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 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Cris. 118, 119. 1921. 1225 commissioners may direct, and shall make reports and recommendations in connection therewith. Sec. 29. That wherever the word "commissioners" is used in this xb i§i‘· Act, it shall be construed to mean the Commissioners of the District H. ,, of Columbia. Wherever the word "superintendent" is used in this S“p°"“°°”d°”°'· Act, it shall be construed to mean the superintendent of weights, measures, and markets. U U Sec. 30. That the word “person," as used in this Act, shall be P°”°°‘ construed to include copartnerships, companies, corporations, socie- Smgumm I mk ties, and associations. Wherever any word in this Act is used in mcnangeabxgim the singular, it shall be construed to mean either singular or lural, and wherever any word in this Act is used in the plural, it slilall be Eonstruied to mean either plural or singular, as the circumstances eman. Sec. 31. That each section of this Act, and every provision of p,§$.,ns§°°'§,Y,,”,d°{'§,‘i each section, is hereb declared to be an independent section or d°g°;§£;’g,g· Mm not provision, and the holzgng of any section or revision of any section to aiiect ocies. to be void, ineffective, or unconstitutional for any cause whatever shall not be deemed to affect any other section or provision thereof. _ _ Sec. 32. That any erson vio ating any of the provisions of this ist1;§i§‘?hmE"tf°'v‘“ Act shall be punishedpby a fine not to exceed $500, or by both such mf,}{‘S°i°“°¤ °‘P°u°° fine and im risonment not to exceed six months. All prosecutions ` under this Alot shall be instituted by the corporation counsel or one of his assistants in the police court of the District of Columbia. O u . ds Sec. 33. That this Act shall become operative ninety days after rli$L°°ev°l1ii3—g ii its pass e. The Act entitled "An Act for the appointment of a *’°{’§,‘§‘l,8’p_S,,_ sealer aiid assistant sealer of weights and measures in the District of Columbia, and for other pu1;poses," a proved March 2, 1895, as V 01 29 amended, and the Act entitled An Act d)eiining the standard sha e '°'m’ and size of dry measures in use in the District of Columbia, and fiir other purposes? approved May 30, 1896, are hereby repealed, such repeal to e effective when this Act becomes operative. A roved, March 3, 1921. PP March 3, 1921. CHAP. 119.-—An A t Makin appropriations for the urr nt con' nt lH· R-156*21 ex uses of the Bureau of Indian ittfsriiis, idx fulfilling treaty gtipdlatidzilsdwith izaalinggus iF¤*>¤°· N¢Y3$¥>T` Indian tribes, and io: other purposes, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922. Be it emuzted the Senate and House of Representatives 0 the United States of Am£ in Oongnss assembled That the followiiieg sums are ¤;iiii»1$rl¤tii>°»Eir°m°”° appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropnated, for the urpose ogpaying the current and contingent expenses of the Bureau oli Indian airs, for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, and in full compensation for all offices and alaries which are provided for herein for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, namely: SURVEYING AND ALLOTTING INDIAN RESERVATIONS. For the survey, resurvey, classification, and allotment of lands in i¤§iii·v¤:upi1y€’eiii0timg severalty under the provisions of the Act of February 8, 1887 °"°°""388' (Twenty-fourth Statutes at Large, page 388), entitled "An Act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians," and under any other Act or Acts roviding for the smvey or allotment A,,,,,,,,,,, 8, 0,,,,% of Indian lands, $60,000, reimgursable, to be immediately available: €¢<>¤}¤¤-N M . Provided, That no part of said sum shall be used for the survey, &I1di:Xl‘;0;1:lLtTli§£ resurveg, classification, or allotment of an land in severalty on the public omain to an§ Indian, whether of the Navajo or other tribes, within the State of ew Mexico and the State of Arizona, who was not residing upon the public domain prior to June 30, 1914. ·i~12Sl°——2l--79