An Act to amend Public Law 848, Eighty-first Congress, second session
PL 82-269 (H.R.2398), enacted 03/05/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 269-MAR. 5, 1952 
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conveyance, to the Police Jury, Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana, 
without cost, that certain tract of land obtained by the United States 
comprising thirty-eight and eight-tenths acres more or less, in town-
ship 16 north, range 13 west, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, donated by 
the Police Jury of Caddo Parish in the year 1930 to the United States 
of America for use in pecan production research, being the same 
lands obtained by the Police Jury of Caddo Parish from Mrs. Cecelia 
Leonard Ellerbe, said lands being no longer needed by the United 
States for that purpose. 
Approved March 4, 1952. 
Public Law 268 
CHAPTER 78 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 to except the Territory of Alaska 
from certain restrictions upon the making of Federal contributions, and to 
amend the provisions thereof relating to the taking of oaths bj' certain civil 
defense personnel. 
March 5, 1952 
[S. 1244] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenioled^ That (a) the second fens-^Ac^^^r^so*" 
sentence of subsection 201 (i) of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 amendment's. 
(Public Law 920, Eighty-first Congress) is amended by striking out 
fn ^u^sc^i"*** 
the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a colon and 2281. 
^^^' 
the following: ''''Provided further, 
That the limitations upon the 
making of Federal contributions contained in the second, third, and 
fourth provisos of this sentence may be varied for the Territory of 
Alaska." 
(b) Subsection 403 (b) of such Act is amended by inserting, immedi-
ately after the second sentence thereof, the following new sentence: 
"After appointment and qualification for office, the director of civil 
defense of any State, and any subordinate civil defense officer within 
such State designated by the director in writing, shall be qualified to 
administer any such oath within such State under such regulations as 
the director shall prescribe." 
Approved March 5, 1952. 
64 Stat. 1255. 
50 u s e 
a p p . 
2255. 
Public Law 269 
CHAPTER 79 
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 848, Eighty-first Congress, second session. 
March 5, 1952 
[H.R. 2398] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembledj That section 3 of the 
Act of September 27, 1950, Public Law 848, Eighty-first Congress, is 
amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 3. Construction of the Vermejo reclamation project shall not 
be commenced until the President shall have approved a project report 
and there shall have been established, pursuant to the laws of the 
State of New Mexico, an organization with powers satisfactory to the 
Secretary, including the power to tax real property within its boun-
daries (which boundaries shall include the lands to be benefited by the 
project works) and the power to enter into a contract or contracts with 
the United States for payment or return, as the case may be, of the 
reimbursable costs of the project and such contract or contracts shall 
have been duly executed." 
Approved March 5, 1952. 
64 Stat. 1072. 
Vermejo r e c l a-
mation p r o j e c t , 
N. Mex.