An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey to the Territory of Hawaii certain real property at Kahului, Wailuku, Maui, Territory of Hawaii
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PUBLIC LAW 377-JUNE 5, 1952 
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Fees. 
Effective date. 
more than three years, the Recorder of Deeds may destroy the instru-
ment which created such lien and the index cards upon which the lien 
information was entered: Provided^ That no other unsatisfied lien is 
shown on any such index card." 
SEC. 5. Section 552 of subchapter 4 of chapter 16 of the Act, approved 
March 3, 1901, as amended by the Acts of February 4, 1905 (33 Stat. 
689, ch. 299) and June 17,1935 (49 Stat. 384, ch. 265; title 45, sec. 708, 
D. C. Code, 1940), is amended by striking therefrom so much as reads: 
"For filing and indexing a bill of sale of chattels, or a mortgage or 
deed of trust thereof, or a conditional bill of sale of chattels or any 
release or satisfaction of any such, $1.50.", and substituting in lieu 
thereof the following: "For filing and indexing a bill of sale of chattels, 
or a mortgage or deed of trust thereof, or a conditional bill of sale of 
chattels, including a release of any such instrument, $2: Provided^ 
That for the filing of a release of any such instrument filed prior to 
the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Recorder of Deeds shall 
collect a fee of 50 cents. 
"For filing an affidavit pursuant to section 546-D of this subchapter, 
$2." 
SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect ninety days after its enactment. 
Approved June 5, 1952. 
June 5, 1952 
[H.R.4511] 
Public Law 377 
CHAPTER 371 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey to the Territory of Hawaii 
certain real property at Kahului, Wailuku, Maui, Territory of Hawaii. 
Hawaii. 
Conveyance. 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Navy is authorized to convey, without reimbursement, to the 
Territory of Hawaii, subject to the reservations set forth in section 2 
hereof and to such other terms, conditions, reservations, and restric-
tions as he may deem to be in the public interest, all of the right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the former Naval 
Air Station, Kahului, Wailuku, Maui, Territory of Hawaii, compris-
ing one thousand three hundred and forty-one acres, more or less, 
together with all improvements thereon and such personal property 
r-elating thereto as the Secretary of the Navy may select. 
SEC. 2. The conveyance to the Territory of Hawaii herein authorized 
shall be made subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) That 
the Territory shall not alienate its title to the property conveyed nor 
shall it lease the same or any part thereof except for public-airport 
purposes: Provided^ That particular structures or parcels not suitable 
for airport purposes may be leased for other purposes with the consent 
of the Secretary of the Navy; (b) that the Territory shall maintain 
or cause to be maintained in a condition which the Secretary of the 
Navy may deem to be suitable for public-airport purposes, the improve-
ments now existing on the land as well as those which may hereafter 
be constructed thereon which the Territory and the Secretary of the 
Navy may mutually agree are suitable for such purposes, and (c) 
that in time of war or national emergency the United States shall 
have the right of free and unlimited use, exclusive or nonexclusive, of 
the land conveyed, together with any improvements thereon and per-
sonal property relating thereto, and may after thirty days' notice in 
writing to the Territory, enter upon, repossess, and reassert ownership 
of and title to said property, including within the discretion of the 
Secretary of the Navy all or any part of the improvements erected 
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by the Territory, whereupon title to said property shall vest in the 
United States: Provided, however, That the United States shall make 
just compensation for the acquisition of title to any personal property 
acquired by the Territory without Federal aid and for any new facili-
ties provided by the Territory without Federal aid which are not in 
the nature of improvements to or replacements of existing structures. 
Approved June 5, 1952. 
Public Law 378 
CHAPTER 372 
AN ACT 
To amend section 32 (a) (2) of the Trading Witli tlie Enemy Act. 
June 6, 1952 
[S. 302] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenwled, That the third pro-
viso in subdivision (D) of paragraph (2) of section 32 (a) of the 
Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: ''''And provided further, That the aggregate book value of 
returns made pursuant to the foregoing proviso shall not exceed 
$9,000,000; and any return under such proviso may be made if the 
book value of any such return, taken together with the aggregate book 
value of returns already made under such proviso does not exceed 
$9,000,000; and for the purposes of this proviso the term 'book value' 
means the value, as of the time of vesting, entered on the books of the 
Alien Property Custodian for the purpose of accounting for the 
property or interest involved;". 
Approved June 6, 1952. 
P r o perty valua-
tion. 
6 0 Stat. 51; 64 
Stat. 1080. 
50 u s e app. ,32. 
Public Law 379 
CHAPTER 373 
AN ACT 
Relating to the manner of appointment of the Recorder of Deeds of the District 
of Columl)ia, the deputy recorders, and the employees of the Office of Recorder, 
and for other purposes. 
June 9, 1952 
[S. 2871] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 548 
of the Code of Laws for the District of Columbia (D. C. Code, sec. 
45-701) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 548. APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES.—There shall be a Recorder 
of Deeds of the District, appointed by the Commissioners of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, who shall record all deeds, contracts, and other 
instruments in writing affecting the title or ownership of any real 
estate or personal property in the District which shall have been duly 
acknowledged and certified, and who shall perform all requisite serv-
ices connected therewith, and shall have charge and custody of all the 
records, papers, and property appertaining to his office. No person 
shall be appointed Recorder of Deeds unless he has been a resident 
of the District of Columbia for at least five years next preceding his 
appointment." 
SEC. 2. Section 549 of the Code of Laws for the District of Columbia 
(D. C. Code, sec. 45-702) is amended by inserting after "deputy 
recorder" the following: "in accordance with the civil-service laws 
and regulations and to fix his compensation in accordance with the 
Classification Act of 1949". 
SEC. 3. The Act of March 3, 1925 (D. C. Code, sec. 45-703), is 
amended to read as follows: "That the Recorder of Deeds is author-
R e c o r d e r oi' 
Deeds, D.C. 
31 Stat. 1275. 
Deputy. 
63 Stat. 954. 
5 u s e 1071note. 
Second deputy.