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74TH CONGRES S . SESS. I . CHS . 810-812 . AUGUST 29, 1935 .

961 four hundred sixty-eight and two-tenths feet; five degrees f ifty- eight minutes, five hundred seventy-one and three-tenths feet to the point of beginning . SEC . 2 . This Act shall take effect upon its approval . Approved, August 29, 1935 . Effective date . [CHAPTER 811 .] AN ACT

Au gust 29, 1935. To authorize the transfer of a certain military reservation to the Department of [1I . R.8444 .] the Interior .

[Public, No.398.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to transfer to the Depart- ment of the Interior the mansion site and such portions of the grounds of Belvoir, part of the estate of Lord Fairfax, located within the Belvoir Military Reservation, Virginia, as may be neces- sary for the restoration and operation of the historic home and grounds for the benefit and inspiration of the people : Provided, That upon cessation of such use the premises so transferred shall revert to the jurisdiction of the War Department : Provided, how- ever, That nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the transfer of any part of the said reservation which, in the judg- ment of the Se cretary of War, is needed for the proper development, control, or use of the reservation for military purposes : Provided further, That upon cessation of such use the premises so transferred shall revert to the jurisdiction of the War Department

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vided further, That the transfer authorized by this Act shall not require discontinuance of the operation of the Fort Belvoir Fish Cultural Stati on, however, its removal and establishment elsewhere on the Belvoir Military Reservation, Virginia, as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of War, is hereby authorized . Approved, August 29, 1935 . [CHAP TER 812 .1 DEFINI TIOnS SECtiON 1 . For the purposes of this Act- (a) The te rm " carrier " means any express company, sleeping- car company, or carrier by railroad, subject to the Interstate Com- merce Act, and any company which may be directly or indirectly owned or contr olled thereby or under common control therewith, and which operates any equipment or facilities or performs any service (other than trucking service) in connection with the transportation of passengers or proper ty by rail road, or t he receipt, delivery, eleva- tion, transfer in transit, refrigeration or icing, storage, or handling of property transported by railroad, and any receiver, trustee, or other individual or body, judicial or otherwise, when in the posses- sion of and operating the business of any such " carrier " : Provided, however, That the term " carrier " shall not include any street, inter- urban, or suburban electric railway, unless such railway is operating as a part of a general steam-railroad system of transportation, but Belvoir Military Reservation, Va . Tr ansfe r of part of Lord Fairfax estate au . thor ized . Provisos . Reverter provision . Restriction. Reverter provision . Fish cultural station . AN ACT August 29, 1935. To establish a retirement system for employees of carriers subject to the Inter- [H . R . 8851 .] state Commerce Act, and for other purposes .

[Public, No.399.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Railroad Retirement Act of 1935 . Vol . 48, p. 1283. Definitions. " Carrier." Proviso . Street, interurban, or suburban electric rail- way .