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63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 356 , 357-JULY 21, 1949 employment within the coverage of the Alaska Railroad Retirement Act, as amended, or the Canal Zone Retirement Act, as amended, to enter the armed forces of the United States. (d) The provisions of section 12 (c) of the Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, shall apply as of February 28,1948, in the case of any officer or employee within the coverage of the Alaska Retirement Act, as amended, or the Canal Zone Retirement Act, as amended, who shall have died subsequent to that date. Approved July 21, 1949. [CHAPTER 357] 477 49 Stat. 2017; 48 Stat. 1122. 5U..c.. 745- 745r. 46 Stat. 476. 5 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 724 (C). ANACT NAT July 21, 1949 Authorizing the Secretary of the Army to convey certain lands to the city and (S. 863] county of San Francisco. [Public Law 181] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed to the city and county of San Francisco, subject to the conditions pro- vided for in section 2 of this Act, the following-described land in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, together with all improvements thereon, included within metes and bounds as follows: Commencing at a point on the westerly line of Lyon Street, distant thereon five and seventeen one-hundredths feet southerly from the northerly line of Bay Street, if extended and produced westerly, and running thence northerly along the westerly line of Lyon Street one thousand one hundred and ninety-six and eighty one-hundredths feet; thence southwesterly on a curve to the left of six hundred and twelve feet radius, central angle one hundred and fifty-five degrees forty- seven minutes and fifty seconds, tangent to a line deflected one hun- dred and two degrees six minutes and five seconds to the left from the preceding course a distance of one thousand six hundred and sixty- four and thirteen one-hundredths feet to the westerly line of Lyon Street and the point of commencement, containing nine and ninety- three one-hundredths acres, more or less. SEC. 2 . The deed of conveyance authorized by the first section shall provide that the grantee- (1) shall not hereafter amend or rescind Ordinance Numbered 7531 (New Series) duly passed by the board of supervisors of such city and county (permitting the United States to construct, maintain, and operate in perpetuity a spur track railroad); (2) shall convey to the United States perpetual rights of ingress and egress across the property as now enjoyed by the United States; (3) shall permit the use of the main building situated on the property described in section 1 of this Act by the State of Cali- fornia for National Guard purposes. In the event that the grantee shall fail to conform to such conditions, the deed of conveyance shall cease to be of force and effect and all rights enjoyed by the United States prior to the enactment of this Act shall again accrue to the United States: Provided, That such permission shall not be effective until the Governor of the State of California shall certify in writing to the Secretary of Defense that such land is needed by the State of California for the purpose of a site for a National Guard Armory and for training the National Guard or for other related military purposes and that such land is suitable for such purposes. Approved July 21, 1949. San Francisco, Calif. Conveyance. Conditions. Certification. a