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Show 18 1 insurrection in the Philippines, and who have been honor- 2 ably separated or discharged therefrom or placed in the 3 Regular Army or Navy Reserve, shall have the exclusive 4 preference right for a period of three months to enter said 5 lands, subject, however, to the provisions of subsection c 6 of section 4, Act of December 5, 1924 (Forty-third Statutes 7 at Large, page 702) ; and also, so far as practicable, pref- 8 erence shall be given to said persons in all construction work 9 authorized by this Act: Provided further, That in the event 10 such an entry shall be relinquished at any time prior to 11 actual residence upon the land by the entryman for not 12 less than one year, lands so relinquished shall not be sub- 13 ject to entry for a period of sixty days after the filing and 14 notation of the relinquishment in the local land office, and 15 after the expiration of said sixty-day period such lands shall 16 be open to entry, subject to the preference in this section 17 provided. 18 Sec. 10. That nothing in this Act shall be construed 19 as modifying in any manner the existing contract, dated 20 October 23, 1918, between the United States and the 21 Imperial Irrigation District, providing for a connection with 22 Lagnna Dam; but the Secretary of the Interior is authorized 23 to modify the said contract, with the consent of the said 24 district, and also to cnlor into contract or contracts with the 25 said district or other districts, persons, or agencies for the |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |