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74TH CONGRESS . SESS . IL CHS . 398, 399 . MAY 15,1936 . [CH APTER 398 .] Map 15, 1936.
AN ACT
[8.3797.1 To amend an Act entitled "An Act authorizing certain tribes of Indians to [Public, No. 592.]
submit claims to the Court of Claims, and for other purposes", approved May 26, 1920 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Klamath, etc., in- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in the suit di Suitofebefore Court numbered E-346 heretofore instituted in the Court of Claims by of Claims, reinstated . Vol. 41, p . 623. the Klamath and Modoc Tribes and Yahooskin Band of Snake Indians under an Act entitled "An Act authorizing certain tribes of Indians to submit claims to the Court of Claims, a nd for other pur poses", approve d May 26 , 1920, jurisdi ction i s hereb y confer red upon said court, and it is hereby authorized and directed, irrespec- tive of any release or settlement, to reinstate and retry said case and to hear and determine the claims of the plaintiffs on the merits, and to enter judgment thereon upon the present pleadings, evidence, and findings of fact, with the right of appeal, rather than by cer- tiorari, to the Supreme Court of the United States by either party Effect of
Provided, That any payment ment heretofore made to the said Indians b pa yment . previous the Unitd States inlonection with any release or settlement shall be charged as an offset, but shall not be treated as an estoppel . Approved, May 15, 193 6 . [CH APTER 399 .] Mare 15, 1936 .
AN ACT
[S. 3842 .1 To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the one-hun- [Public, No . 693 .1
dredth anniversary of the establishment of the Territorial Government of Wisconsin, and to assist in t he celebration of t he Wisconsin Centen nial dur- ing the year of 1936 . Be it enacted by the Senate a nd Hou se of R epresent atives of the Wisco nsin .
United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in commemo- Coinage commemo- ratin g establishment of ration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the mat,utho iz Govern Ter ritorial Govern ment of Wiscons in, and to furt her and give ad ded meaning to the centennial celebration of said State during the year of 1936, there shall be coined at a mint of the United States to be Number. designated by the Director of the Mint not less than twenty-five thousand silver 50-cent pieces of standard size, weight, and compo- sit ion and of a sp ecial ap propria te singl e desig n, cont aining s ome recognized emblem of the State of Wisconsin, to be fixed by the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the No Federal expense Treasury, but the United States shall not be subject to the expense for dies, etc.
of making the necessary dies and other preparations for this coinage . Date, issue, etc. SEC . 2 . The coins herein authorized shall bear the date 1936, irrespective of the year in which they are minted or issued, shall be legal tender in any payment to the amount of their face value, and shall be issued only upon the request of the chairman of the Coinage Committee of the Wisconsin Centennial Celebration upon payment by him of the par value of such coins, but not less than twenty-five thousand such coins shall be issued to him at any one time and no such coins shall be issued after the expiration of one Disposal. year after the date of enactment of this Act . Such coins may be disposed of at par or at a premium by such committee, and the net proceeds shall be used by it, in defraying the expenses incidental and appropriate to the commemoration of such event . Coinage laws appli. SEC. 3 . All laws n ow in fo rce rel ating to the su bsidiary silver cable . coins of the United States and the coining or striking of the same, reg ulating and gua rding th e proce ss of co inage, providi ng for t he purchase of material, and for the transportation, distribution, and
