SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cns. 307-eos. 1924. 595 purposes, and to designate as a ame refu e within such national D°S?¢¤°“°¤ °‘¤°¤¤° forest the areas which may be determinedgto be suitable for the and hmmm °°` protection and propa tion of game animals and birds. ' Sec. 2. That it shall] be unlawful for any person to hunt, pursue, ,,%,,“§‘,}$g*°*”··“"‘°*“°· kill, capture, or molest any game animal or any bird within such i designated refuge except in accordance with rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture. Sm. 3. That the provisions of this Act shall not affect any valid ,,,$§,§2,‘{§§_““‘i°S·°‘°·· existing claim, location, or entry under the land laws of the United States, whether for homestead, mineral, right of way, or any other purpose, nor the rights of any claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of such land. Sec. 4. That any person who violates any provision of this Act ,, {’,f,,§°{,,f‘* or of any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder shall be guilty ' of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Approved, June 7, 1924. CHAP. 308.-Au Act To confer jurisdiction upon the United States District nig? gppz1;;;sNorthern District of California, to adjudicate the claims of American Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re esentatives of the B . Sm United States of America in Congress assembled, Tggt `urisdiction be, i¤g,°r?°° at fm" and it is hereby, conferred upon the United States District Court, ,0f’d;,"‘g§g‘;Q,{”§§,°;§i Northern District of California, to hear and determine the claims fu! Seizures of vessels. of American citizens, their heirs and legal representatives, for dam es °° b° or loss occasioned by or resulting from the seizure, detention, shdle, or interference with their voyage b the United States of vessels charged with unlawful sealingrm the gering Sea and water contiguous thereto and outside of the thee-mile limit during the years 1886 to 1896, inclusive, and to enter judgment therefor. 8 bmw , . Sec. 2. That all American citizens whose rights were affected by 1¤$¤¤¤n1i:r¤fiii¤i§ii£ said seizure, detention, sale, or interference specifically referred to °°“"· in section 1 hereof during the years 1886 to 1896, inclusive, may Submit to the United States District Court in and for the Northern A th i { District of California their claims thereunder, and the court shall ° °"y° °°""‘ render jud ent thereon. ,1,, mum Sec. 3. %hat claims not presented within two years from the ` passage of this Act shall hereafter be forever dobarred. Approyed, Jime 7, 1924. CHAP. 309.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act authorizing an _ __ ¤PPYOpriation to meet proportionate expenses of providing a drainage system lP¤b1ic. N<>.%1.] for Piute Indian lands in the State of Nevada within the Newlands reclamah0¤ project of the Reclamation Service," approved February 14, 1923- BG it enacted be the Senate and House 0 Re entatives of the · · V United States of `jlmerica in Congress asse1;tbZe¢g,"(3'Ig`liat the Act €Ir vnggm; mug? M1 titled "An Act authorizing an appropriation to meet proportionate '°“"°‘ ` expenses ofgiroviding a drainage stem for Piute Indian lands in the State o Nevada within the hjizwlands reclamation project of the Reclamation Service," approved February 14, 1923, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: t I . I “That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any gmunmaumasu. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of ""*““"‘ $49,603.05, payable in twenty annual installments of $2,500 each, except the last, which shall be the amount remaining unpaid, for the
