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72d CONGR ESS . SESS. I. CHS . 186-188 . MAY 14, 16, 1932 .

157 SEC. 2. That any person, associa tion, co rporatio n, or mun icip all ty prer referoce right oof which, in good faith under color of title prior to the date of said cupa nts . restoration, placed valuable improvements upon, occupied, or culti- vated, or otherwise e xercised dominion over a ny of the lands so restored, or who on or since sa id da te of restoration became the grantee, transferee, or assignee of such person, association, corpo- ration, or municipality, shall have a preference right to purchase the lands so held ~by , him upon the filing of an application therefor Payment. and pay me nt of $1 .25 per acre, or frac tion the reof wit hin six years from the date of the passage of this Act : Provided, That upon any waver of payment. such ap plicatio n filed w ithin th ree year s from t he date of the e nact- ment hereof payment of said $1 .25 per acre is hereby waived . Every such application must be accompanied with satisfactory proof that Evidence required. the applicant is entitled to such preference right, and that the lands which he applies to purchase are not in the legal possession of an adverse claimant : Provided further, That any such app licant may, Title . if he so elects, perfect his title under any applicable public land law, if gualified thereunder . EC. 3. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to issue scribed . to be ~• all necessary rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Approved, May 14, 1932 . [CHAPTE R 187.1 AN ACT

May 18, 1932. To increase passport fees, and for other purposes.

[H. R.9393.] [Pu bl ic, No. 136 .] B e it enact ed by the S enate and House of Re prese ntativ es of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of Passports . the Act entitle d "An Act to re o ulate th e issue and vali dity of pass- 4e, p. .'839. p. 887; Vol . ports, and for other purposes,' approved July 3, 1926, as amended p ~ 9 Samended . v, by the Act ent itled "A n Act to provide for the renewal of passp orts," approved July 1, 1930, is amended to read as follows : ` SEC. 2 . That the validity of a passport or passport visa shall validity of, or visa. b e limited to a period of two ears : Provided, That a passport may Rn`Ws.; fee ro be renewed under regulations - prescribed by the Secretary of State creased. for a period, not to exceed two ye ars upon pay ment of afeeof $5 for such renewal, but the final date of expiration shall not be more than four years from the original date of issue : Provided further, Time limitation. That the Secretary of State may limit the validity of a passport, passport visa, or the period of renewal of a passport to less than two years : Provided further, That the charge for the issue of an ebo r $e increased . passport a d a$ port original passport shall be $9 ." Approved, May 16, 1932 . [CHAPTE R 188.1 JOINT RESOLUTION May 16, 102 . Making an additional appropriation for printing and binding for Congress for [H . J . Res . 392.] the fiscal y ear 1932 .

[Pub . Res ., No. 19 .] Resolved by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United State s of Americ a in Congr ess a ssembl ed, That the sum of $500,000 Cong rs . approprt• is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- ation for printing and wise appropriated, for printing and binding for Congress, including bindin g' the same objects and under the same conditions specified under the Vol .48,p.1189. appropriation " Public Printing and Binding, Government Printing Office, 1932," contained in the egislative Appropriation Act for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1932 . Approved, May 16, 1932 . I