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 556 AFIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. CHS. 1809-1811. 1904. Rum °* °"*‘l°°°°· Sec. 5. That except as expressly provided in this Act nothing m" not Wm8d` therein contained, nor any Act thereunder shall change or ,aifect the present rules of evidence or the present presumptions of law. Bend- Sec. 6. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith be, · and the same is hereby, repealed. » Approved, April 28, 1904. Agrll 28 1904. CHAP. 1810.-An Act For the relief of small-holding settlers within the limits ‘ [ ·R· 5075-l of thegrant of land to the Atlantic and Pacino Railroad Company in the Territory of [P¤bllc,No.242.] New 6X100- Be it enacted by the Senate and House pif Representatives of the United `Mw M¤=¤<=<>·. States of America in Congress assemble, That the Atlantic and Pacino Atlantic and Paciac. . . . . . . www oomppy, Bailroad Company, its successors in interest and 1ts or their assigns, °'*°·· my "°§Q‘},‘§‘}‘§§g may, when requested by the_Secreta of the. lnterior so to do, relinetc., certain _ rig _ _ n>kd£4·°r•k€°¢PM hy qmsh or deed, as may be proper, to the_Un1ted States any section_ or anim. sections of ICB or their lan s in the Territory of New Mexico the title téio which vsiasmdleritywed thy said rlailroald company] tlarough the Act of ngress o y en y-sevent exg teen un re an sixty-six in _ aid of the construction of said raiilroad, any portion of which section is and has been occupied by any settler or settlers as a home or home- . stead by themselves or their predecessors in interest for a period of vmm public mas not less than twengly-nve years next before the fpassage of this Act, and “,‘{’?u§§,§,°,‘,l,,i“§f;§',{,§’§; shall then be enti ed to select in lieu thereo, and to have patented ¤<>¤ r>¢¤¤d· other sections of vacant public land of equal quality in said Territory, as may be agreed ugxgn with the Secretary of the Interior. ¤¤¤*¤y Of ¤¤¤¤i¤e»· Sec. 2. That thecretary of the Interior shall, as soon as may be after the passage of this Act, cause inquiry to be made of all lands so heldmpy selttlers, and shall  the hpldings of sugh sgttlers to be survey, an on receiving suc re inquis ments or dee s s all at once Pawurswsmlers. without cost to the settlers, cause patents to issue to each such settle; for his or her such holdings: Provided, That not to exceed one hunmmmm °°'°°"°' dred and sixty acres shall be patented to any one person, and such pecipient must ®s the qui; aalatious plepessary to entitle him or · er to enter suc n un er e omestea laws. m1£»e¤;¤:{gi:!g¤y1¤d¤ Sec. 3. That any fractions of any such sections of land remaining ‘ after the issuance of patents to the settlers as aforesaid shall be subject to entry by citizens the same as other public lands of the United States. Approved, April 28, 1904. Agfil 26. WW-  1811.—An Act To ratify and contirm Act Numbered Forty-seven of the  legislative assembly of the Territory of Arizona. [Public, No. 243.] mM__ Whereas the legislative assembly of the Territory of Arizona, for rmmtie. the purpose of authorizing the sale of Territorial bonds to the. amount .0f e even thousand dollars to provide for improvements at the Territorial agricultural experimenta _ station of the University of Arizona, passe the following law, to wit: ...;;:;%.2 at ::;*;m2.rr *0 Prrdziotirpmiesans rd ¤r**“; exper en s ion o e mversi o Arizona, and for holding farmers’ institutes throu hout the Territo5i·y.’ "Be it enacted by the cgislative assembly of the Territory of Arizona. mggfv¤¤i¤v of Ari- Section 1. For the purpose of providing for improvements and pub- Ag; pg iegissjmrs lications necessitated by the growth of the agricultural experimental §.'}§ f_,?,",f}3".,;°,§’,§‘,m{jE station of the University of rizona, and to provide for the establishs°{;g*°gfeQ;*¤¤¤¢¤1 ment of farmers institutes throughout the Territory, a loan of eleven