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 FORTY—-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 424, 425. 1872. 381 CHAP. CDXXIV.-An Act fw the Restoration to Market of certain Lands inlhchi- June 10, 1872. gan.' " ' Be it enacted ky the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ,S2ates of America in Uongress assembled, That all the lands remaining un- UBS0m hmds °f disposed of in the reservation made for the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians °" of Michigan by the treaty of July thirty-first, eighteen hundred and fifty- Liicheganmbem five, shall be restored to market by proper notice, under direction of the Sgfrfd “Z“‘“"§f· Secretary of the Interior, as hereinafter provided. °xm p` ` Srcc. 2. That said unoccupied lands shall be open be homestead entry for To be ern to six months from the passage of this act, by Indians only of said tribes {;‘f“}°?$’“ °“§'-Y who shall have not made selections or purchases under Said treaty, includ- {5]- sg; zzigley ing such members of said tribes as have become of age since the expiration of the ten years 11amed‘iu the treaty; and any Indian s0 entitled shall be permitted to make his homestead entry at the local ofrice within the six months airnresaid of not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, or 0ne-quarter section of minimum, or eighty acres of double minimum land, on making proper proof of his right under such rules as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That the collector of customs Collector offer the district in which said land is situated is hereby authorized, and it is customs to sgdect made his duty to select for such minor children as would be entitled rmder g’r;;“'g;; °h‘l` this law as heirs of any Indian. ’ Sec. 3. That all actual, permanent, bona. fide settlers on any of said Bmw fide sw Iauds who settled prior to the first day of January, eighteen humlred aud f;‘;§s°;rf;f;‘0 sevenby—Lwo, shall be entitled to enter either under the homestead laws or Jam. 1, 1872, euro pay for at the minimum or double minimum price, as the case may be, 2*****1 *0 °¤*·°¤'» not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres of the former or eighty acres c' of the latter class of land on making proof of his settlement and continued residence before the expiration of six mouths from the passage of this act. Sec. 4. That all selections by Indians heretofore made and regularly Selections reported and recognized as valid and proper by the Secretary of the In- %$'i:’£’;::"Q;€ terior and commissioner of Indian aH`airs, shall be patented to the respec- ,5 be pategtgd L, tive Indians making the same ; and all sales heretofore made and reported themwhere uhe same are regular and not in confiicz with such selections, or mff;“%z‘;g‘g;‘£7 with any other valid adverse right, except of the United States, are here- m-mee, 8:4:2 by cou6rmed, and patents shall issue thereon as in other cases according bo law. Sec. 5. That immediately after the expiration of said six months, the Amr six _ secretary shall proceed to restore the remaining lands to market by pub- $°”g‘:d;";‘;“;)“‘ lic notice of not less than thirty days, and after such restoration they shall mgmml to ma; be subject to the general laws governing the disposition of the public ketlauds of the United States: Pr0w`ded,Tha.I: none of the lands herein men- beléggz tioned shall be subject be or taken under any grant of lands for public md gl-ams, gm, works or improvements, or by any railroad company. Approved, June 10, 1872. CHAP. CDXXV. — An Act to refimd Duties paid on Goods, Wares, and Merchandise June 10, 1872. remaining in Bond or Store on the jirst Day of August, eighteen hundred and seventy- ;"_"‘ two. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States q/' America in Congress assembled, That whenever it shall be shown Séqfémy pf to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury that parties are enti- :,;*§u:;°g$QS;% tled to refund of duties paid on goods, wares, and merchandise remaining parties emided in public stores or bonded warehouses on the first day of August, eighteen *****1** hundred and seventy-two, under the provisions of the eighth section of the act approved June six, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, entitled 1872, ch. 315, "An act, to reduce duties on imports and to reduce internal taxes, and for § im Pp_ 23,, other purposes," it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to gag, ’ ° draw his warrant upon the Treasurer, directing said Treasurer in re·