Public Law 295. to divide a portion of the reservation of the Sioux Nations of Indians in Dakota into separate reservations and to secure the relinquishment of the Indian title to the remainder, and for other purposes”, approved March 2, 1889, the city of Pierre, South Dakota, is authorized, for the purpose of main
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(/us/pl/75/294)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Pierre, S. Dak.Construction, operation, etc., amusement and recreational facilities, Farm Island, authorized.[25 Stat. 896](/us/stat/25/896). That notwithstanding the provisions of section 21, as amended, of the Act entitled “An Act to divide a portion of the reservation of the Sioux Nations of Indians in Dakota into separate reservations and to secure the relinquishment of the Indian title to the remainder, and for other purposes”, approved March 2, 1889, the city of Pierre, South Dakota, is authorized, for the purpose of maintaining, developing, and policing Farm Island, South Dakota, to construct, equip, maintain, and operate on such island dance pavilions, merry-go-rounds, ferris wheels, ball parks, and other amusement or recreational facilities, Tourist cabins.and to charge for admission thereto; to construct, equip, and maintain tourist cabins on such island and to charge for the occupancy 649thereof; to lease up to one hundred plats of land in such island of not more than two acres each for the erection thereon of private cottages; to require the registration of vehicles entering such islandRegistration of vehicles. and to charge a fee therefor based upon a single entry or upon the privilege of entering such island for the period of a year; to lease toGirl Scout and Boy Scout encampments, ground lease.
Girl Scout and Boy Scout organizations such grounds and quarters on such island as may be necessary for their encampments; and to sell beer on such island in compliance with the laws of the State of South Dakota: *Provided*, That this authorization shall be effective*Proviso*.Authorization conditional. only when the city of Pierre or the State legislature shall enact and maintain regulatory provisions of the kind set out in sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this Act, in modification of the conditions contained in the Act of March 2, 1889 (25 Stat.
L. 888, 897), relating to the purposes[25 Stat. 897](/us/stat/25/897). for which the said Farm Island may be used; and that until such enactment is certified to the Secretary of the Interior, no part of this Act shall be in effect. Sec. 2. The carriage, sale, or gift on such island of any alcoholicAlcoholic beverages, other than beer; sale. etc., prohibited. beverages other than beer is hereby prohibited and such city is further authorized, for the purposes of detecting and preventing the carriage of such beverages, to provide for the reasonable inspection of persons and vehicles on such island.
Sec. 3. All enterprises operated on Farm Island shall be ownedMunicipal ownership of enterprises. and operated by the city of Pierre, and all funds derived from such charges, fees, leases, and sales shall be maintained by the city in a separate fund and shall be used exclusively for the purpose of maintaining, developing, and policing Farm Island. Sec. 4. Farm Island is hereby designated a wild-game refuge.Island designated a wild-game refuge. The carriage of firearms on such island by any person other than an official of such city, the State of South Dakota, or the United States, and the hunting, pursuing, poisoning, killing, or capturing by trapping, netting, or any other means or attempting to hunt, pursue, kill, or capture any wild animal or bird for any purpose whatever, within the limits of such island, shall be unlawful.
However,Trapshooting and skeetshooting. it shall be lawful that shotguns may be taken onto the island by members of the Izaak Walton League, or any regularly organized local gun club for the purpose of participating in trapshooting and skeetshooting conducted by such Izaak Walton League or official gun club under such regulations as the city commission of Pierre might adopt. Sec. 5. Whoever violates any provision of this Act shall, uponPenalty for violation. conviction thereof, lie fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
Approved, August 16, 1937. Declaring Bayou Savage, also styled Bayou Chantilly, in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, a nonnavigable stream. 1937-08-16 650 Chapter 50 Stat. 649 75 1 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 2024-11-23 public [CHAPTER 650] AN ACT Declaring Bayou Savage, also styled Bayou Chantilly, in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, a nonnavigable stream.
August 16, 1937[[S. 2520](/us/bill/75/s/2520)][[Public, No. 295](/us/pl/75/295)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That BayouBayou Savage.Declared nonnavigable, in New Orleans, La. Savage, also styled Bayou Chantilly, in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, be, and the same is hereby, declared to be a nonnavigable waterway within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States. Sec. 2.
The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved. Approved, August 16, 1937. To authorize the Five Civilized Tribes, in suits heretofore filed under their original Jurisdictional Acts, to present claims to the United States Court of Claims by amended petitions to conform to the evidence; and to authorize said court to adjudicate such claims upon their merits as though filed within the time limitation fixed in said original Jurisdictional Acts. 1937-08-16 651 Chapter 50 Stat. 650 75 1 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 2024-11-23 public 650 [CHAPTER 651] AN ACT To authorize the Five Civilized Tribes, in suits heretofore filed under their original Jurisdictional Acts, to present claims to the United States Court of Claims by amended petitions to conform to the evidence; and to authorize said court to adjudicate such claims upon their merits as though filed within the time limitation fixed in said original Jurisdictional Acts. August 16, 1937[[S. 1379](/us/bill/75/s/1379)][
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to divide a portion of the reservation of the Sioux Nations of Indians in Dakota into separate reservations and to secure the relinquishment of the Indian title to the remainder, and for other purposes”, approved March 2, 1889, the city of Pierre, South Dakota, is authorized, for the purpose of main
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