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 74TH CO NGR ESS. SESS. II. CHS. 515-517. JUNE 5, 1936. 147 7 SEC. 2. (a) If the trial of any case has been entered upon in the northern district of Alabama before said district judge for the north- ern and middl e dis trict s of Alaba ma an d has not been concl uded on or before the date of enactment of this Act, the jurisdiction in such northern district of said judge shall be deemed to be extended as to such t rial until it has be en conclud ed. (b) The said judge shall have power, notwithstanding his abse nce from such northern district, to de cide all matters which have been submitted to him within such district, to decide motions for new trials, settle bills of exceptions, certify or authenticate narratives of testimony, or perform any other act required by law or the rules to be performed in order to prepare any case so tried by him for review in an appellate court ; and his action thereon in writing filed with the clerk of the court where the t rial or hearing was had shall be as valid as if such action had been taken by him within such district and prior to the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 3 . Nothing in t his Act shall be construed to alter or amend any provision of law relating to t he designation and assignment of a district judge to hold court in a district other than his own. Approved, June 5, 1936. [CHAPTER 516.] Pending trials in northern district, juris- diction extended until concl usio n. Po wers conti nued. Assignment to ho ld court in another dis- trict. AN ACT June 5, 1936 . To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of certain 	[S. 3945 .] free highway bridges across the Red River, from Moorhead, Minnesota, to [Public, No .657.] Fargo, North Dakota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the times Red River. for commencing and completing the construction of two free high- brdg ng, ex M oo r h ea d for , way bridges across the Red River, between Moorhead, Minnesota, D n to Fargo, N. and Fargo, North Dakota, authorized to be built by the State Highway Departments of the States of Minnesota and Nrth Dakota by an Act of Congress approve d June 4, 1934, here tofor e ext ended vol. 48, p. 842; Ante, by an Act of Congress approved August 5, 1935, are hereby further p .536 . ex tende d one and three year s, re spect ively, fro m Jun e 4, 1936. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved. Approved, June 5, 1936. [ CHAPT ER 517 .] AN ACT June 5, 1936 . To amend section 28 of the Enabling Act for the State of Arizona, approved [S .4230 .1 June 20, 1910. [Public, No.658.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 28 Enabling Act, State of Ari zona , amend- of the Act entitled "An Act to enable the people of New Mexico to ment. form a constitution and state government and be admitted into the to dis pose w of power certain Union on an equal footing with the original States ; and to enable lands modie~ed . 4 the people of Arizona to form a constitution and state government and be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States", approved June 20, 1910, is amended (1) by striking out the proviso in the third paragraph thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following : "Provided, That nothing herein contained Ieases for grazing, shall prevent said State of Arizona from leasing in a manner as the etc . State legislature may direct, any of said lands referred to in this