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 702 FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. RES. 15-17. 1897. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States §;¤ig¤i¤I*i}·i§· of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy be, t¤x·u;§1:1l5Qnipm¤l:»li5: and he is hereby, authorized to employ and place at the disposal of the "Y '°“°f· Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco any ship or vessel belonging to the Navy of the United States best adapted for such service for the purpose of transporting to the famishing poor of India such contributions as may be made for their relief, or to charter and employ nnder the authority of the United States a suitable American steamship or vessel, with a cargo capacity of one thousand five hundred to three thoum§§,i‘{:}1’§°**°“ f’°¥“ sand tons, for the same purpose. Any sum of money which may be ` necessary to carry out the object of this resolution is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury heretoibre appropriated for the support of the Navy. _ Approved, February 19, 1897. February 20, 1897. [No. 16.] Joint Resolution For the relief of farmers and truckmeu in the city of [ Washington, District of Columbia. ‘ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States b;>i¤*¤¤* of C°l¤¤¤· of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of the ordinance sims; at center of the city of Washington approved May twenty-seventh, eighteen gjxj; pQ‘;jhjc“}" °*` hundred and fifty-seven, requiring the clerks of the several markets to lay off and mark in convenient spaces the several pavements adjoining and bordering on the market squares, which spaces may be used for the sale or exposure for sale of vegetables or other country produce, and extending the powers of the clerks to fifteen feet of the streets, measuring from the curb line on which said squares front, shall apply to the south front of Center Market and to a clerk who may be designated by the Commissioners of the District of mf;],·;°°f.j·u:c*:;°_°*· Columbia; that the law passed in eighteen hundred and seventy-one by the District legislative assembly exempting from license “persons bringing marketing to the District/’ shall be and remain in full force; and that the said ordinance and law shall be applicable to farmers and truckmen raising produce doing business on the north side of B street north along the south front of the Center Market in said city of Washmgon ington: Provided, That nothing in this resolution shall be construed as ' extending the boundaries of the grounds occupied by the Washington Market Company beyond the limits defined in the charter of said company, or as atiecting the issues in any pending litigation in the courts 0¤¤s¤•· of the District of Columbia: And provided jvrther, That no charge, license fee, or assessment of any kind for occupancy of a space on a market day and the evening previous thereto shall be levied upon any farmer or producer of vegetables or provisions bringing the same to S I b f market, except ten cents for a single team and fifteen cents for a double “ °° Y “""°"' team; nor shall any fine or fee be assessed or punishment imposed upon any farmer or producer for selling at any time within the District during market hours any article of provision or vegetables grown or produced by him and sound and nt for use. Approved, February 20, 1897. Fvbrv-sry 23. 189'7· [N0. 17.] Joint Resolution To amend an Act granting to the Duluth and Winnipeg "“"""i’“ Railroad Company a right of way through the Chippewa and White Earth Indian reservations in the State of Minnesota. _ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States r£f§Lffo:;Y~{,§fnj§ of America in Congress assembled, That section live of an Act entitled nugget;} 28 505 “_An Act granting to the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad Company a ° ’p‘right of way through the Chippewa and White Earth Indian reservations in the State of lllinnesota/’ approved August twentyseventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-tour, be, and the same is hereby, amended