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SIXTY—NINTH CONGRESS.7 Sass. ’II.— CHs.`293#295. ’ ~1927. 1801 CHAP. 993.—¥An Act Authorizing the of ·'the 'Ifreashry to sell, M?§¤h5;J¥“'*'· certain land to the First Baptist Church, of Oxford, orth Carolina. J ‘ Be bythe Senate»andHouse caf Representatives of the vsaeasstqza pf in 6"ongrese aa.sembZed,·'1‘hat the Secretary B,§’,,‘,{§,'°,·,,§"¤;c§;· *`*”‘ of the_'.l`reasuryibe, sud, he is hereby, authorized and directed, in his ww or win <>¤ 1¤¤d discretion,;toT`sell to the First Baptist Church ict Oxford, North ° Carolina, asniall triangular-shaped strip of land along the southern, boundary of the Federal building site in said city, one foot and six inches by forty feet, more or less,,at` such time, and upon such terms SS heme deem to be to the best interests et the Umm States; to convey _ the land to the duly authorized representatives of D said First Baptist Church by the usual quitclaim deed and to deposit - the pmggis of such sale in the Treasury of the United States as a mi A laneous receipt. ‘ Approved, March 2,1927. (IHA?. 294.-—An Act To authorise certain officers of the United States M‘§°]§,?{,Q?"‘ Navy to accept from the Republic of Haiti the Medal of _Honor and Merit, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of lggpmeentatirvea of the C d m_ United States of America in Oongreas aasemb , That Commander;,.;,{°"},'?";¥,2§°¤§"§¤d Archibald L. Parsons and Lieutenant Commander Ben Moreell of f;u§;g_;°’;,:,§‘M§,g°’§; the Civil Engineer Corps as the United States Navy beyond they Near- tmdd { are hBI'9b§ authorized to accept from the,_Redpub1ic of Haiti the n¤¤3iQ°¤‘i‘¢i°’i»4s»¤:n¤¤°ii Medal of onor and~,Merit which has been ten ered to each of said H°“*· officers, through the;De;{)artment of State, in appreciation of services rendered the said Repu lic of Haiti. , A , Approved,-March 2, 1927.. - CHAP. 295.-An Act To authorize certain oinoers of the UnitedStates Navy March 2, 1927. and civilian emplo ees of the Navy Dedpartment to accept certain medals ten- dered them by the liepublic of China, an to authorize Captain Walter S. Crosley, {?'“’°*°· 1`*°· *2*] United States Navy, to accept a medal of honor and merit and a diploma tendered him by the Republic of Haiti. ‘ ‘ i ‘ · ·‘ Be by the Senate and House"? Reziyeaentatives of the United Stateaof America ·in‘Uongrese asse Zed, hat the following- -Deocratious from named officers and civilians be, and they are hereby, ‘¤u¢h¢»~1zs1··t0 °*fH,",§,;,,t,,,.,. mm,. accept from the Republic of China the medalsmentioned below after }§,*fvy°· ggggiwgg their respective names, which medals have been tendered `-to such cmcms. odicers andcivilians throughthe Department of *State,_inappi·ecia- tion or renderedbg them, to the Hydrgégrapluc Mission of the Chinese’ Government ‘ uring the; years i1_ 5* and 1926: Vice Admiral Albert P. Niblack, United States Navfy;·"First"O1“der of Wen Hu "· Captain Walter S. Crosley, Uj1ited‘S _ tes Navy " Medal of Wen Hu "; Ca tain Paul P. Blackburn,-United`¤States Navy, “ Third Medal of Wgen =Hu "; J. H. Larrabee, Navy Depart- ment, Washington, District of Columbia, " Third Order ot Chia Ho — Medal "; and A. E. Weeks Navy’Depa1·tment, ·Washington,·D1strict of Columbia, “ Fourth Order of Chia Ho Medal.",; ~_ . p V - Sno. 2. That _Cagain Walter S. Crosley, United States Navy, be C%§§'§,,§§','}’°" S· and he is hereby rther-authorized to aece t a medal of honor and hogyygommgggf merit and a diploma tendered to him by the Repub1ic`of—Haiti in ' " ` gapreciation yo services rendered by him to the said Republic of aiti, . ' ' if Approved, March 2, 1927. -