Public Law 74–52

That the United States Texas Centennial Commission established by the joint resolution entitled “Joint resolution providing for the participation of the United States in the Texas Centennial Exposition and celebrations to be held in the State of Texas during the years 1935 and 1936, and authorizing the President to invite foreign countries and nations to participate therein, and for other purposes”, approved June 28, 1935, is authorized, in its discretion, to allocate funds from the appropriation made to carry into effect the provisions of such joint resolution, to the Texas Centennial Commission, the Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations, the Texas Centennial Central Exposition, and to any executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government for the purchase of historic papers

Purchases without advertising.

R. S., sec. 3709, p. 733.

U. S. C., p. 1803.

and paintings by contract or otherwise without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, the construction and erection of monuments, statues, markers, buildings, and other structures or any part thereof, including purchase of sites, the restoration of historic structures, and the purchase of land in connection with historic structures. The funds so allocated may be expended by such State bodies and Government departments or establishments in any part of the State of Texas in accordance with the allocation by the Commission.

Sec. 2.

Monuments, statues, markers, buildings, and other structures,

Disposition of monuments, etc.

erected or constructed, and lands, historic papers, and paintings purchased from funds allocated as herein provided shall become the property of the State of Texas, except that in such cases as the United States Texas Centennial Commission deems it desirable and in the public interest, any such erection, structure, land, or article shall become the property of such organization, or public or private agency as it may designate, subject to such requirements as the Commission may deem necessary or appropriate.