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 1550 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. Cns. 688.689. 1929. Penalty for violation. Truck s, e quip ment , etc., to be purchased, etc. Sum for s ites, bui ld- ings, etc ., authorized. Plant now in use to be abandoned. hereinbefore designated. A violation of the provisions of this Act shall be a misdemeanor ; and, upon conviction thereof, the person, fir m, company, or corporation so ch arg ed shall be fin ed not mor e than $100 for each and every offense, or confined in the District of Colu mbia jail for a perio d not excee ding sixty days, or both, in the discretion of the courts. SEC. 5. That, in order to di spose of c ombust ible refuse in the manner provided by t his A ct, the commissioners are authorized to purchase motor trucks and trailers and other means of transporta- tion, t o instal l additi onal equ ipment, building s, and m achinery, and to employ personal services and labor. SEC. 6. That a sum not exceed ing $ 850,0 00 is hereb y aut horize d to be appropriated, in like manner as other appropriations, for the expenses of the District of Columbia, for sites, buildings, equip- ment, and other construction work authorized by this Act, of which amount $25,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary may be exp en ded for the employment of one or mo re ex per ts for engineer- ing for preparation of plans and specifications ; and, upon completion of the incinerators herein provided for, the said commissioners shall aba nd on the use of the leased pla nt at Montello Avenue and Mount Olivet Road northeast. Approved, March 4, 1929. March 4,1929. [s. 5127 .]	CHAP. 689. - An Act To carry into effect the twelfth article of the treaty [Public,No. 1017.] between the Unit ed States and th e Loyal Shawnee I ndians proclaime d Oct o- ber 14, 1868. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Loyal Shawnee In- United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby dians. Payment directed of authorized t o be appropriated, out of any mon ey in the Treasu ry not award for war losses of, under treaty of 1868. otherwise appropriated, the sum of $109,746 .25, and the Secretary of the Tr easur y be, and he is hereb y, aut horiz ed an d dire cted to pay said sum to the In dia ns of the Loyal Shawnee Tribe, their heirs, or legal representatives, in accordance with the official findings, arbitr ation awar d, and repo rt of the Secretary of the Inter ior t o Vol. 15, 0 .516. Congress made in pursuance of the twelfth article of the treaty bet we en the United States and the Loyal Shawnee Indians, pr o- claimed October 14, 1868 (Fifteenth Statutes at Large, page 513) which claims are similar to but not included with thos e of the Ante, p. 13. Shawnee Indians for whom an appropriation was made by Act of December 22, 1 927 (Public, Numbered 2, Seventieth Congress, first Provisos . Allowance to attorsession) : Provided, That there shall be paid to the duly authorized neys. attorneys of said respe ctive Loyal Shawnee Indian s, their duly proven and established heirs, or their attorneys in fact, 5 per centum of the amount due on the respective claims of said Indians against the Government, when said I ndians' right to receive pa yment is Receipt required. established : And provided further, That befo re payment of the amount due said Loyal Shawnee Indian or his heirs or assigns or to their duly authorized attorneys, receipt shall be executed by or on behalf of said Indian claimants, or their legal representative, acknowledging payment of their claim against the United States, whi ch receipt shall be approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affa irs. Co mmittee of tribe A committee of f ive male adult mem be rs of the Loyal Shawnee to execute releases for benefi ciaries without Tribe, to be sel ected under dire ction of the Com missioner of Ind ian legal representatives . Affairs, with its headquarters at Vinita, Oklahoma, shall execute a release on behalf of all beneficiaries having no legal representatives. Approved, Marc h 4, 1929.

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