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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss . III . CHs. 101-103 . 1931 . February 3, 1931 .
CHAP . 101 .-An Act To amend an Act for the relief of certain tribes of [S .872.] Indians in Montana, Idaho, and Washington . [Public, No . 604.j Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Idaho, Indians and Wash ing- Mo ntana- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That an Act t en. Limi tati on on cer tain approved March 13, 1924, for the relief of certain tribes of Indians attorneys' fees, land In Montana, Idaho, and Washington (Forty-third Statutes at Large, claims Vol . 43, p 22, °amend- Part I, pages 21 and 22 ; Public, Numbered 42, Sixty-eighth Con- ed. gress, first session, chapter 54) be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out in said Act the words, wherever they appear, " in accordance with the terms of said approved contracts " ; and by striking out in said Act the words, wherever they appear, " nor Provisos,
exceed $25,000 for the Indians residing on each respective reserva- Maximum fee s, desig- nated Nez Perces.
tion : Provided, however, That said compensation shall not exceed $25,000 for the Nez Perce Nation or Tribe of Indians residing on both the Lapwai and Colville Indian Reservations, nor exceed 10 Find ings of C ourt of per centum of the amount of any judgments rendered in favor of claims,
said Nez Perce Nation or Tribe," and inserting in lieu thereof the App li cab le to Nez words "as determined by the Court of Claims ' : Provided further, Perees only with their That the removal of the limitation on the attorneys' fees herein consent .
contained shall apply to the Nez Perces only when they shall have given their forma l cons ent th ereto . Approved, February 3, 1931 . February 3, 1931 .
IS . 5295 .] CHAP . 102 .-An Act Authorizing an additional per capita payment to the [Public, No. 605 ] Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sho sh one and Ara - p o
United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- ge I ndia ns, Wyo- tary of the Inter ior is autho rized, in his discr etion and un der su ch Additional per capita payment to, from tribal rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to make an additional funds,
per capita payment of $15 to the Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians Vol. 39, p. 519.
in the State of Wyoming, from their tribal funds deposited in the United States Treasury under the Act of August 21, 1916 . Approved, February 3, 1931 . February 3, 1931 . [H. R . 3313.]
CHAP. 103 .-An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to acquire, free of [Public, No . 606 .] cost to the United States, the tract of land known as Confederate Stockade Cemetery, situated on Johnstons Island, Sandusky Bay, Ohio, and for other purposes . Confederate Stock- ad e Cemetery, Ohio . Acquisition of, with- o ut co st, autho rized . Proviso . Maintenance. Vol. 34, p. 56. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to acquire, free of cost to the United States, the tract of land situated on Johnstons Island, Sandusky Bay, Ohi o, known as Confeder ate Stockade Cemeter y, containing the remains of Confederate prisoners of war : Provi ded, That this cemetery shall be maintained by the United States in the same mann er as othe r Co nfede rate buri al pl ats a cqui red u nder the provisions of the Act of March 9, 1906 (Thirty-fourth Statutes, chapter 631, page 56) . Approved, February 3, 1931 .
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