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74TH CONGRESS . SESS. II. CHS . 148-150 . MARCH 18, 1936 .

1 165 appointed by the Attorney General or under authority of the Depart- ment of Justice to assist in the prosecution of litigation arising under the War Risk Insurance Act, as amended . Approved, March 18, 1936 . [CHAP TER 149 .] AN ACT March 18, 1936. To au thoriz e the coina ge of 50-ce nt pi eces i n com memora tion of the sesq uicen- [H . R . 8886 .] tennial anniversary of the founding of the capital of South Carolina at [Public, No. 476 .] Columbia, South Carolina. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in commemo- r ation of the one hundred and fifti eth anniversary of the founding of the capital of South Carolina at Columbia, South Carolina, there shall be coined by the Director of the Mint twenty-five thousand silver 50-cent pieces, such coins to be of standard size, weight, and fine ness of a special appropriate design to be fixed by the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, but the fO1 a e5 ederal United States shall not be subject to the expense of making the model for master dies or other preparations for this coinage . Snc . 2 . Coins commemorating the founding of the capital of South Carolina at Columbia, South Carolina, shall be issued at par, and only upon the request of a committee of not less than three persons duly authorized by the mayor of the city of Columbia, South Carolina. SEC . 3 . Such coins may be disposed of at par or at a premium by the committee, duly authorized in section 2, and all proceeds shall be used in furtherance of the commemoration of the founding of the capital of South Carolina at Columbia, South Carolina . SEC . 4. All laws now in force relating to the subsidiary silver coins of the United States and the coining or striking of the same; regulat- ing and guarding the process of coinage; providing for the purchase of material, and for the transportation, distribution, and redemption of the coins; for the prevention of debasement or counterfeiting; for the security of the coin; or for any other purposes, whether said laws are penal or otherwise, shall, so far as applicable, apply to the coinage herein directed . SEC. 5 . The coins authorized herein shall be issued in such n umbers, and at su ch times as they may be requested by the committee, duly authorized by said mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, only upon payment to the United States of the face value of such coins . Approved, March 18, 1936 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Tha t the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Treasury are hereby authorized, at their discretion, under such rules and regula- tions as they may respectively prescribe, to lend to the Boy Scouts Col umbi a, S.C. Coinage commemo- rating founding of, as State capital, author- ized . Issue . Disposal . expense Coinage laws appli- cable . Number, payment, etc . [C HAPTER 150 .]

AN ACT March 18, 1936 . To authori ze the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of [H . R . 1026 5.] the Inte rior, the S ecreta ry of Agric ultur e, and the Secret ary of the Treas - [Public, No.477.] ury to lend Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and other needed equipment for use at the National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America; and to authorize the use of prop erty i n the Distr ict o f Colu mbia and it s env irons by the Boy Scouts of America at their National Jamboree to be held during the summer of 1937 . Boy Sc outs of Amer- ic a. Loan of camp equip- ment authorized .