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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 94-96. 1922. 415 feiture or by abandonment by said railroad company declared or decreed by a court of comlpetent jurisdiction or by Act of Con ess, then and thereupon all  t, title, interest, and estate of the Ugirited States in said lands shall, except such part thereof as may be embraced m a public highway llegallly estab ished within one year after the date of said decree or fo eiture or abandonment be transferred to and vested in any person, firm, or corporation, assi ns, or successors m titlle ang mterest tobwhom ordto which title of tds United States may ave een or ma e grante, conve n or ortin to conve the whole of the legal subdivision or sulilditgisiodlsmtgavemgd or occuj-i pied by such railroad or railroad structures of any kind as aforesaid, except lands within a municipality the title to which, upon forfeiture p8§·1Q';d8;g§p§6,§**mi“‘ or a andonment, as herein provided, shall vest in such municipality, ` and this by virtue of the patent thereto and without the necessity of any other or further conveyance or assurance of any kind or nature _ whatsoever: Provided, That this Act shall not affect conveyances blifiveimihor convey. made by ani railroad company of portions of its right of way if such “‘°°° “"° ““°°‘°"· conveyance e among those which have been or may hereafter and before such forfeitm·e or abandonment be validated and confirmed by any H, hwm not ,,_ Act of Congress; nor shall this Act affect an public highway now on fwteil- ` said right of way: Provided further, That the transfer of such lands Mineral rights re shall be subject to and contain reservations in favor of the United °°”°°‘ States of all oil, gas, and other minerals in the land so transferred and conveyed, with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove same. Approved, March 8, 1922. CHAP. 95.-An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to sanction the in- M[§¤iiFSeii§i' scription of titles upon certain monuments, tablets, and other memorials. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ho·us$3{ Re esentatives of the Umled Navy_ States of America in Congress assemb, Thirst the Secretary of the mI*j,*;'*1;{;_¤n*;¤m°¤· Navy is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to sanction the inscrip- dyingln mls of duty tion upon any monument, tablet, or other memorial erected to any Q'?§,{h°§,¥‘{f§;l'§dj°°k °° person who has died or may hereafter die from wounds, in`uries, or disease incurred in the line of duty while a member of the naval service, of the rank for which the deceased qualified and to which he would have been appointed in due course except for his death. Approved, March 8, 1922. CHAP. 96.-An Act To provide for agricultural entries on coal lands in Alaska. [ liiiiiciigh? u c, 0. 65. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rreilgesentatives of the United Ahh States of America. in Congress assembled, at from and after the Aawulemi mma passage of this Act homestead claims may be imtiated by actual ?Q{,,"°,‘§_°" °°'"· “°*· settlers on public lands of the United States in Alaska known to contain workable coal, oil, or gas deposits, or that may be valuable for the coal, oil, or gas contained therein, and which a.re_not otherwise reserved or withdrawn, whenever such claim shall be mitiated with _ _ a view of obtaining or passing title with a reservation to the United  "gm ’°' States of the coal, oil, or gas in such lands, and of the riglht to prospect for, mine, and remove the same; and any settler who as initiated a in§gl np;1P£i homestead claim in good faith on lands containing workable deposits of coal, oil, or gas, or that may be valuable for the coal, oil, or glas contained therein, may perfect the same under thi-Hrovisions of the laws under which the claim was initiated, but sh receive the limited Pmm patent provided for in  Act: Proqided, Iwwever, That should it be nawéagtzaga discovered at any time prior to the issuance of a final certificate on ,'§';f“§{§°° "‘°‘ any claim initiated for unreserved lands m_ Alaska that the lands are coal, oil, or gas in character, the patent issued on such entry shall contain the reservation required by this Act.