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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. I. CHs . 506-509 . 1928 . May 7, 1M.

CHAP . 506 .-An Act Authorizing the appropriation of $2,500 for the erec- [H. R.8132.] tion of a tablet or marker at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, to commemorate the [Public No. 351 .1 holding of the Indian peace council, at which treaties were made with the Plains Indians in October, 1867. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Med ici ne Lodge, Kans .

United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of for ablet to commemo- r ate

prized $2,500 is hereby authorized to be appropriated to be expended, under rate Indian peace coun- the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, in the erection of a cil there in 1867 . Pose, p. 902. tablet or marker at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, to commemorate the holding at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, of the Indian peace council, at which treaties were made be tween the Unit ed States and the Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Cheyenne, and Arapahoe Indians in October, 1867 . Approved, May 7, 1928 . May 7,1928 .

CHAP. 507 .-An Act To amend section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act . [H. R. 10151.1 [Public, No . 352.]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Federal Reserve Act Am endment .

United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 9 of . ed Vol . 40, p .234, amend- the Federal Reserve Act be amended by adding thereto a new paragraph as follows St ate banks, etc ., "All banks or trust companies incorporated by special law or be coming memb ers of organized under the general laws of any State, which are members system . Made depositaries of of the Federal reserve system, when designated for that purpose by public money and Go vernment fin ancial the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be depositaries of public money, agents . under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary; and they may also be employed as financial agents of the Government; and they shall perform all such reasonable duties, as depositaries Deposit of security of public money and financial agents of the Government, as may be re q uired . required of th em . The Secret ary of the Tr easury shall require of the banks and trust companies thus designated satisfactory security, by the deposit of United States bonds or otherwise, for the safe k eeping and p rompt payme nt of the pu blic money deposi ted wi th them and for the faithful performance of their duties as financial agents of the Government ." Approved, May 7, 1928 . May .,1 22 .1 [H . R. 822 9 .]

CHAP. 508 .-An Act For the appointment of an additional circuit judge for [Public, No . 353 .3

the sixth judicial circuit . Be it e nacted by the Senate and Ho use of Repres entatives o f t h e Fo u r judges author .. U nited States of Am erica in Co ngress assembled Th at her eaf ter our ized for sixth circuit . there shall be in the sixth circuit four circuit judges, to be appointed ame nd- ed. Vol . 4z,p .84o,amena- and to have the powers, salary, and duties prescribed in section 118 of the Judicial Code, as amended . Approved, May 8, 1928 . May , 192 8 [H. R .

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CHAP . 509 .-An Act To authorize the refund of certain taxes on distilled [Public, No . 354 .1

spirits . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the int erna l rev enue . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in additi on Refund to owner of excess taxes paid on to the authority contained in the Act entitled "An Act to refund pa dueawarehous ehous e s in tax- taxes paid on distilled spirits in certain cases," approved February paid Vol . 43, p. 860.

11, 1925, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue may allow the claim of the owner (whether the distiller or his successor or other