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 226 FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 296, 305-308. 1872. execute, and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof all the rights and title thereto belonging to the United States,. and the proceeds of such sale, after deducting necessary expenses, to be paid 1DtO the treasury of the United States. Approved, June 4., 1872. June 6, 1872. CHAP. CCCV. —An Act to_corroct an Error in the Act approved February twentynurtlz, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. V°l· XW P- *3* Be it enacted by the Senate and Mme of Representatives of the United Military rem- States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the act entitled ggtiylggglieyiu “An act to provide for the disposition of useless military reservationsf wzsmnggm Tm approved February twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred andseventy-one, as ritory, may be locates the military reservation of Fort Walla-¥Valla, in “Oregon," IB “°ld· hereby amended so as to read “Waslnington Territory," the actual location of said reservation. Approved, June 5, 1872. J¤¤¤ 5. 1872- CHAP. CCCVI- —An Act in Regard to the Commencement of increased Pay to promoted U Officers in the Navy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House cy" Representatives of the United Date erin. States of America in Congress assembled, That the clause in section seven ¢Y¢¤·S•=d PW W of the act of July fifteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy, " making appror,;(g§;$;,;fH°°r° priations for the naval service for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen 1870, eh, 295, § 7. hundred and seventy-one, and for other purposes," which euacts " that here- V°rx‘”·P· 338- after the increased pay of a promoted officer shall commence from the date he is to take rank as given in his commission," be, and the same is hereby, repealed`: Provided, That if such officer shall have been promoted in course to fill a vacancy, and shall have been in the performance of the duties of the higher grade grade from the date he is to take rank, he may be allowed the increased pay from that date. Approved, June 5, 1872. CHAP. CCCVII. — An Act to fix the Pagsfccrtain Rear-admirals on the retired List of Seo Post, p. 547. the avy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United mxaydx States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the thirtieth ,,,8 mired us, of of June, eighteen hundred and seventy, rear·adm1rals on the retired list of the navy. the navy, who were retired as captains when the highest grade in the navy was captain, at the age of sixty-two years, or after forty-five years’ service, and who, after their retirement, were promoted to the grade of rear-adnural, and performed the duties of that grade in time of war, shall, when potém duty, be entitled to and receive the pay of rear-admirals on the reire is. Approved, June 5, 1872. CHAP. CCCVIII. — An Act to provide for the Removal q"the Flathead and other Indians _/rom the Bitter Root Valley, rn the Territory of Montana. Be it enactedlby the Senate and House of Representatives J the United Flathead gud States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be the duty of the gzhigggigvglgrgeu President, as soon as practicable, to remove the Flathead Indians, Bm,. R,,0,v,,,_ (whether of full or mixed bloods,) and all other Indians connected with ley wane Jocko said tube, and recognized as members thereof, from Bitter Root valley '°“°“’“°'°”· in the Territory of Montana, to the general reservation in said Territory; Vol. xii. Pp. ggboaggoxéytgnpwpl as Pyhe Jocko reservation,) which by a treaty conpluded °’°·°'° an ni -sv..’ is ° t·iiiiriii°°t mum 'my “”"°°*°“”h’ "‘gh"°°“ h““d""d a d my _, n ra1 e y the Senate March eighth, eighteen hundred n ty nme, between the United States and the confederated tribes of