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76 FORTY—-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 25, 26, 28, 29. 1870. March 8, 1870. CHAP. XXV.-An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to extend the Time for the -_-@9, ch. 26. Liltle R0ck_und Fort Smith Razlmqd Company to complete llzefirst Iécctzon ty twenty Ante, p. 46. Miles of sand Road," approved Aprzl ten, eighteen hunclred and sixty-mne. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatlecs of the Mzited “nI5‘2E})°;tRé°§,}§m S/cztes of America {rz Congress assembled, That the proviso of fin act en. Rnnrostd Com- titled "An act to extend the time for the Little Rock and I<ort Smith l’”“Y· R:1ilrond Company to complete the iirst section of twenty miles of said v;:;°f:’3,$,€§fiQ°' road," approved April ten, eighteen hundred and sixty·mne, bc, and the of sale of land. same hereby is, repealed. Amuzovmn, March 8, 1870. lllnrch 9, 1870. CHAP. XXVI.-,/in Act I0 authorize the Secretary of {Var to place at the Disposal of __"""" the Soldiers' Monument Committee <y" Rock Island County, llmms, certam condemned Orclnance. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the [/Bztted Soldiers' mpn- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, }:;";'}°I‘fg;‘{{""°' and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place at the disposal of the Ishmd county soldiers' monument committee ut Rock. Island, Illinois, twelve pieces of W h;“’° °°;***l’§ condemned ordnzuice {rom the arsenal of Rock Island, for.the.purpose of $;;;$“"°° Mcompleting the soldiers’ monument mid appurtenances at said city of Rock Island. Approved, March 9, 1870. March 18, 1870. CHAP. XXVIII. ——An Act ta amend an Act erwtitlrrl “An Act pr<>vid1`11g _/or the Sale of `]3(y3:`Eh,`]§;§]" a Portion of the Fort Gratiot nrilifmy [Reservation in St. Clair Coznzty, in the State of Vol. xv. p. 123. dlic/u:gan," approved July twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. Be it enactedty tee Senate and House of Representativesef the United States of America uz Clmyress assembled, Phat an act entitled "An act {Mt G¤‘¤*i¤¤ providing for the sale of o. portion of the Fort Gratiot military reservation Qrxéigxy r°S°" in St. Clair county, in the State of Michigan," npproved July twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-civht, be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding to the end of the sedond section thereof the following, to wit: HGrnnIt to Por; ** Provided, That there shall be, and is hereby, grunted to the city of Port H;‘;‘QQkf"°‘p“Huron, in perpetuity, for public grounds, to be designated and known us ‘ Pine Grove I’nrk,’ all that portion of said military reserve known nnd described as follows, to wit: commencing at s. point on the St. Clair river bank, being north sixty degrees and fifty-five minutes east, one chain and seventy-five links from the southeast corner of Fort Gratiot military cemetery; thence south sixty degrees and fifty-tive minutes west, eleven chains and fifteen links, at right angles with and to intersect the eust line of Harrington Avenue, so called; thence south twenty-nine degrees and five minutes east, along the east line of said avenue, twenty chains; thence north sixty degrees and fifty-five minutes east, at right zgigles with suid avenue, to the United States boundary line in the St. lair river; thence northerly along said boundary line to :1 point at which the northerly line of the above-described ‘ Pine Grove 1’m·k’ extended me right line easterly would intersect the same; thence westerly along sand extended northerly line to the place of beginning. Containing twenty and nmety—hundredth a.eres of land, together with the river front 21 Joimng thereto." Approved, March 18, 1870. March 23 1870- CHAP. XXIX. -An Act tv confirm the Apportiomnent and amend certain Laws q" the l Tern'lvr_q tf Arizona. m$!gl:)*;_'2;’;¤‘;1_ Be it enacted ty the Senate and House of Representatives ¢y" the United bm of cermn States of America, tn. Congress assembled, Thut the apportionment of fspzrspéigzéprcd members of the legislative assemblies of the Territory of Arizona, elected bgub and convened in the years eighteen hundred and sixty-six, eighteen hun-