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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. III. CHs. 174-176. 1931 . 1107 CHAP. 174 .-An Act Providing for payment of $25 to each enrolled Chip- February 14, 1931. pewa Indian of Minnesota from the funds standing to their credit in the Treasury [n .R 135228 .1 of the United States. [Public, No. 653] . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of t he United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary MCIIippewa Indians, of the Interior is authorized and directed to withdraw from the Per c apit a pa yment Treasury so much as may be necessary of the principal fund on to, from principal fund, deposit to the credit of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minne- sota under section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act for the relief and Vol. 25, p. 645. civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota," approved January 14, 1889, as amended, and to make therefrom ,p.54. payment of $25 to each enrolled Chippewa Indian of Minne- sota, un der such reg ulat ions as such Sec reta ry s hall pre scri be. No Acceptance. payment shall be made under this Act until the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota shall, in such manner as such Secretary shall prescribe, have accepted such payments and ratified the provisions of this Act. The money paid to the Indians under this Act shall not be subject lienottcubject to any to any lien or claim of whatever nature against any of said Indians. Approved, February 14, 1931. CHAP. 175 .-An Act To amen d the Act of Aril 25, 1922, as am ended February 14, 1931. P r e r [II .R . 13587 .1 entitled "An Act authorizing extensions of time for the payment of purchase [Public, No. 654.1 mon ey due und er ce rt ain homestead entries and Government-land purchases within the former Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Indian Reservations, North Dakot a and South Dakot a. " Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That any entryman stdeye R eoR iver and or pu rchase r of c eded Cheyen ne Riv er and Stan ding R ock In dian Reservation, N. Dak ., lands who is unable to make payment as required by the Act of and S. Dak. March 31, 1928 (45 Stat . L . 400), may obtain an extension of time Vol. 45, p. 4 00, for the payment due December 1, 1930, of the total amount of princi- amended. Further ext ension of pal and interest required by that Act, for one year from the date time for paym ents on when such sum became due under the provisions of said Act upon purc hases all owed . the payment of interest on the total amount involved at the rate of 5 per centum per annum : Provided, That such claimant for the Ti Proviso e me further extend• same reaso n and upon making payme nt of inter est ma y obta in an ed on paying interest. extension of time for one year for payment of the amount due under said Act on December 1, 1931. Approved, February 14, 1931. CHAP. 1 76 .-An Act To a mend the Act a pprov ed Ma rch 2, 19 29, e ntit led February 14, 1931. [if. R . 14056 .1 "An Act to authorize the disposition of unplatted portions of Government town [Public, No. 655.] sites on irrigation projects under the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, and for other purposes ." Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 `rrigatiio 45, n prpoj ec 1522, of the Act of March 2, 1929, entitled " An Act to authorize the dis- amended. osition of un latted portions of Government town sites on irri a L. S- C., Supp. IV, 1? P - p.586. tion proj ects under the Reclamation Act of June 1 7, 1902, and f or other purposes" (45 Stat. L. 1522; U. S. C., Supp. III, title 43, sec . 571), be amended to read " That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his sa le of unplatted discretion, to appraise, and sell, at public auction, to the highest portions of at auction . bidder, f rom time to ti me, under suc h terms as to time of payme nt Terms of payment . as he may require, but in no event for any longer period than five years, any or all of the unplatted portions of Government town

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