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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss . III. Cns . 376-378 . 1931 .

1481 New Castle, Lawrence Coun ty, Pennsylva nia, now serve d by a struc- ture known locally as the Willow Grove Bridge, and at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in accordance with the provi- sions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable water," approved March 23, 1906 . SEC . 2 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, March 2, 1931 . March 2, 1931 . CHAP . 377 .-Joint Resolution Authorizing the distribution of the judgment [S. J . Res . 226 .] rendered by the Court of Claims to the Indians of the Fo rt Berthold Indian [Pub. Res ., No. 125.1 Reservation, North Dakota . Resolved by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to with- draw from the Treasury of the United States funds on deposit arising from the final judgment rendered by the Court of Claims in Docket Numbe red B- 449, entitl ed " The Indians of the Fort Ber- thold Indian R eservation in the State of North Dakota, comprising the tribes known as the Arickarees, the Gros Ventres, and the Man- dans, and the individual members thereof, versus the United States," and cause the total sum (less fees and expenses as fixed by the Court of Claims, whi ch shall firs t be deducted and paid from the amount recovered) to be paid in pro rata shares to all members of the Arick- aree, Gros Ventres, and Mandan Tribes of Indians who were alive and entitled to enrollment with such Indians on the date of said final judgment : Provided, That the said Secretary, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, shall cause to be paid, in cash, all shares due or belonging to competent Indians

and the shares

of all other Indians, including minors, shall be deposited as indi- vidual Indian money in banks bonded and designated as depositaries for individual Indian moneys to remain subject to disbursement for the benefit of the Indians entitled thereto as are other individual Indian moneys under existing laws : Provided further, That the distribution herein authorized shall be made in two or more installments, in the discretion of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the first of which shall not exceed $200. Approved, March 2, 1931 . CHAP. 378 .-Joint Resolution To print annually as separate House docu- ments the proceedings of the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, the United Sp ani sh War Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wa rs of the United States, the American Legion, and the Disabled American Veterans of the World War . Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That he reafter the pr o- ceedings of the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, the United Spanish War Veterans, the Veterans of For- eign `Vars of the United States, the American Legion, and the Dis- abled American Veterans of the World War, respectively, shall, with accompanying illustrations, be printed annually as separate House documents of the session of Congress to which they may be submitted . SEC . 2 . That section 2, chapter 277, volume 43, page 473, of the Revised Statutes, approved June 6, 1924, be, and is hereby, repealed . Approved, March 2, 1931 . Construction. Vol.34,p.84. Amendmen t . Fort Bert hold In- dia n Reservation, N . Dak. Pro rata dist ribut ion of funds to Indians of, authorized . Fees and expenses deducted. Provisos. Payments in cash to competents . Remainder de- posited . Distribution in in- stallments . March 2, 1931 .

[II.J. Res. 250.] [Pub. Res., No.126.1 Publication of pro- ceedings of veterans' annual encampments authorized . Vol. 43, p . 473, re- pea led