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III. LEGISLATION RELATING TO NATIONAL
HISTORICAL PARKS

1. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

Authorization for inspection of battlefields and surrender grounds in and
around Appomattox Court House---- -----Act of February 25, 1926
Commemoration of termination of the War between the States at Ap-
pomattox Court House, Virginia, authorized__ Act of June 18, 1930
Provision for plan and design of monument authorized by Act of June 18,
1930, to be approved by National Commission of Fine Arts..
---Excerpt from Act of February 23, 1931
Exchange of lands for non-Federal lands authorized_-_Act of July 17, 1953
Monument redesignated as "Appomattox Court House National Historical
Park".
--Act of April 15, 1954

An Act To provide for the inspection of the battle fields and surrender grounds in and around old Appomattox Court House, Virginia, approved February 25, 1926 (44 Stat. 9)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a commission is hereby created, to be composed of the following members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of War:

(1) A commissioned officer of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army;

(2) A veteran of the Civil War who served honorably in the military forces of the United States; and (3) A veteran of the Civil War who served honorably in the military forces of the Confederate States of America.

SEC. 2. In appointing the members of the commission created by section 1 of this Act the Secretary of War shall, as far as practicable, select persons familiar with the terrain of the battle fields and surrender grounds of old Appomattox Court House, Virginia, and the historical events associated therewith.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the commission, acting under the direction of the Secretary of War, to inspect the battle fields and surrender grounds in and around old Appomattox Court House, Virginia, in order to ascertain the feasibility of preserving and marking for historical and professional military study such fields. The commission shall submit a report of its findings to the Secretary of War not later than December 1, 1926.

SEC. 4. There is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $3,000 in order to carry out the provision of this Act.

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Army Engineer

officer.

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Appomattox Court House, Va. Acquisition of land at, for monument in commemoration

An Act To provide for the commemoration of the termination of the War between the States at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, approved June 18, 1930 (46 Stat. 777)

of surrender of at

Confederate
Army, etc.

Post, p. 1305.

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authorized. To carry out provisions of Act.

Maintenance.

Appomattox
Court House,
Va.

Memorial, etc.

Ante, p. 777.

Proviso.

Subject to approval.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of commemorating the termination of the War between the States which was brought about by the surrender of the army under General Robert E. Lee to Lieutenant General U. S. Grant Appomattox Court House, in the State of Virginia, on April 9, 1865, and for the further purpose of honoring those who engaged in this tremendous conflict, the Secretary of War is authorized and directed to acquire at the scene of said surrender approximately one acre of land, free of cost to the United States, at the above-named place, fence the parcel of land so acquired or demarcate its limits, and erect a monument thereon.

SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of section 1 of this Act.

SEC. 3. The land acquired under section 1 of this Act shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of War, and there is authorized to be appropriated for the maintenance of such tract of land and monument a sum not to exceed $250 per annum. (16 U.S.C. §§ 450b450d as amended. See p. 147, Laws Relating to the National Park Service, Supp. I.)

Excerpt from "An Act Making appropriations for the military and nonmilitary activities of the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, and for other purposes," approved February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1277, 1305)

Monument, Appomattox Court House, Virginia: For every expenditure requisite for or incident to the work of securing a design and the preparation of plans and estimate of cost for a monument at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, to commemorate the termination of the War between the States, in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the commemoration of the termination of the War between the States at Appomattox Court House, Virginia," approved June 18, 1930 (46 Stat., p. 777), $2,500: Provided, That the plan and design of such monument shall be subject to the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts.

An Act To authorize the exchange of lands of the Appomattox
Court House National Historical Monument, Virginia, for non-
Federal lands, approved July 17, 1953 (67 Stat. 181)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to exchange lands of the Appomattox Court House Na

tional Historical Monument, Virginia, for non-Federal
lands of approximately equal value when, in his opinion,
such action is in the interest of the United States. Lands
acquired pursuant to this Act shall be within a distance.
of one and one-half miles from the historic Appomattox
Court House site, Virginia, and shall become a part of
the monument upon acquisition of title thereto by the
United States. The total area of this national monu-
ment as it may be revised pursuant to this Act shall be no
greater than its present acreage. (16 U.S.C. § 450d-1.)

An Act To change the name of the Appomattox Court House
National Historical Monument to the "Appomattox Court
House National Historical Park," approved April 15, 1954 (68
Stat. 54)

Court House

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the historical site known as the "Appo- Appomattox mattox Court House National Historical Monument", National Hislocated near Appomattox, Virginia, shall hereafter be torical Park. known and designated as the "Appomattox Court House National Historical Park". Any law, regulation, document, or record of the United States in which such site is designated or referred to by the name of the "Appomattox Court House National Historical Monument" shall be held and considered to refer to such site by the name of the "Appomattox Court House National Historical Park". (16 U.S.C. § 450d-1 note.)

