234 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 3074, 3075. 1906. Umm *°' “°*““‘ stead laws but settlers, u n final proof, shall have credit for the mddum mowed` period of their actual resideiide upon the lands covered by their entries. _u{%'“,E};,’,'Q{l0,h§,{';,; Sec. 2. That settlers upon lands chieiiy valuable for agriculture snnwi-within forest reserves on anuary first, nineteen hundred and six, who have already exercised or lost their homestead privilege, but are otherwise competent to enter lands under the homestead laws, are hereby ` granted an additional homestead riglht of entry for the lpurposes of this Act only, and such settlers must otherwise comply wit the (provisions
- "’°°- of the homestead law, and in addition thereto must pay two ollars and
fifty cents per acre for lands entered under the provisions of this section, such payment to be made at the time of ·making final proof on such lands. Rgf,§{,‘f,_H*l" F°’°“ Sec. 3. That all entries under this Act in the Black Hills Forest Entries in. wbiect Reserve shall be subject to the quartz or lode mining laws of the t° mlm°°l°w°’°t°' United_ States, and the laws and regulations permitting the location, appropriation, and use of the waters within the said forest reserves for Limitation ninth- mining, irri tion, and other purposes; and no titles acquired to agricultural lang: in said Black Hills Forest Reserve under this Act shall Riparian Hunts re vest in the patentee any riparian rights to any stream or streams of ”°"°d' flowing water within said reserve; and that such limitation of title shall be e ressed in the patents for the lands covered b such entries. Inggmmmy Sec. 4.]That no homestead settlements or entries shall, be allowed in uu s. mk., prohib· that portion of the Black Hills Forest Reserve in Lawrence and Pen- "°§',;c,,,,,,,,,,,_ nington counties in South Dakota except to persons occupying lands PM- v- 58*- therein prior to January first, nineteen hundred and six, and the pro- _ visions of this Act shall apply to the said counties in said reserve only so far as is necessary to give and perfect title of such settlers or occupants to lands chiefly valuable for agriculture therein occupied or claimed by them prior to the said date, and all homestead entries under this Act in said counties in said reserve shall be described by metes and bounds survey.
- ¤’·"¤"°**°"- Sec. 5. That nothing herein contained shall be held to authorize any
future settlement on any lands within forest reserves until such lands n0'QQf‘,;{N_;;},*{f’“*· *""·· have been opened to settlement as provided in this Act, or to in any way impair the legal rights of any bona tide homestead settler who has or shall establish residence upon public lands prior to their inclusion within a forest reserve. Approved, June I l, 190ei. June 11. 1906 CHAP. 3075.-An Act To empower the Secretary ot War, imdcr certain restric-
tions, to authorize the construction, extension, and maintenance of wharves, piers,
[Publi!'. xo. 211.] and other structures on lands underlying harbor areas and navigable streams and _ bodies of waters in or surrounding Porto Rico and the islands adjacent thereto. _ Be it enacted by the Swzaie am] [[0u.w of Rc ·e•¢c1atativ¤e.v of the United flgjfgtfjmion U, Stalex of rlinerfm in ( bngrexs as.w»mNe17, 'lhdt the Secretary of Vllar
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- rv··~.•et··.. ····•h<»r- be, and he_1s hereby, empowered, subject to the restrictions and under
"the conditions hereinafter mentioned, to authorize the construction, extension, and maintenance of any wharf, ier. dolphin, boom, weir. breakwater, sea wall, bulkhead, jetty, or otli)er structure on any of the lands belonging to the United States which underlie the harbor areas and navigable streams and bodies of waters in or surroundin Porto Ricp imddthe islands adjacent thereto and the iilling in and dredging of suc an s. __,{g;§j;f.9‘ "*° ‘*"“‘ Src. 2. _That the word "person" as used in this Act shall be construed to import either the singular or the plural, as the case demands, and shall include individuals, municipalities, quasi-municipal corpora tions. corporations, companies. and associations.
