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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 558-560. AUGUST 19, 1935 . [CHAPTER 558 .] AN ACT Authorizing the filling of vacancies in certain judgeships. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That any exist- ing vacancy and any vacancy which may occur at any time hereafter in any of the following United States district judgeships created by the Act of September 14, 1922 (42 Stat. ch. 306, sec. 1, p. 837; U. S. C., title 28, sec. 3), and the Act of March 2, 1925 (43 Stat. ch. 397, sees. 1-3, p. 1098; U. S. C., title 28, sec. 4), are hereby author- ized to be filled : Two in the District of Massachusetts; two in the Southern District of New York; one in the Eastern District of New York; one in the Western District of Pennsylvania; one in the Eastern District of Michigan; one in the Eastern District of Mis- souri; one in the Western District of Missouri; one in the Northern District of Ohio; one in the Southern District of California; one in the District of Minnesota; one in the Northern District of Texas; and one in the District of Arizona. SEC. 2 . That section 2 of the Act of February 26, 1919 (ch . 50, 40 Stat. 1183), be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Approved, August 19, 1935 . [CHAPTER 559 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to convey by patent, to the regents of the University of New Mexico, for archaeological pur- poses, that part of the unappropriated lands belonging to the United States located in fractional section 30, township 13 north, range 4 east, New Mexico principal meridian; but if such university fails to use such lands for the purposes herein provided, or attempts to alienate such lands, title thereto shall revert to the United States. Approved, August 19, 1935 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, exclusive of Alaska, the provisions of the homestead laws requiring cultivation of the land entered shall not be applicable to existing homestead entries made prior to February 5, 1935, or thereafter if based upon valid sett lement p rior to said dat e, and n o patent shall b e withhe ld for failure to cultivate such lands : Provided, That this Act shall not be construed to affect any provision of law requiring the cultivation of lands subject to the reclamation laws, nor to apply to entries made under the Forest Homestead Act of June 11, 1906 (34 Stat. 233). Approved, August 19, 1935. Vol.40,p.1183. U. S. C., p. 1225. 659 August 19, 1935. [H. R. 4665.] [Public, No.283.] U nited Sta tes cour ts. Vacancies in desig- nated dis trict judg e- ships to be filled. Vol. 42, p. 837; Vol. 43,p.1098. U.S.C.,p.1226. AN ACT August 19, 1935. Directing the conveyance of certain lands to the regents of the University of New [S. 2247.] Mexico. [Public, No. 284.] Univ ersity of New Mexico. Land patent to, au- thor ized. Reversionary clause. [C HAPTE R 560 .1 AN ACT To eliminate the requirement of cultivation in connection with certain homestead [S . 2577.] entries. Aug ust 19, 1935 . [Public, No.285.] Ho mestea d en tri es, public lands. Cultivation require- men ts not app lic ab le to cert ain ex isting en- tries. Proviso. Designated conserva- tion laws not affected. Vol.34,p.233;U.S. C.,p. 664.