Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-06-21

as to said state, and in lieu Of any
claim or demand by the state of New
Mexico under the act of September
2s, 1850, and section 2479 of the Re
vised Statutes, making a grant of
swamp and overlooked lands to GER
tain states, which grant it is hereby
declared is not extended to said
state of New Mexico, and in lieu of
any grant of any grant of saline lands
TO said state the following grants
of land are hereby made to said
state for the purposes indicated,
namely:
For the establishment of perma-
nent water reservoirs for irrigation
purposes, 100000 acres; for the estab-
lishment and maintenance of an in
sane asylum, 100000 acres; for the
establishment and maintenance of a
school of mines, 100000 acres; for
the establishment and maintenance
lof a deaf and dumb asylum, 100000
acres; for the establishment and
maintenance of a reform school, 100,
boo acres; for establishment and
maintenance of state normal schools,
100000 acres; and for establishment
and maintenance Of an institution for
the blind, 100000.
The SAID state of New Mexico
shall not be entitled to any further
or other grants of land for any pur-
pose than as expressly provided il
this act; and the lands granted by
this section shall be held, appropri
ated and disposed of exclusively for
the purposes herein mentioned, in
such manner as the legislature of the
state may provide.
Sec. IA. That all lands granted in
quantity or as indemnity by this act
shall be selected under the direction
of the secretary of the interior from
the surveyed, unreserved and unap-
propriated public lands of the United
States within the limits of said state
of New Mexico. Aud there shall be
deducted from the number of acres
of land donated by this act for spe-
cifc objects to said state the number
of acres therein heretofore donated
by congress to said territory for sim
liar objects.
Sec. Is. That the state of New
Mexico shall constitute one judicial
district, which shall be called the dis.
trict of New Mexico, and the circuit
and district courts therefor shall be
held at the capital of said state for
\ the time being. The Judge of said
4 district shall receive a yearly salary
of $4,000, paying monthly, and shall
reside III his district. There shall be
appointed clerks of said courts, who
hshall keep their offices at the capital
Jof said state. There shall be APP
pointed for SAID district one district
Judge, one United States attorney,
A and one United States marshal. The
regular terms of said courts shall be
held at the place aforesaid on the
first Monday in April and the first
! Monday in November in each year.
| For judicial proposes the district Of
New Mexico shall be attached to the
eighth judicial circuit, and only one
grand jury and one petit jury shall
Zoe summoned in both of SAID courts.
A Sec. 10. That the circuit and dis
trict courts for the district of New
I Mexico and the judges thereof re,
Dspectively, shall possess the same
powers and jurisdiction and perform
the same duties possessed and re-
Iquired to be performed by the other
circuit and district courts and judges
of the United States and shall be
governed by the same laws and re,
gulations.
D Sec. II. That the marshal, district
4 attorney and clerks of the circuit and
district courts of the said district of
New Mexico, and all other officers
and other persons performing duty
in the administration of justice there
in, shall severally possess the powers
and perform the duties lawfully pos.
sessed and required to be performed
by similar officers in other districts
of the United States, and shall, foi
the services they may perform, re-
celve the same fees and compensa
ton allowed by law to other similar
officers and persons performing SINH
lar duties.
Sec. IS. That the convention
herein provided for shall have the
power to provide, by ordinance, fol
the transfer of actions, cases, proceed
ings and matters pending in the su