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 364 SIXTY·SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ons. 48-51. 1922. Saint Stephens meridian, Alabama, whether or not patents issued therefor by the United States would be construed to mclude all the lands included within the boundaries of said S8Cl}10l1S. UfBd"g'§,;s°‘§;_g_' The true intent of this Act is hereby declared to be to concede and mw. ’ abandon all right title, and interest of the United States to those rsons, estates érms, or corporations who would be the true and liicwful owners of said lands under the laws of Alabama, including the laws of prescription, in the absence of said interest, title, and estate of the said United States. Approved, February 13, 1922. CHAP. 49.—An Act Providing for the sale and disposal of public lands within [P“b}l°· N°· md the area heretofore surveyed as Tenderfoot Lake, State of Wisconsin. _ Be it enacted by tbc Senate and House of Representatives <y"tbe United §,§l§”$,}*"£‘,·"§,;,,,,,,,,,,, States eif America in Gmgress assembled, That on the survey of any 1·¤k¤· Wi¤·»1¤¤¤¤~ public ands found to exist within the area heretofore smveyed as Tenderfoot Lake, in sections seven, eight, seventeen, and eighteen, township forty-three north, range eight east, fourth principal merid- Preference to Baja- ian, in the State of Wisconsin, the owners of adjacent lands shall °°“‘ °“"“°"‘ have a preference right to purchase such lands so surveyed for a period P,,,,,,,,,_ of sixty days after the iihng of the official plats of such surveys, at S¤¤¢¤ s¤·¤¢ Mt af- $1.25 per acre: Provided, That such privil e shall not extend to any rama. . .  . va. 9, p.519. lands so siuveyed muring to the State of isconsm under the Act of Pf _` t mm September 28 1850 (Nmth Statutes, page 519): Provided further, ,,,,,,§§{ "gh S S‘ That nothing herem contamed shall have the effect of defeating the rights of any other person or persons which may have attached to R 1 mm m such lands or any part thereof. ’ Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make all necessary rules and regulations to carry this Act into effect. Approved, February 13, 1922. ,ligl... CHAP. 50.—Joint Resolution Relative to payment of tuition for Indian children —ll°“b· R°S·*N°·38·l enrolled in Montana State public schools. wmm_ Resolved by the Senate and House tif Representatives of the United l>¤ymt¤¤'au¤wsam States of America in Congress assembled, That nothing contained in “g;*‘;§', °g,§_‘{§‘“““g¥;g the provisions of section 10 of the Act of February 14, 1920 (Fort - n p . Y sc1€%ls41 pp 421 lm first Statutes at Largéa, page 421), and of section 10 of the Act of March ‘ ’ ‘ ’ ‘ 3, 1921 (Forty-first tatutes atliarge, page l237), shall be construed to preclude the payment of tuition for Indian children enrolled and educated in Montana State public schools, pursuant to annual or existing appropriations of public money for payment of such tuition. Approved, February 13, 1922. February 14, 1922. _.__. CHAP. 51.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act for the retirement of ["‘·b·‘“»"°· 1*2-] pgnqployees in the clamined civil service, and for other purposes/’ approved May 22, . .C if Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 Re esentatives o the United Rm ° M °` States of America in Congress assembled}? Thziit section 11fof the Act _ entitle ‘f An Act for the retirement of employees in the classified u;¤·¤¤·¤,v—619,¤¤¤¤¤d‘ civil service, and for other pnu·poses," approved May 22, 1920, is New mas. hereby amended by adding at the end thereof three new paragraphs to read as follows: