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 136 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 243-245. 1900. Eve yards, thence in a line perpendicular to said road to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,· thence along said canal to the south line of the reservation, jurisdiction over which is retained by the Secretary of War. I¤*¤¤*<>‘¤¤*· Sec. 2. That the declared purpose of this Act is to set apart said tract of land as a general experimental farm in its broadest sense, where all that pertains to a riculture in its several and different branches, including animal indgustry- and horticulture, may be fostered and encouraged, and the practice and science of farming in the United States advanced, promoted, and practically illustrated. m§g§;§§’{gg{f3 if; Sec. 3. That the Secretary of Agriculture will take immediate and property, oto. absolute control of said property described in section one, and by clearing, underdraining, grassing, laying out proper roads and driveways, constructing proper bridges and buildings, and in other ways as isjudgment niay dictate bring said property as rapidly as possible into the proper condition to answer the purposes for which it is set apart: §;%1g§g$- Provided,. That all improvements of or which may at any time be made gsewers, etc.,. . . rrottoto obstructed. upon said premises, as here1n contemplated, shall be so located, constructed, and maintained as not to interfere with or obstruct the natural waterways or the sewers or other means now established or which may hereafter be provided, constructed, or maintained for the purpose of aifording proper drainage and sewerage to the other portions of said R“““’“Y‘m"““°d‘ the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Complany to construct, maintain, and operate its electric railroad across the said portion of the estate lying east of said public road. _Sccrqmy sciveu full Sec. 4. That in the development, improvement, and management of d‘S°r°"°”’° ‘ said property full discretion is hereby given the Secretary o Agriculture and his successors in office to carry into effect the declared purposes of this Act. mem- S1:0. 5. That this Act shall be in force from its passage. Approved, April 18, 1900. April 18.1900. CHAP. 244.-—An Act Repealing section forty-seven hundred and sixteen of the parents of soldiers, sailors, and marines who served in the Army or Navy of the United States during the war with Spain. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United £<;¤gg>g;i1t mms States 0_fAmeriea in C’0n%ress assembled, That section forty-seven hunof solioiors, etdl, who dred and sixteen of the evised Statutes bc, and the same is hereby, war with ggsiu may of dependent §arents of soldiers, said ors, and marines who served in beiiigif ig; 4716, p. sis. the Army or avy of the United States during the war with Spain. Approved, April 18, 1900. U AP1'il 18,1900. CHAP. 245.-An Act To authorize the holding of a regular term of the district ""`°""`"‘—° court of the United States for the western district o Virginia in the city of Charlottesville, Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and 1%use of Representatives of the United d,$”§§,*;;@r{f,*gS*°m$“· States efzimeriea in Oengress assembled, That a regular term of the Term or district district court of the United States for the western istrict of Virginia $§,‘f,‘Q§0§§’,,'Z,‘i,1lQ$’1d ‘“ shall be held in each year in the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, on the second Monday in January. Approved, April 18, 1900.
 * 1°;,§§}“·*A{j,§;X(§§§'£ estate: And prcvzkledfurtlter, That this Act shall not im air or interand Mount v_eruo¤ fere with any of the rights heretoforegranted by Act oi) Congress to
 * _"'_”‘ Revised Statute, so far as the same may be applicable tc the claims of dependent
 * Q’;;§§‘;,Q§‘,;§§§§§f§§é repealed, so far as the same may be applicable to the claims to pension