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 SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. II. Cns. 297-299. 1927. ~ 1347 Maryland, who shall reside in said district, and whose compensation, duties, and powers shall be the same as now provided by law for the judge o said district. Sm. 2. That this Act shall take effect immediately. ·j§f°”'° ”’“”°‘”‘ Approved, March 3, 1927. CHAP. 298.-An Act To provide fortheappointment of anadditional district judge for the eastern district of Pennsylvania. iP¤b“°· N°· lm-] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President ,u§,°g_,¥”’d}j,°d“c§_°‘”*°“°' is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the -glgiggdu-yl Judu Senate, an additional district judgbe for the United States District mvsi, 3e,°rg,_ wav, Court for the Eastern District of ennsylvania, who shall reside in °·“‘°°d°d· such district. ` I Approved, March 3, 1927. Mmm mv. CHAP. 299.-An Act To authorize oil and minmg° 1 n otted [B- *863-] lands within Executive order Indian reservatiorixils msu upo umm [P“b“°· N°· mi Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in 6'ongress assembled That unallotted IIgg{_¤_;¤&?¤¤;1*¤¢i(<;¤¤· lands within the limits of any reservation or withdrawal created by enumineminiinagil Executive order for Indian purposes or for the use or occupancy of any Indians or tribe may be leased for oil and gas mining urposes in accordance with the provisions contained in the Act of glay 29, V°*·*3·¤·°**· 1924 (Fouiy-third Statutesgpage. V Sno. 2. hat the proceeds from rentals, royalties, or bonuses of p°§{&°g§,¤crg•;,,{>g,§b•; oil and gas leases upon lands within Executive order Indian reser- mmum mana vations or withdrawals shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the tribe of Indians for whose benefit the reservation or withdrawal was created _0r` who are using and occupying the land, and shall draw interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum and be available for appropriation by Congress Expenses therefrom. for expenses in connection with the supervision of the develo ment and o eration of the oil and gas industry and for the use and liieneiit of such Indians: Provided, T at said Indians, or their tribal council, litany-}; to be _ shall be consulted in re ard to the expenditure of such money, but num. °°° no er capita payment 5ml} be made except by Act of Co ‘. Spec. 3. That taxes may be levied and collected by the State or ,,,$,§,°°*°§§‘·‘§§,°§f§£$ local authority upon improvements, output of mines or oil and gas m°¤*¤· °¤*¤¤*·¤*<=~ wells or other rights, property, or assets of an lessee upon lands within Executive order Indian reservations. in tlie same manner as such taxes are otherwise levied andcollected, and such taxes may etgn kdm '°”m°°’ be levied against the share obtained for the Indians as bonuses, rentals, and royalties, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to cause such taxes to be paidout of the I tribal funds in the Treasury: Provided, That such taxes shall not No use mam 1¤· become alien or charge of any kind againstlthe land or other property ‘“°“ *"`°p°"’· of such Indians. Sac. 4. That hereafter changes in the boundaries of reservations created by Executive order, proclamation, or otherwise for the use zglvbvmdcawws and occupation of Indians shall not be made except by Act of P I Congress: Provided That this shall not apply to temporary rxgoian wus- withdrawals by the Siecretary of the Interior. _ °"E,,,,,‘1‘,?}f’,'Q;{.'“‘{$,°,; Sac. 5. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, §g*;.*° {Egg imder such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to allow any ‘nsem—iiii;i;,•¢¤,w.¤x person who prior to May 27, 1924, filed an application for a permit ""°"°""“""’1°°°