An Act to amend the provision in the act of March 4, 1911 (36 Stat, 1235, 1253) authorizing the granting of easements for rights-of-way for electrical transmission, telephone, and telegraph lines and poles
PL 82-367 (S.1630), enacted 05/27/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 367-MAY 27, 1952 
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purposes; and to issue and deliver to such posts and camps, free of 
charge but, except where supplied for use in ceremonies at national 
cemeteries, without expense to the United States for packing, 
handling, and transportation, blank ammunition in suitable amounts 
for such rifles: Provided, however, That not to exceed ten such rifles 
shall be issued to any one post or camp." 
Approved May 26, 1952. 
Public Law 365 
CHAPTER 335 
AN ACT 
To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended. 
May 26, 1952 
[S. 2569] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8 (a) as 
amended, of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, is 
amended (a) by striking out "January 1, 1953" wherever it appears 
therein and inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 1955", and (b) by 
striking out "December 31, 1952" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"December 31,1954". 
Approved May 26, 1952. 
49 Stat. 1149; 64 
Stat. 978. 
16 u s e 590h. 
Public Law 366 
CHAPTER 337 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of June 4, 1897, entitled "An Act making appropriations for 
sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 
eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes", as amended, to 
enable the Secretary of Agriculture to sell without advertisement national 
forest timber in amounts not exceeding $2,000 in appraised value. 
ay 27. 19! 
[S. 1S17] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of 
June 4, 1897, as amended by the Act of June 6, 1900, and by section 
3 of the Act of March 3, 1925 (16 U. S. C. 476), is hereby amended 
by striking out the words "in value five hundred dollars" and substi-
tuting in lieu thereof "$2,000 in appraised value". 
Approved May 27, 1952. 
30 Stat. 35; 43 
Stat. 1132. 
Public Law 367 
CHAPTER 338 
AN ACT 
To amend the provision in the Act of March 4, 1911 CiO Stat. 123.'), 12r»3) author-
izing the granting of easements for rights-of-way for electrical transmission, 
telephone, and telegraph lines and poles. 
May 27. 1952 
[S. 1630] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the fourth 
paragraph under the subheading "Improvement of the National For-
ests" under the heading "Forest Service" of the Act entitled "An 
Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the 
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twelve" (36 
Stat. 1253, 43 U. S. C. 961) is amended to read as follows: 
"That the head of the department having jurisdiction over the lands 
be, and he hereby is, authorized and empowered, under general regu-
lations to be fixed by him, to grant an easement for rights-of-way, for 
Public lands. 
R i g h t s-of-way 
for 
e l e c t r i c a l 
poles a n d 
etc. 
lines. 
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a period not exceeding fifty years from the date of the issuance of such 
grant, over, across, and upon the public lands, national forests, and 
reservations of the United States for electrical poles and lines for the 
transmission and distribution of electrical power, and for poles and 
lines for communication purposes, and for radio, television, and other 
forms of communication transmitting, relay, and receiving structures 
and facilities, to the extent of two hundred feet on each side of the 
center line of such lines and poles and not to exceed four hundred feet 
by four hundred feet for radio, television, and other forms of com-
munication transmitting, relay, and receiving structures and facilities, 
to any citizen, association, or corporation of the United States, where 
it is intended by such to exercise the right-of-way herein granted for 
any one or more of the purposes herein named: Provided, That such 
right-of-way shall be allowed within or through any national park, 
national forest, military, Indian, or any other reservation only upon 
the approval of the chief officer of the department under whose super-
vision or control such reservation falls, and upon a finding by him that 
the same is not incompatible with the public interest: Provided 
fur-
ther, That all or any part of such right-of-way may be forfeited and 
annulled by declaration of the head of the department having juris-
diction over the lands for nonuse for a period of two years or for 
abandonment." 
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Approved May 27, 1952. 
Public Law 368 
CHAPTER 339 
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, 
, 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
May 28. 1952 
[S. J. Res. 156] To continue the effectiveness of certain statutory provisions until June 15, 1952. 
Ante, p. 54. 
Resolved hy the Senate arid House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the joint resolution 
entitled "Joint resolution to continue the effectiveness of certain 
statutory provisions until June 1, 1952", approved April 14, 1952 
(Public Law 313, Eighty-second Congress), is amended by striking 
out "June 1, 1952" wherever it appears in such joint resolution and 
inserting in lieu thereof "June 15, 1952". 
Approved May 28, 1952. 
Jvine 3, 19S2 
[S. 1342] 
Public Law 369 
CHAPTER 361 
AN ACT 
To amend Acts relating to garagekeepers and liverymen's liens and the enforce-
ment thereof in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
D. C. livejrymen 
a n d 
garageke ep-
ers. 
Liens. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
LIEN OF LIVERYMEN 
SECTION 1. That it shall be lawful for all persons keeping or boarding 
any animals at livery within the District, under any agreement with 
the owner thereof, to detain such animals until all charges under such 
agreement for the care, keep, or board of such animals shall have been 
paid: Provided, however. That before enforcing the lien hereby given 
notice in writing shall be given to such owner in person or by registered 
mail at his last-known place of residence of the amount of such charges 
and the intention to detain such animal or animals until such charges 
shall be paid.