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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ... act extending time for acceptance. An Act extending the time within which the States and Territories may accept the Grant ot Lands made by the Act entitled, " An Act donating public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleger for the benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, '" approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two."" "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States ot America, in Congress assembled, That any State or Territory may accept, ana shall be entitled to, thebenefits of the Act entitled, "an Act donating public land tothe several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, '7" approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, by expressing its acceptance thereof, as provided in said Act, within two years from the date of the approval of this Act., subject, however, to the conditions in said Act contained. Sec. 2. Approved April 14, 18G4. Act of Congress of July 23d, 1866, extended time to July 29th, 1869, and Act of Congress of January 23d, 1873 further extended it to July 1st, 1874. georgia'S acceptance of the grant. An Act accepting for the State of Georgia the donation by the United States of certain lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, by Acts of Congress, approved-severally July 2d, 1862, and April 14tbr 1864, and for other purposes therewith connected. Section I. The General Assembly of the State o Georgia do enact, That the State of Georgiahereby accepts the donation by the United States, of such public lands as may be apportioned to said State, under an Act of the Co