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 808 FIFIY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 3929-3932. 1906. ’“'*°”"“’°“'~ Sec. 11. That Congress may from time to time alter, repeal, or p_,R}g}““ “°‘ *°"°““‘ modify this Act of incorporation, but no contract or individual right ` made or acquired shall thereby be divested or impaired. l Approved, June 30, 1906. {gn? a<;.1gI2*J6j CHAP. 3930.-~An Act To grant American registry to the bark Homeward Bound. [Public. N<>· 399-] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re resentatives oftbe United mk ··n0mew¤a States of America in Cbngress assembled, That the Commissioner of °°f,',{fQ,,,_,,· wm Navigation be, and he is hereby, authorized to register as an American muted- vessel the bark Homeward Bound, now sailing under a limited American register. Approved, June 30, 1906. J¤¤¤ 30. 1906- CHAP. 3931.-An Act To extend the ublic-land laws of the United States to the lands comprised within the limits of the albandoned Fort Crittenden Military Reser- [Public, No. 400.] vation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives oft/ne United mane xmas. States of America in Congress assembled, That the general laws for the MKi°,‘f,,°]§Q§§,$§,‘}§§f dis osa of the public lands of the United States are hereby extended uhhh umdedm and] made applicable to the lands comprised within the limits of the P. Qu abgndonedrbort Crittenden Military Reserwilation inhthe Stateipf llltah. , '°¤'-’ *° l¤¤“ mo. 2. at a rsons now avin or w o ma ereafter e ome- i §l’¤'l'£;“&‘..’L$~*°.i’§'»$.? stead applications dwon any ‘of the laiids situate viithin the abandoned N' Dm · Fort Rice Military Reservation, in the State of North Dakota, shall be entitled to a patent to the land tiled upon by such person upon compliance with the provisions of the homestead law of the United States and proper proof thereof, and shall not be required to pay the appraised values of such lands in addition to such compliance with the said homestead law. Approved, June 30, 1906. June nu, ING. CHAP. 8982.——An Act To prohibit the killing of wild birds and wild animals in lH· K- Wl9B-] the District of Columbia. Public, No. 401. [ I Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United m,mc,,,;c,,;umm,,_ States af America in Oemgress assembled, That no erson shall at any mliiilllng birds pre time or at any place in the District of Columbia kill, or attempt to ,'3,,§;",§_’g,,_ kill, any game bird or any other wild bird whatever, except the English sparrow, under a penalty of five dollars or imprisonment in the workhouse for not more than six months, or both, for each bird killed or lryevqzé for each attempt as aforesaid: Provided, That landowners or tenants m'"may, under special written ermit from the superintendent of the Metropolitan police, shoot or kill crows, Cooper hawks, sharp-shinned hawks, and great horned owls found destroying crops or poultry on then premises. l • mgglgnghomld  Sec. 2. That no person shall at any time or at any place m the ,,m;m,i,.,d_ p° District of Columbia trap, catch, kill, injure, ursue, or attempt to trap, catch, kill, injure, or pursue any squirrelpor any chipmunk, or sha l shoot or hunt with a gun any rabbit or other wild animal without a special written permit so to do from such officer as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may, by regulation or order. from
 * ’¤¤¤*¤‘· time to time charge with that duty, under a penalty of five dollars or