Washington : Government Printing Office
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| VOLUME 13—1948 | 2416 |
| VOLUME 13—1948 | 2417 |
Whereas, by Departmental Order of June 13, 1938, certain surplus or ceded lands in a given area on the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, were, under the provisions of the act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), restored to tribal ownership, and
Whereas, there still remain certain scattered tracts of surplus ceded land, and undisposed of townsite lots on the reservation which have not been restored to tribal ownership, some of which are now needed by the affiliated tribes of the reservation for consolidating Indian land holdings through exchange, and
Whereas, the Tribal Council, the Superintendent of the Fort Berthold Agency, and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs have recommended restoration to tribal ownership the lands involved in the proposed exchange.
Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by sections 3 and 7 of the act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), I hereby find that restoration to tribal ownership of the lands described below, will be in the public interest, and the said lands are hereby restored to tribal ownership for the use and benefit of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, and are added to and made a part of the existing reservation subject to any existing valid rights:
Township 149 North, Range 89 West:
NE ¼, sec. 9.
SW ¼, SW ¼, sec 11.
NW ¼, NW ¼ sec. 14, and the following Lots in the
Townsite of Batesville, located in the SE ¼, sec. 5, T. 149 N., ft. 87 W., 5th P. M., North Dakota:
containing in all approximately 329 acres.
WILLIAM E. WARNE,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
