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70 STATJ PUBUC LAW 1008-AUG. 6, 1956 1073 applicable blocking regulations issued under Executive Order 1 2 Numbered 8389, dated April 10, 1940, as amended, which remain note. use 9 in force at the time of the entry of such judgment; and (e) to transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury, pending the ultimate disposition thereof, the participating certificates issued to the Alien Property Custodian or the Attorney General pur­ suant to section 25 of the Trading With the Enemy Act, as souse app. amended. 25. SEC. 2. (a) No person shall have any claim to any cash or other assets transferred by the Attorney General to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 1 except persons claiming cash transferred pur­ suant to subsection (c) or (d) thereof. (b) The cash or other assets transferred by the Attorney General to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 1 shall not be liable to lien, attachment, garnishment, trustee process or execution, or sub­ ject to any order or decree of any court. This subsection shall not apply in the case of any lien, attachment, garnishment, trustee process or execution, or any order or decree of any court, arising out of any action which was pending or had been decided on or before July 1, 1956. SEC. 3. The Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, is further amended by striking paragraph 15 of subsection (b) of section 9. 50 use app. 9. SEC. 4. The word "person," as used herein, shall be deemed to mean an individual, partnership, association, or other unincorporated body of individuals, or corporation or body politic. Approved August 6, 1956. Public Law 1008 CHAPTER 1017 AN ACT August 6, 1956 To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to convey property to the county [H. R. 10184] of Pierce, State of Washington. Be it enacted hy the Seiuite and House of Representatives of the P i e r ce County, United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary Wash. of the Treasury is authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed Conveyance. to the county of Pierce, State of Washington, for public use through the Brown's Point Improvement Club, incorporated and organized under the laws of the State of Washington as a nonprofit organization, the following strip of land, being a portion of the Brown's Point Coast Guard Light Station Reservation, Pierce County, State of Washington. Beginning at Government meander corner at the southwest corner of lot 1, section 17, township 21 north, range 3 east, Willamette meridian. Pierce County, Washington, located 53.09 feet north of the centerline of Tonowanda Avenue and 580 feet due west from the one-sixteenth corner between sections 16 and 17, township 21 north, range 3 east, Willamette meridian, thence north 29 degrees 13 minutes 09 seconds west 56 feet to a point of beginning on the south boundary line of Coast Guard property, thence north 29 degrees 13 minutes 09 seconds west 120 feet to a point on the Government meander line lot 1, thence east 364 feet to a point on the Coast Guard east boundary line, thence south 105 feet along the east boundary line to a point which is 3 feet east of a concrete monument located on the Coast Guard south property line, thence west along the south property line 306 feet to the point of beginning, including any rights to contiguous tidelands not acquired by the State of Washington. SEC. 2. The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act shall contain a condition that, in the event the property so conveyed to 69225 O - 57 - 72 (Vol. 70) 1074 PUBLIC LAW 1009-AUG. 6, 1956 [70 ST AT. such county ceases to be used for public purposes, title therein shall revert to the United States. SEC. 3. The conveyance shall contain the express conditions that the Brown's Point Improvement Club shall move and reestablish the fence on the relocated south line of the said Coast Guard reservation, and shall provide an access gate, and provide and maintain a suitable access road therefrom through that portion of the strip of land con­ veyed, and property owned by said club, in order to provide access from the Government property to Tonawanda Avenue, Brown's Point, and upon failure to do so title in that portion of the strip of land conveyed shall revert to the United States. Approved August 6, 1956. Public Law 1009 CHAPTER 1018 August 6, 1956 AN ACT [H. R. 7181] To provide for the designation of Mikveh Israel Cemetery, in Philadelphia, Penn­ sylvania, as a unit of the Independence National Historical Park. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mikveh Israel Cemetery. United States of America in Congress assembled, That upon com­ pliance with the provisions of section 2 of this Act, the Mikveh Israel Cemetery, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and containing the graves of Haym Salomon and other outstanding patriots of the Rev­ olutionary War who played important parts in the early history of the United States, shall be declared to be a unit of the Independence National Historical Park: Provided, That the United States shall not thereby assume any responsibility to provide for the administra­ tion, care, or maintenance of said Mikveh Israel Cemetery. SEC. 2. This Act shall become effective if and when the Mikveh Israel Congregation, through its duly authorized representatives, has executed an agreement in terms and conditions satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior, providing for the continuing administration, care, and maintenance, without expense to the United States, of the Mikveh Israel Cemetery, whereupon said Secretary shall issue a notice declaring that said requirement has been met and that Mikveh Israel Cemetery is formally designated a unit of the Independence National Historical Park. Approved August 6, 1956. Public Law 1010 CHAPTER 1019 August 6, 1956 AN ACT [H. R. 9875] To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the tax on admis­ sions shall apply only if the amount paid for the admission exceeds 90 cents. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the Tax on admis- sions. Vnited States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph (1) 68A Stat. 497. of section 4231 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to 26 use 4231. imposition of tax on admissions) is amended by striking out "50 cents or less" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "90 cents or less". SEC. 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall apply only with respect to amounts paid on or after the first day of the first month which begins more than ten days after the date of the enactment of this Act for admissions on or after such first day. Approved August 6, 1956. .
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