§ 429. — Brices Cross Roads and Tupelo battlefields in Mississippi; establishment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC429]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LX--NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS
Sec. 429. Brices Cross Roads and Tupelo battlefields in
Mississippi; establishment
For the purpose of commemorating the battles of Brices Cross Roads,
Mississippi, and Tupelo, Mississippi, the Secretary of the Army is
authorized and directed to (1) acquire not to exceed one acre of land,
free of cost to the United States, at each of the above-named battle
fields, (2) fence each parcel of land so acquired, (3) build an approach
to each such parcel of land, and (4) erect a suitable marker on each
such parcel of land.
(Feb. 21, 1929, ch. 289, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 1254; July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70 A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title
10, Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military
Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of
the Army.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 429a, 429a-1 of this title.
