An Act to provide for the transfer of title to certain land and the improvements thereon to the Pueblo of San Lorenzo (Pueblo of Picuris), in New Mexico, and for other purposes
PL 84-480 (H.R.6625), enacted 04/06/1956

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another motor vehicle or trailer for the vmexpired portion of the 
registration year upon payment of a fee of $1 and a sum equal to the 
diiference between the registration fee originally paid and the fee 
computed for such other motor vehicle or trailer under section 3, in 
case the latter is the greater." 
Approved April 6, 1956. 
Public Law 480 
CHAPTER 183 
AN ACT 
AprU 6. 1956 
To provide for the transfer of title to certain land and the improvements there«m 
[H. R. 6625]— 
to the I'ueblo of San Lorenzo (Pueblo of I'icuris), in New Mexico, and for 
other purposes. 
Pueblo of San 
Lorenzo. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and lloum of Rei)re>fentativeH of the 
United States of America in Congrem assemhled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized and directed to transfer by deed to tlie /Transfer of land 
Pueblo of San Tx)renzo (Pueblo of Picuris), in New Mexico, title to 
certain tracts of land, together with the improvements thereon, situ-
ate, lying, and being within the Pueblo of Picuris (jrant heretofore 
confirmed to the said Pueblo of Picuris by the Act of December 
22, 1858 (11 Stat. 374), and situate in section 30, township 23 north, 
range 12 east, New Mexico principal meridian, within the county of 
Taos and State of New Mexico, and more particularly described as 
follows: 
PARt^EL NIMBEREl) 1 
Beginning at the northwest corner of })arce] nmnbered 4, herein-
below described, which point is located north 23 degrees 30 minutes 
east, 119.8 feet from a United States Land Office stake marked No. 8, 
and north 51 degrees 7 minutes east, 1,733.7 feet from the west quarter 
corner of section 30, township 23 north, range 12 east, New Mexico 
principal meridian; thence north 22 degrees 00 minutes east 32 feet 
to a stake; thence south 75 degrees 00 minutes east 186 feet to a stake; 
thence south G5 degrees 00 minutes east 42 feet; thence south 29 de-
grees 00 minutes west 44 feet; thence north 67 degrees 00 minutes west 
218 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.19 acre more or less. 
PARCEL NUMBERED 2 
Beginning at a point in the north line of parcel numbered 1 which 
also marks the southeast corner of parcel numbered 3 and is located 
north 55 degrees 15 minutes east, 1,876.5 feet from the west quarter 
corner of section 30, township 23 north, range 12 east. New Mexico 
principal meridian; thence north 24 degrees ()0 minutes east 62 feet 
to a stake: thence north 77 degrees 00 minutes east 63 feet to a stake: 
thence south 29 degrees 00 minutes west 99.5 feet; thence north ()5 
degrees 00 minutes west 42 feet to the point of beginning, containing 
0.08 acre more or less. 
PARCEL XI MliEKED :i 
Beginning at the nortlnvest corner of i)arcel numbered 1 which 
point is located north 22 degrees 00 minutes east 32 feet from the 
liorthwest corner of parcel numbered 4 and north 50 degrees 38 min-
utes east 1,762.1 feet from the west quarter corner of section 30, town-
ship 23 north, range 12 east. New Mexico principal meridian; thence 
north 22 degrees 00 minutes east 157.8 feet; thence south 78 degrees 
00 minutes east 255.5 feet; thence south 20 degrees 30 minutes west 
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01.8 feet; thence soiitli 77 dejrrees 00 niiiuites west (58 feet to a stake; 
tlieiice south 24 dejriees 00 niiiuites AAest H2 feet to a stake; thence 
north 75 (le«i;rees 00 minutes Avest 180 feet to the point of beginninj^, 
containinj^ 0.87 acre more or less. 
PAKCEI. X I MHEKED 4 
Beginnin*; at tlie soiitlnvest corner whence tlie northwest corner of 
section 80, townsliip 28 nortli, range 12 east, Xew Mexico principal 
meridian, bears north 40 degrees 11 minutes west 2,012 feet; thence 
south 69 degrees 45 minutes east 228 feet to corner Ko. 2, which is the 
southeast corner; thence north 23 degrees 82 minutes east 120 feet 
to corner No. 8, which is the northeast corner; thence south 69 degiees 
45 minutes west 228 feet to corner No. 4; thence south 28 degrees 
82 minutes west 120 feet to corner No. 1, the place of beginning, con-
taining 0.68 acre. 
SEC. 2. Such deed shall vest in the said pueblo a title of the same 
nature and character as that which the said pueblo had before the 
United States acquired title to the premises and said land shall there-
after be subject to all the law^s of the United States applicable to the 
lands of the said pueblo. 
Approved April 6, 1956. 
Public Law 481 
CHAPTER 184 
AprU 6, 1956 
[H. R. 6807] 
Hawaii* 
Land patents. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the amendment of certain patents of Government lands containing 
restrictions as to use of such lands in the Territory of Hawaii. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Commis-
sioner of Public Lands of the Territory of Hawaii, with the concur-
rence of the Governor of said Territory, be authorized to amend certain 
land patents by removing the conditions therein restricting the use of 
such lands for residence or eleemosynary purposes, so that the lands 
will be free of any such encumbrances: Provided^ however^ That no 
such restriction shall be removed in patents conveying an area in excess 
of one-half acre: And provided further^ That in the opinion of the 
commissioner the surrounding area in which such lands are located 
has sufficiently changed to warrant such action. 
Approved April 6, 1956. 
April 6, 195 6 
[H. R. 6808] 
Hawaii. 
Sale of p u b l i c 
lands. 
66 Stat. 514. 
48 u s e 673. 
Public Law 482 
CHAPTER 185 
AN ACT 
To amend section 73 (1) of the Hawaiian Organic Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That the portion 
of the first proviso of section 78 (1) of the Hawaiian Organic Act 
which reads "That the commissioner shall, with the ai)proval of said 
board, sell to any citizen of the United States, or to any person w^ho has 
legally declared his intention to become a citizen, for residence i^ur-
poses lots and tracts, not exceeding three acres in area;" is hereby 
amended to read as follows: "That the commissioner shall, with the 
approval of said board, sell to any citizen of the L'nited States, or to 
any person who has legally declared his intention to become a citizen,