PUBLIC LAWS--HS. 771-773--AUG. 7,1946 August 7,1946 [H. . 3593] [Public Law 617] Oklahoma. Patents for certain public lands. Mineral deposits. Application. Title of U. 8. to town lots, relinquish- ment. Mineral deposits. of the period during which any conditions of the sale of said lands may be complied with for an additional period equal to the period of the use of said lands by the United States of America, including any department or agency thereof". Approved August 7, 1946. [CHAPTER 772] AN ACT Relating to the disposition of public lands of the United States situated in the State of Oklahoma between the Cimarron base line and the north boundary of the State of Texas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever it shall be shown, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, that public land situated south of the Cimar- ron base line in Oklahoma and north of the north line of Texas has been used, improved, or cultivated in connection with abutting land, and has been held in good faith, in peaceful, open, adverse possession by a citizen or citizens of the United States, his or their ancestors, or grantors, for a period not less than twenty years prior to the passage of this Act, such citizen or citizens shall be entitled to receive a patent therefor upon payment of $1.25 per acre: Pro- vided, That oil, gas, or other mineral deposits contained therein are hereby reserved to the United States; that said minerals shall be and remain subject to sale or disposal by the United States under applicable laws; and that permittees, lessees, grantees, or agents of the United States shall have a right to enter upon said lands for the purpose of prospecting for and mining said minerals: And provided further, That any person entitled to patent under this Act shall pre- sent his application within one year from the official filing of the township plat. SEC. 2. That where any land included within said area has been included in townsite plats recorded on the county records in Texas or Oklahoma, and the lots, blocks, streets, alleys, and highways, have been shown on the official United States township plats, according to such townsite plats, the title of the United States to town lots shown on such plats is hereby relinquished to and confirmed in those persons, their heirs, assigns, or successors, who would be the true and lawful owners if the lands had been owned in fee simple at the time of the recordation of such townsite plats. The township plats repre- senting streets and alleys of any townsite shall be considered as executed under the townsite laws, and shall constitute a dedication of the streets, alleys, and public highways shown thereon: Provided, That the oil, gas, or other mineral deposits in the land relinquished, confirmed, or dedicated by this section, are hereby reserved to the United States for disposal as provided in section 1 hereof. Approved August 7, 1946. [CHAPTER 773] AN ACT August 7,1949 1[]. R. 3703] [Public Law 618] San Francisco, Calif. Settlement ofclaims. For the relief of the city and county of San Francisco. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the city and county of San Francisco, a municipal corporation, of San Francisco, California, the sum of $422.64, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for reimbursement of expenses incurred in rebuilding and 872 [60 STAT.
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