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srxrrnsrxrn corrorrnss. si-ss. III. ons. as, se. 1921. 1097 asses in front of the said rear range light structures shall be diverted by said counties from the north to the south side of the structures, crossing the creek by the bridge just mentioned; that the portion of the road west of the creek shall be constructed by said counties in accordance with specifications to be furnished by the Lighthouse Service; that the officers and employees of the Government of the United States shall have the right at all times to pass and repass over the said bridge and over the land transferred hereunder, by an route they may select, and to transport all necessary material; thereover; that the maintenance of the site and structrues, the construction and maintenance of the brid e, and the diversion of the road, as hereinbefore rovided for, shag be without expense to the United States: Providgd further, That in the event of the discon· m{‘i’,'u';f$’_Pw‘}{‘h gg; tinuance by said cormties of the maintenance of said piece or {parcel ¤i¢1¤¤- of land as an historic landmark or as a public park, or of the ailure of the said counties to perform any of the terms and conditions M preceding, the title to the premises hereunder transferred shall mma. P '°` revert to the United States, and the $2,000 paid hiv said counties shall be retained by the United States in consi eration of the provisions hereof. Tmsm to Sm m_ Sec. 2. That the United States hereby consents to the transfer umm. of the premises by said counties to the State of Michigan, the State in such case to assume all the terms and conditions herein stipulated. Sec. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby *“‘°"""‘°"‘· expressly reserved. Approved, February 5, 1921. CHAP. 36.-An Act Conferring 'urisdicticn on the Court of Claimsto hear deter· Figl1$?6g511ilm` mine, and render judgment in the (lsage civiIi.zati¤n~fund claim of the Osage llation of Indians against the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House cj Re esentativea o the United . States of America in Congress assembled, Thai? the claim of the Osage glaring? hiiiimii¤i¤¤¤y¤ Tribe of Indians against the United States for moneys due, out §1,§’§,{§${§dS‘2?8;,{,,“‘l,i of the sale of Osage lands under the treaty of September 29, 1865, C'Q,*g;¤·,, P 68, proclaimed January 21, 1867 (Fourteenth Statutes at Large, page ’ ' 687), shall be submitted to the Court of Claims, with the right of appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States by either partvy, for the amount due or claimed to be due said tribe from the Lnited States for the misapplro riation of any of the funds of the said tribe, or for the failure of the United States to ay the tribe any money due _,umdm,°n mm under said treaty; and jurisdiction is liereby conferred upon the ima:. Court of Claims to hear and determine, as right and justice may require, and as upon a full and fair arbitration, gre claim of said tribe against the United States, notwithstandin lapse of time or statutes olllimitation, and also any legal or eviluitable defense, set—oH', or counterclaini, includingqgratuities, whic the United States may have P,,,,,,,,,_ aoainst said Osage ribe, and to enter judgment thereon: Provided, Bm <>f¤¤¤¤e¤¤· 'lliiat if it be found that the United States Government has wrongfully a ropriatcd any part or parcel of the lands or the funds of said Osage llliibe of Indians, judgment for dam es in respect thereto, if any. shall be confined to the value of theilland, or the amount of funds, at the time of said appropriation, together with interest at the rate of 5 per centum per annum thereon to the date of the decree of the Court of Claims rendered in respect thereto, less any legal or equitable set—offs or counterclaims, including atuities, whic the l nited States Government may have against ge said Osage Tribe Ea {_ of Indians. The judgment of the Court of Claims in this matter °°°°’“d“'“°'"“ rendered, when satisfied, shall annul and cancel all claims and title of said Osage Tribe in and to said lands and funds, as well as all other 4»l2Sl°—21———-Tl