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1372 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. CHS. 453-455. 1899. said rail way’s right of way or may be by the proper authorities laid out across the same. €·>¤¤i¤¤¤¤f ¤<=¤¤P*· SEO. 11. That the said Fort Smith and Western Railroad Company °"°°' shall accept this right of way upon the express condition, binding upon itself, its successors and assigns, that they will ne1ther aid, advise, nor assist any edort looking toward the changing or extinguishing the present tenure of the Choctaw Indians or Creek Indians in their land, and will not attempt to secure from the Choctaw Nation or Creek Nation any further grant of land or its occupancy than is hereinbefore provided : $:;*3- of 1. M an Provided, That any violation of the condition mentioned in this section °°shall operate as a forfeiture of all the rights and privileges of said railway company under this Act. · mmm or more- Sec. 12. That all mortgages, deeds of trust, and other conveyances "“g°" executed by said railway company, conveying any portion of its rail- """z‘°"Zgf¤“*"“’ ”"i‘tf°"i'2."°¤‘SzZ.éE1iI’2..`.l‘f—>'l..{.f r€3?§i?§“ai‘EZZ.'33%E3 cons rue e in san loc w 1 a r in the Department of the Interior, and the record thereof shall be evidence and notice of their execution and shall convey all rights and property of said company as therein expressed. ·*¤¤¤d¤¤¤*· Slo. 13. That Congress may at any time amend, add to, alter, or repeal this Act. ‘ . ,{;¤j_s¤‘:¤¤¤· ¤*·¤-»•»* Sec. 14. That the right of way herein and hereby granted shall not "E " be assigned or transferred in any form whatever prior to the construction and completion of the road except as to mortgages or other liens that may be given or secured thereon to aid in the construction thereofl Approved, March 3, 1899. lI•rch3,1#. CHAP. 454.-An Act Amending the Act entitled "An Act to allow the return free ————-———-— of dntyocaf expgzteed fiom the Unged Slgates for exhibition purposes," il'p])!0V ly Blg D , Big BD Ill) 811 l11D0 y-SIX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United R»eturn.dutyfrec,of States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An }§Q“‘§;,,§{‘,§‘g},’,f‘*’,$‘;’{§ Act to allow the return free of duty of certain articles exported from ¤u;g:L¤¤¤.¤wm. the United States for exhibition purposes,” approved May eighteenth, 2*** eilghteemu hundred and ninety stix, is hereby amended so as to include in t e priege of tree entry con erred thereby wild and other animals of foreign origin taken abroad temporarily for exhibition in connection with any circus or menagerie, subject, however to the conditions and limitations prescribe in san c : rom e , ozvever a e pro- 1“"°"*"’"°°·°‘°· yision olt'0 this ameudmelnt shall apply gnly in such ctasesl asl those of oreign- rn anima s ta en a roa an inventories o w ic are filed prior to their leaving the country with the collector of customs at the port of their departure. · Approved, March 3, 1899. umn 3, gm, CHAP. 455.-An Act To provide a site- for a building for the Washington Public -—--— - - »—- Library. _ _ Be it enacted the Senate and House of Representatives of the United giyttngjagfglleyghzt States of America in Congress assembled, That authority is hereby cou- Public treaty. ferrcd upon a commission, to consist of the Commissioners of the Dis- ‘·°""‘“°”’°°· trict of Columbia, the officer in charge of public buildin gs and grounds, and the president ot the board of trustees of the Washington Public Library, cause to be erected upon Mount Vernon square, in the city of Waslningtonn, in the District of Columbia, a building for the use of _ the Washington Public Library, with fn nds to be contributed by Andrew g;·¤”;jghmment_an(l Laruegiea Provided, That such bu1lding shall be commenced within csmgieaqep. U _ d twelve months and completed within three years from the passage of Slxgegjcggfym ”“° this Act: And provided further, That no liability shall be incurred by the United States or the District of Columbia for the cost of the erection of said building.