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66 STAT.] PUBLIC LAW 485-JULY 9, 1952 515 sales of Government lands or any interest therein may be made upon the approval of said board for business uses or other undertakings or uses, except those which are primarily agricultural in character^ whenever such sale is deemed to be in the interest of the development of the community or area in which said lands are located, and all such sales shall be limited to the amount actually necessary ior the economical conduct of such business use or other undertaking or use;", SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect on and after the date of its approval. Approved July 9, 1952.

Public Law 484 CHAPTER 617 AN ACT , , „ ,„,, July 9, 1952 To amend section 73 (i) of the Hawaiian Organic Act. [H. R.4799] Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Refvesentatives of the of America in Congress assembled^ That the first proviso of section 73 (i) of the Hawaiian Organic Act is hereby amended to 53 st&u ^me. read as follows: '"''Provided^ however^ That lots may be sold for cash without recourse to drawing or lot and forthwith patented to any citi­ zen of the United States applying therefor, possessing the qualifica­ tions of a homesteader as now provided by law, and who has qualified for and received a loan under the provisions of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (50 Stat. 522, 7 U. S. C, 1946 edition, ch. 33), as ^ ^^^ i°oo- amended or as may hereafter be amended, for the acquisition of a farm:". Approved July 9, 1952.

Public Law 485 CHAPTER 618 AN ACT j^y ,^ ^,„ To further amend section 202 (a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, [H. R.4800] as amended, relating to membership on the Hawaiian Homes Commission.

Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 202 (a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, is further ^| u*sc 693^,* amended to read as follows: "There is hereby established a commission to be known as the ^ Hawaiian Homes 'Hawaiian Homes Commission' to be composed of seven members, four of whom, including the chairman, shall be residents of the city and of Honolulu; of the remaining members, one shall be a resident of the county of Hawaii, one a resident of the county of Maui, and one a resident of the county of Kauai. The members shall be appointed by the Governor and may be removed in the manner provided by section 80 of the Hawaiian Organic Act, as amended. All of the 48usc**546f633. members shall have been residents of the Territory of Hawaii at least three years prior to their appointment and at least four of the members shall be descendants of not less than one-fourth part of the blood of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778." SEC. 2. In the event that on the date of enactment of this. Act there shall be five members of such Commission who are residents of the city and county of Honolulu, nothing contained in section 1 hereof shall be construed to require the removal of any one of such members, but each may continue to serve as a member of such Commission until the lapse of his respective term of appointment.

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SEC. 3. Section 202 (c) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 (42 Stat. 108), as amended (48 U. S. C, 1946 edition, sec. 693 (c)), is further amended by striking out that portion thereof which reads as follows: "Of the originally appointed members one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, one for a term of five years. Their successors shall hold office for terms of five years except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whom he succeeds." and by substituting in lieu thereof the following: "The members of the Commission shall hold office for terms of five years except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whom he succeeds." Approved July 9, 1952. /

Public Law 486 CHAPTER 628 July 10, 1952 -^ ^^'^ [S. 2042] To extend certain privileges to representatives of member states on the Council of the Organization of American States.

Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the Counci 1 of Or- g ani z at ion United States of Ainerica in Congress assemhled^ That, under such American State o f terms and conditions as he shall determine, the President is hereby authorized to extend, or to enter into an agreement extending, to the representatives of member states (other than the United States) on the Council of the Organization of American States, and to members of their staffs, the same privileges and immunities, subject to cor­ responding conditions and obligations, as are enjoyed by diplomatic envoys accredited to the United States. Approved July 10, 1952.

Public Law 487 CHAPTER 629 July 10, 1952 AN ACT [H. R.5055] To authorize the exchange of certain lands of the United States situated in Ontonagon County, , for lands within the Ottawa National Forest, Michigan, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the Michigan. United States of America in Congress assembled, That, with the Exchange of lands. approval of the National Forest Reservation Commission as estab­ 16 use 513. lished by section 4 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to exchange a parcel of land situated in the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 4, 50 north, range 42 west, Michigan meridian, in Ontonagon County, Michigan, comprising five acres, more or less, and being that same tract of land acquired by the United States by deed dated April 2, 1937, and recorded at page 492 of Book 21 of Deeds, records of Ontonagon County, Michigan, for lands of at least equal value situated within the exterior boundaries of the Ottawa National Forest in the State of Michigan: Provided, That any lands conveyed to the United States under the provisions of this Act shall be subject to all of the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to lands acquired under the afore-mentioned Act of March 1, 1911, as amended. Approved July 10, 1952.