Private Law 723.
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(/us/pvt/74/722)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Kickapoo Indians, Okla.Certain conveyances by, validated. That all conveyances made to Ira L. Couch, A. J. Ownby, Fred L. Rooker, Wallace Estell, junior, J. D. Shepherd, or any of them, or to their grantors purporting to convey an inherited interest in Kickapoo lands allotted in Oklahoma in and to the following-described real estate, to wit: The northeast quarter of northwest quarter, and lot 1 of the northwest quarter section 19, township 12 north, range 2 east; lot 11, northeast quarter section 17, and lot 3, northeast quarter section 18, and lot 3, northeast quarter section 20, and lot 2, northwest quarter section 20, and lot 2, northeast quarter section 18, township 12 north, range 1 east; the north half southeast quarter section 19, township 11 north, range 3 east; the northwest quarter southeast quarter and lot 2 of the southeast quarter section 8, township 12 north, range 1 east; lot 4 of section 16, lot 5 of section 17, and lot 1 of section 20, township 12 north, range 1 east; lots 3 and 4 of the northeast quarter section 7, township 12 north, range 1 east; west half southeast quarter section 3, township 11 north, range 2 east; east half southeast quarter section 3, township 11 north, range 2 east; east half northeast quarter section 10, township 11 north, range 2 east; lots 7 and 8 of the southeast quarter section 13, township 11 north, range 2 east; the north half southeast quarter section 4, township 11 north, range 2 east, where such instrument or instruments were made after September 11, 1922, and recorded in the office of the registrar of deeds for the county in which said lands are located, prior to February 17, 1933, are hereby ratified and confirmed as valid conveyances of an inherited interest.
Sec. 2. Suit to partition in district court. That any such grantee, his heirs or assigns, in any such deed conveying an undivided interest to any part of said land may maintain a suit to partition the same against any restricted Indian who is a part owner of said lands in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in accordance with the law Jurisdiction conferred.Proceedings.governing partitions in the State of Oklahoma. The United States shall be made a party to such action, and jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon such court to hear and determine such causes, and service may be had on the United States by serving one copy of the petition or bill in equity on the United States attorney for the western district of Oklahoma forty-one days before said cause is set for trial, and any conveyance ordered made by said court, in such proceedings, shall operate to remove all restrictions on the lands conveyed to the grantee therein, except where such grantee is a restricted Indian, Approved, June 29, 1936.
To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear and determine certain claims against the United States on the part of owners of certain vessels. 1936-06-29 872 Chapter 49 Stat. 2368 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private [CHAPTER 872.] AN ACT To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear and determine certain claims against the United States on the part of owners of certain vessels.
June 29, 1936.[[S. 4773](/us/bill/74/s/4773)][[Private, No. 723](/us/pvt/74/723)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Finnish vessels.Claims of owners of certain, referred to Court of Claims. That jurisdiction be, and is hereby, conferred upon the Court of Claims, notwithstanding any lapse of time or any statutes of limitations, to hear, examine, 2369and adjudicate claims against the United States on the part of owners of certain Finnish sailing vessels, to wit:
Glenard, Kensington, Vidylia, Parchim, Woodburn, Port Patrick, Grace Harwar, Professor Koch, Prompt, Albyn, Rowena, Fahrwohl, and Pampa, for damages said to have been sustained as a result of the alleged refusal of representatives of the United States to permit said vessels to sail from United States ports during the period between March 18, 1918, and November 26, 1918: *Provided*, That such suit or suits shall be*Proviso*.Commencement of suit. brought within three months after the date of the approval of this Act.
Sec. 2. In determining the said claims, the Court of Claims shallQuestions to be determined. pass solely on the following questions: 1. Were the thirteen Finnish sailing vessels named herein, or any one or more of them, detained by the United States? 2. If the preceding question is answered in the affirmative, was such detention unlawful? 3. If the second question is answered in the affirmative, is the United States obligated to indemnify the owner or owners, or their successors in interest, of the vessel or vessels found to have been unlawfully detained? 4.
If the third question is answered in the affirmative, what indemnity should be paid by the United States with respect to each vessel found to have been unlawfully detained? Sec. 3. The claims shall be prosecuted in the name of the ownerProsecution of claims. or owners or managing owner or owners of the said several ships. If the Court of Claims, or the Supreme Court on appeal, decidesPayment of indemnity. that the United States is obligated to indemnify the owner or owners, or their successors in interest, the amount of the indemnity shall be paid by the United States to the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland then resident in the United States, for the use and benefit of the owner, owners, or their successors.
Sec. 4. In determining the aforesaid claims, the Court of ClaimsEvidence, arguments, etc. shall receive and consider the evidence and arguments contained in
(a)the record mentioned in the note of the Minister of Finland to the Secretary of State, dated February 1, 1935;
(b)the answer mentioned in the note of the Secretary of State to the Minister of Finland, dated March 4, 1935; and
(c)the reply and additional material mentioned in the note of the Minister of Finland to the Secretary of State, dated April 12, 1935, relating to said claims. Neither party shall be entitled as of right to present as evidenceRestriction. documents other than those specified herein, except copies of other correspondence pertinent to the case exchanged between the Department of State and the Legation of Finland: *Provided*, That the*Proviso*.Additional evidence. court shall be authorized to require the production of such additional evidence as the court deems material. Sec. 5. A copy of the petition or petitions of the owner or ownersAttorney General to defend. of each of the said sailing vessels shall be served upon the Attorney General of the United States and he, or some attorney or attorneys designated by him, shall appear and defend the interests of the United States in such case or cases. Jurisdiction is hereby conferredReview by Supreme Court. on the Supreme Court to grant a writ of certiorari to the Court of Claims on the petition of any party to any of the aforesaid cases, to review any determination that may be rendered by the Court of Claims under the terms of this Act. Approved, June 29, 1936. For the relief of Albert H. Jacobson. 1936-06-29 873 Chapter 49 Stat. 2370 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 2025-01-07 74 2 private 2370 [CHAPTER 873.] AN ACT For the relief of Albert H. Jacobson. June 29, 1936.[[H. R. 1962](/us/bill/74/hr/1962)][
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