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 258 THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 150, 152. 1858. and thirty-six, or either of them, and to give, in the second case, an Pmviso. equivalent for the loss of either or both said sections: Provided, That; the mode and manner of selection and approval in both cases, and the quantity selected in the second case, shall be in accordance with the principles settled by the act. approved twent.1eth[0f]May, eighteen hun- 1826 0h_ 8g_ dred and twenty-six, entitled "An act to appreprmtc lands for the support ’ of schools in certain townships and fractional townships not before prpvided for." APPROVED, March 3, 1853. March 3, 1853. Cru?. CL. ·——An act authorizing the Governor <y" the Territory of New Mexico to call im ·—i—-—— extra Session of the Legisbtive Assembly ¢y" said Territory, should the same be deemed necessary and upedknt. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represmlatives of the Zheited Exp-a, session States of America in Congress assembled, That the Governor of the Ter- °‘" L°§'S1“'°“’°A“‘ ritory of New Mexico, should he deem the same necessary and expedient semby of New . . . ’ Memo authorgz. be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to call one extra session ¤d· of the Legislative Assembly of said Territory, not to exceed ninety days iu duration, any thing to the contrary notwithstanding which may be contained in the act approved September ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty, 1850, cn. 49. entitled “An act proposing to the State of Texas the establishment of her northern and western boundaries, the relinquishment by said State of all territory claimed by her exterior to said boundaries, and ofall her claims upon the United States, and to establish a. Territorial Government for P'°“s°“- New Mexic0:" Provided, said extra session shall not be held during the sitting of any regular session of said Legislative Assembly: And provided further, That said extra session shall be held and concluded prior to the first Monday of December, eighteen hundred and Hfcy-three. Ar1>1z0v1z1>, March 3, 1853. March 8, 1858. Gun-. CLII.—-An Act to revive and continue iviforce jbr a limited time the Provisions ——--—-——— q/'an Act relative to suspended ntries of Public Land. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United nyt ¢>f1¥z$6·<>h· States of America in Congress assembled, That the several provisions SuL;:;%‘;%’“§0 of the act approved third August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, entitled emsnion ciiums "An act providing for the adjustment of all suspended preemption land {2; "‘;‘:u_s*`°* claims in the several States and Territories," be and the same are hereby yrevived and continued in force for the term of ten years from the date hereof; and those provisions are hereby declared applicable as well to cases which were inadvertently omitted to be acted on under said act, as to those of a. like character and description which have arisen between the date of said act and the present time, and shall be regarded as apply- ing to locations by bounty land warrants, as well as to ordinary entries or sales. Patents may Sec. 2. Ami be it further enacted, That in all cases where patents B:d*:;;f%‘;i;°?& have been issued on entries which were entitled to be confirmed under mm3_ said act, such patents may be surrendered, and the officers at the time of such surrender, who by said act are constituted the board of adjudication, are hereby authorized and empowered to confirm such entries ; and upon the cancelling of the outstanding patent, the Commissioner of the General Land Office is hereby authorized to issue am new patent, on such com firmation, to the persons who made such entries, to their heirs or to their assigns. Approved, March 3, 1853.