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392 SIXTY·SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cus. 45-47. 1920. maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Tombigbee River at a. point suitable t0`tl16`1Hb§I'QSi}S of navrgatron near Iron Wood Bluff, in Itawamba County, Mississippi, rn accordrliiiiiillgilf ance with the rovisions of theActent1tled "An Act to regplate the construction oi) bridges over navigable waters/’ approved arch 23, 1906. A“‘°”‘”"°"‘· Sec. That telic right to alter, amend, or repeal thisAct is hereby express y reserv . Approved, January 15, 1920. ’°'g,';¥§_‘Zr.{’{“°· crrar. ee.-Aa an regmvrae for are erection er a Federal ence rmnaiag on

 the site acquired for the Su treasury in Saint Louis, Missouri.

_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House (gf Repreaentativeaof the United §{,‘§,§§*‘{§",§{di,§‘g ,,,, States ry' America in Congress aaaembl , That in carrying out that gag; <>¤·i* ¤¤>=¤¤ f·¤ provision in the Act of Congress approved March 4, 1913 {Thirty- iieri§?rl`rg@6.amaa- seventh Statutesbpage 886), which authorized the construction of a °°· building for the nited States Subtreasury and other governmental offices rn Saint Louis, Missouri, upon the site thereto ore acquired for that prupose, the Secretary of the Treasury may have said building so constructed as to omit accommodations for the Subtreasury. Approved, January 17, 1920. "" V ‘°°°· cmu-. 47.-An act Attila-iq ‘ ‘local dra1nage' assures to can certain ublic

 lands in the State of Arlnnns, counties of Mimisippi and Poinsett, and suhjldcting

said lands to taxation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United {r°i°iiisii°d°&..r¤,g. States of America rn 0'ongress assembled, That all of those unenterud, km ¤vv“°***°*¢ unreserved public lands, and all of those entered lands for which no final certificates have been issued, within the areas hereinafter described, are hereby made and declared to be subject to the laws of the State of Arkansas relating to the organization, government, and regulation of drainage districts to the same extent and in the _ same manner, except as hereinafter provided, in which lands held {{',§,“,,§’;,w__ in Mi,. under grivate ownership are or may be subject to said laws: Promiled §gjg>g;L°¤° *’°*¤=¢'* That the United States and all persons legally holding unpatented ' lands under entries made under the public·land laws of the United States shall be accorded all_the rights, privileges, and benefits given by said laws to persons holding lands in private ownership, said ands being thosempub °c lands in Mrssissi pi County, Arkansas, rn townships fourteen, teen, and sixteen nortgi, range nine east, and townships fifteen and sixteen north, range ten east, fifth tprincijioél meridian, according to the officral surveys thereof approve Octo r 12, 1915, and all o those unentered pub ic lands, and all of those entered lands for which no iinal certificates have been issued in Poinsett County, Arkansas, in townships eleven and twelve north, ra six east, fifth §ripie§;6al1r£§r;e§idian, according to the odicial surveys ttlggreof approved Dra' c w s U y 1 • _ p_;g·ii°_g¤¤¤¤ riffs Sec. 2. That the constructron and maintenance of canals, ditches, °"' ° levees, and other drainage, works upon and across the lands subject to the opzration of this Act Er; helneliy authorized, subject to the same con tions as are impose y the laws o the State of Arkansas .,,,;§§’f’Z,’{§i°°m°”° °’ upon lands held in private ownership, and that the cost of construction and maintenance of oanals, drtches, levees, and other drainage works incurred rn connection with any drainage project under said laws shall be_ equitably apportioned among all lands held in private _ W mm} ownership, all unentened public lands, and all lands embraced in mmsrerma saws. unpatented entries affected by such project. Oilieiauy certified lists showing the amount of charges assessed against each smallest