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73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 557, 558. JUNE 16, 1934. 977[CHAPTER 557.1 AN ACT

ne 16, 1934.To amend the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 with reference to oil- or gas- [S. 3723.]prospecting permits and leases. [Public, No . 373.]Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativesof theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act .Mineral Lands Leas-entitled "An Act to promote the mining of coal, phosphate, oil, oil ed. Act of 1920, amend-shale, gas, and sodium on the public domain ", approved February Vol. 41, p.451.25, 1920, as amended, is amended by adding the following newsection:SEC. 40. (a) All prospecting permits and leases for oil or gas Prchase of casingsin wells when watermade or issued under the provisions of this Act shall be subject to suitable for agriculture,the condition that in case the permittee or lessee strikes water while etc., isstruck.drilling instead of oil or gas, the Secretary of the Interior may,when such water is of such quality and quantity as to be valuableand usable at a reasonable cost for agricultural, domestic, or otherpurposes, purchase the casing in the well at the reasonable valuethereof to be fixed under rules and regulations to be prescribed bythe Secretary: Provided, That the land on which such well is situ- oovio.Water holes.ated shall be reserved as a water hole under section 10 of the Act of vol. 39, pp. 865, 518.December 29, 1916."(b) In cases where water wells producing such water have here- Purhase of watertofore been or may hereafter be drilled upon lands embraced in any braced in any prospect-prospecting permit or lease heretofore issued under the Act of ing permit.February 25, 1920, as amended, the Secretary may in like mannerpurchase the casing in such wells."(c) The Secretary may make such purchase and may lease or Opening an d operat-mngplugged or abnn-operate such wells for the purpose of producing water and of using doned wells.the same on the public lands or of disposing of such water forbeneficial use on other lands, and where such wells have heretofore

been plugged or abandoned or where such wells have been drilledprior to the issuance of any permit or lease by persons not in privitywith the permittee or lessee, the Secretary may develop the samefor the purposes of this section: Provided,That owners or occupants Prolso.of lands adjacent to those upon which such water wells may be vicirntial rights ,fdeveloped shall have a preference right to make beneficial use ofsuch water."(d) The Secretary may use so much of any funds available for use of availablesums to initiate pro-the plugging of wells, as he may find necessary to start the program gram and proeeedrprovided for by this section, and thereafter he may use the proceeds 11"sales as revolvingfrom the sale or other disposition of such water as a revolving fund fund.for the continuation of such program, and such proceeds are herebyappropriated for such purpose."(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict opera- No restriction, unlesstions under any oil or gas lease or permit under any other provision stipulated.of this Act."Approved, June 16, 1934.[CHAPTER 558.] JOINT RESOLUTIONAuthorizing suitable memorials in honor of James Wilson and Seaman A. Knapp. June 16,1934.[S.I.Res.100.]Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the [Pub. Res. No . 33]United States of America in Congress assembled, That the archway Department of Agri-culture.connecting the new building of the Department of Agriculture Memorial archways(commonly known as the " South Building ") with the west wing on Memorialof the main building of the Department of Agriculture shall be Arch."designated the "Wilson Memorial Arch" in memory of James

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978 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 558,559,567. JUNE 16, 18, 1934.Wilson, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture for sixteenyears, and shall be suitably inscribed as such."Knapp Memorial SEC. 2. The archway connecting such new building with the eastArch." wing of the main building of the Department of Agriculture shallbe designated the " Knapp Memorial Arch " in memory of SeamanA. Knapp, who rendered great service to American agriculture, andshall be suitably inscribed as such.

Memorial tablets. SEC. 3. The Grand Council of the National Honorary ExtensionFraternity, Epsilon Sigma Phi, is hereby authorized to place, with-out expense to the United States, in each such memorial arch aSuFbject to approval suitable memorial tablet; but such tablets shall not be erected untilby Fine Arts Conunis-sion. the plans and specifications therefor have been submitted to and

approved by the Commission of Fine Arts.Approved, June 16, 1934.

June 16, 1934.[S.J.Res. 121.][Pub. Res. No. 34.]Speaker's mace cap-tured at Battle of York,

Canada.

Preamble.

President authorizedto return to CanadianGovernment.

[CHAPTER 559.] JOINT RESOLUTIONAuthorizing the President to return the mace of the Parliament of upper Canadato the Canadian Government.Whereas the mace of the Parliament of upper Canada, or Ontario,has been the symbol of legislative authority at York (now Toronto)since 1792; andWhereas the mace then in use was taken at the Battle of York,April 27, 1813, by the United States forces and since has beenpreserved in the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis; andWhereas on July 4, 1934, there is to be unveiled in Toronto amemorial tablet erected by the United States Daughters of 1812, tothe memory of General Pike and others of the United States forceswho were killed in action: Now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, andhe is hereby, authorized to return said mace to the Canadian Gov-ernment in token of the mutual friendship and good will existingbetween the people of the United States and those of Canada.Approved, June 16, 1934.[CHAPTER 567.1

June 18 , 1934.18. 852.][Public, No. 374.]AN ACT

To amend section 24 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theTrading with the United States of America in. Congress assembled, That section 24Enemy Act, amended.

vol. 42, p. 1516; Vol. (b) of the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended by the Settle-45 . p. 277. ment of War Claims Act of 1928, approved March 10, 1928, isamended by adding at the end thereof the following: " Notwith-Credit or aeundof standing the expiration of any period of limitation provided by law,any icmor warcrdt eprtopeidpoiebylw

profits, erroneouly -- credit or refund of any income, war-profits, or excess-profits taxsesed and collected,authorized, erroneously or illegally assessed or collected may be made or allowedif claim therefor was filed with the Commissioner of Internal Reve-nue by the Alien Property Custodian on or before February 15,1933."

Approved, June 18, 1934.

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