FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch.129,130, 131. 1877. 407 Sec. 2 That the Secretary of the Interior, if in his opinion the pub- Subdivision into lic interests require it, may cause the said lands in said reservation, or ““°“· any part thereod to be subdivided into tracts less than forty acres each, and into town·lots, or either; and, in such cases, each subdivision or lot Sjipara to noshall be appraised and offered separately for sale to the highest bidder, §’*“*S°**‘°**° ****1 0* as before provided, after which any tract or lot so offered, and not sold °r` for want of bidders, shall be subject to sale at private entry at the appraised value. _ · Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Interior shall cause the improve- Appraisement ments, buildings, materials, and other property, which may be situate *=***" Bm °f ****` upon said reservation, or upon any such tract or into which the pl°V°"`°“m' same may be subdivided, to be appraised, and may cause the same to be sold, together with the tract or lot upon which the same may be V situate, at not less than the appraised value of the land and improvements, or may, in his discretion, cause the said improvements to be sold separately at public sale at not less than the appraised value, to be removed by the purchaser within such time as the Secretary of the Interior may direct; and if the improvements are offered and not sold for want of bidders, then the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to sell the same at private sale for not less than the appraised value. Sec. 4. That the land lying between the northern boundary of said Lands between military reservation and the northern boundary of the military reserva- certain l»<>¤ii¤<i=¤»i·ir¤ tion, as established by order of Major G. I. Rains in the year eighteen gg "f§§‘$’*gl.*"‘>"°"' hundred and fifty-hve, shall be disposed of under and according to the §§_gf·rm;,XXX,, provisions of title thirty-two, chapter eight, of the Revised Statutes of 1).4;:8. ’ the United States, except any portion of the same to which there may be a valid pre-emption claim; and all controversies arising under this Controversies. act, in regard to the right or title to any part of said lands, shall be decided by the register and the receiver of the proper 1and—oii"ice, subject to an appeal to the Commissioner of the General Land-Ofdee by any person or party interested therein. Approved, March 3, 1877. CHAP. 130.-An act to authorize the President to restore Thomas J. Spencer to his Mm-ch 3, 1877, former rank in the Army. -——-———~——-——— Be it enacted by the Senate and 11`onse of Representatives of the United » States of America. in Congress assembled, That the President be, and he Thomas J. spenis hereby, authorized and empowered to restore to his former rank and °°*_*¤aY P°*:”t°*`°*l relative grade in the Army Thomas J. Spencer, late first lieutenant, t°""“"“ ""Y‘ Tenth United States Cavalry: Provided, That said Spencer shall not be entitled to any pay or allowances as an Army officer for the timehe may have been out of the military service. And the law of promotion in the line is hereby suspended in this case for the purpose Approved, March 3, 1877. CHAP. 131.——An act authorizing the changing of the name of the sloop Addie Parker Mm-ch 3, ]$77_ of New Bedford, Massachusetts. -——-———~——-———— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Aanerten in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Name of sloop ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to allow the owner Add *0 P¤*k°* of the sleep Addie Parker, a vessel of American ownership and license, °h““g°d‘ to change her name, and be hereafter known as the Addie. Approved, March 3, 1877. .
