An Act to exempt from taxation certain property of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States in the District of Columbia.
PL 83-510 (H.R.7132), enacted 07/19/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 511-JULY 19, 1954 
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Public Law 509 
CHAPTER 542 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the Government's grantors 
certain lands erroneously conveyed by them to the United States. 
July 19, 1954 
[H. R. 6422] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representative's of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary itSy'We?erJ^ti^it 
of tlie Army is authorized to convey by quitclaim deed to each grantor 
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of the United States all of the right, title, and interest of the United 
onveyance. 
States in and to those lands which were, through mistake, misunder-
standing, error, or inadvertence conveyed, with certain other lands, to 
the United States by such grantor in connection with the expansion 
of the military reservation now known as the Camp Drum Military 
Reservation, New York, upon request of each such grantor. 
Approved July 19, 1954. 
Public Law 510 
CHAPTER 543 
AN ACT 
To exempt from taxation certain property of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of 
the United States in the District of Columbia. 
July 19,1954 
[H. R. 7132] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the property 
situated in square 724 in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, 
described as lots 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, and 824, owned by the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars of the United States, is hereby exempt from all 
taxation so long as the same is owned and occupied by the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars of the United States and is not used for commercial 
purposes, subject to the provisions of sections 2, 3, and 5 of the Act 
entitled "An Act to define the real property exempt from taxation in 
ihQ District of Columbia", approved Pecember 24,1942 (56 Stat. 1091; 
D. C. Code, sees. 47-801b, 47-801c, and 47-801e). 
Approved July 19, 1954. 
V e t e r a n s of 
Foreign Wars. 
Public Law 511 
CHAPTER 544 
AN ACT 
To amend paragraph 31 of section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act making appro-
priations to provide for the government of the District of Columbia for the 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, and for other purposes", approved July 1, 
1902, as amended. 
July 19,1954 
[H. R. 8973] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That subparagraph 
(e) of paragraph 31 of section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act making 
appropriations to provide for the government of the District of 
Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, and for other pur-
poses", approved July 1, 1902, as amended (47 Stat. 556; sec. 47-2331 
(e), D. C. Code, 1951 edition), is amended (a) by striking so much of 
the first sentence of said subparagraph (e) as reads "and a badge num-
bered to correspond with the number of said license, neither of which 
shall", and inserting in lieu thereof ", w^hicli shall not"; and (b) by 
striking so much of the second sentence of said subparagraph as reads 
"and such badge prominently worn upon the driver's breast at all 
times while", and inserting in lieu thereof "at all times while the 
licensee is". 
Approved July 19, 1954. 
D. C. public ve-
hicles. 
Driver's badge.