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 390 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 275, 276. JUNE 19, 1935. its approval. The said central council shall prepare a combined roll of all c ommuni ties a nd subm it it to the Secre tary of the I nterio r ofa pproval of roll ; for approval. Approval of the roll by the said Secretary of the Interior shall operate as fina l proof of the right of such Indian communities to share in the benefits of this Act as set forth in section 8. benefits. of SEC. 8 . The amount of any judgment in favor of said Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska, after payment of attorneys fees, shall be apportioned to the different rlingit and Haida commu- nities listed in the roll provided for in section 7 in direct proportion to the number of names on each roll, and shall become an asset itmepositsandexpend- thereof, and shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of each community, and such funds shall bear interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum, and shall be expended from time to time up on requisition by the said com munities by an d with advice and consent of the Secretary of the Interior, and under regulations as he may prescrib e, for the futu re economic se curity and stability of said Indian groups, through the acquisition or creation of productive economic instruments and resources of public Proafs° s. benefit to such Indian communities : Provided however That the Use of interest. ~ f interest on such funds may be used for beneficial purposes such as the relief o f distress, eme rgency relief a nd health
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Per capita payments . further, That none of the funds above indicated or the interest thereon shall e ver be used for per capita pay ments. Attorneys' servi ces . SEC. 9. That upon the final determination of any suit or suits instituted under this Act, if there is judgment for the plaintiff Indians, the Court of Claims shall inquire into the agreement or contract which said Indians have made with their attorneys for compensation for their ser vices in said s uit or suits, a nd if said Court of Cla ims shall find that such serv ices have been faithfully performed by said attorneys, it shall make a finding to that effect and adjudge that said attorneys' compensation shall be paid as agreed upon in said contract out of the appropriation made for the pay- Limitati°n t ment of the sum found due to said Indians, but in no case to exceed 10 per centum of the amount of the total recovery, and said sum so found to be due to said attorneys shall be paid in full out of the sums so found due to said Indians and the remainder of said total sum due to s aid Indians sh all be expended as provided in section 8 of this Act. Notice to General, etc . Attorney SEC. 10. A copy of the petition and other pleadings and briefs in said suit or suits brought under this Act shall be served upon the Attorney General of the United States, and he, or some attorney from the Department of Justice to be designated by him, is hereby directed to appear and defend the interests of the United States in such case or cases. Approved, June 19, 1935. [CHAPTER 276 .1 June 19, 1935. [S. 2688.] [Public, No ., 153 .] Sale of property un der co urt order. Ante,p .15 9,amended. AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the manner in which property shall be sold under orders and decrees of any United States courts", approved March 3, 1893, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act enti tled "An Act to regu late the man ner in w hich property shall be sold under orders and decrees of any United States courts ", approved March 3, 1893 (ch . 225, 27 Stat . 751, as amended ;