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86 FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 151-153. 1892. July 6. 189% CHAP. 151.—An act supplementary and amendatory to an act entitled "An act "_""_’_" to refer to the Court of Claims certain claims of the Shawnee and Delaware Indians and the freedmen of the Cherokee Nation and for other purposes," approved October first eighteen hundred and ninety. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Shawnee items. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Shawnee tribe or band _gEfn§§°§“,§,,“Q1 gx of Indians, whose claims and demands against the Cherokee N ation and and Chcrokws- the United States were referred to the United States Court of Claims WL “"· P- °°‘- for adjudication under the act of Congress passed and approved October iirst, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled “An act to reier to the Court of Claims certain claims of the Shawnee and Delaware Indians and the freedmen of the Cherokee Nation, and for other purposcs,” shall present to the said court all their claims against the United States and the Cherokee Nation, or against either or both of them, of every description whatsoever, arising out of treaty relations with the United States, rights growing out of such treaties, and from contracts, expressed or implied, under such treaties, made and entered into by and between the said Shawnees and Cherokees, and between them, or either of them and the United States. Approved, July 6, 1892. July 6, 1892. CHAP. 152.-An act connrming title to lands in the subdivision of square two ·—————-— hundred and six in the City of Washington District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _Dintrict of comm- States of America in Congress assembled, That the subdivision of square "‘§·ubd,,,,_,0,, 0, two hundred and six in the City of Wasliington, District of Columbia, ¤·1¤=¤·¤ 206 c¤¤¤¤¤¤·1- made by C. P. Patterson and recorded in book B. W. page one hundred and two, in the office of the surveyor of the said District, be, and the same is hereby, confirmed so far as the said subdivision embraced any part of the original alleys in said square, and the title of the persons claiming any part or parts of said original alleys under the owner of the original lots in said square at the time said subdivision was made, 1-mea. is hereby confirmed: Provided, That the area dedicated to the public in New nity., the subdivision made by said Patterson is at least as great as that of the alleys in the said original division of said square into lots. Approved, July 6, 1892. July 6. 1892. CHAP. 153.~—An act ameudatory of an act entitled "An act to provide for the tak- —-————·—-——-—- ing of the Eleventh Census " Be it enacted by the Senate and House o{ Representatives of the United mmm; cmu. States of America in Congress assembled, That sections nfteen and sevenrnrmmmu n- om teen of the actentitled “An act toprovide for takingthelileventh and sub- P*¤<*¤¤¤*r¤f¤·¤¤¤*=*¤¤· sequent censuses" approved March iirst, eighteen hundred and eighty- vox. 25, p. ns. nine, be and the same are hereby, amended so that the Superintendent of Census shall be required to obtain from every incorporated and unincorporated company, firm, association, or person engaged in any productive industry the information called for and specified in the general and special schedules heretofore approved or to be hereafter approved by runny rm- not m- the Secretary of the Interior. And every president, treasurer, secre- "'°'“‘$· °‘°· tary, agent, director, or other officer of every corporation engaged in such productive industry, and every person, iirm, manager, or agent of unincorporated companies, and members of firms, associations, or individuals likewise engaged in such productive industry, irom which or whom answers to any of the inquiries contained in the said schedules are herein required, who shall, if thereto requested by the Superintendent of Census, supervisor, enumerator, or special agent, or each or any of them, wilful1y neglect or refuse to give true and complete answers to any inquiry or inquiries contained in the said schedules, or shall wilfully give ialse information in respect thereto, shall be deemed guilty