December 12, 1951, December 26, 1951, and March 21, 1952, 
and are recorded in deed book 22, page 240, deed book 22, page 244, 
and deed book 39, page 25, respectively, in Collier County, Florida. 
The aforesaid land and submerged land shall be subject to the reserva-
tions set forth in the aforementioned Collier deeds for public utility 
easements and rights-of-way of the public with respect to Indian 
Key Channel, and also to a public right-of-way for the State highway 
or causeway from Everglades City to Chokoloskee Island. 
SEC. 2. All lands and submerged lands title to which is accepted by 
the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the provisions of this Act 
shall, upon the acceptance of title thereto, become parts of the Ever-
glades National Park and shall be subject to all laws and regulations 
applicable thereto. 
Approved September 2, 1960. 
Everglades Na-
tional Park. 
Additionid 1 finds. 
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