Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 38 Part 1.djvu/329

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310 SIXTY·THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 45, 46. 1914. 1m·¤ar1,1m. (:353, 45,...An Act Auumumng me sue of certain land to the county of San [H' F" unl'] Diego, State of California, for public watering purposes. [Public, No. 76.] . . Be it enacted theS¢naleandHm¢seo R entatwesof the United w8inm°°°c°°°”’Statesqj`Anre»·£e•!{1in0 aase1nble£'l¥§;`qtheSecreta1yof the °"°°"“""°‘ Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to sell at Q1.25 per acre and issue to the county of San_D1ego, State of Qahforma,_a patent for the southeast quarter of section twengyfour, m township seventeen south, of range eight east, San base and principal m ' containing one hundred and sixty acres, said and to be usively for public purposes, and the spring or spur? of water contained therein to be maintained and keptinsgxd con _- P~•¤•·•· tion for free public use: Provided, That the said Ipatent contam ¤:Qiiv°°l°° M °°°` the provision that the land shall revert to the nited States whenever it shall not be used and maintdned for the purposes mentioned ¤•¤•¤¤~¤¢¤¤¤•¤¤<1- in this Act: Promkiedfwrther That the Government of United St8t@0IA1D6l'i0&I'&G1'V&l1•ilQl'l§hiii$00PGI8i'»0 and maintain any telegraph or telephone line over an pvppphsaid land, which is m oppragn gtghe passage ofthisAct, or it may see iittoesta hsh ere r. A roved, March 27, 1914. PP 1[§rc£•2{£:5· (HCQLP. Act To provide for drainage of Indian allotments of the Five [Public, No. 77.] _ _ _ Be it enacted t?aeS¢ma¢ecmZ Hrmseo Rc eamtanves o the United o Tm°°°’ States of Ameri; in Congress assennbkd, Tligt wheneverja ,,,I{,§‘};‘§,§:,@§', district is organized in any county in the Five Civilized Tribes of e

;.§‘:_¤¤ State of Oklahoma, under the laws of that State, for the  of

draining the lands within such district the Secretary of e terior is authorized, in his discretion, to pay from the funds or moneys arising from any source imder his control or under the control of the United Stages, and which would be pro rateiln allottee, the assessment or dramage urposes inst an ottee or u n the lands of any allotteld who isaidzt subjeht to taxation or wlE>•se lands are exempt from taxation or from assessment for taxation under the treaties or agreements with the tribe to which such allottee may belong, or under any Act of Congress; and such amount so paid out shall be cha?ed against such allottee's pro rata share of any funds to his credit un er the control of the Secretary of the Interior or the €’f°R_;,{g°•·°, um, United States: Provided That the Secretary of the Interior, before mm, sw. paying out such funds, shall designate some person with a knowledge of the subtect of drainage, to review the schedules of assessment aiamst eac tract of land and to review the land assessed to ascertain w ether such Indian allottee, or lands not subject to taxation, have been assessed more thanthezr pro rata as compared with other lands located in 881d d1str1ct similarly situated and deriving pamela hke benefits. And if such Indian lands have been assessed justl when compared with other assessments, then, in that event, said funcg shall be paid to the proper county m which such drainage district may be organized, or, m the option of the Secretary of the Interior, to the construction company or bondholder shown to be entitled to ¤,,,,,,,,,,,_ the funds armngfrom such assessment: Pro·m21edfurther, That in any M event such assessment on any Indian allotment shall not exceed {15 i:iirt&tg;6h&¤§c(ieId0dz?&1‘:aai?•g·$islmBnguardt Mm ”fL.f“d° ‘“’i°“?3."‘°mI“i*4% o , , s consen ere : ,.’:.‘&‘*‘¤*·*·¤°**···· grovigiedfurliwr me nothmggn urs Acwmu beso tense-use as to _ epiipiye any aliottee of aply right which he might otherwise have in dua1ly_to wapply to e courts for the purpose of having hrs rights ad]ud1ca . Approved, March 27, 1914.