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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Gas. 647-649 . 1928 . 619 officers under such re ations as the President may prescribe Pr ovide d, That in order to insure intelligent cooperation between from noncombatant de tai ls o ncom bata nt the General Staff and the several noncombatant branches, officers branches. of such branches may be detailed as additional members of the General Staff Corps under such special regulations as to eligibility Li mit to war De- and redetail as may be prescribed by the President, but not more partment tha n two office rs fro m each such branch shall be det ailed as mem bers staff. of the War Department General Staff." Approved, May 21, 1928 . General May 21,1928 . CHAP . 648 .-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discre-	[H . R . 5926.] tion, to deliver to the custody of the Louisiana State Museum, of the city of [Public, No . 446 .] New Orleans, Louisiana, the silver bell in use on the cruiser New Orleans . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy is author ized, in his discr etion, to deliver to the cu stody of the Louisiana State Museum 1 of the city of New Orleans, Louisi- ana, for preservation and exhibition the silver bell which was in use on the cruiser New Orleans : Provided, That no expenses shall be incurred by the United States for the delivery of such silver bell . Approved, May 21, 1928 . "New Orleans," U. S . Cruiser. Silver bell of, to be delivered to Louisiana St ate Muse um . Proviso. No Federal expense . May 21, 1928 . CHAP. 649.-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to equitably 	[H . R . 5695.] adjust disputes and claims of settlers and others against the United States and [Public, No . 447 .1 between each other arising from incomplete or faulty surveys in township 19 south, range 26 east, and in sections 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 30, 31, township 19 south, range 27 east, Tallahassee meridian, Lake County, in the State of Florida . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and lie is hereby, authorized to equitably adjust di sputes and c laims of set tlers, entry men, se lector s, gra ntees, and pa tentee s of t he Uni ted St ates, their heirs o r assi gns, a gainst the United States and between each other arising from incomplete or faulty surveys in township 19 south, range 26 east, and in sections 7, 8, 17, 1 8, 19, 30, 3 1, tow nship 19 sou th, ran ge 27 east, Tallah assee meridian, Lake County, in the State of Florida, and to issue directly or in trust as may be found necessary or advisable patent to such settlers, entrymen, selectors, grantees, and patentees, their heirs or as signs, for l and cl aimed throug h sett lement, occup ation, purch ase, or otherwise in said described area, preserving, as far as he may deem equitable, to those claimants now in possession of public land the right to have patented to them the areas so occupied : Provided, That a charge of not less than the appraised value of the land, exclusive of any improvements placed thereon, be made for each acre or frac- tion thereof of Government land patented under the provisions of this Act, except that adjustment may be effected by exchange of lands patented for lands substantially equal in area, in which event payment shall be required of the difference in appraised values where the value of the land owned by the Government exceeds that of the land offered in exchange : Provided further, That rights acquired subsequent to the withdrawal of December 23, 1925, shall not be re cogniz ed or be sub ject t o adju stment hereun der. SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept any and all conveyances of land and to cause all necessary surveys to be made, to effect the purposes of this Act. All adjustments here- under shall conform to the approved plats of such survey or resurvey, and no other survey will be recognized. 54835°-29-PT 1-43 Public lands. Adjustment of claims of lands in Lake Coun ty, Fla., arising from faulty surv eys, etc. Patents to settlers, etc ., for land claimed throu gh settlement, etc . Rights of possessors. Provisos. Not less than ap- praised value to be charged. Adjustment by ex- changes. Rights not recog- nized. Acceptance of con- veyances.

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