PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 674, 706-DEC. 22, 23, 1944 [CHAPTER 674] December 22, 1944 [s. 2208] [Public Law 543] HOLC. Conveyance of cer- tain property in Han- cock County, Maine. Acceptance on be- halfofU. S. 40U. S. 0. 1255; 10U. S . I 1339; 41 U.S.C. 65. Property to become part of Acadia Na- tional Park. Cancelation of HOLC bonds. 12U.S.C.§1463; Supp. III, 1463. Adjustments on books and records. December 23, 1944 [H. R. 2973] [Public Law 544] Political statements. Identification ofper- son responsible for publication, etc. AN ACT Providing for the transfer of certain property from the Home Owners' Loan Cor- poration to the United States for national-park purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (herein called the "Corporation") is authorized and directed to convey and transfer to the United States of America, upon the terms and conditions provided in section 4 hereof, all right, title, and interest vested in the Corporation, at the date of such conveyance and transfer, in and to real property and interests therein in the county of Hancock, State of Maine, acquired by the Corporation through the foreclosure of that certain mortgage deed, dated October 20, 1933, executed to the Corporation by Percy B. Russell and Florence L. Russell, and appearing in book 642, page 389, of the Registry of Deeds of Hancock County, State of Maine. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior, for and on behalf of the United States of America, is authorized and directed to accept the conveyance and transfer of such property without regard to the provisions of section 355, as amended, section 1136, as amended, and section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (except the last paragraph of said section 355, as amended, which shall be applicable hereto), or any other provision of law. The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized and directed to pay all necessary fees, charges, and expenses in connection with such conveyance and transfer. SEa. 3. Upon the conveyance and transfer of such property as herein provided, it shall be used and administered by the Secretary of the Interior solely for national-park purposes, and it shall be deemed to constitute a part of the Acadia National Park. SEC. 4 . Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, upon such conveyance and trans- fer and in lieu of any other payment by the United States to the Corporation as consideration for the conveyance and transfer of such property, cancel bonds of the Corporation, in the principal sum of $18,000, purchased by the Secretary of the Treasury under or by reason of the provisions set forth in section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, approved June 13, 1933 (48 Stat. 128), as amended (which bonds are hereby made available to the Secretary of the Treasury for the purposes of this section), and all sums due and unpaid upon or in connection with such bonds at the time of such cancelation and discharge, together with any accrued interest: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury and the Corporation are authorized and directed to make adjustments on their books and records as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved December 22, 1944. [CHAPTER 706] AN ACT To provide that no person shall publish or distribute any political statement relating to a candidate for election to any Federal office which does not con- tain the name of the person responsible for its publication or distribution. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no person, association, organization, committee, or corporation shall publish or distribute, or cause to be published or distributed, any printed, multi- graphed, photographed, typewritten, or written pamphlet, circular, card, dodger, poster, advertisement, or any other statement, relating to or concerning any candidate for election as President or Vice [58 STAT.
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