63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 190-193-JUNE 10, 1949 169 SEC. 3 . That valid mining claims within the said lands, existing on Validminingclaims. the date of the enactment of this Act, and thereafter maintained in compliance with the law under which they were initiated and the laws of the State of New Mexico, may be perfected under this Act, or under the laws under which they were initiated, as the claimant may desire. Approved June 10, 1949. [CHAPTER 191] AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Act of 1948. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 (a) of title I of the Agricultural Act of 1948 (Public Law 897, Eightieth Congress) is amended by inserting, following the date "June 30, 1950," a parenthetical clause reading as follows: "(September 30, 1950, in the case of Maryland and the cigar-leaf types of tobacco)". Approved June 10, 1949. [CHAPTER 192] AN ACT To authorize the appointment of officers on the active list of the Philippine Scouts in the Regular Army, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That until a date one year following the date of enactment of this Act, and within the authorized active list commissioned officer strength of the Regular Army, the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is authorized to appoint officers on the active list of the Philippine Scouts, who were appointed therein prior to June 30, 1933, and who are or become citizens of the United States prior to appointment hereunder, in the Regular Army in the same commissioned officer grades are held by such officers in the Philippine Scouts at the time of appointment. SEC. 2 . The names of officers so appointed shall be entered on the Army promotion list in their permanent grades, precedence within grades being fixed in accordance with their relative permanent grade seniority among themselves and among Army promotion-list officers at the time of appointment. SEC. 3. All active Federal service performed as commissioned officers of the Philippine Scouts by officers appointed under this Act shall be creditable as active commissioned service as officers of the Regular Army for all purposes: Provided, That their positions on the promotion list shall be determined as provided in section 2 hereof. SEC. 4 . The acceptance of appointments in the Regular Army under this Act shall operate to vacate the military status in the Philippine Scouts theretofore occupied by each of the appointees. Approved June 10, 1949. [CHAPTER 193] AN ACT Removing certain restrictions and conditions imposed by section 2 of the Act of May 27, 1936, on certain of the lands conveyed by such Act to the city of Charleston, South Carolina; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) with re- spect to the restrictions and conditions required by section 2 of the June 10, 1949 [S. 715] [Public Law 95] 62 Stat. 1247. 7 U. S. C., Supp.I1, § 1282 note. June 10, 1949 [S. 1181] [Public Law 96] Philippine Scouts. Appointment of offi- cers in Regular Army. Service credit. Acceptance of ap- pointments. June 10, 1949 [I. 1219] [Public Law 97] Charleston, 8. C . Removal of restric- tions on certain lands.
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