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 FlFTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 16394611. 1906. 123 wit: The southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the southwest D°”°'iP“°”— quarter of section twelve, in township nfteen north, of range one east of the Black Hills meridian, in the county of Butte and State of South Dakota, containing an area of ten acres of land, said patent to contain the provision that said land shall be used for cemetery purposes only: Provided, That the said association pay one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre therefor. ` Approved, April 19, 1906. CHAP. 1640.-—An Act Providing for the establishment of a life-saving station at April 19, 1906. or near Neah Bay, in the State of Washington, and for the construction of a iirst—class ls- 5026-} ocean-going tug to be used in connection therewith, for lifesaving purposes in the vicinity of the north Pacific coast of the United States, and so forth. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRq0resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the é-}f$:S¤‘¢i¤§,§¤;v;¤<:i Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized to establish a life—saving station neai11i($iin?¤y,v»is¤ii. at or near Neah Bay, in the State of Wasliington, at such point as the general superintendent of the Life—Saving Service may recommend, said station, in addition to the usual equipment, to be supplied with two self-righting and seIf—bailing lifeboats, at a cost not to exceed Maximum <=¤¤*· thirty thousand dollars. . Smo. 2. That there shall be constructed, for and under the super- Fimvclsss oceanvision of the Revenue—Cutter Service, a first-class ocean—going tug, for “°?,‘j,21,Fl,m_ service in saving life and property in the vicinity of the north Pacific coast of the United States, which said tug shall be equipped with wirelesstelegraph apparatus, surfboats, and such other mo ern life and property saving appliances as may be deemed useful in assisting _ vessels and rescuing persons and property from the' perils of the sea , at a cost not to exceed one hundred and seventy thousand dollars. Maximum wet- Sec. 3. That said tug shall be manned and operated by the Revenue- Regulations. Cutter Service, and, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, shall cooperate with the lifesaving station hereby authorized to be establishe. Approved, April 19, 1906. CHAP. 1641.-An Act To provide for the establishment of apublic crematorium Axpril W,196. in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. [ · R- 1*78-} — [Public, No. 112. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ i States efAmerica in Uonqress assemble, That whenever the dead body {§y;jg{g,f,$,g},“;g{>¤*;·_ of any crson who has died from smallpox, Asiatic cholera, typhns lished. fever, the Iague, leprosy, glanders, scar et fever, diphtheria, or epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis comes into the custo y of any officer, employee, or agent of the District of Columbia to be disposed of at public expense, the said officer, employee, or agent shall cause said body to be incinerated. Sec. 2. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and umuon. they are hereby, authorized and directed to erect and operate on reservation thirteen, commonly known as the WVashington Asylum grounds, in the citv of Washington, in said District, a crematorium of size sufficient forvthe incineration of all bodies that can not, except at public expense, be disposed of within a reasonable time after death, and for the incineration of such other bodies as may be presented for that purpose by the persons having custody thereof. Said Commissioners are mromemmosmg- * hereby authorized to make and enforce all rules necessary for the ‘°”‘°i°““‘ proper maintenance and operation of said crematorium, an to pre· dress ml- menu-.- scribe and collect for the incineration of bodies not necessarily disposed °“‘