An Act to authorize the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission to plan and carry out in the District of Columbia civic programs in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of Civil War; to authorize the Commissioners of the District of the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense to make certain property of the District and of the United States available for the use of such Commission; to authorize the said Commissioners to make certain regulations and permit certain uses to be made of public space, and for other purposes
PL 86-737 (S.3835), enacted 09/08/1960

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PUBLIC LAW 86-737-SEPT. 8, 1960 
873 
Public Law 86-737 
AN ACT 
To authorize the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission to plan 
and carry out in the District of Columbia civic programs in commemoration 
of the one hundredth anniversary of the Civil War; to authorize the Com-
missioners of the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
Secretary of Defense to make certain property of the District and of the 
United States available for the use of such Commission; to authorize the said 
Commissioners to make certain regulations and permit certain uses to be 
made of public space, and for other purposes. 
September 8, 1960 
[S. 3835] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the District of 
Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission is authorized and em-
powered to prepare, arrange, supervise and carry out in the District 
of Columbia appropriate civic programs to commemorate the one 
hundredth anniversary of the Civil War. 
In carrying out its func-
tions the Commission shall collaborate with the Civil War Centennial 
Commission established by the joint resolution of September 7, 1959 
(71 Stat. 626). 
SEC. 2. (a) As used in this Act the terms "District of Columbia Civil 
War Centennial Commission" and "Commission" mean the District 
of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission created by the Board 
of Commissioners of the District of Columbia on April 28, 1959, and 
the terms "Commissioners of the District of Columbia" and "District 
Commissioners" mean the Board of Commissioners of the District 
of Columbia or their designated agent. 
(b) The Commission shall consist of such members, and shall con-
tinue in existence until such time, as the District Commissioners shall 
determine. 
(c) The members of the Commission shall serve without compensa-
tion, but shall be paid for all necessary expenses incurred by them in 
carrying out their duties, including traveling expenses. 
(d) The Commission shall, in carrying out its functions and duties, 
be subject to the supervision and control of the Board of Commission-
ers of the District of Columbia. 
(e) The Commission is authorized to utilize such personnel, facili-
ties, and property, real or personal, of the District of Columbia or of 
the United States as may be made available for the use of said Com-
mission, and under such conditions and at such times as may be pre-
scribed, by the District Commissioners or by the head of the concerned 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or by his 
designated agent. 
SEC. 3. (a) The members of the District of Columbia Civil War 
Centennial Commission shall not be personally liable in damages for 
any official action of the said Commission in which the said members 
participate, nor shall any member of said Commission be liable for 
any costs that may be taxed against them or the Commission on account 
of any such official action by them as members of the said Commission, 
but such costs shall be charged to the District of Columbia and paid as 
other costs are paid in suits brought against the municipality; nor shall 
the said Commission or any of its members be required to give any bond 
or security for costs or damages on any appeal whatever. 
(b) Service of an individual as a member of the said Commission 
or in connection with carrying out any activity authorized by this 
Act shall not be considered as service or employment bringing such 
individual within the provisions of sections 216, 281, 283, 284, 434, or 
1914 of title 18 of the United States Code, or section 190 of the Revised 
Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99) nor shall any member of the said Commission 
D. C. Civil War 
Centennial Com-
mission. 
Civic programs. 
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Members, 
liability. 
Conflict-of-in-
terest, etc. 
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seq. 
694 et 
874 
PUBLIC LAW 86-737-SEPT. 8, 1960 
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39 Stat. 54. 
Voluntary 
s 
ices. 
Regulations. 
F e e s 
c h a r g e s . 
a n d 
Revolving fund. 
Disposal of prop-
erty, etc. 
Liability 
ance. 
Appropri ation. 
by reason of his status as such be deemed to be an "oflScer of the Gov-
ernment" within the meaning of the Act of April 27, 1916 (5 U.S.C. 
101). 
SEC. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commis-
sioners may accept the voluntary services of persons appointed as 
members oi the said Commission or in connection with carrying out 
any activity authorized by this Act. 
SEC. 5. (a) In connection with the various activities scheduled to 
take place during the observance of the centennial of the Civil War, 
the District Commissioners are authorized and directed to make all 
reasonable regulations necessary to secure the preservation of public 
order and protection of life, health, and property; to make special 
regulations respecting the standing, movement, and operation of vehi-
cles of whatever character or kind during said period; and to grant, 
under such conditions as they may impose, special licenses to peddlers 
and vendors for the privilege of selling goods, wares, and merchandise 
in such places in the District of Columbia, and to fix such fees foi;' 
such privilege, as they may deem proper: Provided^ That the granting 
of licenses to sell in places under the jurisdiction of the head of a 
department of the United States shall require his approval. 
