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 274 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS! 718, 779-781. 1900. _S¥;{)¢;*{f8¤énd mmm ination of its books and records by stockholders: Provided, That the books. stock and transfer books shall at a l times, during business. hours, be open to the inspection of stockholders. - 1’~¤P¤¤¤- Sec. 5. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. g A¤¤<=¤<i¤¤¢¤¤· Sec. 6. That Congress reserves the power to alter, amend, orjrepeal this Act. - Approved, June 5, 1900. June 6,1900. CHAP; 779.-An Act To amend an Act granting to the Muscle Shoals Power -———-——···— gpéxggaxpg right to erect and construct canal and power stations at Muscle Shoals, r Be it enacted by the Senate and House yzf Representatives of the United PM¤¤g1Ig aghgagg States of America in Congress assemble, That section two of an Act sgiihdsrimdnus. entitled "An Act granting to the Muscle Shoals Power Comlpany right V°l· 3°·P· 135* to erect and construct canal and power stations at Muscle S oals, Alabama," approved Marchjthird, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: Tirgetesgvgidsd W “Sec. 2. That unless the work herein authorized be commenced °°mp °within two years, and completed within four years from the date hereof, the privileges hereby granted shall cease and be determined." Approved, June 6, 1900. June 6, 1900. CHAP. 780.-An Act To create a commission to make settlement and adjustment ——·—··—··· with the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company of its indebtedness to the Government of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate cmd House of Rr£resentatives of the United cig;¤g;i%gd¤¤¤ P¤· States of America in Congress assembled, at the Secretary of the Commissionrto as- Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Attorney·General {§“Gg‘,}§§,§’,§j’§,§}°Si,‘;{ of the United States are hereby authorized and empowered to make ated. settlement and adjustment of the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Com-` -p6wers. pany’s indebtedness to the Government of the United States; and to U that end may receive and determine upon any roposition or propositions from said Sioux City and Pacific Railroadp Company or from any other person or persons, corporation or corporations, and may sell or assign the mortgage given by said company to the United States and do any and all t ings proper and necessary to effect such settlement and adjustment an secure to the United States the largest sum possible in the rpayment of said indebtedness up to the full amount thereof: qgjggutiou etc 1*,-oeided, hat they deem the same for the best interests of the Gov- "Q ’ernment; and when such settlement is approved by the President it shall become operative, and the Attorney-General shall make the necessary acquittances to said railroad company. Approved, June 6, 1900. June, 6, 1900. CHAP. 781.-An Act Establishing terms of the United States circuit court at ’ ·· N ewbern and Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Be it enacted by the Senate and @use of Representatives of the United €r§<;{{c*&gg{°g§g3x;c$*· States of America in Oonyress assembled, That terms of the circuit Terms of court_ in court of the United States for the eastern judicial district of North §§{Kl€§{’§_ and Eh"' Carolina Shall be held at N ewbern and Elizabeth City, in said district, at the times now fixed by law for holding the terms of the district court of the United States at said places, Newbern and Elizabeth City. Essen. ~ Sec. 2. That this Act shall take eifect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, June 6. 1900.