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74T H CONGRESS . SESS . II. CHS . 649-651 . JUNE 20, 1936 .

156 9 herein authorized shall be availab le for disposition by the tribal council of said Indians, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet I ndian Reservation . Approved, June 20, 1936 . [CHAPTER 650 .] JOINT RESOLUTION

June 20,1936 . Authorizi ng distribution to the Gros Ve ntre Indians of the Fort Belkn ap Reser- [ S . J . Res. 245 .1 vation, Montana, of the judgment rendered by the Court of Claims in their [Pub . Res.,No.116.1 favor . Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the United Fo rt Bel kna p Res. ervation, Mont . Sta tes o f Ame rica in Co ngres s ass emble d, That the Secretary of the Per capita distribu- Interior is hereby authorized and directed to withdraw from the tion court a Indians to ion s

Indians Treasury and to distribute per capita, as provided herein, to the of, authorized . Gros Ventre In dians of the Fort Belknap Reservat ion, Mont ana, the sum arising from a judgment rendered in their favor by the Court of Claims in the case docketed as E 427, credited or to be credited to said Indians on the books of the Treasury under the Vol .43 -1 Act of March 13, 1924 (43 Stat . 21) . SEC . 2 . That for the purpose of making the distribution herein authorized, the Secretary of the Interior shall cause a roll of said India ns to be prepared by a com mission c onsistin g of the Gros Ventre members of the Fort Belknap Community Council . In the preparation of said roll, those members of the Gros Ventre Tribe whose names ap pear on the allot ment roll made pu rsuant to the Act of March 3, 1921 (41 Stat. 1355), and who are alive on the date of approval of this resolution shall first be enrolled, to which number shall be added the names of all children of one-fourth or more Gros Ventre Indian blood born to all allotted Indians of the Fort Belknap Reservation, regardle ss of place of residence of such children or their parents : Provided, That a ll such c hildren so enrolled shall be alive and in being on the date of approval of this resolu tion : Provided further, That there shall be added to and included in the roll herein author ized the names of George Gambler and Josephine Gambler White, two Gros Ventre Indians omitted from the Fort Belknap allotment roll due to absence from the reser- vation : Provided, however, That said George Gambler and Josephine Condition . Gambler White have not been enrolled with or participated in the benefits of any other tribe . SEC.3. When the roll herein provided for shall have been com- Per capita share to be pleted and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, he shall credited of ro llp on comple- thereupon cause the per-capita share due each member of said Gros Ventre Tribe so enrolled to be credited to the individual Indian money account of such member for expenditure in accordance with the indi vidua l Ind ian m oney regul ation s . Approved, June 20, 1936 . [CHAPTER 651 .] JOINT RE SOLUTION Au thori zing the V etera ns' A dmini strat ion t o pre pare and p ublis h a c ompil ation of all Federal laws relating to veterans of wars of the United States . Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congre ss assembled, That the Adminis- trator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to compile and publish all Federal laws relating to veterans' relief, including such laws as are administered by the Veterans' Administration as well as by other 104019 o -36 --99 Roll of Ind ians to be prepared . Vol.41,p.1355. Prorfsos . Enrolling of children . Names of Georg e Gambler and Josephine Gambler White added . June 20, 1936 . [H.J. Res . 583 .] [Pub . Res.,No.117.1 Veterans' Adminis- tration . Co mpila tion of Fe d- eral laws relating to veterans' relief, author ized .