16 U.S.C. § 425c — Commission; organization

Page 486 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 425c cultivate their present holdings, upon condition that they will preserve the present breastworks, earthworks, walls, defenses, shelters, buildings, and roads, and the present outlines of the battle- fields, and that they will only cut trees or un- derbrush or disturb or remove the soil, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, and that they will assist in car- ing for and protecting all tablets, monuments, or such other artificial works as may from time to time be erected by proper authority: Provided further, That if such agreements to lease cover any lands the title to which shall have been ac- quired by the United States, the proceeds from such agreements shall be applied by the Sec- retary of the Interior toward the maintenance of the park. (Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, § 3, 44 Stat. 1092; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933.) Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 425 of this title. § 425c. Commission; organization The affairs of the said Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle Fields Memorial shall, subject to the supervision and direction of the Secretary of the Interior, be in charge of three commissioners, consisting of Army offi- cers, civilians, or both, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, one of whom shall be designated as chairman and another as sec- retary of the commission. (Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, § 4, 44 Stat. 1093; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933.) Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 425 of this title. § 425d. Duties of commission It shall be the duty of the commissioners, under the direction of the Secretary of the Inte- rior, to survey, locate, and preserve the lines of the opposing armies in said battles, to open, construct, and repair such roads, highways, paths, and other approaches as may be necessary to make the historical points accessible to the public and to students of said battles and for the purposes of the park, to ascertain and mark with historical monuments, markers, tablets, or otherwise, as the Secretary of the Interior may determine, all breastworks, earthworks, gun em- placements, walls, or other defenses or shelters, lines of battle, location of troops, buildings, and other historical points of interest within the park or in its vicinity, and to establish and con- struct such observation towers as the Secretary of the Interior may deem necessary for said park, and the said commission in establishing the park shall have authority, under the direc- tion of the Secretary of the Interior to employ such labor and services at rates to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, and to obtain such supplies and materials as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 425 to 425j of this title. (Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, § 5, 44 Stat. 1093; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933.) Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 425 of this title. § 425e. Acceptance and distribution of gifts The commission, acting through the Secretary of the Interior, is authorized to receive gifts and contributions from States, Territories, societies, organizations, and individuals for the said Fred- ericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle Fields Memorial: Provided, That all contribu- tions of money received shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States and credited to a fund to be designated ‘‘Fredericksburg and Spot- sylvania County Battle Fields Memorial fund’’, which fund shall be applied to and expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Inte- rior for carrying out the provisions of sections 425 to 425j of this title. (Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, § 6, 44 Stat. 1093; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933.) Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 425 of this title. § 425f. Ascertaining and marking lines of battle It shall be lawful for the authorities of any State having had troops engaged in said battles of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Court House, Wilderness, and Chancellorsville, including Salem Church, or in any of said battles, to enter upon the lands and approaches of the Fred- ericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle Fields Memorial for the purposes of ascertaining and marking the lines of battle of troops en- gaged therein: Provided, That before any such lines are permanently designated, the position of the lines and the proposed methods of mark- ing them by monuments, tablets, or otherwise, including the design and inscription for the same, shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior, and shall first receive written approval of the Secretary, which approval shall be based upon formal written reports to be made to him in each case by the commissioners of the park: Provided, That no discrimination shall be made against any State as to the manner of designing lines, but any grant made to any State by the Secretary of the Interior may be used by any other State. (Feb. 14, 1927, ch. 127, § 7, 44 Stat. 1093; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933.)