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648 "Redemption of Libert y Bond s Issue d in the Year 1918 from Bequest of James Reuel Smith ." Credit of funds to . Sale of real and per- sonal property

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sition of proceeds. Restriction on use . August 16, 1937 [S . 60i) [Public, No . 2931 Columbia River . I mpr ovem ent of navigation facilities, Cascade Locks and Hood River, Oreg ., authorized . Re imburse ment o f o wners for cos ts of alterations . August 16, 1937 [9 .10471 [Public, No . 294] Pierre, S . Dak. Construction, oper- ation, etc ., amuse- ment and recreational facilities, Farm Is- land, authorized . 25 Stat. 896. Tourist cabins . 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CHS . 633, 648, 649-AUGUST 14, 16, 1937 L deliver to the Secretary of Commerce, or such officer as he shall designate, said library and books fo r distributio n among and for the use of the various lighthouse stations of the United States i g hthouse Service . Ec. 2 . That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to receive on behalf of the United States, for the pur- pose set forth in the last will and testament of James Reuel Smith, all m oneys and ot her pr operty beque athed to the Unite d Stat es under the residuary clause of such will, and to deposit said moneys into the Treasury to the credit of a public debt account entitled "Redemption of Liberty Bonds Issued in the Year 1918 from Bequest of James Reuel Smith ." The Secretary of the Treasury is further authorized and directed to sell any real or personal property which may be received under the residuary clause of said will, the proceeds of such sa les to be dep osited in suc h public debt account . Such account shall be available until expended for the redemption of Liberty bonds issued in the year 1918 and for no other purpose, and all payments made in the redemption of such bonds shall be made from such account, to the extent it is available, before any such payments a re made out o f other funds in the Treas ury . Approved, August 14, 1937 . [CHAPTER 6481 AN ACT To authorize improvement of navigation facilities on the Columbia River, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause such alterations in existing bridges across the Columbia River at Cascade Locks and Hood River, Oregon, as will render navigation for ocean- going vessels in the pool formed by the Bonneville Dam reasonably free, easy, and unobstructed, and to reimburse the owners of said bridges for the actual cost of such alterations from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for maintenance and improvement of riv ers and harb ors . Approved, August 16, 1 937 . [CHAPTER 649] AN ACT To authorize the city of Pierre, South Dakota, to construct, equip, maintain, and operate on Farm Island, South Dakota, certain amusement and recreational facilities ; to charge for the use thereof ; and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand- ing the provisions of section 21, as amended, of the Act entitled "An Act to divide a portion of the reservation of the Sioux Nations of Indians in Dakota into separate reservations and to secure the relin- quishm ent of the I ndian title to the remain der, a nd for other pur pos es" 1 approved March 2, 1889, the city of Pierre, South Dakota, is authorized, for the purpose of maintaining, developing, and policing Farm Island, South Dakota, to construct, equip, maintain, and ope rate on such is land dan ce p avi lion s, m erry -go- rou nds, fer ris wheels, ball parks, and other amusement or recreational facilities, and to charge for admission thereto ; to construct, equip, and main- tain tourist cabins on such island and to charge for the occupancy