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 1084 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. 11. Ch. sea 1901. may be lawfully assessed against them by either State, Territorial, or Rsgumnug mus is- munici al authority; and Longress hereby expressly reserves the right ‘°”"d‘ to regullate the tolls or charges for the transmission of messages over I, Rights <>f wives <>¤ any l1nes constructed under the provisions of this Act: Provided, That me of construction. . . . . . incorporated cities and towns into or through which such telephone o1· telegraphic lines may be constructed shall khave the power to re ulate the manner of construction therein, and nothing herein contained shall be so cogstrued as to deny the right of municipal taxation in such towns an cities. . lagggggggggiggevgrf That lands allotted in severalty to Indians may be condemned for any alty authorized. public purpose under the laws of the State or Territory where located in the same manner as land owned in fee may be condemned, and the money awarded as damages shall be paid to the allottee. m§;E°§§§;QY,§’,fr§.}{§S1;L§1{ Sec. 4. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to pg Opep In iighways grantpermission, upon compliance with such requirements as he may vg;?4;§g,gt1,é_mu rw"` eem necessary, to the proper ~—State or local authorities for the opening and establishment of public highways, in accordance with the laws of the State or Territory in which the lands are situated, through any Indian reservation or through any lands which have been allotted in severalty to any individual Indians under any laws or treaties but vsihich have not been conveyed to the allottees with full power of a ienation. . fO§§fg;§;$§n‘;§,§“¤>‘“S Sec. 5. That the Secretary of the Interior, under the direction of the President, may use any surplus that may remain in any of the said appropriations herein made for the purchase of subsistence for the severa Indian tribes, to an_ amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars in the aggregate, to supply any subsistence dehciency __x{;*I@<>8- that may occur: Provide, That any diversions which shall be made ' under. authority of this section shall be reported in detail, and the reason therefor, to Congress at the session of Congress next succeeding mI;3;°h¤S° of Swck such diversion: Eovidedfurtfaer, That the Secretary of the Interior, ' under direction of the President, may use any sums appropriated in this Act for subsistence, and not absolutely necessary for that purpose, for the purchase of stock cattle for the benefit of the tribe for which such appropriation is made, and shall report to Congress, at its next session thereafter, an account of his action under this provision : gF,{§§§]€_f““dS “°‘ Plvoilvidedguriheg, That funds appropriated to fulfill treaty obligations s a not e use. », £0$f,§§,‘§§§§,€§§_ funds Sec. 6. That when not required for the purpose for which appropriated the funds herein provided for the pay of specified employees at any agency may be used by the Secretary of the Interior fdr the pay of other employees at such agency, but no deficiency shall be thereby created; and, when necessary, specified employees may bf A _ _ detailed for other service when not required for the duty for which D“’m‘°”’· they were engaged; and that the several appropriations herein or heretofore made for millers, blacksmiths, engineers, car enters, physicians, and other persons, and for various articles provided for by treaty stipulation for the several Indian tribes, may be diverted to other uses forthe benefit of said tribes, respectively, within the discretion of the President, and with the consent of said tribes, expressed in the usual manner; and that he cause report to. be made to Congress, at its next §:g;v"¥$¤i,€s€rvatiO¤ session thereafter, of his action under this provision _Pr0/vided, That Mom. ·_ ’ with the consent of the Crow Indians in Montana, to be obtained in ,,yI§§`$§“i',§§‘,§"§},',"§§.°§§ the usual way, the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, may 8¤¤°¤· use the annuity money due or to become due said Indians to complete the irrigation system heretofore commenced on said Crow Indian Reservation. R°j°°“°“ °?"ids· Sec. 7. Th‘at whenever after advertisin for bids for su lies in mgiligiiases m Open accordance with sections three and four of Ibis Act, those reci;—>)i:i¢ed for any article contain conditions detrimental to the interests of the Government they may be rejected and the articles specified in such bids