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 1324 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. CHS. 142, 144,145. 1923. works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes (Thirtieth Statutes, chapter 425, section 9, page 1151), and all Acts amendatory of either thereof shall not, after the passage of this Act apply to that rtion of the west arm of the south fork of the South lBranch of the (gliicago River, 1 between the east line of Ashland Avenue and the north line o5fu}l§1.irty-ninth Street, in the city of Chicago, Illinois, as the sarlpe now exists or {nay herleafter be eértelndegil gldtidéuugtdisedmdnialiii River ngvlsi possessed dr assumed by the United States under said Acts, or either of them, or any amendments thereof are hereby relinquished and abandoned, and all rights, authority, or control over the same that were possessed by the State of Illinois before said Acts were passed are hereby fully restored to said State. Approved, February 27, 1923. F°b f]lm‘ CHAP. 144.-An Act To authorize an exchange of lands with owners of private land holdings within the Glacier National Park. . Be it enacted b the Senate and House o Re esentatives of the ifoiii. Nmoml United States of gmerica in Congress a.sse»rnfbled?zl`hat the Secretary ,,.,£,"°{,‘$§:,‘{,i}h1,§§'g of the Interior, for the urpose of eliminatin private holdings of _*'**h*¤· land within the Glacier hlational Park, is hereliy empowered, in his discretion, to obtain for the United States the complete title to any or all of the lands held in private ownership within the boundaries of said park by accepting from the owners of such privately owned lands complete relinquishment thereof and by granting and patenting to such owners, in exchange therefor, in each instance, like public land of equal value situate in the State of Montana, after due notice of the proposed exchange has been given by publication for not less than thirty days in the counties where the lands proposed to be ex- _ changed or taken in exchan e are located. _ .,.Q°§§{°"°m°°t°ml` Sec. 2. That the value cfg all patented lands within said park, m- cluding the timber thereon, ofered for exchange, and the value of other lands of the United States elsewhere situate, to be given in exrme change therefor, shall be ascertained in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may direct; and the owners of such privately owned lands within said ark shall, before any exchange is effective, furnish the Secreta of the Interior evidence satisfactory to him of title to m§‘,‘g§"Q,§‘,,’{’“°d ‘° ““‘ the patenteldylands offered in exchange; and lands conveyed to the Government under this Act shall be and remain a part of the Glacier National Park. Approved, February 28, 1923. hm-U @1%.im CHAP. 145.-An Act To extend the time for payment of charges due on reclama- {rumie, No. 454.; tion projects, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Reclamation tggmeg er- United States of America in Congress assembled, Thatsection 1 of cimgasus m‘ig§i°' the Act entitle "An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior ¤,f*""·P·‘8°·°"’°”°·  extend the time for payment of char es due on reclamation pro- Lects, and for other purposes," approvedghtlarch 31, 1922, is amended y striking out the words one year ” where they appear in such mum yw M_ section an inserting in lieu thereof the words “two yea1s.” uma. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized in the manner and subject to the conditions imposed by such Act of March 31, 1922, to extend for a period not exceeding two ears from December 31, 1922, the date of any payment of any dharge the date of
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