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73d CONGRESS . SESS. I . CHS . 73,76. JUNE 14, 15, 1933 . and the purpose thereof shall have been published once, at least thirty days before the date thereof, in a newspaper published in the city of Ogdensburg, New York, and a newspaper published in Division of money s Prescott, Ontario . At the time of such dissolution all moneys in in hand, the hands of or to the credit of the Commission shall be divided into two equal parts, one of which shall be paid to said United States interests and the other to said Canadian interests . Creating a liability SEC . 10 . Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize unlace herein specified, or permit the Commission or any member thereof to create any oblig ation or incu r any liabilit y other than such obligati ons and liabilities as are dischargeable solely from funds provided by this Personal liability . Act . No obligation created or liability incurred pursuant to this Act shall be an obligation or liability of any member or members of the Commission, but shall be chargeable solely to the funds No F ederal liabil it y . herein provided, nor shall any indebtedness created pursuant to this Act be an indebtedness of the United States . Enforcing provisions SEC . 11 . All provisions of this Act may be enforced or the herein .

y vio lation there of pre vente d by m andamu s, in juncti on, or other appropriate remedy brought by the attorney general for the State of New York, the United States district attorney for the district in which the bridge may be located in part, or by the solicitor general of the Dominion of Canada in any court having competent jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties . Amendment .

SEC . 12 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, Ju ne 14, 1933 . [CHAPTER 76 .) June 15, 1933 .

AN ACT

[S.554 .J _ Providing for per capita payments to the Seminole Indians in Oklahoma [Public, No. 53 .)

front funds standing to their credit in the Treasury . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o_f the Okla. Seminole Indians, United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- Per capita payments tare of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay to the to, from tribal funds . enro lled m embers of t he Sem inole Tribe of In dians of Okl ahoma entitled under existing law to share in the funds of said tribe, or to their lawful heirs, out of any money belonging to said tribe in the United States Treasury or deposited in any bank or held by an offici al unde r the jurisdi ction of the Secreta ry of t he Int erior, not to Rules, e

exceed $35 per capita : Provided, That said payment shall be made s etc.,for. under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may Restvicted Indians . prescribe : Provided further, That in cases where such enrolled mem- bers, or their heirs, are Indians who belong to the restricted class, the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, withhold such payments and use the same for the benefit of such restricted Indians d'Exempt from prior provided further, That the money paid to the enrolled members or their heirs as provided herein shall be exempt from any lien for attorneys' fees or other debt contracted prior to the passage of this Expenses of distri- bu tton . Act : And p rovide d furt her, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to use not to exceed $2,000 out of said Seminole trib al f unds for the pay ment of sala ries of nece ssar y em ploy ees and other expenses for the distribution of said per capita payments . Appro ved, June 15, 1933 .