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PUBLIC LAW 8 1 - J U N E 16, 1955

Effectivity.

June 16. 1955

Woodward, Okla« Conveyance.

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sale pursuant to this authorization shall be on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, and the amount received for each project shall be reported by the Administrator to the Banking and Currency Committee of the Senate and the Banking and Currency Committee of the House of Representatives, SEC. 2. The provisions of this Act shall be effective only during the period ending six months after the date of approval hereof. Approved June 16, 1955. Public Law 81

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To authorize the conveyance of a certain tract of land in the State of Oklahoma to the city of Woodward, Oklahoma.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assewbled, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed to the city of Woodward, Oklahoma, all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the following-described land situated in Woodward County, Oklahoma: Beginning at a point 66.0 feet south and 288.0 feet west of the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of section 35, township 23 north, range 21 west, Indian meridian, and running thence south 273.0 feet, thence west 150.0 feet, thence north 273.0 feet, thence east 150.0 feet to the point of beginning, all lying in the northwest quarter of section 35, township 23 north, range 21 west, Indian meridian, and including an area of 0.940 acre more or less. SEC. 2. The conveyance authorized by this Act shall be made subject to (a) the condition that the city of Woodward, Oklahoma, pay into the Treasury of the United States, in return for the land conveyed, an amount equal to 50 per centum of the fair market value of such land to be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture after appraisal of such land, and (b) such other conditions, limitations, or reservations as the Secretary may deem necessary to protect the interests of the United States. Approved June 16, 1955. CHAPTER 151

Public Law 82 AN ACT June 16, 1955 [s. 1398] Commodity E x change Act,amendment 42 Stat. 1002.

To strengthen the investigation provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the third sentence of section 6(b) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 15) is amended to read as follows: " For the purpose of securing effective enforcement of the provisions of this Act, and for the purpose of any investigation or proceeding under this Act, the provisions, including penalties, of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended and supplemented (49 U.S.C. 12, 46, 47, 48), relating to the attendance and testimony of witnesses, the production of documentary evidence, and the immunity of witnesses, are made applicable to the power, jurisdiction, and authority of the Secretary of Agriculture (or any person designated by h i m), the commission, and any referee designated pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and to any person subject thereto.". Approved June 16, 1955.