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73d CONGRESS . SESS. I. CHS. 95, 96. JUNE 16, 1933 . [CH APTER 95 .] AN ACT June 16, 1933 . [s. 1561.)

Prov iding for payment of $50 to each enrolle d Chippewa Indian of the Red Lake [Public, No . 72.1

Band of Minnesota from the timber funds standing to their credit in the Treasury of the United States . Red Lake Ban d of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the chipp‡,,.a Indians.

United States o f America in Con gres s as semb led, That the Secre- tary of the Interior is authorized and directed to withdraw from the Treasury so much as may be necessary of the principal timber fund on deposit to the credit of the Red Lake Band of the Chip- Per capita pa y ment pewa Indians of the State o f Minnesota a nd to make the refrom pay- to, from tribal funds . ment of $50, in two equal installments of $25 each, one as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, and one on or about De- cember 1, 1933, to each enrolled Chippewa Indian of the Red Lake Band of Minnes ota, under su ch regulation s as such Secr etary shall prescribe. No payment shall be made under this Act until the Chippewa Indians of the Red Lake Band of Minnesota shall, in Acceptance, etc .

such manner as such Secreta ry shall pres cribe, have ac cepted such payments and ratified the provisions of this Act . The money paid Pa yments not sub- to the Indians under this A ct shall not be subject to any lien or sect to any lien, etc' claim of whate ver nature ag ainst any of said Indians, except that not to exceed 15 per centum of each installment may be deducted to apply toward individual obligations due the United States or the Re d Lake Band of Ch ippewa India ns, Approved, June 16, 1933, 12 :57 p .m . Revenue Act of 1932, amendments. Gasoline, tax con- tinued after June, 1933 . Vol .

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27 0, repeajed . Pos tal rates . President authorized to modify. Vol . 47, p. 295. Post, p . 760 . Effective (late and duration . Postmasters' allow- ances, etc ., correspond- ingly modified . Vol.47,p. 285 . [CHAPTER 96 .1 June 16, 1933.

AN ACT [H .R . 5040.) To extend the gasoline tax for one year, to modify postage rates on mail matter, [Public, No . 73 .]

and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress as sembled, That se ction 629 of the Revenue Act of 1932 is amended by striking out the follow- ing : ", or after June 30, 1933, in the case of articles taxable under section 617, r elating to th e tax o n gasol ine ." SEC . 2 . The Pr esiden t is a uthor ized d uring the p eriod ending June 30, 1934, to proclaim such modifica tions of posta ge rates on mail matter (except that in the case of first-class matter the rate shall n ot be r educed to les s than 2 cents an ou nce or fractio n ther eof) as, after a survey by him, he may deem advisable by reason of increase in business, the interests of the public, or the needs of the Postal Service, and such modifications shall be in effect on and after such date as h e shall procl aim and until July 1, 1934 . In case a modification of the rate of postage on f irst-class mat ter is pro- claimed, the President shall also make a corresponding modifica- tion in the percentages of gross postal receipts specified in section 1001 (c) of the Revenue A ct of 1932 as amended by th is Act, which percentages shall be in effect during the period such modification of the rate of postage on first-class matter is in effect . Nothing in this First clas s ma tter . section shall be construed as giving the President authority to change the rate fixed by law on first-class matter mailed for local delivery, postal cards, and private mailing or post cards . SEC . 3 . (a) Section 1001 (a) of the Revenue Act of 1932 is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting a colon and the following : "Provided, That such additional rate shall not apply on or after July 1, 1933, to first-class matter mailed for local delivery ." Vol . 47, p. 28 5, amended . Ra te increase, for local delivery repealed . R.9., sec. 3904, p. 759.