An Act to provide for furnishing transportation in Government-owned automotive vehicles for employees of the Veterans Administration at field station in the absence of adequate public or private transportation
PL 83-68 (H.R.1730), enacted 06/18/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 66-JUNE 16, 1953 
[67 ST A T . 
The conveyance authorized by this Act shall not pass any right, 
title, or interest in oil, gas, fissionable materials, or other minerals. 
In the event actual construction of the said buildings and improve-
ments has not commenced within five years from the effective date of 
this Act, or in the event said property shall cease to be used for public 
park and recreational purposes for a period of two successive years, 
tlien title thereto shall immediately revert to the United States. 
Approved June 16, 1953. 
June 16, 1953 
[H. J. Res. 157] 
Public Law 66 
CHAPTER 120 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To amend the Act of July 1, 1947 (61 Stat. 242), as amended. 
M a r i n e C o r p s 
memorial. 
36 u s e 57b note. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the first section of the 
Act authorizing the erection of a memorial to the Marine Corps dead, 
approved July 1, 1947 (61 Stat. 242), as amended, is amended by 
inserting after the words "District of Columbia" the words "or imme-
diate vicinity". 
Approved June 16, 1953. 
June 18, 1953 
[H. R. 4550] 
Public Law 67 
CHAPTER 126 
AN ACT 
To amend the Code of Laws of the District of Columbia in respect to the 
recording, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, of bills of sale, mortgages, 
deeds of trust, and conditional sales of personal property. 
D. C. 
C o d e , 
amendment. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 546-D, 
of subchapter 3 of chapter 16 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish 
a Code of Law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3,1901, 
as enacted by the Act approved June 5, 1952 (66 Stat. 126, ch. 370; 
title 42, D. C. Code 1951, as amended), is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new language: '"''Provided, That this para-
graph shall not be applicable to any bill of sale, mortgage, deed of 
trust, or conditional sale of railroad rolling stock filed pursuant to 
section 546-A or section 546-B of this subchapter." 
Approved June 18, 1953. 
June 18, 1953 
[H. R. 1730] 
Public Law 68 
CHAPTER 127 
AN ACT 
To provide for furnishing transportation in Government-owned automotive 
vehicles for employees of the Veterans' Administration at field stations in the 
absence of adequate public or private transportation. 
VA employees. 
Transportation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That until July 1, 
1955, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, whenever he finds such 
action to be necessary for the efficient conduct of the affairs of the 
Veterans' Administration, and under such regulations as he may 
prescribe, is authorized to utilize automotive equipment of the Vet-
erans' Administration to transport its employees between field stations 
and nearest adequate public transportation at such reasonable rates