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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 29 STAT. · April 13, 1896 · Chapter 96

Chapter 96. To authorize the Light-House Board to proceed with the construction of the light-house and fog signal on North Manitou Island, Lake Michigan

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CHAP. 96.— An Act To authorize the Light-House Board to proceed with the construction of the light-house and fog signal on North Manitou Island, Lake Michigan.April 13, 1896. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,*North Manitou Island, Michigan.Temporary lease of site for light-house authorized. That the Light-House Board be authorized to proceed with the construction of the light-house and fog signal on North Manitou Island, Lake Michigan, heretofore appropriated for, and that the aforesaid board be authorized to lease the land necessary for the site of said aid to navigation until a perfect title to said site can be secured by condemnation proceedings.
Approved, April 13, 1896. Chapter 98: For the relief of settlers upon lands within the indemnity limits of the grant to the New Orleans Pacific Railway Company. 29 Stat. 91 1896-04-14 Chapter 98 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-10-30 54 2 public
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