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 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 97, 101, 102. 1924. 95 CHAP. 97.-—An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the village of AEHI12.1924- Port Chester, New York, and the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, or either of them, to construct, maintain, and operate a dam across the Byram River. [P“bH"· N°‘ S1'] Be it emwted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent ¥ZR°'3p@’N,Y, of Congress is hereby granted to the village of Port Chester, New ,j,Fg‘y°f,$;•g1¤”i°h·C°¤¤~ York, and the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, or either of them, ` to construct, maintain, and operate, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, a dam across the Byram River at or near such village hm and town: Provided, That the work shall not be bommenced until App;-p?A1p1p1ppS, the plans therefor have been submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, and b the Secretary of War: U m M Provided further, That this Act shall not ble construed to authorize S° r°° ° ' the use of such dam to develop water power or generate hydroelectric energy. _ Sec. 2. That the authority granted by this Act shall cease and be T*m°°'°°“‘”“°“°"‘ null and void unless the actual construction of the dam hereby authorized is commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval of this Act :_ Provided, That from 4%,,,,;,,,,,,,,. and after thirty days’ notice from the Federal Power Commission, P,$'°°rg&1•g§g;>¤¤¤* i¤· or other authorized agency of the United States, to said village and ` town, or either of them, that desirable water-power development will be interfered with by the existence of said dam, the authority hereby granted to construct, maintain, and operate said dam shall terminate A th and be at an end; and any grantee or licensee of the United States orvgweiriirydgitirmtw prolposing to develop a power project at or near said dam shall have Cmdmm authority to remove, su merge, or utilize said dam xmder such con- ' ditions as said commission or other agency may determine, but such conditions shall not include compensation for the removal, submergence, or utilization of said dam. _ Sec. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly mmdmmireserved. Approved, April 12, 1924. CHAP. 101.—An Act To provide for the payment of claims of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota for back annuities. " [Public. No..82.l Be it enacted the Senate and House of Re sentatives of the U nited States ofbgnterzba in 6'ongress assembled?/l‘6hat the Secretary Miiiii§°£°¤K° I°”u°°’ °‘ of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay, out of any ,,,§§§,?“,$,*}’°’”“°*“°' moneys belonging to the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota, suc vo, 25. M amounts as he may find due any persons of Chippewa blood whpse ‘ p' " names may have been erroneously omitted or stric en from the Chippewa annuity rolls, or who have been or may hereafter be found entitled to enrollment for annuity payments authorized by section 7 of the Act of Congress approved J anuag 14, 1889 (Twenty-fifth Stat- PMN utes at Large, age 642) : Provided, at any moneys found due and uga snibiect ip my paid to any Iiidian under the provisions of this Act shall not be ‘ subject to any lien or claim of attorneys or other p&1’l}1BS. Approved, April 14, 1924. CHAP. 102.-—An Act To authorize the widening of Georgia Avenue between Ang ' Fairmont Street and Gresham Place northwest. [Public, No. sal Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the _ _. United States of America in 0'ongress assembled, That under and in accordance with the provisions of subchapter 1 of chapter ,§,,,L "“"“° 15 of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia, within six V¤1·¤•·v·1¤1· 45822°—-25T-—-9. Q