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 934 FIFTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 1203,1633, 1634. 1907. Fvbfuafy Zi 1907- CHAI'. 1203.-An Act Confirming entries and applications under section twenty- [H' R‘%‘r’5°‘] three hundred and six of the Revised Statutes of the United States for lands embraced ‘ [Public, No. 126.] in what was formerly the Columbia Indian Reservation, in the State of Washington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United g}:}f1<;l};¤:d¤-Indian States of America in Cbngress assembled, That all lands in the former Beservation,Wash. Columbia Indian Reservation, in the State of Washington, which are ],E§,fj,‘§”g0,‘;f§,; ·c§,{{ embraced in entries heretofore allowed under section twenty-three hun- ¤*E¤g*·Sec 2306 P M dred and six of the Revised Statutes of the United States, or Wh1Ch are ' "'` embraced in any application to make entry under said section twenty- three hundred and six, which were presented before the lands covered Vols`!-P·$88· by such application were withdrawn under the reclamation Act, are hereby declared to be subject to such entries, and applications and entries shall be allowed and patents shall be issued thereunder in the same manner and upon the same conditions under which entries are allowed and patents are issued under said section twenty ·three hundred and six for other public lands of the United States, and all patents heretofore issued under such entries are hereby confirmed. Approved, February 25, 1907. February 26,1907. CHAP. 1633.-—An Act Permitting the county of Taos, in the Territory of New · [H-K 1%%] Mexico, to refund its indebtedness at a lower rate of interest. "’“°"°‘”°"”" Be a emaaty ae seam and House Ofaepmmmam of the Unaaz New mmm. States M America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding any- mfflfg §’,fg§,§{ed‘;”jS*g thing to the contrary in the laws of the United States limiting the gtlnwer me of inter- indebtedness of counties in the Territories, the county of Taos, in the ' Territory of New Mexico, be, and the same IS hereby, authorized and empowered to refund its floating indebtedness of seven thousand five hundred dollars and its bonded indebtedness of forty-two thousand four hundred dollars by an issue of its bonds therefor, under the laws of the said Territory providing for the refunding of county indebtedness: netsw. Provided, That said bonds shall not run for more than twenty years · B°"dS· nor bear interest at a higher rate than five per centuinper annum, nor Ugcégiggwy of we shall the same be sold for less than par: Prom'ded_f}u·t ter, That noth- ' ing in this Act shall be construed as in any manner creating any liability upon the part of the United States. Approved, February 26, 1007., F€E>I_¤i\1¤R¤:5i theg%Pét:2?;.;]An Act To amend an Act to incorporate the Supreme Lodge of · u ms. [P¤blic,N0.12SIi Ng y Be it enacted by the Senate and [[0use vf Itepresentatives of the Lmited §ff:_'}"g{,’f_;’°}f‘,§“({’;“é States of AmerZca in Congress assembled, That section two of an Act K$icht£of9¥gy;¤:;=$yd_ approved June tw;enty-n1nth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, en- €d_ " '°'tit ed "An Act to incorporate the Supreme Lod e of the Knights of Pythias,” be, and the same is hereby, amendedg by striking out the wogds " not Ezxceeidiag in (yaluie one hundred thousand dollars," so that ~ said section wo s a rea as ollows: Hg‘;‘;f.§;§Q,f"‘ p'"!" “Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall have the power to take and hold real and personal estate, which shall not be divided among the members of the corporation, but shall descend to their successors for the promotion of the fraternal and benevolent purposes of said corporation} mrm; Sec.   That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage zvmsq. _ , and approval: Prom`dea’, That said corporation shall not hold or own R°"1°*”""l'“'“‘ real estate of the aggregate value of one million dollars at any time. Approved. February 26, 1007.