An Act to amend section 8a (4) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.
PL 84-248 (S.1051), enacted 08/05/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 248-AUG. 5, 1955 
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(14 Stat. 544), and June 10, 1872 (17 Stat. 378); Surveyor-General 
scrip, issued under the Act of June 2, 1858 (11 Stat. 294); a soldier's 
additional homestead right, granted by sections 2306 and 2307 of the 
Revised Statutes; a forest lieu selection right, assertable under the Act 
of March 3, 1905 (33 Stat. 1264); a lieu selection right conferred by 
the Act of July 1, 1898 (30 Stat. 597) ; a bounty land warrant issued 
under the Act of March 3,1855 (10 Stat. 701); or any lieu selection or 
scrip right or bounty land warrant, or right in the nature of scrip 
issued under any Act of Congress not enumerated herein (except the 
indemnity selection rights of any State, or the Territory of Alaska), 
shall, within two years from the effective date of this Act, present his 
holdings or claim for recordation by the Department of the Interior. 
SEC. 2. In the case of a transfer after the effective date of this Act, 
by assignment, inheritance, operation of law, or otherwise of a holding 
or claim of any right recorded under this Act, the holding or claim of 
right so transferred shall be presented to the Department of the 
Interior within six months after such transfer, for recordation by it; 
except that where such transfer occurs within the period of two years 
from the effective date of this Act and the prior owner has not com-
plied with provisions of this Act, the owner or claimant by transfer 
shall have the remainder of such period or a period of six months, 
whichever is the longer, within which to present his claims or holdings 
for recordation. 
SEC. 3. There shall be endorsed on the evidence of the right or war-
rant each recordation thereof. 
SEC. 4. Claims or holdings not presented for recordation, as 
prescribed herein, shall not thereafter be accepted by the Secretary 
of the Interior for recordation or as a basis for the acquisition of 
lands. 
SEC. 5. Within thirty days after the effective date of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall cause to be published in the Federal 
Register a notice setting forth the recordation requirements of this 
Act. Within one year after the effective date of this Act the Secretary 
shall also cause notices of the recordation requirements of this Act 
to be published in such newspapers, posted in such public offices, and 
given publicity by such other means as he deems feasible and appro-
priate for the dissemination of information concerning the recorda-
tion requirements of this Act to persons who may have holdings or 
claims that are subject to such requirements. 
SEC, 6. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make rules 
and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved August 6, 1955. 
43 u s e 274, 278. 
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Public Law 248 
CHAPTER 574 
AN ACT 
To amend section 8a (4) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Umted States of Ameiica in Congress assemhled. That section 8a (4) 
of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (7 U. S. C. 12a (4)), 
is amended to read as follows: 
"(4) to fix and establish from time to time reasonable fees and 
charges for registrations and renewals thereof and for copies of 
registration certificates; and". 
Approved August 5, 1955, 
August 5, 1955 
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Commodity 
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changes. 
R e g i s t r a t i on 
fees. 
49 Stat. 1500.