774 Option to cit ize ns who have occupied property for more than 15 years under lease from War Department, to buy at appraised value. Expenses limited. May 26, 1928. [n. R . 12624.1 CHAP. 787 .-An Act To amend section 17 of the Act of June 10, 1922, [Public, No. 551 .] entitled "An Act to readjust the pay and allowances of the commissioned and enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service," as amended . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Pay rea djustment, United States of America in Congress assembled, That se ction 17 of Army, etc . Vol. 42, p .632, amend- the Act appr oved June 10, 1922, enti tled "An Act t o rea djus t the ed.
pay and allo wance s of the commi ssion ed a nd en liste d per sonn el of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Retired pay' y sin ce Survey, and Public Health Service," as amended, is hereby further retirement included in ame nded by i nsert ing a fter the words "pr ovide d in this Act, " and longevity pa y, etc' befor e the nex t proviso , line 3 of said s ection, the follo wing : " whi ch pay shall include increases for all active duty performed since retire- ment in the computation of their longevity pay and pay periods ." And after the phrase, " receive full pay and allowances," at the end of the last line of said section, by changing the period to a Pay, etc ., while on comma and inserting thereafter the following : " and when on active- leave or sick, as officers on active duty .
duty status, shall have the same pay and allowance rights while on Benefits to depend- ents, if dying on leave leave of absence or sick as officers on the active list, and if death or sick . Vol . 41, pp. 367, 785. Proviso. No back pay, etc. May 28, 1928 . [S . 3593.] [Public, No. 552.] Fo rt Peck Indian Reservation, Mont . Sale or lease of re- served agency, etc ., lands with consent of the Indians . Vol. 44, p. 1402. Provisos . SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. I. CHs. 786, 787, 811 . 1928. Secretary of War may, in his discretion, extend to citizens of the United States who have themselves or whose predecessors in interest have occupied and improved portions of such reservations under leases from or with the consent of the War Department for more than fifteen years prior to the approval of this Act, an option to buy the portions of such reservations so occupied and improved at the appraised value of the land exclusive of improvements placed thbreon ; and the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to convey title to such persons by quitclaim deed upon payment of the appraised value of any such portions : Provided further, That in carrying out the provisions of this section the Secretary of War shall not incur any expense other than that incident and necessary to giving the notices required and surveying and platting such of the property as may be claimed by a citizen of the United States ." Approved, May 26, 1928 . occurs when on active-duty status, while on leave of absence or sick their dependents shall not thereby be deprived of the benefits pro- vided in Act approved December 17, 1919, as amended, and in the Act of June 4, 1920 : Provided, That no back pay or allowances shall accrue by reason of the passage of this Act ." Approved, May 26, 1928 . C H A P . 811 .-An Act To authorize th e leasing or sale of lands reserved for agency, schools, and other purposes on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Mon- tana . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Sec- retary of the Interior is hereby authorized to lease or sell any of the tribal lands on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, the lands that w ere re served and t itle t hereto reinve sted i n the Indian s by the Act of March 3, 1927 (Forty-fourth Statutes at Large, page 1402), and now reserved for agency, schools, and other purposes, upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe with the con- sent and approval of the Indians through the general council of the Fort Peck Indians in the State of Montana at general council meeting when duly called and assembled : P rovid ed, That no part
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