An Act authorizing persons maintaining or defending actions in the District of Columbia on behalf of a minor to give releases of liability, and requiring persons receiving money or property in settlement of such actions or in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action to be appointed as guardian of the estate of such minor
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ports, and for other purposes", approved July 3,1926 (44 Stat. 887), 
IS amended (1) by striking out "of two years" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "of three years", and (2) by striking out "four years" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "five years". 
Approved September 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-268 
AN A C T 
September 14. 1959 
Authorizing persons maintaining or defending actions in the District of Colum- 
[s. 203i>j 
bia on behalf of a minor to give releases of liability, and requiring persons 
receiving money or property in settlement of such actions or in satisfaction 
o f a judgment in any such action to be appointed as guardian of the estate 
of such minor. 
D. C. Minors, 
liability releases. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houne of Repret^entatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled., That the Act en-
titled "An Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Colum-
bia", approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1189, ch. 854), as amended, is 
amended by inserting immediately after section 153 the following 
new section: 
"SEC. 153A. (1) Any person entitled to maintain or defend an 
action in behalf of a minor child, including actions relating to real 
estate, shall be competent to settle or compromise any action so 
brought and, upon settlement or compromise thereof or upon satis-
faction of any judgment obtained therein, shall be competent to give 
a full acquittance and release of all liability in connection with such 
action, but no such settlement or compromise shall be valid unless the 
same shall be approved by a judge of the court in which such action 
is pending. 
"(2) Before any person shall receive any money or other property 
on behalf of a minor in settlement or compromise of any action 
brought on behalf of or against such minor or in satisfaction of any 
judgment in any such action, where (after deduction of fees, costs 
and all other expenses incident to the matter) the net value of said 
money and property due the minor exceeds $3,000, such person shall 
be duly appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction as guardian 
of the estate of such minor to receive such money or property, and 
shall have qualified as such." 
Approved September 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-269 
AN A C T 
September 14, 1959 
To authorize the exchange of certain lands in or in the vicinity of Everglades 
[s. 2390] 
City, Morida, in furtherance of the administration and use of the Everglades 
National Park. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled., That, in order to 
Everglades city, 
further the administration and use of the Everglades National Park, ^^EXchange o
f 
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept on behalf of the ^^"**^-
United States title to the following described parcels of land: 
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Those parts of tracts "E" and "S" which lie west of the right-
of-way of State Road Numbered 29, and lots 1 to 9, inclusive, of 
block 40, in Everglades City, Florida, comprising 18.98, 1.32, and 
3.17 acres, respectively, as shown on N.P.S. Map No. E V E - N P -
E-1, dated June 23, 1959, of Everglades City, Florida; and not 
to exceed 15 acres of submerged lands lying adjacent to said 
tracts "R" and "S", if such additional lands are considered neces-
sary by the Secretary of the Interior to permit full utilization of 
the lands above described; 
and, in exchange for such parcels of land, to convey to the owner or 
owners thereof all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the following described parcels of land within the Everglades 
National Park: 
Tract "L" and block 34, comprising 9.09 and 1.65 acres, respec-
tively, lying in or in the vicinity of Everglades City, Florida. 
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 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-270 
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JOINT RESOLUTION 
September 14, 1959 
[H. J. Res. 281] Authorizing and requesting the President to issue a proclamation with respect 
to the I
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O Pacific Festival, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
Pacific Festival, ^S'^^e.S' of America 
in Congress assembled, That the President is 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation inviting foreign 
nations to participate in the 1959 Pacific Festival which is being held 
at San Francisco, California, from September 18, 1959, to September 
27, 1959, inclusive. 
Approved September 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-271 
September 14. 1959 
A N A C T 
[S 1221] 
'. 
To amend the Act authorizing the Crooked River Federal reclamation project, 
Oregon, in order to increase the capacity of certain project features for 
future irrigation of additional lands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Crooked River United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of 
tion^p^iject!'^^'"^' the Act entitled "An Act to authorize construction by the Secretary 
Capacity in- of the Interior of the Crooked River Federal reclamation project, 
"4rusc 6i5f. 
Oregon," approved August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1058), is amended by 
adding to that section the following: "The Secretary of the Interior 
is hereby authorized to construct extra capacity in the canal below 
said reservoir and pumping plants located on the canal for the future 
irrigation of approximately three thousand acres of land, in addition 
to the presently proposed development, and to recognize the cost of 
providing such extra capacity as a deferred obligation to be paid 
under arrangements to be made at such time as the additional area 
may be brought into the project." 
1959