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 988 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 576, 577 . JUNE 18, 1934 . issue of to each tribe, SEC. 17 . The Secretary of the Interior may, upon petition by at upon petition therefor. least one-third of the adult Indians, issue a charter of incorporation pro ris o. to such tribe : Provided, That such charter shall not become opera- Ratification opera. t tion precedent to opera- ive until ratified at a special election by a majority vote of the adult tion. Indians living on the reservation. Such charter may convey to the rowers conferred. incorporated tribe the power to purchase, take by gift, or bequest, or otherwise, own, hold, manage, operate, and dispose of property of every description, real and personal, including the power to pur- chase restricted Indian lands and to issue in exchange therefor interests in corporate property, and such further powers as may be incidental to the conduct of corporate business, not inconsistent with law, but no authority shall be granted to sell, mortgage, or lease for Revo catio n, a period exceeding ten years any of the land included in the limits of the reservation. Any charter so issued shall not be revoked or surrender ed except by A ct of Congres s. Inapplicable, to res- SEc. 18 . This Act shall not apply to any reservation wherein a ervation rejecting prop- osit ion. major ity of the ad ult Ind ians, v oting at a sp ecial e lectio n duly called by the Secretary of the Interior, shall vote against its application. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior, within one year after the passage and approval of this Act, to call such an election, which election shall be held by secret ballot upon thirty days' notice. Term "India n" do- SEC. 19. The term " Indian " as used in this Act shall include all fined' persons of Indian descent who are members of any recognized Indian tribe now u nder F edera l juri sdicti on, an d all perso ns who are descendants of such members who were, on June 1, 1934, residing within the present boundaries of any Indian reservation, and shall further include all other persons of one-half or more Indian blood. For the purposes of this Act, Eskimos and other aboriginal peoples "Tribe °" of Alaska shall be considered Indians. The term " tribe " wherever used in this Act shall be construed to refer to any Indian tribe, organized band, pueblo or the Indians residing on one reservation. "Adult Indians . • The words " adult Indians " wherever used in this Act shall be construed to refer to Indians who have attained the age of twenty one years . App roved, June 1 8, 1934 . [CHAPTER 577 .1 June 18, 1934 . AN ACT 	[s.3742 .1	 Granting the consent of Congress to the State Board of Public Works of the State [Public, No . 39.3 of Vermont to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across Lake Champlain at or near West S wanton, Vermont . Be it enacted by t he Senate and House of Repr esentatives o f th e Lake Champlain . United State s of America in Congress a ssembled, That the consent Vermont may bridge, at west swanton . of Congress is hereby gra nted to the S tate Board of Public Works of the State of Vermont to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across Lake Champlain, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between a . point at or near East Con struction. Alburg, Vermont, and a point at or near West Swanton, Vermont, in accordance with the prov isions of an Act entitled " An A ct t o regula te the const ructi on of bridge s over navi gable waters ", approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Toli rates to be ad- SEC. 2. If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates justed to provide cost of operation and sink- of tolls may be so adjusted as to provide a fund suf ficient to pay lug fund. (a) the reas onable cost o f maintenance, repair, and operation of the said bri dge and its appr oach es, and (b) the amor tiza tion wit hin a reasonable time, and not exceeding twenty-five years from the