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 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 490, 494, 495. 1898. 487 f CHAP. 490.—An Act Granting certain lands to the city of Santa Barbara, Cali- June 21.1898. Oflllil. H Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following described Santa B¤rb=er=·.0¤!· tracts of land, situate in the county of Santa Barbara and State of lagdgibrtbigpbgggabi California, described as ibllows: East half of southeast quarter, and ****9** ¤“PPlY· northeast quarter, and west half of southwest quarter and west half of northwest quarter of section twenty-five; northeast quarter, and east half southeast quarter and southwest quarter of southeast quarter, and north half of northwest quarter, and northwest quarter of southwest quarter, of section twenty-six; northeast quarter of southeast quarter and west half of southeast quarter, and northeast quarter, and north half of northwest quarter and southeast quarter of northwest quarter, and east half of southwest quarter and northwest quarter of southwest quarter, of section twenty-seven; sections twenty-two and twenty-three; west half and southeast quarter and northwest quarter of northeast quarter, of section twenty-four; all of the above subdivisions located in township five north, range twenty-seven west, San Bernardino meridian, containing three thousand one hundred and twenty acres, or so much thereof as said city may select, more or less, be, and the same are hereby, granted and conveyed to the city of Santa Barbara, in the county of Santa Barbara and State of California, to have and to hold said lands to its use and behoof forever, for the purpose of developing a water su ply; and for said purpose the city shall forever have the right, in its discretion, to control and use any and all parts of the premises herein conveyed in the construction of reservoirs, laying such pipes and mains, tunneling and boring for water, and in making such improvements as may be necessary to utilize the waters _ developed upon said premises: Provided, That said city shall pay for f,’{{QQ*‘;ér my said land so selected the sum of one dollar and twenty-five cents per Mineral mas exacre, and that no title to mineral, coal, or oil lands within the said °°p°°°‘ tract shall pass under the provisions of this Act. Approved, June 21, 1898. ‘ CHAP. 494.-An Act Making Sabine Pass, in the State of Texas, a subport of ·7¤¤6 B1598- eutry and delivery."` ``'” " f M "" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Sabine Pass, in the State d,¤£·l*;·*<··· ¤··¤¤>¤¤¤ of Texas, shall be and is hereby, made a subport of entry and delivery nsitius rm, rss., in the customs district of Galveston, and a customs otllcer, or such other Q;'§“:ng‘},‘;y;Ejr;" °°· officers, shall be stationed at said subport, with authority to enter and ° ` clear vessels, receive duties, fees, and other moneys, and perform such other services and receive such compensation as in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury the exigencies of commerce may require. Approved, June 23, 1898. A CHAP. 495.·—An Act Concerning attorneys and marshals of the United States. JMB 24, 1898- Bc it enacted M; the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the attorneys and mar- Bhj,;‘°;§°§§B““§;?;*d shals of the United States, including the District of Columbia and the sims. _ _ Territories, shall continue to discharge the duties of their respective ,Q,§§‘§,f$,$§§fQL`§§0’L£}f otnces, unless sooner removed by the President, until their succes· R—§·l§·¤· 'l69~¤-1¤· sors shall be appointed and qualify in their stead. But they shall be °“§“S__,gs,¤g_p,ira appointed and commissioned for the term of four years as now provided by law. ' Sec. 2. That in case of a vacancy in either of said officcs, the district m};;$:n§°*°°,,·yb°" court of the United States for the district where sucn vacancy exists, R.s.,.se rsayiuo. the supreme court of the Territory, and the supreme court of the Dis- "“°""°“·