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shall be made between said companies and
organizations on account Of race, color, OF.
former condition Of seryitude. - %
Approved, March 3. 1873.
[GEsEaAL NATysE-No. I'LL
AN AIT authorizing jol1t entry by pre-emp-
ton settlers. and for other purposes.

GENERAL NATURE-N0. I'LL
AN ACT authorizing jolatt entry by pre-emp-
ton settlers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States of Amer.
lea in Congress assembled, That when settle
ments have been made upon agricultural pub.
lie lards Of the United States, prior to the
survey thereof. and it has been or shall BE-
ascertained, after the public surveys have
been extended over such lands, that two or
more settlers have Improvements upon the
same legal subdivision, it shall be lawful for
such settlers to make joint entry Of their
lands at the local land. office, or for either of
said settlers to enter into contract with his
eo-setters to convey to them their portion
Of said land after patent is Issued to him.
and, after making said contract, to file de-
claratsry statement 10 his own name, and
prove up and pay for said land, aud proof Of
joint occupation by himself and others, and
Of such contract with them made, shall be
equivalent to proof of solo occupation and
pre-emption by the applicant: Prouidsd,
That in no case shall the amount patented
under this act exceed one hundred and sixty
acres. nor shall this act apply to lands not
subject to homestead or pre- -emption entry
SEC. 2. That effect shall be given to this
act by regulations to be prescribed by the
Commissioner Of the General nd-Ofice.
Approved, March 3, 1878.
TRascLuTIeN OF GENERAL NATuRK-No. 4.
A RESOLUTION authorizing the President to in
vite che International Statistical Congress to
hold its hext session in the United States.
Whereas the governnents Of Belgium, Austria,
France, Great Britain, Prussia, Italy, Holland,
and Russia have heretofore extended Invitations
to The International Statistical Congress to hold
sessioRa of the said congress st their respective
capitals, and eight different sessions of the said
congress have been held in accordance with said
official invitations .othe great advancement Of this
science of national and international statistics in
it's various departments, and to the uniformity Of
coinage, weights, and measures. and commereia!
regulations and statistical publications between
the different nations and whereas fhe United
States of America are favorable to all measures
for promoting the advancement of statistical Sol
ence, and to all efforts for the social advancement
and friendly intercourse of the people Of all coun-
tries and whereas, ALSO. the Presdentof the Uni:
ted States, in his recent annual message to Con-
gress has submitted to this congress the consider
alton of the propriety of extending an invitation
to the International Statistical Congress to hold
its next (ninth) meeting il the United statss
Therefore,
Rtsdlued BY the Senate and Hoase Of Representa-
ues of tls United States Of america in Congress as
ssbIed That the President be, and he is hereby au
thorized and requested to tender to the orgauiza'
ton commission Of the last session Of the said
congress, recently held at Saint Petersburg,
formal and cordial invitation to hold its next sss-
sion in the United States of America.
SEC 2 That if the said invitation shall be ac-
ceped by the said statistical congress, the Presi--
dent shall be. and is hereby, duly authorized to
appoint the usual organization commission, and
to take the other preliminary and necessary
measure for the meeting of the said body and the
holding of its ninth session in this country at
such time as may be deemed e1pedient eS the
said statistical congress.
Approved, March 3, 1873.