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FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 381, 382. 1888. 855 and who shall have made his final proof thereunder for a quantity May complete entry of land less than one hundred and sixty acres and received the re- t°°“°"*““""r$"’°‘i°”* ceiver’s final receipt therefor, shall be entitled under said laws to enter as a personal right, and not assignable, by legal subdivisions A of the pub ic lands of the United States subject to homestead entry, so much additional land as added to the quantity previously so entered by him shall not exceed one hundred and sixty acres: Provided, 1>»·m~zm. That in no case shall patent issue for the land covered by such ad- Patent. ditional entry until the person making such additional entry shall have actually and in conformity with the homestead laws resided upon and cu tivated the lands so additionally entered and otherwise fullly complied with such laws: Provided, also, That this section sha l not be construed as adecting any rights as to location of sol- Soldiers certificates. diers certificates heretofore issued under section two thousand three hundred and six of the Revised Statutes. Sec. 7. That the " act to provide additional regulations for home- Completing m00g_ stead and pre—emption entries of public lands," a proved March V°*- ”"· P- 47* third, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, shall not be construed to forbid the taking of testimony for final proof within ten days fol- Time extended. lowing the day advertised as upon which such final proof shall be · made, in cases where accident or unavoidable delays have prevented the zpplicant or witnesses from making such proof on the date s eci e . PSec. 8. That nothing in this act shall be construed as suspending, Abandoned military repealing or in any way rendering inoperative the provisions of the ?_;]’*gQ°‘IQ$·103 act entitled, "An act to provide for the disposal of abandoned and' ' useless military reservations," approved July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four. `Approved, March 2, 1889. CHAP. 382.-An act to amend an act entitled "An act to regulate commerce," March 2, isse. approved February fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. ——·_"·w· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen1‘az‘ires of ihe United States of America in Congress assembled, That section six of Interstate com an act entitled "An act to regulate commerce} approved February "'§';,’,"§,,(y,,.e,,,st,,,,,,t_ fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, be, and it is hereby, VOL 2* P·3*°· amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 6. That every common carrier subject to the provisions of Common cms.-sm this act shall print and keep open to public inspection schedules show- KLZQY ““‘l pm S“""l' ing the rates and fares an charges for the transportation of passengers and property which any such common carrier has esta ilished and which are in force at the time upon its route. The schedules Contents. printed as aforesaid by any such common carrier shall plainly state the places upon its railroad between which propertfy and passengers will be carried. and shall contain the classification o freight in force. and shall also state separately the terminal charges and any rules or regulations which in any wise change. affect, or determine any part or the aggregate of such aforesaid rates and fares and charges. Such schedules shall be plainly printed in large type, and copies for the use of the public shall be posted in two piublic and conspicuous places, in every depot, station, or office of suc carrier where passengers or freight, res pectively, arc received for transportation, in such_ form that they shall be accessible to the public and can be conveniently inspected. _ _ _ _ _ "An r common carrier subect to the provisions of this act receiv- Schedules of regu: ing frgight in the United Slates to be carried through a foreign il`§;§`}gh f°""g° "°“°' country to any place in the United States shall also in like manner print and keep open to public inspection. at every depot or office where such freight is received for shipment. schedules showing the