Joint resolution providing for the establishment of the New Jersey Tercentenary Celebration Commission to formulate and implement plans to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes
PL 86-683 (S.J.Res.68), enacted 09/02/1960

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Approved September 2, 1960. 
Public Law 86-683 
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JOINT RESOLUTION 
September 2, 1960 
[s. J. Res. 68] 
Providing for the establishment of the New Jersey Tercentenary Celebration 
Commission to formulate and implement plans to commemorate the three 
hundredth anniversary of the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes. 
Whereas the year 1964 will mark the tercentenary of the patent con-
veying all the lands between the Connecticut River and the east side 
of the Delaware River from Charles I I to James, Duke of York; 
and 
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Whereas the year 1964 will also mark the three hundredth anniver-
sary of the execution of deeds of lease and release by the said James, 
Duke of York, to John Lord Berkeley, Baron of Stratton, and Sir 
George Carteret, of Saltrum, of those lands ". . . bounded on the 
east part by the main sea, and part by Hudson's river, and hath 
upon the west Delaware bay or river, and extendeth southward 
to the main ocean as far as Cape May at the mouth of Delaware 
bay; and to the northward as far as the northernmost branch of the 
said bay or river of Delaware, which is forty-one degrees and forty 
minutes of latitude, and crosseth over thence in a strait line to Hud-
son's river in forty-one degrees of latitude; which said tract of land 
is hereafter to be called by the name or names of New Caesarea or 
New Jersey . . ." and of the right of government therein; and 
Whereas the year 1964 will also be tercentenary of the signing and 
publication by John Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret of 
"The Concessions and Agreement of the Lords Proprietors of the 
Province of New Caesarea or New Jersey to and with all and every 
the Adventurers and all such as shall settle or plant here", a declara-
tion of the organic law of the colony and, truly, "the Magna Carta 
of New Jersey"; and 
Whereas these foregoing events mark the beginning of the separate 
history of New Jersey as a colony; and 
Whereas it is fitting and desirable that we commemorate the be-
ginnings of the State of New Jersey, together with its subsequent 
history and its present and future role in the family of the United 
States, for the benefit of all the people of our Nation; and 
Whereas such a commemoration, with careful planning, can be of 
enduring, rather than transitory, worth to our people: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) there is hereby 
established a commission to be known as the New Jersey Tercentenary 
Celebration Commission (hereafter referred to in this joint resolution 
as the "Commission") which shall be composed of fifteen members as 
follows: 
(1) Four members who shall be Members of the Senate, to be ap-
pointed by the President of the Senate; 
(2) Four members who shall be Members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Represent-
atives ; 
(3) Seven members to be appointed by the President. 
(b) The President shall, at the time of appointment, designate one 
of the members appointed by him to serve as Chairman. The members 
of the Commission shall receive no salary. 
SEC. 2. (aj The functions of the Commission shall be to develop and 
to execute suitable plans for the celebration of a series of anniversaries 
occurring between 1959 and 1964, both years inclusive, commemo-
rating the three hundredth anniversary of the State of New Jersey. 
(h) In carrying out its functions the Commission is authorized to 
cooperate with and to assist the New Jersey Tercentenary Commis-
sion and any other agency created or designated by the Legislature of 
the State of New Jersey for the purpose of planning and promoting 
the New Jersey Tercentenary Celebration. 
If the participation of 
other nations in the celebration is deemed advisable, the Commission 
may communicate to that end with the governments of such nations 
through the Department of State. 
New Jersey Ter-
centenary 
C e l e -
b r a t i o n Commis-
sion. 
Establishment. 
Functions. 
Cooperation with 
other agencies. 
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63 Stat. 954. 
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Powers. 
Exp endltur 
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Report to C o n -
gress 
Property, 
Expiration date. 
SEC. 3. The Commission may employ, without regard to the civil-
service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, such em-
ployees as may be necessary in carrying out its functions. 
Service 
of an individual as a member of the Commission or employment of an 
individual by the Commission, on a part-time or full-time basis, with 
or without compensation, shall not be considered as service or employ-
ment bringing such individual within the provisions of sections 281, 
283, 284, 434, or 1914 of title 18 of the United State Code, or section 
190 of the Eevised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 99). 
SEC. 4. (a) The Commission is authorized to accept donations of 
money, property, or personal services; to cooperate with patriotic and 
historical societies and with institutions of learning • and to call upon 
other Federal departments or agencies for their advice and assistance 
in carrying out the purposes of this joint resolution. The Commis-
sion, to such extent as it finds to be necessary, may, without regard to 
the laws and procedures applicable to Federal agencies, procure sup-
plies, services, and property and make contracts, and may exercise 
those powers that are necessary to enable it to carry out efficiently and 
in the public interest the purposes of this joint resolution. 
(b) Expenditures of the Commission shall be paid by the executive 
officer of the Commission, who shall keep complete records of such 
expenditures and who shall account also for all funds received by the 
Commission. A report of the activities of the Commission, including 
an accounting of funds received and expended, shall be furnished by 
the Commission to the Congress within two months following the 
celebration as prescribed by this joint resolution. 
(c) Any property acquired by the Commission remaining upon 
termination of the celebration may be used by the Secretary of the 
Interior for purposes of the national park system or may be disposed 
of as surplus property. The net revenues, after payment of Commis-
sion expenses, derived from Commission activities, shall be deposited 
in the Treasury of the United States. 
SEC. 5. The Commission shall expire upon the completion of its 
duties, but in no event later than March 1, 1965. 
Approved September 2, 1960. 
September 2, 1960 
[S, 68] 
Public Law 86-684 
AN ACT 
To provide for contimietl delivery of water under the Federal reclamation laws 
to lands held by husband and wife upon the death of either. 
Water delivery to 
excess lands. 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That where the 
death of a husband or wife causes lands in private ownership to 
become excess lands, as that term is used in section 46 of the Act of 
May 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 636; 43 U.S.C. 423e), and those lands had 
theretofore been eligible to receive water from a project under the 
Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and 
Acts amendatory thereto) without execution of a recordable contract 
under section 46 of said Act of May 25, 1926, the Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to furnish water to them, without requiring 
execution of such a contract, so long as they remain in the ownership 
of the surviving spouse: Provided^ That in the event of the remarriage 
of the surviving spouse, such lands shall be governed by applicable law 
without regard to the provisions of this Act. 
Approved September 2, 1960.