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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. III. Cns. 124-126 . 1 931 1093 gate of fees and expenses allowed shall not exceed 5 per centum of the amount herein authorized to be appropriated, to be paid out of the appropriation when made pursuant to this Act
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Satisfactory rel ease furt her, That before any money is paid to any attorney, attorneys, required. or person, t hey shall first execute and delive r to the Secretary of the Interior a satisfaction and a discharge in writing of all claims and demands for services rendered and expenses incurred for said bands of Indians in the matter of their said claim. Appro ved, Febr uary 13, 1 931. CHAP. 1 25 .-An Act To auth orize th e Secret ary of the Inte rior to adjust Feb [sr 15 33'] 1s31. pay ment o f char ges du e on t he Bla ckfeet India n Irri gation Proje ct, an d for other [Public, No. 623 .] purposes. Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That where there Blackfeet Irrigation Project, Montana. are accumulated unpaid assessments of irrigation charges, plus Ti me exte nde d for accrued against trust patent or fee patent tracts of land paying assessments for penalty, construction, mainte- on the Blackfeet irrigation project, Montana, and where purchasers nancecharges,etc. or owners o f such tr acts are financi ally una ble to pa y such a mounts a enlded 38' p' 5 83, in a lump sum, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to deliver irrigation water upon the execution of a su itabl e co ntrac t bet ween such purc hase r or owner and the Unite d su ita ble co ntr act to be executed. States, said contract providing for the payment of current annual assessments and annual payments of such percentage of the accumu- Per iod of deferred lated assessments as are deemed equitable. The period over which payments. the payment of the a ccumulat ed asses sments s hall be s pread sh all be left to the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, but in no ca se sh all the p eriod of payme nt of suc h acc umula ted asses sment s exceed ten years : Provided That upon the execution of any such C ont ont r r a s acts to sub sti- contracts herein provided for any penalties or interest which may assessments or n acccum ul ate d have accrued against such accumulated assessments shall be canceled, and in lieu thereof the principal amount of the indebtedness shall draw interest at the rate of 6 per centum per annum from the date of the execution of the contract. Approved, February 13, 1931. February 13, 1931 . CHAP. 126.-An Act Authorizing the cities of Omaha, Nebraska, and Council [S. 5768 .1 Bluffs, Iowa, and the counties of Douglas, Nebraska, and Pottawattamie, Iowa, [Public, No. 624 .) to construct, maintain, and operate a toll or free bridge across the Missouri River at or near O'Hern Street, South Omaha, Nebraska . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled That in order to Missouri River. f Omaha, Nebr., etc ., promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and pro- ma hbridge, at Sou th vide for military and other purposes, the city of Omaha, Nebraska, or Douglas County, Nebraska, or the city of Council Bluffs, or Pottawattamie County, Iowa, or any two or more thereof cooperat- ing. are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and app roaches thereto across the Mis souri River, at a Location . point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near O'Hern St reet, Sou th Om aha, Nebr aska, in a ccor dance with the prov ision s of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges Construction. n Vol.34,p.84. ove r naviga ble water s," appr oved Mar ch 23, 1 906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act . SEC . 2 . There is hereby conferred upon said cities and counties Rig ht to a cquire real I estate, etc ., forlocation, acting jointly, or any one or more of them separately, all such approaches,etc . rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn,

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