284 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cas. 946, 980,981. 1902. Ml! $1. 1902- CHAP. 946.—~An Act Providingthat the statute of limitations of the several States
shall apply as a defense to actions rought in the United States courts for the recov-
,ery of lands patented in severaltg to members of any tribe of Indmns under any treaty between it and the United tates of America. Be it enacted by the Senate and &uae pf}? esentaticxes of the United togm °°"°“‘“Y States tg` America in Oonyrese assemble , Ted; in all actions brought sutemmeseunn- in any `tate court or United States court by any patentee, his lJ8l1'S, f,,°§‘,g°“,j,{},’}’L““°]°i" grantees, or any person claiming under such patentee, for the possession or rents or roiits of lands patented in severalty to the members of any tribe of indians under any treaty between 1t and the United States of America, where a deed has been approved by the Secretary of the Interior to the land sought to be recovered, the statutes of limitations of the States in which said land is situate shall be held to apply, and it shall be a complete defense to such action that the same has not been brought within the time prescribed by the statutes of said State the same as if such action had been brought for the recovery A of land patented to others than members of any tribe of Indians.
- ·'m"°“°"· Sec. 2. That this Act shall not apply to any suits brought within
one year from and after its passage. Approved, May 31, 1902. June 2, 1902 CHAP. Act To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia
to refund cen-tam license taxes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of R@¢·eaentatirvea of the United 1Eg¤,¤Jg{,°*‘f;°l{gg¤B§1E States af America in Oongreas acsem , That the Commissioners of me emneeusiy con- the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized and l°"‘°°· directed to refund to wholesale and retail liquor dealers who were engaged in business in said District on March (ghird, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, moneys erroneously collected as license taxes for the lipense year ending October thirty—iirst, eighteen hundred and ninety- t ree.
- ’“>"“"”’* Sec. 2. That for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions
of the preceding section the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to adgust the amounts found to be equitably due by the accounting officers o the District, and pay the same out of the fund provided for the erroneous payment of taxes. Approved, June 2, 1902. J ¤¤¤ 2 im- OHAP. 981 .—An Act Making appropriations to supply additional urgent deficien-
gps ghe appropriations for the fiscal year ending Jime thirticth, nineteen hundred
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives oft/te United _lg{g;§,Q§§§,°l°““" States ofAme1-iea in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treas- _ ury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year nineteen undred and two, namely: m_'fP°"""’“‘ °' ·"'* DEPARTMENT OF J USTICE. Uniwd Srnwscovrts- UNITED STATES COURTS. J¤¤>¤`f°€¤· For fees of jurors, twenty-tive thousand dollars. m¤:£¤¤¤¤¤¤°¤¤ H- For payment of such miscellaneous expenses as may be authorized ` by the Attorney—General, for the United States courts and their offices,
