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legate of Territories, Of the Seventeenth Congress
fifteen copies to the Secretary of the Senate, for the
use of the Senate, and thirty copies to the Clerk OF
the House OF Representatives, for the of tbas
House; copy to each branch of the Legislature
of each State and Territory, and one copy TO each
of the Executives of the several States and Terri
tories and cause the residue to be deposited in the
Library of Congress.
Sec. g and be it further enacted, That, for the
purpose aforesaid, the sum of two thousand two
hundred dollars be- and the same is hereby, appro-
prlated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasus
Try not otherwise appropriated.
Washington, March |. 1926.
Approved--J.alfES MONROE.
AN ACT confirm certain claims lofts [los] in the VIII
lage OF Peoria in the state of Illinois
BE enacted By Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
Me United States Of -9aerca Congress assembled, That,
there is hereby granted to each OF the French and
Canadian inhabitants and other settlers in the viii
lage OF Peoria in the stale of Illinois, whose claims
are contained in report made by the Register Of
the Land Office at Edwardsve, in pursuance of tbs
act oil Congress, approved May the fifteenth, ons
thousand eight hundred and twenty, and who had
settled lot in the village aforesaid prior to the FIRST
day of January; one thousand eight hundred and
thirteen, and who have not heretofore received o
confirmation of claims, or donation Of any tract Of
land or village lot from The United States the lot SO
not exceed two acres and where the shall! exz
coed two acres. every such claimant shall be cons
hrmed IN quantity not exceeding ten acres Pro~
uded Nothing in this act contained shall be so cone
strued TO affect the right, il any such there bes
OF any other person or persons TO The said lots, on
any part OF them, derived from the United States.
or any other source whatever or as pledge on ths
part of the United States, 10 make good Any de-
hciency oceasioned by any other interfering claim
| or claims.
| Sec. Q. .4nd be 1t further enacted, That it shall
be the duty OF the Surveyor OF the public lands OF
the United States for that district, to cause sur
vey to be made Of the several lots, and 10 designate
on plat thereof the lot confirmed and set apart to-
each claimant, and forward the same 10 the Score
tary Of she Treasury, who shall cause patents to be
issued in favor OF such claimants, in other cases.
| Washington March 3, 1928
4 Representatives, MONROE.
AN ACT to establish National Armory the Western
4 Waters.
| BE it enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States Of .9nerca in Gone
gress assembled, That the President Of the United
States be and he is hereby, authorized to employ
lskul engineer officer OF the Ordnance Depart
ment, with such other person or persons as he may
liudae proper 10 examine the most suitable site Tor
a National Armory the Western waters; and
!, that the said Engineer, and such other person or
persons be requested to report the result Of their
determinations to Congress at the commencement of
Its next session, particularly designating the sites
,Iby them examined, with the comparative advanta-
lges OF each, and an estimate sho wing the amount
necessary Tor purchasing each, and erecting all nee
Icessaly buildings thereon.
Sec. 2. Ind be ii further enacted, That the SUM
Io five thousand dollars be, and the is herebyp
appropriated, to effect the object OF this act
i Washington, March 8, 1925.
Approyed--,J.ayHES MONROE.
AN ACT supplementary TO g An act relating to the
/ som Of American captiyes OF the late war"
I Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentaiires Of the United States If .america, IN Cog
lgrpss assembled, That the act. entitled An act
Ireating the ransom OF American Gaptiyes of the
ale war;" passed the First day OF Marchs one thou
sand eight hundred and seventeen, be SO construed
las 10 embrace within It's provisions all Ulcers, sol
ders, and persons, attached to, and followers OF, the
Iarmy OF the United States, who were captured aud
! made prisoners by the enemy, and who were ran
: Isomed during the late war with Great Britain and
that the proper accounting officer of the War De-
: partment be, and he is hereby, authorized and re-
quired to adjust and settle the of any per-
son, his assigns or his legal representatives, who
may have purchased and ransomcd from captivity
Iany Citizen officer soldier, other person asore"
said, upon equitable principles: Piouded the evil
dence produced i'll support Of such accounts shall
be the best in the power Of the claimants and suiii-
cien to satisfy The accounting officer of the justice
of the claim; Provided, also. That, in no shall
greater sum than one hundred and fifty dollars be
Il allowed 70: the ransom of any one person
Sec. 2. find be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty OF such accounting officer, and he is
thereby authorized and required, to adjust and settle
the accounts of any person, his assigns, his Legal
Representatives, who shall have furnished proper
and necessary articles OF clothing to, and for the
use Of any citizen, officer. eclaeF; or other person.