(b) The Commission is authorized to establish such fees and 
charges as it deems appropriate in connection with any activity of-
ficially connected with the observance of the centennial anniversary 
of the Civil War, and the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial 
Commission shall be resf)onsible for the collection of such fees and 
charges, with the exception of those fees and charges provided in 
subsection (a) of this section. 
(c) (1) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the use 
of the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, and 
such sums shall be deposited in the Civil War Centennial Fund, Dis-
trict of Columbia, authorized by paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of 
this section. 
(c) (2) All moneys collected pursuant to fees and charges made 
under authority of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be 
paid to the District Commissioners and deposited in a revolving fund 
m the Treasury which is hereby authorized to be established, to be 
known as the Civil War Centennial Fund, District of Columbia. 
Such fund shall be used to carry out the purposes of this Act, and 
may be expended without regard to the laws and procedures applica-
ble to District of Columbia or Federal agencies for the procurement 
of supplies, services, and property. 
Contracts may be entered into 
for the purposes of this Act without regard to applicable District of 
Columbia or Federal laws or regulations. 
(d) The District Commissioners may use any property acquired by 
the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission remaining 
upon its termination, or they may dispose of the said property as sur-
plus property. The net revenues, after payment of Commission ex-
penses, derived from Commission activities shall be deposited in the 
Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia. 
(e) The Commission is authorized to carry public liability insur-
ance protecting the Commission, members, officials, and employees 
thereof; the United States and the District of Columbia and their 
officers and employees performing services under this Act, and persons 
performing voluntair services under provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 6. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary, payable in like manner as other appropriations 
for the expenses of the District of Columbia, to enable the District 
Commissioners to provide additional municipal services in said Dis-
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875 
Lighting 
ties, etc. 
trict in connection with any program, function, or activity prepared, 
arranged, supervised, or carried out by the Commission or by the 
Civil War Centennial Commission established by the joint resolution 
of September 7, 1959 (71 Stat. 626), including employment of per-
sonal services without regard to the civil service and classification 
laws; travel expenses of law enforcement personnel from other juris-
dictions; hire of means of transportation; meals for policemen and 
firemen, cost of removing and relocating streetcar loading platforms, 
construction, rent, maintenance, and expenses incident to the operation 
of temporary public comfort stations, first-aid stations, and informa-
tion booths, and other incidental expenses in the discretion of the 
Commissioners. 
SEC. 7. The District Commissioners may authorize the Commis-
sion to install suitable overhead conductors and install suitable light-
ing or other electrical facilities, with adequate supports, for illumi-
nation or other purposes. 
If it should be necessary to place wires for 
illuminating or other purposes over any park or reservation in the 
District of Columbia, such placing of wires and their removal shall 
be under the supervision of the official in charge of said park or res-
ervation. 
Such conductors with their supports shall be removed by 
the date specified by the said Commissioners or by said official, as 
the case may be. The said Commissioners, or such other officials as 
may have jurisdiction in the premises, shall enforce the provisions of 
this Act, take needful precautions for the protection of the public, 
and insure that the pavement of any street, sidewalk, avenue, or 
alley which is disturbed or damaged is restored to its previous con-
dition. 
SEC. 8. The regulations and licenses authorized by this Act shall be 
in full force and effect for such period of time as may be specified by lationr 
the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. 
Such regulations 
shall be published in one or more of the daily newspapers published 
in the District of Columbia and no penalty prescribed for the viola-
tion of any such regulation shall be enforced until three days after 
such publication. 
Any person violating any regulation promulgated 
by the said Commissioners under the authority of this Act shall be 
fined not more than $100 or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. 
Each and every day a violation of any such regulation exists shall 
constitute a separate offense, and the penalty prescribed shall be ap-
plicable to each such separate offense. 
SEC. 9. Nothing contained in this Act shall be applicable to the 
United States Capitol buildings or grounds or other properties under 
the jurisdiction of the Congress or any committee, commission, or 
officer thereof: Provided^ however, That any of the services or facili-
ties authorized by or under this Act shall be made available with 
respect to any such properties upon request or approval of the Senate 
and House of Representatives. 
Approved September 8, 1960. 
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facili-
Regulatlons. 
Penalty for vio-
C a p i t o l build-
ings and grounds. 
Public Law 86-738 
AN ACT 
To reA'ise the boundaries and change the name of Fort Donelson National Mili-
tary Park, and for other purposes. 
September 8, 1960 
[S. 1066] 
Be it endcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That in furtherance jj Tuonai'^xuHtary 
of the purposes of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a national Park, Tenn. 
military park at the battlefield of Fort Donelson, Tennessee", approved 
March 26,1928 (16 U.S.C. 428 and the following), and to facilitate an 
45 stat. 367.