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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 320-322 . MAY 21, 1934 . 787 [CHAPTER 320 .] AN ACT May 21, 1934. Granting a leave of absence to settlers of homestead lands during the years 1932, [S . 2568 .]	 1933, and 1934 . [Public, No. 241 .] Be it enacted by t he Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, Th at any home- H me s itd settlers, stead settler or entryman w ho, during th e calendar yea rs 1932 or etc., may be excused 1933, foun d it neces sary or du ring 1934 shoul d fin d it neces sary, from residence on, in , g y~ cercertain cases . because of economic conditions, to leave his homestead to seek em- Vol.47,p .59. ployment in order to obtain the necessaries of life for himself and/or family or to provide for the education of his children, may, upon filing with the register of the district his affidavit, supported by corroborating affidavits of two disinterested persons, showing the necessity of such absence, be excused from compliance with the requirements of the homestead laws as to residence, cultivation, im- provem ents, expend iture s, or paymen t of p urcha se mon ey as the case may be, during all or any part of the calendar years 1932, 1933, and 19 34, and said entries shall not be open to contest or protest because of failure to comply with such requirements during such absence ; except that the time of such absence shall not be deducted statutory life d dentry from the actua l residence r equired by la w, but a perio d equal to such absence shall be added to the statutory life of the entry Provided, That any entryman holding an unperfected entry on ceded Installment payment Indian lands may be excused from the requirements of residence extension. upon the conditions provided herein, but shall not be entitled to extension of time for the payment of any installment of the purchase price of the land except upon payment of interest, in advance, at the rate of 4 per centum per annum on the principal of any unpaid purchase price from the date when such payment or payments became due to and inclusive of the date of the expiration of the period of relief granted hereunder. Approved, May 21, 1934. [CHAPTER 321 .] AN ACT May 21, 1934. Repealing certain sec ti ons of the Re vi sed C ode of Laws of the United States 	[S .2671.] relating to the Indians. [Public, No. 242.] Be it e nacted by the Senate and Ho use of Repres entatives o f t he United States o f America in Congress assembled, That sections 2111, Revised Statutes. 2 112 2113 212 0, 2 134, 2147, 2148 2149, 2150 1 2151, 2152, and 2153 relatinglto I sections ndians, re of the Revised Satutes (U .S .C ., title 25, sees . 171, 12, 17, 186, 219, peus.c ., p, 700. 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, and 22 6) are hereby repealed. Approved, May 21, 1934. [CHAPTER 322 .] AN ACT May 21, 1934. To authorize the Secretary of War to convey by appropriate deed of conveyance 	[11 .11, 8235 .1 certain lands in the District of Ewa, island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. [Public, No. 243.] Be it e nacted by the Senate and Ho use of Repres entatives o f t h e United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Hawaii ° C onvey ance of cer- of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to convey to tain lands in the Dis- the Territory of Hawaii lands in the District of Ewa, island of trict of Ewa, island of O ahu, auth orize d. Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, described as follows, to wit Beginning at a point designated as " C " on map dated November Description. 15, 1920, United States Engineer Department, file numbered 300 .8, between the boundary of Honouliuli and Pouhala Mauka, the coordi- nate of said point referred to United States concrete monument