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 846 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cas. 470-473. 1916. two of this Act no greater sum than $10 shall be_al1owed for services in preparing, presenting, or prosecuting such clam which sum shall be ayable only upon the order of the Commissioner of Pensions undgr such rules and regulations as he may deem proper to make. Approved, September 8, 1916. S”fii7'i‘€°'a€i£$’°‘ cnn. 471.-Au Act To mmuam certain forest mas in as oregon National Forest, in the State of Oregon. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ,,,°'3‘;.,‘l‘g_ll“t‘°"°lF°" States of America in Oongess assembled That for the purpose of conufegghgggaed Qggdgyg solidat1.n§_ forest lands elonging to the United States within the mm. Oreggan ational Forest, the Secretary of the Interior be, and he here y is, authorized and empowered, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, to exchange, upon the basis of equal value, lands belonging to the United States m the Oregon National Forest for private y owned lands lying within the exterior limits of the Oregon National Forest; and 1{pon the consummation of such eircllpaiiées the llxands dpeided to the mted States shall become parts o e regon ationa orest. Approved, September 8, 1916. seltignltilifsbitgim _  472.—An_Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue a wt  “}.h’ °t‘5 ‘°”§2§ti?”6§$§§$‘°%l£.%°§.?.t“‘§LE°§°“c.et“€n”?.?.%'t°2f“f;;}.l‘Z;’,lX§’,‘3§y.?Z mmm to 'Umm sumti me sm nie cmppewa mmm ot mamma. Be it enacted the Senate and House 0 Re entatives 0 the United mV¤i¤Pit°EmhVm°g°’ States of Ameribcgb in 0 ess assembleg Thztsthe Secrelbary of the uf"' °' I“‘”"‘ ""‘°·" Interior be, and he is heliilefhr, authorized to issue to the district school board numbered one bundled and twelve, of White Earth Village, Becker County, Minnesota, a patent for the east half of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section twenty-two, in townshi one hundred and forty-two north, range forty-one west, of the fifth priplpipal_(p13irgdian,  tlaebS)ti;tp of Minpesota, or such partbthetreof as e said trict sc oo a ma se ect, u n a ent them ti; tge United gizatéep in grustdfpr tiheyChippewii)O Indianydn of Mirlhesota o theapprais v neo said an . Approved, September 8, 1916. st temberB,1916.  CHAP. 478.-Au Act To prevent fraud at public auctions in the District of [Pubns, 1~:¤.za1.3 Columbia. . Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 Re esentatives 0 the United iii$tE°ialZs}m»viii°; States of America in Congress assembleii, 'lgirat hereafter? excepting §’§‘.§,·,§‘f""“· °‘°·’ ““' sales made under authority of law, it shall be unlawful in the District of Columbia for any person, firm, or corporation, either for himself or itself, or for another or for any firm, or corporation to sell or offer to sell_at publioauction any stock or stocks of merchandise, Mm br deceptive m_whole or in part, without first obtaining from the Board of Comm.,¤¤1s», mmdaeu. ’ missioners of the District of Columbia a written or printed permit so_ to do; and the said Board of Commissioners shall not issue a permit for any such_ sale or sales until they are satisfied that neither fraud nor deception of any kind is contemplated or will be practiced, and that neither the sale, the reasons therefor nor the goods to be sold have not already been or  not thereafter be fraudu- Dmmx Mmm. lently or falsely advertised or in  wise whatsoever misrepresented. Size. 2. That every such permit s all be issued for a dehnite period of time not exceeding twelve months from its date of issue, and the