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-PlIBLIC ACTS OF THE THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS or rn UNITED STATES, Passed at the frst Session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Cblumbia, on Monday, the 3rd day of December, 1849, and ended Monday, the 30th day of September. 1850. Zacuanr Taynon, President until his death, July 9, 1850; Mrnuum Fxnmronn, President after July 9, 1850; Mu.r.aiu> FILLMORE, Vice- President, until July 9, 1850; WILLIAM R. Kms, President of the Senate on and after July 11, 1850; HOWELL Conn, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Czar. 1.-.8n Act to extend the Privilege affranking Letters and Packages to Jan, 10, 1g5g_ Sara}: Polk. -——-—- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Fraukingpriv- s United States of America in Congress assembled, That all letters and §h${,;‘;;°‘t_éf packages to and from Sarah Polk, relict of the late James K. Polk, ter of mfim shall be received and conveyed by post, free of postage, for and during James K- POW- her life. Armovzn, January 10, 1850. Cnr. III.—An Act further to extena me Time for locating Virginia Military Feb. 20, 1850. Lund Warrants, and returning Surveys thereon to the General Land Office. Dc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the _ i United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled f°?¥::ai?,t;°g;£ “ An Act further to extend the time for locating Virginia military land tain Virginia Warrants, and returning surveys thereon to the General Land Office," ****1***-*;: &l‘*“‘d approved July tilth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and as to all www ’ c' warrants issued prior to the tenth day of August, eighteen hundred 1m' °h'93' and forty, and no others, be, and the same is hereby, revived and continued in force until the first day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-two. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the same right and privilege is hereby also extended for the same time to all such warrants as have issued subsequent to said tenth day of August, eighteen hundred and forty: Provided, That before the location thereol§ it shall be Proviso. shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, that such warrant was issued justly and legally, and that the person who received said warrant was legally entitled to the same. Approved, February 20, 1850. (42*)