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FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cus. 244, 248-250. 1891. 765 of aidin in the construction of railroads, and for other urposes," .E*°°¤¤i°¤ of time approved September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and hinety, be, lé`¤°¤llls;(g¤e.h°m°st°°d an the same is hereby amended so that the period within which A,,,, W 4,,, 4,, settlers, purchasers, and others under the provisions of said act may =¤¤¤¤d€<i~ ’ make application to purchase lands forfeited thereby or to make or _ move to perfect any homestead entries which are preserved or authorized under said act when such period be 'ns to run from the rm umu. passage of the act shall begin to run rom the gslte of the romulgation by the Commissioner of the General Land Office of tds instructions to the officers of the local land offices, for their direction in the disposition of said lands: Provided, That nothing herein shall ex- Promo. tend any time or enlarge any rights given by said act to any rail- auimmngms road company. - Approved, February 18, 1891. CHAP. 248.-An act to provide for the selection of a site for a military post at F¤¤¤w¤‘.Y2i.1¤¥1- San Diego, California, and for other purposes. _;`;" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the _ United States { America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary $3im- d of War be, an he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause an harbor its-fnga. °° examination to be made for a suitable site for a military post and Site. harbor defenses at or near the city of San Diego, in the State of California, and to report to Congress a particu ar description of the Examination and land required for such (prmposes and the amount of money for which '°*’°"°· the owners of such lan l convey the same to the United States for th aforesaid. He shal further report what in his opin- Apprsisement ion is e value of such land, and if the price asked for the same is reasonable. Approved, February 21, 1891. GBA?. 249.-An act toamend act authorizing Choctaw Coal and Railway Com- February 21, 1891. pany to construct road through Indian Territory. —‘—_"‘—"" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions gasgzgéwgyl and of an act approved February eighteenth, eiggzeen hundred and eighty- iunwsv com gw eight, authorizing the Choctaw Coal and ilway Company to con- ¥}‘¤l' m"" ‘ struct and operate a railway through the Indian Territory, and for { gtension or time other purposes, shall be extended for a period of two years, from ,,‘}',§Y,V,€§§‘{°"°“‘°‘°‘* February eighteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, so that said VOL 2¤· P-8*1 company shall have until February eighteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, to build its railway, un er the Eprovisions of said act and the act amendatory thereof, approved ebruary thirteenth, Vol- 25. p.¤¤S. eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. Approved, February 21, 1891. CHAP. 250.-An act to amend section foztfy-one hundred and seventy-eight, February2MB9i. Revised Statutes, in relation to the marking vesse1s’ names at bow an stern; —"""""""' · and also to provide for marking the draft. Bed enacted 5; the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of merlca in Congress assembled, That section forty- dr;gS¤,gg¤;0¤B;¤Hg¤u;¤°g one hundred and sevengy-eight, of the Revised Statutes be, and the ami uu mmm. same is hereby, amend to read entire as follows: u§é§£,{°·“’“·P·”“‘· " Sec. 4178. The name of every documented vessel of the United Names. States shall be marked upon each bow and upon the stern, and the