118 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 151-153. 1924. of the Interior-—one from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and one from the Bureau of Reclamation, the third member, who shall be a wgyragggniygdfing disinterested party, to be selected by the two so appointed. The meat: iuaams. ’ amount of damage as fixed by the board shall be taken from moneys appropriated for the construction of said reseryoir and deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Fort Hall Indians. FP" Hm *¤"¥°“°° Sec. 5; That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to pr£¤{¤¤¤ me ram- exceed $100,000 of the money when deposited to the credit of the un?x°g§i3:`iéa(i°$°§°il¤°.il’1Lt;L° Fort Hall Tribe of Indians for use in relocating, enlarging, and rem{g;mPm°‘R””‘ constructing the main canal of the Fort Hall irrigation project to P¢>¢¢;P·684· provide irrigation facilities for Indian lands situated in the southern portion of the Fort Hall Reservation, commonly known as the m§g§;'gb,}g§},”,§‘g,f by Michaud Flats, which amount so exlpended shall be reimbursed to the tribe by the Indians whose lan s are benefited, on a per acre PT _ basis in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Secrep,.,i°€y”°5cqaa-a.g ra. tary of the Interior may prescribe: Provided, That in all cases where Q,§?gw“§§m°gu0$gg the Indian title becomes extinguished prior to total reimbursement wm. ’ of the sum assessed against any particular allotment, the party ac- ‘ quiring title to such allotment shall be required to execute an agreement before any water will be furnished therefor, providing for the payment of construction charges assessed against such lands, and for the payment of the annual operation and maintenance charges. Approved, May 9, 1924.
CHAP. 152.-An Act Authorizing an appropriation to indemnify damages
lP¤bh°· N°· md caused by the search for the body of Admiral)John Paul Jones. Be it enacted b the Senate and House o Re resentattoes o the
- .,‘,l$}'m mm }T°°1 U nited States of id/merica in Congress assemJ{Zed,g1`hat an appro{>ria—
mP;IYg1*°c§§0§“ tion is authorized to be made for $13,511.13 to be paid to the Govern— eapselg slgmdgrgg $3:;* ment of the Republic of France as a matter of grace and without ref- I-2}, erence to the question of liability therefor as ll indemnity for loss P°*’·¥’·"°’· and damage to property suffered by Madame Crignier, a citizen of France, by reason of the Search for the body of Admiral John Paul Jones, undertaken in 1899 by General Horace Porter, at that time American ambassador to France, and completed by the finding of the body in 1905, as set forth in the messages of the President of the United States to the Senate and the House of Representatives dated June 4, 1918, July 21, 1919, July 11, 1921, and January 3, 1924. Approved, May 13, 1924. M‘{’“·‘°“· cmp. iss.-Aa Act rmvaaa s r a · ·
the waters of the Rio Grande beldwilibrt il; ¢$d10lget:§)iii§0:%fii:li
the United States of Mexico. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the mo Gmmm United States of rlmerica in Congress assembled, That the President mgpzxaim; ssion gp- is hereby authorized to designate three special commissioners to was lmuimiiwigprei cooperate with representatives of the United States of Mexico in a §§§_§-rQ"jZ gilggugfg study regarding the equitable use of the waters of the Rio Grande Qulgzzsu. 1*:52; lm below Fort Quitman, Texas, with a view to their proper utilization ’pp‘ ’ for irrigation and other beneficial uses. One of the comnyjggjongys so appointed shall be an engineer experienced in such work. Upon mh _ d completion of such study the_ results shall be reported to Congress. Mm °"*° · Sno, 2. The sum of $20,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for carrying out the provisions hereof. ` Approved, May 13, 1924.
