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 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 197-199. 1909. 651 eifect,” be, and the same is hereby, amended so that all claimants and locators of mineral lands within the ceded portion of said reservation shall have five years from the date of location within which to make eptry and payment instead of three years, as now provided by the said ct. _ Approved, February 25, 1909. CHAP. 198.-An Act Authorizing the widening and extension of Minnesota ave- Febmury 25.1909- nue southeast from its present terminus near Pennsylvania avenue southeast to the [H· R· 2?’8“·] Sheriff road. [1>¤¤ue,N¤.2s7.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Oongreeo assembled, That under and in accord- m'“'*°°°*C°l“mbi°· ance with the provisions of subchapter one of chapter fifteen of the ,,,.°#{§§_°°“ "°°"° Code of Law for the District of Columbia, within ninety days after ,°§‘;,¥}gg',j1”*”{,,,}*”“ the passage of this Act the Commissioners of the District of Columbia V<>1.s4.i:d:»1. ` be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to institute a proceeding in rem to condemn the land that may be necessary for the widening and extension of Minnesota avenue southeast from Pennsylvania avenue to the Sheriff road, according to the permanent system of hi hway plans adopted in and for the istrict of Columbia: Pro-  gw__ ,,. vided? however, That the entire amount found to be due and awarded °°¤°°‘**""°¤°°¤ by the jury in said proceeding as damages for and in respect of the land to be condemned for said extension shall be assessed by the jury as benefits: And provided further, That nothing in said subchapter B°'“'*°“°"· one of chapter fifteen of said code shall be construed to authorize the jury to assess less than the aggregate amount of the damages awarded for and in respect of the lan to be condemned and the costs and expenses of the proceeding hereunder. Sec. 2. That there is ereby appropriated from the revenues of the °_$gg;'g"¤°*°“ ‘°* District of Columbia an amount sufficient to pay the necessary costs` ` and expenses of the condemnation proceedings taken pursuant hereto and for the payment of amounts awarded as damages, to be repaid to P¤v¤¤¢¤¤¤f···~¤¤*¤- the District of Columbia from the assessments for benetits and covered into the Treasury to the credit of the revenues of the District of Columbia. Approved, February 25, 1909. CHAP. 199.-—-An Act For the widening and extension of Massachusetts avenue FEDYUNT 26. 190% southeast, from its present terminus near Fortieth street southeast, to Bowen road. UL K 2*152] [Public, No. 268. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 1 States of America. in Congress assembled, That under and in accord- D,$f;“sgjgg@,‘;”;"§; ance with the provisions of subchapter one of chapter fifteen of the anus igumeut. I d Code of Law for the District of Columbia, within ninety days after ;DS$a2m€m,”° the passa e of this Act, the Commissioners of the District of olumbia V°‘· 3* P- *5*- be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to institute a proceeding in rem to condemn the land that may be necessary for the widening and extension of Massachusetts avenue southeast, from its present terminus near Fortieth street southeast, to the Bowen road, according to the permanent system of highway plans in and for the _ District of Columbia: Provided, however, That the entire amount  M__ L, found to be due and awarded by the jury in said roceeding as ¤¤¤¤¢¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤·- damages for and in respect of the land to be condemned for said exten- _ sion shall be assessed by the jury as benefits: Andiproanided fizrthe2·, R““"°“°“· That nothing in said subchapter one of chapter ii teen of said code shall be construed to authorize the jury to assess less than the aggregate amount of the damages awarded for and in respect of the land to be condemned and the costs and expenses of the proceeding hereunder.