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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2 D SESS.-CHS. 710-712--DEC. 23, 1944 SEC. 2. That for services rendered during the period May 1, 1943, to September 30, 1943, inclusive, by hourly and per diem employees of The Alaska Railroad in Alaska, other than those specified in sec- tion 1, but not including longshoremen and Eska Mine employees, increases in wages over the amounts or rates paid during said periods in accordance with the then current wage schedules are hereby author- ized as follows: For hourly employees, 15 cents per hour and for per diem employees, $1.20 per day. SEC. 3. The said increases in wages shall be computed in accord- ance with the regular practice of The Alaska Railroad during that period, and the funds of The Alaska Railroad shall be available for the payment thereof. Approved December 23, 1944. [CHAPTER 711] AN ACT December 23,1944 To authorize the sale of certain lands of the Tulalip Tribe of Indians, State of [H. R. 4782] Washington. [Public Law 549] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discretion, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, and with the approval of the governing officials of the Tulalip Tribe of Indians, to sell and convey to the purchasers certain lands, commonly referred to as tide- lands, fronting upon lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of section 1, township 29 north, range 4 east, the south half of section 36, township 30 north, range 4 east, and lot 1 of section 6, township 29 north, range 5 east, Willamette meridian, Washington. Title to the lands so sold shall be conveyed by deed executed by the Governing officials of the tribe and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. In the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, the lands may be offered for sale by lots or parcels based upon local lot descriptions as identified by local plats of survey covering Priest Point Park Subdivisions: Provided, That the proceeds of the sale of the lands shall be deposited with the bonded disbursing officer of the Tulalip Indian Agency to the credit of the Tulalip Indian Tribe, a corporation, and, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, such proceeds may be reinvested in other lands, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984). Approved December 23, 1944. [CHAPTER 712] AN ACT For the relief of the Board of County Commissioners of Volusia County, Florida. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Board of County Commissioners of Volusia County, Florida, the sum of $4,068.10. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of damage to an Adams motor road grader caused by United States Navy airplane F4F-4, Bureau Number 5223, on March 3, 1944, on the naval base grounds at Day- tona Beach, Florida: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall Tulalip Tribe of Indians, Wash. Sale of lands. Deposit of proceeds 2U.S.C.I461- 479. December 23, 1944 [H. R. 4815] (Public Law 650] Volusia County, Fla. Payment of damage claims. 917

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