2. Chalmette National Historical Park

Completion of monument in memory of soldiers who fell in Battle of New
Orleans at Chalmette, authorized_
-----Act of March 4, 1907
Secretary of War authorized to accept conveyance of lands for enlarge-
ment of Chalmette National Cemetery-.

Excerpt from Act of March 4, 1909
Act of sale by New Orleans Terminal Company of land for enlargement
of Chalmette National Cemetery accepted as sufficient title to premises
described therein____.
--Excerpt from Act of June 25, 1910
Secretary of War authorized to investigate the feasibility of establishing
a national military park on the plains of Chalmette..

.Act of May 29, 1928

--Act of June 2, 1930

Act of November 19, 1921 Construction of a roadway and walk leading to and around the Chalmette Monument authorized__. --Act of March 3, 1927 Secretary of War authorized to grant a right-of-way for a levee through Chalmette National CemeterySecretary of War authorized to assume care and custody of monument at Chalmette__. Investigation authorized for purpose of submitting plan to Congress for proper commemoration of battlefield of Chalmette and other adjacent points of historical interest__. -‒‒‒‒‒Act of January 31, 1931 Battle of New Orleans Sesquicentennial Celebration Commission established; land acquisition authorized___Joint Resolution of October 9, 1962

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Chalmette, La. for monument

Appropriation

at, to soldiers who fell at

battle of New

Orleans.

Provisos.

State to furnish site.

Maintenance,

etc.

An Act Providing for the completion by the Secretary of War of a monument to the memory of the American soldiers who fell in the Battle of New Orleans at Chalmette, Louisiana, and making the necessary appropriation therefor, approved March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. 1411)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, for the completion of a monument to the memory of the soldiers who fell in the battle of New Orleans in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, said monument to be completed under the direction and approval of the Secretary of War: Provided, That the State of Louisiana shall cede and transfer its jurisdiction to the property on which said monument is to be completed in accordance with the provisions of act numbered forty-one of the legislature of that State, approved July nineteenth, nineteen hundred and two: Provided further, That when said monument is completed the responsibility of maintaining the same and keeping the grounds surrounding it shall remain with the United Daughters of Seventeen hundred and seventy-six and Eighteen hundred and twelve, free of any expense or responsibility on the part of the Government of the United States. (16 U.S.C. § 450a as amended. See p. 186.)

Excerpt from "An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, and for other purposes," approved March 4, 1909 (35 Stat. 945, 1002)

Chalmette National Cemetery, Louisiana: The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to accept a conveyance of the lands and servitudes described in articles of agreement entered into the thirty-first day of July, nineteen hundred and five, between J. B. Bellinger, major and quartermaster, United States Army, acting for and on behalf of the United States of America, of the first part, and the New Orleans Terminal Company, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Louisiana, of the second part, for the enlargement of the Chalmette National Cemetery, and in consideration thereof to permit the closing of the roadway to said cemetery, known as the "River road," which was constructed and maintained by the United States, upon the terms and conditions specified in said articles of agreement.

For inclosing and otherwise improving addition to be made to the Chalmette (Louisiana) National Cemetery, five thousand five hundred dollars.

Excerpt from "An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911, and for other purposes," approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 703, 723)

Chalmette National Cemetery, Louisiana: The act of sale by the New Orleans Terminal Company, dated July twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and nine, conveying certain lands and servitudes to the United States for the enlargement of the Chalmette National Cemetery, Louisiana, in exchange for the right to close the river road, be, and the same is hereby, accepted as sufficient title to the premises described therein, for the purpose of the expenditure of any moneys appropriated, or which may be appropriated, for the improvement and maintenance of the same.

An Act In reference to a national military park on the plains of Chalmette, below the city of New Orleans, approved November 19, 1921 (42 Stat. 221)

Chalmette, La. lands, etc.

Conveyance of

Chalmette, La. nized.

Title recog

Chalmette

for establish

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, Military Park. directed to investigate the feasibility of establishing a Investigation national military park on the plains of Chalmette, below ing, the site of the city of New Orleans, where was fought on January 8, battle of New 1815, the Battle of New Orleans, and to prepare plans of 1815. such park and estimate of the cost therefor, and obtain such further information as may enable Congress to act upon the matter after being fully advised.

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