Volume 49 · 424
Public Law 74–315
To create a national memorial military park at and in the vicinity of Kennesaw Mountain in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
Approved June 26, 1935
Statutory text
AN ACT
To create a national memorial military park at and in the vicinity of Kennesaw Mountain in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That when title
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Ga.
Establishment; condition.
Post, pp. 684, 1704.
to all the lands, structures, and other property within the military battlefield area and other areas of Civil War interest at and in the vicinity of Kennesaw Mountain in the State of Georgia, as shall be designated by the Secretary of the Interior, in the exercise of his discretion, as necessary or desirable for national battlefield park purposes, shall have been vested in the United States, such areas shall be, and they are hereby, established, dedicated, and set apart as a public park for the benefit and inspiration of the people and shall be known as the “Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.”
Sec. 2.
That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby,
Acceptance of donations, etc.
authorized to accept donations of land, interests in land, buildings, structures, and other property within the boundaries of said national battlefield park as determined and fixed hereunder, the title and evidence of title to lands purchased to be satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That under such funds available
Proviso.
Acquisition of land.
Vol. 25, p. 357; U, S. C., p. 1785.
therefor he may acquire on behalf of the United States by purchase when purchasable at prices deemed by him reasonable, otherwise by condemnation under the provisions of the Act of August 1, 1888, such tracts of land within the said national battlefield park as may be necessary for the completion thereof.
Sec. 3.
Upon creation of the national battlefield park the Secretary of the Interior shall—
Allow monuments and memorials to be erected in the park
Erection of monuments, etc.
by and to the various organizations and individuals of either the Union or Confederate Armies, subject to the written approval of said Secretary as to the location and character of such monuments and memorials.
Make such regulations as are necessary from time to time for
Regulations.
Punishment for violations.
the care and protection of the park. Any person violating such regulations shall be guilty of an offense punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both.
Provide for the ascertainment and marking of the route of
Marking battle lines, etc.
march of the Union and Confederate armies from Chattanooga, Tennessee, through Georgia, and of principal battle lines, breastworks, fortifications, and other historical features along such route,and for the maintenance of such markers to such extent as deemed advisable and practicable.
Sec. 4.
That the administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid national battlefield park shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916, entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”, as amended.
Sec. 5.
The sum of $100,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any sums in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the purposes herein designated.
Sec. 6.
All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
Approved, June 26, 1935.