An Act to amend the act incorporating the American Legion so as to redefine eligibility for membership therein
PL 84-178 (H.R.3813), enacted 07/26/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 178-JULY 26, 1955 
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2. Ninety degrees no minutes one thousand ninety-nine and seven-
tenths feet along same and along said eight thousand foot south coordi-
nates line and across school grant 7 Apana 6 to high-water mark; 
3. Thence along high-water mark, along sea, the direct azimuth 
and distance being: two hundred six degrees thirty-three minutes 
thirty seconds four hundred eighty-two and nine-tenths feet; 
4. Two hundred fifty-nine degrees thirty-three minutes fifteen sec-
onds six hundred eighty feet along L. C. Aw. 7712:1 to M. Kekuanaoa 
and passing over a rock called Kuwaia, marked K + K at six and eight-
tenths leet to the point of beginning. 
Area, ten and twenty-five one-hundredths acres. 
SEC. 2. Upon the vesting of title in the United States to such lands 
Establishment, 
as may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior as necessary and 
suitable for historical park purposes in accordance with the provisions 
of section 1 of this Act, the City of Refuge National Historical Park 
shall be established by order of the said Secretary, which shall be ^^ubHcation in 
published in the Federal Register. Any other lands within the area 
described above shall become a part of the national historical park 
upon the vesting of title thereto in the United States and ujDon publica-
tion of an appropriate supplemental order by the said Secretary in the 
Federal Register, 
SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to procure, by la^/s! *
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donation or purchase, with any funds that may be available for that 
purpose, lands and interests in lands which may be needed for the 
City of Refuge National Historical Park within the area described 
in section 1 hereof. 
SEC. 4. In order to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior in 
consolidating in Federal ownership lands within the area described 
above, and to facilitate acquisition of the lands needed for the national 
historical park, the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii is also author-
ized to acquire lands for said park, at the expense of the Territory 
of Hawaii by exchange or otherwise, in accordance with procedure 
prescribed by the Act of February 27, 1920 (41 stat. 452). 
le use 392. 
SEC. 5. The City of Refuge National Historical Park shall be Administration, 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior subject to the pro-
visions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U. S. C, 1946 
edition, sees. 1-4), as amended and supplemented, and such addi-
tional authority compatible therewith as is contained in the Act of 
August 21,1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U. S. C, 1946 edition, sees. 461-467), 
with regard to preservation of historic sites and objects of national 
significance. 
Approved July 26, 1955. 
Public Law 178 
CHAPTER 386 
AN ACT 
July 26, 1955 
To amend the Act incorporating Tlie American Legion so as to redefine eligibility —1: 
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for membership therein. 
The Amer l e a n 
Legion. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 of the 
Act entitled "An Act to incorporate The American Legion", approved 
September 16,1919 (41 Stat. 285, title 36, U. S. C. 1940 edition, sec. 43), 
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S amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 3. That the purpose of this corporation shall be: To uphold 
P"n>o8e 
an4 defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to pro-
mote peace and good will among the peoples of the United States and 
all the nations of the earth; to preserve the memories and incidents of 
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the two World Wars and the Korean hostilities fought to uphold 
democracy; to cement the ties and comradeship born of service; and to 
consecrate the efforts of its members to mutual helpfulness and service 
to their country," 
SEC. 2. That section 5 of such Act of September 16, 1919 (41 Stat. 
285, title 36, U. S. C , 1940 edition, sec. 45), as amended, is hereby fur-
ther amended to read as follows: 
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"SEC, 5. That no person shall be a member of this corporation unless 
he has served in the naval or military services of the United States at 
some .time during any of the following periods: April 6, 1917, to 
November 11,1918; December 7,1941, to September 2,1945; June 25, 
1950, to July 27,1953; all dates inclusive, or who, being a citizen of the 
United States at the time of entry therein, served in the military or 
naval service of any of the governments associated with the United 
States during said wars or hostilities: Provided, however, That such 
person shall have an honorable discharge or separation from such 
service or continues to serve honorably after any of the aforesaid ter-
minal dates." 
Approved July 26,1955. 
Public Law 179 
CHAPTER 387 
July 26. 1955 
AN A C T 
[H. R. 4046] 
rp^j abolish the Old Kasaan National Monument, Alaska, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled, That the Old 
Kasaan National Monument, in Alaska, is hereby abolished, and the 
lands thereof shall hereafter be administered as a part of the Tongass 
National Forest. 
Approved July 26, 1955. 
Public Law 180 
CHAPTER 388 
T 1 -)« io== 
AN ACT 
July 26, 1955 
[H. R. 5 792] 
'P(, amend the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952, to extend the 
time for filing claims for mustering-out payments. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 503 of 
38Usc*foi3 
^^^^ Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 is amended by 
striking out "within two years after the date of enactment of this 
title" and inserting in lieu thereof "on or before July 16, 1956" 
Approved July 26, 1955. 
Public Law 181 
CHAPTER 389 
July 26. 1955 
AN A C T 
[H. R. 6832] 
ry^^ provide for payment of a reasonable attorney's fee by the insured in a suit 
brought by him or on his behalf during his lifetime for waiver of premiums 
on account of total disability. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 500 of 
38 us^c six}' 
^lie World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended, is hereby amended 
by substituting a semicolon for the period at the end of the first sen-
tence thereof and adding the following: "except that in a suit brought