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 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sass; II. Cris. 532, 533. 1925. 1267 CHAP. 532.-An Act Est blishin ' ‘ ‘ ‘ United States in the observaiilce of tlgeaoiizuliuuhlisdizrd 2)1i.dt1hlitl)<;lli1gg)riiiig;d)1€yt1b(i the patriotic action taken by the people of Mecklenbur County of North [P“bh°* N°‘°°7‘] Carolina in May, 1775, in declaring their independence of the English Crown. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is esiiis°¤i§]i$bur¥:•;·l°¤1°fiii.iZ hereby established a commission to be known as the United States ¤*°”· _ Mecklenburg Sesquicentennial Commission (hereinafter referred to ei£Z°S‘li,i§.’L°ge¤Y uh as the commission) and to be composed of eleven commissioners, as follows: Three persons to be appointed by the President of the United States, four Senators by the President of the Senate, and four Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker. The commission shall serve without compensation and -N° p“‘ shall select a chairman from among their number, , Sec. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of fo1f .8uth0dmd any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of *°°"·’·"’"· _ $5,000 to be expended b the commission for actual and necessary traveling exignses and sulisistence while discharging its official duties ` outsiéie the Tlistrict of Cglumbia. d be d Am t th nm nc. 3. ere is ere authorize to a pro riate out of an °“"‘ °“~ ° money in the Treasu not otherwise appropriated? the sum of $10z %g,Eig:g¤dpiim%>¤¤i: 000 to be utilized in the discretion of the commission for the appro- °1>&¢,{).iE·.iv. priate participation on the part of the United States in the celebration and observance at the city of Charlotte, county of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, on the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22d days of May, 1925, of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the patriotic action of the citizens of Mecklenbur County North Carolina, in May, 1775, in declaring their independence of the English Crown. Approved, March 4, 1925. ‘ CHAP. 533.-An Act To provide for extension of payment on homestead Mai§ih4c4é*di25` entries on ceded lands of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, State of Montana, {Pubns, N0.(D8.] and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and H owe of Representatives of the _ United States of America in Congress assembled, That all persons ,,}°,‘,§§‘§,{;,f°§}g‘,§{°° Rt Who have made homestead entries, being actual settlers within the wggyasgeggcrtgerigggj boundaries of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation are hereby granted nsmimeutpaymsne, an extension of time for payment of one-half the amount, including V°'·“·’·““· principal and interest due and unpaid on theinhomestead entries until the lst day of November, 1925, and for payment-of the other half until the lst day of November, 1926; all such amounts to bear interest until the payment dates, at 5 per centum per annum: Pro- f“'{"d‘j,°· ,0m,m K vided, That upon failure to make complete payment of either install- payments not mm. ment by any such persons the entry shall be canceled and the land revert to the status of other tribal lands of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. _ mm Src. 2. All such persons who have abandoned residence on and ,,,,0 ,,,,,.9 ,,,,,m*’§'§{,’$ cultivation of their entries and who are in arrears in any amounts ;ggj>¤•>¤. ¤¤=-» M be are hereby re uired to make payment in full of both principal and gms. _ interest on orcliefore the lst day of November, 1925: Provided, That q,m,,*§,'§* °“ d°’“" all delinquent amounts of both principal and interest shall draw Lands mmm H interest at the rate of 5 per centum per annum until paid: Provided payments not mae. further, That upon failure to make full and complete plshyinent of both principal and interest on or before the lst day of ovember, 1925, said entry or entries shall thereupon be canceled, and the land revert to the status of other tribal lands of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Approved, March 4, 1925.