An Act to authorize the sale or lease by the State of Kansas of certain lands situated near Garden City, of Kansas
PL 83-53 (S.380), enacted 06/06/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 53-JUNE 6, 1953 
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by States. 
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clause. 
Notice of approv-
al. 
Rights reserved. 
member. The board shall by majority vote decide the question referred 
to it and shall do so in accordance with the provisions, of this com-
pact concerning such reimbursement. The decision of ithe board on 
each question referred to it concerning reimbursement for loss of taxes 
and for economic losses and damages shall be binding on the commis-
sion and on each signatory state, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this compact. 
ARTICLE VI 
Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed as a limita-
tion upon the authority of the United States. 
ARTICLE 
VII 
The signatory states agree to appropriate for compensation of 
agents and employees of the commission and for office, administrative, 
travel and other expenses on recommendation of the commission sub-
ject to limitations as follows: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
obligates itself to not more than seventy-five hundred (7500) dollars 
in any one year, the State of New Hampshire obligates itself to not 
more than one thousand (1000) dollars in any one year, the State of 
Vermont obligates itself to not more than one thousand (1000) dollars 
in any one year and the State of Connecticut obligates itself to not more 
than sixty-five hundred (6500) dollars in any one year. 
ARTICIIE V I I I 
Should any part of this compact be held to be contrary to the con-
stitution of any signatory state or of the United States, all other 
parts thereof shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
ARTICLE 
I X 
This compact shall become operative and eflfective when ratified by 
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the States of New Hamp-
shire, Vermont and Connecticut and approved by the Congress of the 
United States. Notice of ratification shall be given by the governor 
of each state to the governors of the other states and to the President 
of the United States, and the President of the United States is requested 
to give notice to the governors of each of the signatory states of 
approval by the Congress of the United States. 
SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly 
reserved. 
Approved June 6, 1953. 
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AN A C T 
June 6, 1953 
[S- 380j 
To authorize the sale or lease by the State of Kansas of certain lands situated 
near Garden City, Kansas. 
Kansas. 
Lease or sale of 
land. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^ssemhled^ That the Act entitled 
"An Act to authorize the sale of certain lands near Garden City, 
Kansas", approved March 10, 1928, is amended to read as follows: 
"That the State of Kansas is hereby authorized to sell or lease for any 
purpose all or any part of the lands granted to the State under the 
provisions of the Act entitled 'An Act granting to the State of Kansas 
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title to certain lands in said State for use as a game preserve', approved 
June 22,1916, without regard to any restrictions contained in such Act, 
but upon condition that the proceeds of any such sale or lease be used 
by the State of Kansas to purchase or acquire other land in the State to 
be used as a State game refuge or for the further purposes and uses of 
the Forestry, Fish, and Game Commission of the State of Kansas as 
may be provided by the laws of the State." 
Approved June 6, 1953. 
Public Law 54 
CHAPTER 105 
AN ACT 
To extend the time for filing a report by the Committee on Retirement Policy 
for Federal Personnel established by the Act of July 16,1952. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 (b) 
of the Act entitled "An Act to amend section 8 of the Civil Service 
Retirement Act of May 29,1930, as amended", approved July 16,1952 
(66 Stat. 723), is amended by striking out "December 31, 1953" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "June 30,1954". 
Approved June 6, 1953. 
June 6, 1953 
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Public Law 55 
CHAPTER 106 
AN ACT 
Providing for the reconveyance to the town of Morristown of certain land included 
within the Morristown National Historical Park, in the State of New Jersey. 
Be it enacted J)y the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of 
the Interior is authorized to convey to the town of Morristown, a 
municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey, without considera-
tion, for public use, and under such terms and conditions as the Secre-
tary may deem advisable, the following described property comprising 
a part of the Morristown National Historical Park: 
That certain parcel of land comprisinga part of the Fort Nonsense 
area of Morristown National Historical ±*ark, bounded and described 
as follows: 
Beginning at the twelfth corner of the eleventh tract which was 
conveyed by town of Morristown to the United States of America by 
deed dated July Fourth, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-
Three, which has been recorded at the Morris County clerk's office in 
book of deeds Q-33, page 433; thence— 
(1) following the twelfth course therein south forty-nine 
degrees forty-six minutes east ninety-nine and fifty one-hun-
dredths feet, to the thirteenth corner thereof, thence 
(2) following the thirteenth course therein north forty-two 
degrees fourteen minutes east seventy and seventy one-hundredths 
feet, to the fourteenth corner thereof, thence 
(3) following the fourteenth course therein north eight degrees 
ten minutes east one hundred eight and twenty one-hundredths 
feet, to the fifteenth corner thereof, thence 
(4) following the fifteenth course therein north forty-seven 
degrees eighteen minutes west ninety-seven feet, to the sixteenth 
corner thereof, thence 
June 6, 1953 
[S. 1292] 
Morristown, N.J. 
Conveyance.