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SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 137. 1916. 221 his improvements, or the greater part thereof, are situated: Provided further, That a prior exercise of the homestead right by any ,_b*;'§‘“’ *‘°"‘°“°°d °°* such person shall not be a bar to the exercise of such preference rights: S _ And pmmlded further, That all of the following described lands which my ¥$°.l°ly..{?°mt'°° may_ ecome revested in the United States by operation of this Act, _ _ to-w1t:_Township one south, range five east, sections twenty-three D°°°"P“°“· and thirty-five; township one south, range six east, sections three five, seven, nine, seventeen, nineteen, twenty-nine, thirty-one, and thirty-three; township two south, range five east, sections one and three; township two south, range six east, sections one, three, Eve, seven, nine, and eleven; township two south, range seven east, section seven; township three south, range three east, section fifteen; township four south, range four east, sections eleven and thirteen; township four south, range five east, sections nineteen and twenty- nine; and township twelve south, range seven west, sections fifteen, twent?`}-one, twenty-three, twenty-seven, thirty-three, and thirt - five illamette meridian and base, State of Oregon, shall be with- _ held from entry or other disposition for a period of two years after the approval hereof. Sec. 6. Thazfiersons who purchase timber on lands of class two ;,,,°?,’,{'j¥,‘§lS"°“"°'"““' shall be to pay a commission of one-fifth of one per centum of the p price paid, to be divided equally between the register and receiver, within the maximum compensation allowed them by law; and the register and receiver shall receive no other compensation whatever for services rendered in connection with the sales of _ timber under the provisions of section four of this Act. _ Sr:0. 7. That the Attorney General of the United States be, and he d,,{‘,,°,£‘,}‘,£‘,§‘€,‘§‘f,‘?,‘,§§gZ‘,,E‘§ is hereby, authorized and directed to institute and prosecute any and mlmd °°mPa¤Y· all suits in and actions at law against the Oregon and Cali— fornia Railroad ompany, and any other proper party which he ma deem appropriate, to have determined the amount of moneys which have been received by the said railroad company or its pre ecessors from or on account of any of said granted lands, whether sold or unsold, patented or ungatented, and which should be charged against it as a part of the "fu value" secured to the grantees under said granting Acts as heretofore interpreted b& the upreme Court. In ,·,,,{‘,¥§§T“ °° "° °°"` making this determination the court sh take into consideration and give due and proper legal effect to all receipts of money from sales of land or tim er, forfeited contracts, rent, timber depre ations and interest on contracts, or from any other so1u·ce relatuzg to said lands; also to the value of timber taken from said lands an used by said grantees or their successor or successors. In makinsl this “‘Q°°{;;sm({;*0°°‘°° determination in the aforementioned suit or suits the court sh also ` determine, on the apggication of the Attorney General, the amount of the taxes on said lan paid bymthe United States, as provided in this Act, and which should in law ve been paid by the said Oregon and California Railroad Compan , and the amount thus determmed shall be treated as money received by said railroad company. NM an Sec. 8. That the title to ali money arising out of said grant lands in gun? '”°"°" and now on deposit to await the outcome of said suit commenced by the United States in pursuance of said Eloint resolution of nineteen hundred and eight is hereb vested in the United States, and the United States is subrogatecl to all the and remedies of the obligee or obligees, and especially of Louis . Sharp as commissioner, under any contract for the purchase of timber on theirant lands. Pa m of Sm. 9. That the taxes accrued and now jmplai on the lands gm."€,,.,, revested in the United States whether situate m the State of Oregon or State of Washirligton, shall, be paid by the Treasurer of the United States, upon the 0 er of the Secretx of the Interior, as soon as mac; beaftert.heapprovaloft.liisAct. asumsummenttomakesu