§ 423e. Ascertaining and marking lines of battle

Statutory text

It shall be lawful for the authorities of any State having had troops engaged at Petersburg, to enter upon the lands and approaches of the Petersburg National Battlefield for the purpose of ascertaining and marking the lines of battle of troops engaged therein: Provided, That before any such lines are permanently designated, the position of the lines and the proposed methods of marking 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 battlefield: Provided, That no discrimination shall be made against any State as to the manner of designating lines, but any grant made to any State by the Secretary of the Interior may be used by any other State.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1926
Pub. L. 69–746 § 6 · 44 Stat. 822
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 423e
July 3, 1926, ch. 746, § 6, 44 Stat. 823
Source evidence
Code source credit
July 3, 1926, ch. 746, § 6, 44 Stat. 823
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 6. It shall be lawful for the authorities of any State having States may mark lines of battle of their troops. had troops engaged at Petersburg, to enter upon the lands and approaches of the. Petersburg National Military Park for the purpose of ascertaining and marking the lines of battle of troops engaged therein: Provided, That before any such lines are permanently designated, the position of the lines and the proposed methods Proviso. Approval of marking, etc., by the Secretary of War required. of marking them by monuments, tablets, or otherwise, including the design and inscription for the same, shall be submitted to the Secretary of War and shall first receive written approval of the Secretary, which approval shall be based upon formal written reports Io be made to him in each case by the commissioners of the park: Provided, That no discrimination shall be made against any State No discrimination in designating lines. as to the manner of designating lines, but any grant, made to any State by the Secretary of War may be used by any other State.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Petersburg National Battlefield” and “battlefield” substituted in text for “Petersburg National Military Park” and “park”, respectively, in view of redesignation of Petersburg National Military Park as Petersburg National Battlefield by Pub. L. 87–603. See section 423h–1 of this title.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Transfer of administrative functions of park, see note set out under section 423 of this title.

Credits

1926–1962 · 4 acts

1926July 3, 1926, ch. 746, § 6, 44 Stat. 823
1933Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933
1933Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933
1962Pub. L. 87–603, § 1, Aug. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 403.

Show as published

(July 3, 1926, ch. 746, § 6, 44 Stat. 823; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Ex. Ord. No. 6228, § 1, July 28, 1933; Pub. L. 87–603, § 1, Aug. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 403.)