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 270 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 716-718. 1900. homestead laws, as though such former entry had not been made, except that commutation under the provisions of section twenty-three hun red and one of the Revised Statutes shall not be allowe of an _ _ entry made under this section of this Act. ‘ "‘°"°"°““'°· _ Sec. 3. That any person who prior to the passage of this Act, has made_ entry under the homestead laws, but from any cause has lost or forfeited the same shall be entitled to the beneiits of the homestead Prvvm laws as though such former entry had not been made: Provided That Purchasers of Flat- . ., ’ ima imma nance, persons who purchased land under and in accordance with the terms M§’,‘g§‘}§‘E§f*,§f‘,§}{fd°d· of an Act enutgzél "An to provide for the sale of lands rlpatented ’ to certain mem rs of the lat ead band of Indians in the erritory of Montana, and for other purploses," approved March second, eight- · een hundred and eighty-nine, s all not be held to have impaireg or exhausted their homestead rights by or on account of any such purchase. Approved, June 5, 1900. ·l“¤° $-1909- . CHAP. 717.-—An Act Relating to the allowance of exceptions. Be it enacted  the Senate cmd Ifouse of Representatives of the United §§§§°g§‘§,f$,§f,‘§,?},',{,€j States ofA·merica in Congress assembled, That section nine hundred u§él§a;,{¢· 95% P·180· gng fifty-three of the Revised Statutes be so amended as to read as 0 ows: ‘ ‘ 8ulg1l;*$ig:¤g;*m°i°¤* "SEc. 953. That a bill of exceptions allowed in any cause shall be ' deeipledhsulfiiciently authentgcated ifhsigned by the judge of the court in w ic the cause was trie or by the presiding judge thereof if more than one judge sat at the tfial of the cause, without any seal of the ,u{,¤#;¥f;igg¤¤* tml court or judge annexed thereto. And in case the judge before whom ]· gtléetpaigle has heretoforehbeen or may hereafter be tried is, by reason o ea sickness or other disability unable to hear and pass upon _ the motidn for aciiew trial and allow and sign said bill of exceptionsy. S§gl"§,§,,_l“°g°S my tgen the judgg wlhohsucceeds such trial judge, or any other judge of t e court in w ic thecause was tried holding such court thereafter if the evidence in such cause has been cir- is taken in stenographic notbs, or if the said judge is satisfied by any other means that he can pass upon such motion and allow a true bill of exceptions, shall ass u on said motipn and allovg apld sign such bill of exceptions; and his rulling upon suc motion an ea owance and signing of such bill of exceptions shall be as valid as if such ruling and allowance and signinlg of such bill of exceptions had ··been made by the judge before w om such cause was tried; but in case said judge is satisied that owing to the fact that he did not preside at the trial, or for any other cause, that he can not fairlgr pass upon said motion, and allow and sign said bill of exceptions, then he may in his discretion grant a new trial to the party moving therefor. " dgggddmz •>¤¤¢¤ i¤- Sec. 2. That this Act shall apply to all causes now pending, and to ' all causes pending for hearing upon motion for new trials, and to all causes pending for the allowance of a bill of exceptions. Approved, June 5, 1900. ‘ J 5»19°0- CHAP. 718.-AnA R1" ’1' ‘ ‘ ae meet railways in ti.? D£§}°&f*’é§f$i.‘£e’Y“‘ "Y °°"’°”“°““ °""””g °' °*‘°"“' _ _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United m“‘“°? °“’°l“”““!‘; States of America in Congress assembled, That the Anacostia and Poto- Cemun street rail _ _ _ _ msgaljnegrcwrxg mac River Railroad Company, the Bmghtwood Railway Congmny of gf digg reepeeme the District of Columbia, the Calpital Railway Company, the ity and "°“dS· Suburban Railway Company, the Columbia Railway Company. the