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 340 F ORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 148, 149, 150. 1869. March 3, 1869. CHAP. CXLVIH.—An Act relating to the Zfme jbr finding Indictment; in the Courts """`""`°`_"— of the United States in the late Rebel States. Be it enacted fry the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ Ti¤¤¤ for Md- States mf America in Congress assembled, That the time for finding indie;- ments in the courts of the United States in the late rebel States for United States in offences oognizable by said courts, and which may have been committed g[:,cisQ.£,;§°rQx_ period of two years from and after [the time When] said States are or tended fcrtwo may be restored to representation in Congress: Provided, however, That Y°“"S f'°"‘·&°‘ the provisions hereof shall not apply to treason or other political offences. Approved, March 3, 1869. March 3, 1869. CHAP. CXLIX. —-An Act relating to the Proofrf Wills in the District 1y' Columbia Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Commission States ¢y" America in Uongress assembled, That whenever a will or codicil giyglsugm shall be exhibited for probate to the orphans} court of the District of ,,,,,2,, O? ,,_°l,)?,Q Columbia, if any of the witnesses to the same shall reside out of said ness toa will, District or be temporarily absent therefrom at the time when said will or §_%b;?;";dJ"Q` codicil shall be so exhibited for probate, it shall and may be lawful for imictor co. sand court to issue upon personal notice of not less than twenty days to all l*}é¤*>¤¤·a”l;° Yer parties in interest, a commission to one or more competent persons, to gi,:;,;;`},;,;?;,: talre the deposition of such absent witness or witnesses, in such form as Dismot. said court may prescribe, touclung the execution of such will or codicil, and the competency of the testator or testatrix, at the time of the execu- _E¤`¤¤t¤fd¤p<>- tion thereof, and such deposition when returned to said court shall be °'°'°"‘ received therein as competent evidence, and have the same force and effect as if said witness or witnesses were personally present. and testify- Will to ao~ ing in said court: Provided, That in all such cases the original will or °‘X"‘P*‘“Y °°m‘ oodicil shall accompany such commission, and be exhibited to the witmmmm &°` nesses so testifying. Approved, March 3, 1869. March 3, 1860. CHAP. CL. -An Act granting Land: to the Stale of Oregon to aid in the Constructwn """"""""‘ of g bmilitury Wagon Road _/Pom I/ze navigable Waters ¢y" Coos Buy to Roseburg in sai `tate. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United L d t t ‘ ‘ t l · ·>~?i·— i’?'fi··~i ‘?Zf.iZ3’i.f‘fiZ"§‘¥,iL' SF"<iCZZ.Z“?§"·?i§d’aT{’E§ £EY§..ZTi02“3 Z`.E$iLlS’ tY|.\'y W71g0D 'l'0B.d g¤ 7 ‘ t y from Coos Bay wagon road from the navigable waters of Coos bay to Roseburg, alter- hL¤¤¤;i¤ ggrtnwd, of three sections in width on each side of said road : Provided, That the pm] nad dL"?' lands hereby granted shall be exclusively applied to the construction of posed ot said road and to no other purpose, and shall be disposed of only as the condition; or work progresses: Provided _/imher, That the grant of lands hereby made K'°”*· shall be upon the condition that the lands shall be sold to any one person only in quantities not greater than one quarter section and .for a price not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents per acre: Andhsrovided further, f L¤¤d¤ **61;**0; That any and all lands heretofore reserved to the United States, or other- ,g`;fu'§;§"f2°Q,(f, wise appropriated by act of Congress or other competent authority, be, gmnt,oxcopt and the same are hereby, reserved from the operation of this act, except "ghl °f ‘”“Y· so far as it may be necessary to locate the route of said road through the same, in which case the right of way to the width of one hundred feet is ivliuomllauds, granted: And provided farther, That the grant hereby made shall not gfgcggf °"“‘ pmbraoe any mineral lands of the United States, or any lands to which iomestcad or pre-emption rights have attached. n0{·*;g¤l)¤C$(‘;;t¤¤¤d 'Sm. 2. And be it further enacted, That the lands hereby granted to pwd of ,-0,, cth_ said State shall be disposed of by the legislature thereof for the purpose or purposes. aforesaid, and for no other; and the said road shall be and remain a
 * h°l*‘*° '°b°l since said States went into rebellion, be, and hereby 1s, extended for the
 * ° R°’°b“'8· nate sections of public lands, designated by odd numbers, to the extent