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| VOLUME 36—1971 | 17450 |
Whereas, pursuant to authority contained in the Act of March 3, 1921 (41 Stat. 1355), the townsite of Hays, Mont., was established on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, and;
Whereas, the departmental order dated May 17, 1923, approved the townsite plat and authorized the disposal of the townsite lots, pursuant to section 2381 of the Revised Statutes as was provided for by the 1921 Act, and;
Whereas, the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation requests that the departmental order dated May 17, 1923, be revoked so far as it affects the therein-described lands, and further requests that the said lands be restored to tribal ownership, which the Assistant Area Director at the Billings Area Office and the Commissioner of In-
dian Affairs have recommended be granted;
Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority contained in section 3 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984; 25 U.S.C. 463), I hereby find that the restoration to tribal ownership of the lands hereinafter described in this paragraph will be in the public interest, and the said lands are hereby restored to tribal ownership of the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation, Mont., subject to any valid existing rights and the Departmental Order of May 17, 1923, is hereby revoked insofar as it affects the following-described lands:
T. 26 N., R. 23 E., sec. 24;
| Block No. | Lots |
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, and 4. |
| 2 | 1 and 2. |
| 8 | 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, and 12. |
| 22 | 8. |
W. T. PECORA,
Acting Secretary of the Interior.
