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 THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 58, 59. 1864. 47 collection districts, and for other purposes," is hereby amended by adding Portland aforesaid to the ports therein enumerated, and the deputy col- COKE d:P“*Y lectors, not exceeding three in number, and the appraiser of said port pmiw., ,,{,dp,;,,. shall each receive the compensation of two thousand dollars per annum, sistaiitappmisem. and the assistant appraiser shall receive a compensation of fifteen hundred dollars per annum. Approved, April 9, 1864. elm. Lv111.-An Ae extending the me within which me seam and Territories may Aigggitfg accept the Grant of Lands made {gy the Act entitled "An Act donating pub/ic Lands to the 7862 0h_ 13G_ several Slales and Territories which may provide Colleges jbr the Bemjt of Agriculture VOL p_ 50g_ and the Mechanic Arts," approved Ju/y second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. Be it enacted by the Senate and fbuse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any state or territory S¤1f<>S»&c·» may accept and shall be entitled to the benefits of the act entitled “An :2g)I;°§?£i€g2Q_ act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may ing public lands provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts," fzinbggagtgsf °"' approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty—l:wo, by expressing its within WE, jeu., acceptance thereof as provided in saiid act, within two years from the date of the approval of this act, subject, however, to the conditions in said acl: contained. _ _ _ Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the benefit of the provisions of { West V"g“““ . . . o have the benethis act, and of the said act approved July second, eighteen hundred and it of this mx sixty-two, be, and the same are hereby, extended to the state of West Virginia. Approved, April 14, 1864. CHAP. LlX.-—An Act to enable the People of Nebraska l0 gm a Constitution and April 19, 1864. State Government, and for the Admission of suc/L State into the nion on an equal F ooting _`"; with the original States. Be it enacted [gy the Senate and House of Represcntahves of the Mzited States of America in Congress assembled, That the inhabitants of that poi-· Nebraska M, tion of the territory of Nebraska included in the boundaries hereinafter rifory madca designated be, and they are hereby, authorized to form for themselves a sta"' constitution and state government, with the name aforesaid, which state, when so formed, shall be admitted into the Union as hereinafter provided. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said state of Nebraska. Bolmdmw shall consist of all the territory included within the following boundaries, to wit: Commencing at a. point formed by the intersection of the western boundary of the state of Missouri with the fortieth degree of north latitude; extending thence due west along said fortieth degree of north _ latitude to a point formed by its intersection with the twenty-fifth degree of longitude west from Washingtoiig thence north along said twenty-filth degree of longitude to a point formed by its intersection with the forty- tirst degree of north latitude; thence west along said forty-first degree of north latitude to a point formed by its intersection with the twenty- seventh degree of longitude west from Washiiigtong thence north along said twenty-seventh degree of west longitude to a point formed by its intersection with the forty-third degree ot" north latitude; thence east; along said lorty-third degree of north latitude to the Reya Paha river; thence down the middle of the channel of said river, with its meanderings, to its junction with the Niobrara river; thence down the middle of the channel of said Niobrara river, and following the meanderings thereof} to its junction with the Missouri river; thence down the middle of the Q channel of said Missouri river, and following the meanderings thereof, to  the place of beginning.  Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all persons qualified by law to WM may V°*¤  vote for representatives to the general assembly of said territory shall gEt10W3Q:; €l°°°` s