FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 313-315. 1894, 49] CHAP. 313.-Au Act To authorize the construction of sm lifesaving station nt or August 1894. near Rocky Point or East Marion, Long Island, New York.*——— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amehea in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Rppky Point, N. X. Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized to construct or cause to be ,mIg{§g§‘§Q{T‘g “““°“ constructed o proper ond sufficient life-saving station at or near Roekv Point or East Marion, Long Island, New York, for the uses and purposes of the Life-Saying Service of the United States. Approved, August 23, 1894.
- CHAP. 314.-An Act To provide for the opening of certain abandoned military August 23, 1894.
reservations, and for other purposes.—+———— Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ States of America in Congress assembled, That all lands not already dis- _Military reservaposed of included within the limits of any abandoned military reserve.- "‘}f‘§;,dS on ab,} tion heretofore placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior ¤<>¤¤><i,¤r¤¤¤d tomry- for disposition under the° Act approved July fifth, eighteen hundred ;°l,2`l’6gg`°3‘ and eighty-four, the disposal of which has not been provided for by zt ‘ °`° 'p` ` subsequent Act of Congress, where the area exceeds five thousand acres, except such legal subdivisions as have Government improvements thereon, and except also such other parts as are now or may be reserved for some public use, are hereby opened to settlement under the public-land laws of the United States, and a preference right of rmrmnm to homei entry for a period of six months from the date of this Act shall be “*°“°""°"°’°‘ given all bona fide settlers who are qualified to enter under the homestead law and have made improvements and are now residing upon any agricultural lands in said reservations, and for a period of six mouths from the date of settlement when that shall occur after the date of this Act: Provided, That persons who enter under the homestead law shall P,.,,,,,,,,_ pay for such lands not less than the value heretofore or hereafter P¤y¤w¤t¤· determined by appraisement, nor less than the price of the land at the ° time of the entry, and such payment muy, at the option of the purchaser, be made in live equal installments, at times and at rates of interest to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 2. That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to sus- APP'°*¤°m°¤*¤· °*°· peud or to interfere with the operation of the said Act approved July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, as to all lands included in abandoned military reservations hereafter placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposal, and all appraisements required by the first section of this Act shall be in accordaince with the provisions of said Act of July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four. Approved, August 23, 1894. CHAP. 315.-An Act To repeal House Resolution numbered one hundred and four, August 23, 11994. first session Fifty-first Congress, granting to Secretary of \Var zn permit to license to ···——·—········—· use is pier at mouth of Chicago River. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House o_/'Representatives ry" the United State; of America in Congress assembled, That House Resolution num- £bir:¤go,Il}. _ bored one hundred and tour, first session of the_ Fiftyiirst Congress, v,,k§““°‘ ° *”°' '°’ approved October first, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled ·· Joint vcr zs,p.•sss. Resolution to permit the Secretary of \Var to grant a. revocable license to use ze; pier as petitioned by vessel owners of Chicago, Illinois/* be, and the same is hereby, repealed, and the property mentioned in the said J oiut Resolution, to wit, the south pier of the Chicago River, snail be excepted from the provisions Of M1 Act Glltlbled "An Act autliorizing v01_ 2q_ ,,_ 32x_ the Secretary of War to lease public property 111 certain eoses," approved
