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[70 Stat. 86]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1956
[70 Stat. 86]

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PUBLIC LAW 464-APR. 2, 1956

Applicabilitya

Booker T. Washington National Monument, Va. Establishment.

Appropriation.

CHAPTER 158 AN ACT

To provide for the establishinent of the Booker T. Washinjitoii Nationnl Monxinieut.

Be it enmded by the Senate and Hoit-se of Representative^ of the iJnited State>i of Anienea in (JongreHH a-s.sembled^ That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to acquire, on behalf of the United States, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, all right, title, and interest in and to the real property located at Booker Washington Birthplace, Virginia. SEC. 2. The real property acquired under the first section of this Act shall constitute the l^ooker T. Washington Xational Monument and shall be a public national memorial to Booker T. Washington, noted Negro educator and apostle of good will. The Secretary of the interior shall have the supervision, management, and control of such national monument, and shall maintain and preserve it in a suitable and enduring manner which, in his judgment, will provide for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States. SEC. 3, The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to— (1) maintain, either in an existing structure acquired under the first section of this Act or in a building constructed by him for the purpose, a museum for relics and records pertaining to Booker T. Washington, and for other articles of national and patriotic interest, and to accept, on behalf of the United States, for installation in such museum, articles which may be offered as additions to the museum; and (2) provide for public parks and recreational areas, construct roads and mark with monuments, tablets, or otherwise, points of interest, within the boundaries of the Booker T. Washington National Monument. SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums not to exceed $200,000 as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved April 2, 1956. CHAPTER 159

Public Law 465 April 2, 1956 [H. R. 8320]

Agriculture. Milk. 68 Stat. 899. 7 USC 1446.

ST A T.

"PAR. 1819. Handwoven fabrics imported in good faith by a society or institution incorporated or established solely for religious purposes, to be used by such society or institution in making religious vestments for sale, if there is presented to the Collector of Customs a written declaration of a responsible officer of the importing society or institution, that the substantial equivalent of the fabric is not handwoven in the United States." SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall apply to articles entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after the day following the date of enactment of this Act. Approved April 2, 1956. Public Law 464

April 2, 1956 [H. R. 6904]

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AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 and the Agricultural Act of 1954 with respect to the special school milk program, the veterans and Armed Forces milk programs, and the brucellosis eradication program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last sentence of section 201(c) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended.