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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. III. Cxs. 140, 141, 161 . 1931 . 1101 ga tion, at Alg onquin, Ill inois, in s ection 34, township 43 north, rang e 8 east, thir d prin cipal meri dian, in ac corda nce wi th th e prov ision s of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges construction . n34,p84. over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 . SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved. Approved, February 13, 1931. February 13, 1931 . CHAP. 141 .-An Act Granting the co nsent of Congress to the Arkansas	[H. R .15766 .1 State Highway Commission to maintain and operate, as constructed, a fr ee high- [Public, No. 639 .] way bridge across Saline River near Kingsland, Arkansas, on State Highway N umbere d 3, from P ine B luff to For dyce, Arka nsas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Consen t Arkansas River. of Congress is hereby granted to the Arkansas State Highway in Cleveland Cou ty. Commission and their successors and assigns to maintain and oper- ate the free highway bridge and approaches thereto, as constructed, across Saline River, in the county of Cleveland and the State of Construction. Arkansas, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Vol.34,p.84. Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved. Approved, February 13, 1931. February 14, 1931. CHAP. 161 .-An Act Providing for the confirmation of the title of certain 	(11. R . 65961 purchas ers from the State of Louisiana of l ands formerly included in the Live O ak [Public, No . 640 .] naval reserve on Navy Commissioners Island, in Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana, now abandone d . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, subject to "Title Navy Commission . the provisions of this Act, the title of all persons who, prior to Janu- Title of certain pur- ary 1, 1880, purchased from the State of Louisiana any lands for- chasers of Oak l ands in Live merly included in what was known as the Live Oak naval reserve on Navy Commissioners Island, in Saint Mary Parish, in the State of Louisiana, established by Executive order of February 29, 1820, under authority of the Act of March 1, 1817, and restored to entry by authority of Act of February 16, 1923 (Forty-second Statutes, Vol.42, p .1258. page 1258), shall be confirmed and validated against any claim or interest of the United States : Provided, That satisfactory evidence Evide"eofpurchase of such purchase, with description of the lands claimed by each to be submitted . applicant, in accordance with the system of the United States public land surveys, be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior within six months from and after the approval of this Act : Provided Patents to issue on further, That patents shall issue to such purchasers and shall inure pa~'ents' to the benefit of their heirs, assigns, or devisees to the same extent and as if such purchasers had secured full title from the State of Louisiana through such purchasers upon the payment of $1 .25 per acre for such land, which sum shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States : Provided further, That the provisions of this Act tie Rights impaired . set - shall not impair the rights of valid settlers upon said land. Approved, February 14, 1931.

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