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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SESS . II. CHs. 715, 716. 1930 .

831 CHAP . 715 .-An Act To amend the Acts of March 12, 1926, and March June 28,1930. 30, 1928, authorizing the sale of the Jackson Barracks Military Reservation,

[u. R.6871.] Louisiana, and for other purposes .

(Public, No. 472.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Un ited Stat es o f Am erica in Cong ress asse mble d, That whenever the Jackson Barracks, La. Withdrawal from sale Sta te of Louis iana shall with draw and re lease its elect ion to purc hase upon releaseby Louis!- the property known as the Jackson Barracks Milita ry Reservation, a"' Of 44, p tion which the Secretary of War was authorized to sell or cause to be sold Vol .45,p . 397. pursuant to the Acts of March 12, 1926 (Forty-fourth Statutes, pages 203-204), and March 30, 1928 (Forty-fifth Statutes, page 307), the said reservation shall be withdrawn from sale and retained by the Sec reta ry of War for mili tary pur poses as here inaft er p rovi ded . SEC. 2 . That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to lease said property to the State of Louisiana for National Guard """Property- pu rposes , for a te rm of not e xceed ing t wenty -five years , in consi dera- tio n of its ma inten ance and u pkeep to th e sat isfac tion of the Secr etary of War by the State, during the term of such lease, and failure to proti3os . d o so shall rende r the leas e sub ject to can cella tion : Provided, Th at canc ella tion . said lease shall be subject to cancellation at any time on one hundred and twenty days' notice in writing by the Secretary of War should he deem it necessary to regarrison said post : Provided further, That said lease may be canceled by him without notice in case of an

without notice in y national emergency. national emergency : Provided further, That the lease may be terminated at any time by the State of Louisiana at its option b y Termination by Lou- giving one hundred and eighty days' notice in writing to the Secre- isiana. tary of War : And provided further, That the State may, with the approv al of the Secretary of War, sublease sai d property in a Sublease . ma nner not inco nsis tent with sai d le ase, the proc eeds from all sub- Proceeds of, to main- leases to be applied by the State toward the maintenance, improve- tenance, etc. ment, and upkeep of the propert , and an accounting of such proceeds to be rendered by the State to the Secretary of War annually . Approved, June 28, 1930 . CHAP . 716 .-An Act Authorizing the appropriation of $2,500 for the erec- June 2% 1930 . tion of a marker or tablet at Jasper Spring, Chatham County, Georgia, to mark [ii. R . 10209.1 the spot where Sergeant William Jasper, a Revolutionary hero, fell.

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tablet in memory of, at to be appropriated, to be expended under th e direction of the Jasper Spring, Ga. Secretary of War, for erection of a marker or tablet at Jasper Spring, Chath am County, Georgia, to mark the spot where Sergeant William Jasper, a Revolutionary hero, fell and to mark that battle field . SEC . 2. The Secretary of War is authorized to do all things neces- Warder Secretar y of sary to accomplish said purpose, by contract or otherwise, with or without advertising, under such conditions as he may prescribe, including the engagement, by contract, of services of such architects, sculptors, artists, or firms or partnerships thereof, and other technical and professional personnel as he may deem necessary without regard to civil-service requirements and restrictions of law governing the employment and compensation of employees of the United States, and to spend in accordance with the provisions of this Act such sum Additional contribu- of money as may be placed in his hands as a contribution additional Lions . to the funds appropriated by Congress .