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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 290-292, 298. 1929.

CHAP. 2 9 0 . - A n Act To authorize the purchase by the Secretary of Com-merce of a site, and the construction and equipment of a building thereon, foruse as a constant frequency monitoring radio station, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretaryof Commerce be , and he is hereby, authorized to purchase a suitablesite, provided a suitable site now owned by the Government is notavailable for the purpose, and to contract for the construction thereonof a building suitable for installation therein of apparatus for useas a constant frequency monitoring radio station, and for theconstruction' of a suitable roadway, power, and communicationfacilities, at a cost not to exceed $50,000.

Approved, February 21, 1929.

CHAP. 2 9 1 . - A n Act To amend the Trading with the Enemy Act so as toextend the time within which claims may be filed with the Alien PropertyCustodian.

February 21, 1929.[S. 550.]

[Public, No . 793.]

Radio.Site, etc., authorized

for constant frequencymonitoring station.

Post, p. 1643.

February 21, 1929.[S. 5452.]

[Public, No . 794.]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection Alien Preperty Cus-todian.(d) of section 25 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, ln. ithis hereby amended by striking out the term "one year" in clause (1) Ante, p. 269, amendof said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the term " two years." ed.

Approved, February 21, 1929.

CHAP. 2 9 2 . - A n Act Extending the times for commencing and completing F S.er 21 , 1929.the construction of a bridge across the Saint Francis River at or near Saint [Public, No . 795.]Francis, Arkansas.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for Saint Francis Rivr.Time extended forcommencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the bridging, at Saint Fran-Saint Francis River at or near Saint Francis, Arkansas, authorized cia, Ark.to be built by the Saint Louis Southwestern Railway Company by Vol. 4 , P. 10.

the Act of Congress approved February 16, 1924, are hereby extendedone and three years, respectively, from the date of approval hereof.

SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment.

expressly reserved.Approved, February 21, 1929.

February 23, 1929.CHAP. 298 . -An Act To equalize the rank of officers in positions of great [H. R. 9961.]responsibility in the Army and Navy. [Public, No. 796.]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter the Armyand Navy.Chief of Staff, Army,Chief of Staff of the Army, while holding office as such, shall have to have rank of general.

the rank and title of general, and shall receive the pay and allowances Pay, etc.of a major general, and in addition thereto, the personal moneyallowance prescribed by law for the officer of the Navy serving as Chief of Staff andChief of Naval Operations. The Chief

of Staff of the Army and the Chief of Naval Opera-Chief of Naval Operations shall take rank between themselves accord- ti l to rank abovealling to dates of appointment as such and shall both take rank above othe efce.all other officers on the active list of the Army and Navy: Provided, Proviso.Tha t nothing in this Act shall have the effect of changing the relative entCbienkotchanged.rank of the present Chief of Staff and the present Chief of NavalOperations.

Approved, February 23, 1929.

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1256 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. Sxss. II. C s . 299,300. 1929.

February 23,1929. CHAP. 2 9 9 . - A n Act To extend the benefits of the Hatch Act and the Smith-[H. i. 13882.] Lever Act to the Territory of Alaska.

[Public, No. 797.]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represeontatives of theAlckua. Uni ted States o f Amer i ca in Congress assembled, That the followingAgricultural experi-

ment stations and ex- Acts , to wit, an Act entitled "An Act to establish agricultural experi-tension work extended . .~ salseto. ment stations in connection with the colleges established in the

several States under the provisions of an Act approved July 2, 1862,Vol. 2, p.440. and of the Acts supplementary thereto," approved March 2, 1887,

as amended and supplemented, and known as the Hatch Act; andvol. 38, p. 372. an Act entitled "An Act to provide for cooperative extension work

between the agricultural colleges in the United States receivingthe benefits of an Act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, and ofActs supplementary thereto, and the United States Department ofAgriculture," approved May 8, 1914, and known as the Smith-Lever

Act, be, and the same are hereby, extended to the Territory ofPrese . Alaska: Provided, That no appropriations shall be made under thisAct until annually estimated as to funds and amounts by the Secre-

tary of Agriculture; the estimates to be based upon his determina-tion of the ability of the Territory of Alaska to make effective useof the funds.

Maintenance of two Wi t h texperiment stations. he approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, agricultural

experiment substations, to the number of not more than two, may bemaintained under the provisions of the Hatch Act.

Approved, February 23, 1929.

February 23, 1929.[H. R. 13692.]

[Public, No . 798.]CHAP. 3 0 0 . - A n Act Authorizing the Coos (Kowes) Bay, Lower Umpqua

(Kalawatset), and Siuslaw Tribes of Indians of the State of Oregon to presenttheir claims to the Court of Claims.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUoosaBand Slwo Uni ted States of"America in Congress assembled, That jurisdictionipa , nreg. isClaims of, against hereby conferred on the Court of Claims to hear, examine,ates , sub-ns

United Stats, sub- adjudicate, and render final judgment in any and all legal andClaims, equitable claims of the Coos (or Kowes) Bay, Lower Umpqua

(or Kalawatset), and Siuslaw Indian Tribes of the State of Oregonagainst the United States arising under or growing out of theoriginal Indian title, claim, or rights of the said tribes (withwhom no treaty has been made), in, to, or upon the whole or any

partof the lands and

theirappurtenances occupied by said

tribes in1848 and long prior thereto, and embraced within the following

Description of lands description, to wit:affected. Beginning at a point of rocks, known as Five Mile Point, in sec-

tion 19, township 27 south of range 14 west of the Willamette meri-dian, Coos County, Oregon; and running thence north along thecoast of Oregon, to the mouth of a creek, known as Ten Mile Creek,in section 27 , township 15 south, range 12 west, Lane County, Ore-gon; thence east on the water shed between the waters of the Alseaand the Siuslaw Rivers to the summit of the Coast Range Mountainsin township 26 south, range 7 west; thence in a southeasterly direc-tion along the summit of said mountains, the same being the south-west boundary of the lands ceded by the Calapooia and Willamette

Tribes of Indians to the junction of the Calapooia Range, near theheadwaters of the Siuslaw River, in township 21 south, range 4west; thence in a westerly direction following the summit of theridge between the waters of the Smith and the Umpqua Rivers, thesame being the north boundary of the lands ceded by the Umpquaand the Calapooia Indians, to a point due north of the head of tide-water on the Umpqua River; thence south across the Umpqua

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