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Act subject to private rights. 



Sec. 5. That this Aci shall be subject to the legal rights of an 

 municipality, jjeison or persons in or to the above-described prein 

 ises, or any part thereof, or the water thereof. 



Act February 27, 1913, c. 84, s. 5. 37 Stat. 687. 

 Amendment or repeal of act. 



Sec. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 

 expressly reserved. 



Act February 27. 1913, c. 84, s. 0. 37 Stat. 687. 



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ACT MARCH 4, 1913. c. 145. (37 Stat. 828.) 



Reimbursement of owners of horses, vehicles, etc., lost, damaged, or destroyed 

 in fire fighting, etc. 



That hereafter the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to reim- 

 burse owners of horses, vehicles, and other equipment lost, damaged, 

 or destroyed while being used for necessary fire fighting, trail, or 

 official business, such reimbursement to be made from any avail:dile 

 funds in the appropriation to which the hire of such eciuipmeut is 

 properly chargeable. 



Act March 4. 1913. c. 145, 37 Stat. 843. 



This is a par.igraph of the a.gricultural appropriation act for the fiscal 

 year 1914, cited above. 



ACT MARCH 4. 1913, c. 145. (37 Stat. 828.) 



Leave of absence to employees of the Forest Service in Alaska. 



That hereafter the employees of the Forest Service who arc as- 

 signed to permanent duty in Alaska may, in the discretion of the 

 Secretary of Agriculture, without additional expense to the Govern- 

 ment, be granted leave of absence not to exceed thirtv days in anv one 

 year, which leave mnj, in exceptional and meritorious cases where 

 such an employee is ill, be extended, in the discretion of the Secretary 

 of Agriculture, not to exceed thirty days additional in any one year. 



Aft March 4, 191.3. o. 14."), ,37 Stat. S43. 



Thi.-J is n i)rovisioii of the afiriculturjil apiiropriation .ict for the fiscal 

 year 1914, cited above. 



,\ provision for leave of absence '"not to exceed lifteou days" to em- 

 ployees of the Departuieut of Agriculture outside of Washington, con- 

 tained in the iigrienltnral ai>|)ropriiition art for the fiscal year 1!'09. net 

 May 23, 1908. c. 192, is set forth in " Laws Applicable to the Inited 

 StnVes I)ei)artment of Agrii-ultnre," 1912, p. 22. 



Provisions of net Miin-b .3. 18>^3. c. 211, and act July 7. 1'=!9<?, c. r.71, 

 rebifing to lenve of .-ibsence to clerks .iiid employees in the execiitive 

 dei):irtnienfs in general, are set forth in " Laws Apitli»*able to the I'nifed 

 States Department of Agricidtnre," 1912. p. 292 and p. 293. respectiv(>ly. 



ACT MARCH 4. 1913, c. 145. (37 Stat. 828.) 



Furnishing young trees from Nebraska National Forest to residents of arid 

 region. 



Nebni.ska Xational Forest, Nebraska, '' * * That from tlie 

 nurseries on said forest the Secretary of Agriculture, under such 

 rules and regidations as he may prescribe, may furnish young trees 

 free, so far as they may be spared, to residents of the territory covered 

 by "An Act increasing the area of home.->teads in a portion of 



