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766 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. CHS. 350-352. 1901. February 11,1901- CHAP. 350.-An Act Providing for allotments of lands in severalty to the "HHH" Indians of the La Pointe or Bad River Reservation, in the State of Wisconsin. - Be it enacted by the Senate and Hemsigf Representatives of the United izéfglgtegggugfpgg States of America in Congress assembl ., That with the consent of the Pointe or ssa River Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior, located on the Bad River Reser- R°“"'““°“* Wis' vation, in the State of Wisconsin, to be obtained in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may direct, the President may allot to each • Indian now living and residing onsaid reservation an entitled to so reside, and who has not heretofore received an allotment, not exceed- V¤r 1°» P- 11*19- ing eighty acres of land, such allotments to be subject in all respects, except as to the age and condition of the allottee, to the provisions of the‘third article of the treaty with the Chippewas of Lake Sl1pB1'lO1' ang Elie llgississippi, concluded September thirtieth, eighteen hundred an ty- our. » Approved, February 11, 1901. F¢b¤1¤!Y 11»1901·_ CHAP. 351.-—An Act To extend the privileges of the seventh section of the _;__""` immediate transportation Act to‘Saginaw, Michigan. _ Be it-enacted by the Senate and House of Rguresentatives of the United %,‘f,1,Q,§"°1;,,,,, States of America in Congress assembled, That the privi eges of the p¤r¤¤t1¤¤ privilesev seventh section of the Act a proved June tenth, eighteen hundred and °xxt}$,%`i?pi(i14. eighty, governing the immedliate transportation of dutiable merchandise §%ut appraisement be, and they are herebv, extended to Saginaw, 10 igan. — · Approved, February 11, 1901. February 11, 1901. CHAP. 352.-—An Act To authorize advances from the Treasury of the United ""_""_"‘— States for the support of the government of the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate cmd House q f Representatives oy' the United D_,*g§,‘f,§gé§g}1‘gsmb}g; States pfeimerica in Congress assembled, That until and inc uding June expenses on requisi- thirtie , nineteen hundred and two, the Secretary of the Treasury is §i,‘§'},u‘{{,0$,%'Q‘§}T"‘°i°“' authorized and directed to advance on the requisition of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, made in the manner now prescribed by law, out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary from time to time to meet the general expenses of said District, as provided by Congress, and to reimburse the Treasury for the portion of said advances pa able b * the District of Columbia out of the taxes and Pmezms. revenues collected téor the support of the government thereof: Pro- Street extensions. vided, That nothing containe herein, nor in the Act of June sixth, ·"”‘”· P- 6*** nineteen hundred, entitled "An Act to regulate the collection of taxes in the District of Columbia," shall be so construed as to require the United States to bear any part of the cost of street extensions, and all advances heretofore or hereafter made fo1‘ this purpose by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be re aid in full from the revenues of the District Reimbursement rm of Columbia: Provided, 'lphat all advances made under this Act and “°"“°°“· under the said Act of June sixth, nineteen hundred, not reimbursed to the Treasu of the United States on or before June thirtieth, nineteen hundred add, two, shall be reimbursed to the Treasury of the United States out of the revenues of the District of Columbia beginning J ulv first, nineteen hundred and two, in four equal annual installments with interest at the rate of two per centum per annum, except in cases where the terms of the appropriation under which such advances are made shall expressly rovide or payment jointly by the United States and e istrict of umbia. th D` ° Col ' Approved, February 11, 1901.