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 SIXTY·TI·IIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 273-276. 1914. 1453 CHAP. 273.-An Act For the relief of Thomas F. Howell. AE1I§¤€t‘2?§}g§4. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o{Re£resentati·ves of the United [Private, N¤- 127·l States of Amerika in Congress assemble, That the Secretary of the '1‘1¤¤¤¤¤ F·H¤W¤|L Interior is hereby authorized to reinstate the homestead entry num-  °°°” °{’ bered thirty~nine hundred and forty-four of Thomas F. Howell, and to issue a patent to said Thomas F. Howell for the land embraced in his homestead entry numbered thirty-nine hundred and forty-four, Redding, California, for the southeast quarter of northeast quarter of section six, south half of nor·thwest quarter and southwest quarter of northeast quarter of section Eve, township twenty-eight north, range five east, Mount Diablo meridian, u on submission of proof of residence upon and im rovement and cultivation of said land as required by the homestead liiws: Provided, That such final proof be submitted Expo- md at any time within four years after the approval of this Act. mq ' Approved, August 22, 1914. Au§ust2,1914. cnn. 2-24.-in Act ra ure mae: or 1*. A. noabmy. VB, 0. . Be it enacted by the Senate and House I]·'esentat·Zves of the United ·r. A. nlsewry. States of America in Congress assemble, T t the Secretary of the ““°*’°“"‘“°‘ Interior be, and he is hereb authorized and directed upon payment to the Government of the llnited States, the full sum of $1.25 per acre having first been made, to issue patent to T. A. Roseberry) and his heirs, for the land embraced in his timber claim entry num ered one hundred and forty-seven, being the west half of the northeast quarter, and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, section twenty, township thirtthy-nine north, range nine east, Mount Diablo base and meridian in e Susanville Lau District in Modoc County, California. Approved, August 22, 1914. A¤§¤st 22, 1914. GEAP. 275.-An Act For the relief of Ella M. Ewart. I · R- Mm-I Private No. 129. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United im, M_ E,,,,,t_ I States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster General R°*¤¤°°¤°¤•¤* °°· is authorized and directed to reimburse Ella M. Ewart, a clerk in the post office at Marion, Ohio, the sum of $135, being the amount made good by her to the United States on account of a postal savings cerisliiicate fraudulently paid in said office without fau t or negligence on er art. Sill:. 2. That the sum of $135 is hereby appropriated, out of any ¤’·¤P*°P*’*•“°¤· money in the 'Preasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry into effect the provisions of this Act. Approved, August 22, 1914. CHAP. 2 6.-An Gran ’ a nt to Geo e M. Van Leuven for the north— A ’2· 19** east qua.rter7of secti$i:t tovlfnteship sevenrgaen north, range ninemsn east, Black Hills meridian, Sou Dakota. [Private, No. 130.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House hg lglegresentatives of the United States of Amerika in Cory:-ess assemb, at the Secretary of the ,mGf°’¥° “·"“° L°“‘ Interior be authorized an directed to issue to George M. Van Leuven t Homestead mms patent for the northeast quarter of section eighteen, township)seven— °' teen north, range nineteen east, Black Hills meridian, South akota, notwithstanding that his homestead entry therefor was invalid upon the ground that he had exhausted his homestead right through purchase of one hundred and sixty acres of land under the provisions of 96-497°-von 38-Pr 2—-15