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FIFTYTHIRD CONGRESS. SES . IH. CHS. 183-185. 1895. 8].5 namely, “to choose a board of trustees, consisting of not more than fifty, of whom fifteen shall constitute a quorum to do business/’ and by inserting in lieu thereof the following words, namely, "and the incor- 1am3mm-. to be porators aforesaid, their associates and successors, who shall possess "°"* *¤°'·°••· the qualifications herein required, shall constitute a board of trustees, by which the business of said corporation shall be transacted, which boa rd shall hereafter consist of not less than forty nor more than ilfty N¤·¤¤¤¤- persons, eleven of whom shall constitute a quorum to do business! Approved, March 2, 1895. · CHAP. 184.-—A.u Act To grant a township of land to the State of Mississippi for Mm-ch 2, 1895. the use•of the Institute and College for Girls. —·—————· Be it enuatexi by the Senate and House 9; Representatives of the United Statesof America in Congress aeeensbled, hat the Governor of the State rutu¤1¤es._ _ of Mississippi be, and he is hereby, authorized to select out of the ,_§'{_?g;° unoccupied and uninhabited lands of the United States, within the me me College for said State twenty-three thousand and forty acres of land, in legal sub- °*"'“ divisions, being a total equivalent to one township, and shall certify the same to the Secretary of the Interior, who shall forthwith, upon receipt of said certificate, issue to the State of Mississippi patents for said lands: Provided, That the proceeds of said lands, when sold or leased, shall forever remain a fund for the use of the Industrial Institute and , College for Girls. - Approved, March 2, 1895. CHAP. 185.-—An Act Making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular serv- Inch 2, 18¤6. ice for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six. ·—————· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums suf_r¤>:°¤:`j*°r;*·¥;*}0j1*;¤· be, and they are hereby, severally appropriated, in full compensation PP P ' for the diplomatic and consular service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely: A SCHEDULE A. sciences. SALABIES OP AMBASSADORS AND Mrmsriazns. saints. Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to France, Germany, A¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤· and Great Britain, at seventeen thousand five hundred dollars each, fifty-two thousand five hundred dollars; Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Italy, twelve thousand dollars; _ Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to Russia and nf;[:j;,°lm Mexico, at seventeen thousand five hundred dollars each, thirty-tive pxempommry. thousand dollars; Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to China, Japan, Spain, Austria, and Brazil, at twelve thousand dollars each, sixty thou- · sand dollars: Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to Argentine Republic, Belgium, Colombia, Peru, Turkey, and Chile, at ten thousand dollars each, sixty thousand dollars; . Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Salvador, ten thousand dollars; Envoy extraordinary and minister plempotentiary to Guatemala and Honduras, ten thousand dollars; .