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FIFTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 2348, 2138. 1906. 183 Indian to tribal or other property: Provided, That the Secretary of Qféfffbtions W the Interior may, in his discretion, and he is hereby authorized, when- moved. ever he shall be satisfied that any Indian allottee is competent and capable of managing his or her affairs at any time to cause to be issued to such allottee a patent in fee simple, and thereafter all restrictions as to sale, incumbrance, or taxation of said land shall be removed and said land shall not be liable to the satisfaction of any debt contracted prior to the issuing of such patent: Provided farther, That until the J¤¤‘¤¤di¤¤i¤;¤i¤tr¤¤t issuance of fee-simple patents all allottees to whom trust patents shall pmm °°mm°°d' hereafter be issued shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States: And provided jin·t}a.e7·, That the provisions of this Act ,,§,‘}QQ1Q,§9dT°"i‘°'*` shall not extend to any Indians in the Indian Territory." _ ` That hereafter when an allotment of land is made to any Indian, and t01;$fo§§*f,c¥,;“s*°“‘“ any such Indian dies before the expiration of the trust period, said ` allotment sha.ll be cancelled and the land shall revert to the United States, and the Secretary of the Interior shall ascertain the legal heirs of such Indian, and shall cause to be issued to said heirs and in their names, a patent in fee simple for said land, or he may cause the land Sm °f‘ to be sold as provided by law and issue a patent therefor to the purchaser or purchasers, and pay the net proceeds to the heirs, or their ceQ({;P°¤¤l °* PW legal representatives, of such deceased Indian. The action of the ` Secretary of the Interior in determining the legal heirs of any deceased Indian, as provided herein, shall in all respects be conclusive and final. Approved, May 8, 1906. CHAP. 2438.-An Act To authorize the construction of dams and power stations Mw 9. }?06- on the Coosa River at Lock Two, Alabama. __ [H' R' 1°"’34·l . Public, N0. 150. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repreaentatvhzes oft/ae United [ I States of America m Congress assembled, That any riparian owner, g<;<>$1¤;!:gvg;;“A¤:ic whether person, company, or corporation having authority therefor ¤mgmokrw¤,gm¤ii under the laws of the State of Alabama may hereafter erect, maintain, "“· and use a dam or dams in or across the Coosa River, in the State of Alabama, at such ints at or near Lock Two as they may elect and the Secretary of Vglir may a prove, between a point on the eastern ¤·<~~·¤l<>¤· side of the river in the abandbned portion thereo at a point below the United States Government dam at Lock Two and above the navigable _ portion of the river between Locks Two and Three, for the purpose of - erecting, operating, and maintaining power stations and to maintai n inlet and outlet races or canals and to make such other improvements on the eastern bank of the Coosa River between the two points above mentioned as may be necessary for the development of water power and the transmission of the same, subject always to the provisions and requirements of this Act and to such conditions and stipulations as mav be imposed by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of \Var for: the rotection of navigation and the property and other interests of the lliiited States. _ _ _ { W to Sec. 2. That detailed plans for the construction and operation of a apfpoffggs, eg dam or dams and other appurtenant and necessary works shall be submitted by the person, conipauy, or corporation desiring to construct the same to the Chief of ngineers and the Secretary of War, with a map showing the location of such dam or other structures, with such topographical and hydrographic data as may be necessary for a satisfactory understanding of the same, which must be approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War before work can be commenced on said dam or dams or other structures; and after such approval of said plans, no deviation whatsoever therefrom shall be made without first obtaining the approval of the Chief of Engineers