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SEVENTY -FIRST CONGRESS . SEss. II . CHs . 709-711 . 1.930. so far as such uses may be consistent with the pur poses for which such game sanctuaries or refuges are established . Hunting, etc ., there- SEC. 2 . That when such game sanctuaries or refuges have been in, "nla~-f~' est ablis hed a s prov ided in sec tion 1 her eof, t he hu nting, purs uing, poi sonin g, ki lling, or c apturi ng by trap ping, netti ng, o r any other means, or attempting to hunt, pursue, ? .till, or capture any game animals or birds upon the lands of the United States within the Penalties . limits of such game sanctuaries or refuges, except as herein pro- vided, shall be unlawful, and any person violating any of the provi- sions of this Ac t, or any of the rules and regulat ions made t hereunder, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction in any United States court, be fined in a sum not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not more than six months, or both . Appr oved, June 28, 1930 . June 28. 1930 . is .3 068 .1

CHAP. 710. - An Act To amend s ection 355 of the Revised Statutes to [Public, No. 467.j- permit the Attorney General to accept certificates of title in the purchase of land by the United States in certain cases . Be it enacted by the Se nate and House of Representatives of the Department of Jus- United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 355 of Lice . ame nde d se . 350' p. 60' the Revised Statutes of the United States (United States Code, title U. s. C., PP. 1042, 33, section 733; title 34, section 520; title 40, section 255; and title i12 , 1502, 1 c•'

50, section 175) be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows Land purctnues by "SEC. 355. No public money shall be expended upon any site or United States .

land purchased by the United States for the purposes of erecting thereon any armory, arsenal, fort, fortification, navy yard, custom- house, lighthouse, or other public building of any 'kind whatever, Att orney tleneral to until the written opinion of the Attorney General shall be had in Pass ou validity of title favor of the validity of the title, nor until the consent of of, etc . the legislature of the State in which the land or site may be, Cooperation of dis- to such purchase, has been given . The district attorneys of the trict attorneys . United States, upon the - application of the Attorney General, shall furnish any assistance or information in their power in relation to the titles of the public property lying within their respective di st ric ts . And t he secretaries of the departments, upon the appli- Of secretaries of de- cation of the Attorney General, shall procure any additional evi- partments .

dence of title which he may deem necessary, and which may not be in the possession of the officers of the Government, and the expense Payment of expense . of procuring it shall be paid out of the appropriations made for the contingencies of the departments, respectively : Provided, how- Cert$ n.

ev er That in all cases of the acquisition of land or any interest Certifi cate of title

. company.

therein by the United States for the purposes herein specified or for POet, P . 1422.

other purposes, wherein the written opinion of the Attorney Gen- eral in favor of the validity of the title of such land is or may be required or authorized by law, the Attorney General may, in his discretion, base such opinion upon a certificate of title of a title company ." Approved, June 28, 1930 . June 28, 1930 . [H. R . 704 .1 CHAP . 711 .-An Act To grant reli ef to those Stat es wh ich br ought State - [Public, No . 468 .1 owned property into the Federal service in 1917 . B e it e nacted by the Se nate and House o f Representative s of the A ational Defense United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary edVol .39,p .204,amend- of War is hereby authorized to give any State credit for the money U. s. C.,p. 1037 .

value of property listed on approved surveys of military property