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Chap. 448: Authorizing and requesting the President of the United States to take steps in an effort to protect citizens of the United States in their equitable titles to land embraced in territory to be transferred from the State of Oklahoma to the State of Texas and from the State of Texas to the State of Oklahoma as per decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Oklahoma against Texas (1926, 272 United States 21, page 38) and from the State of New Mexico to the State of Texas and from the State of Texas to the State of New Mexico as per decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of New Mexico against Texas (volume 276, page 557, United States Supreme Court Reports), and to give the consent of Congress to said States to enter into compacts with each other and with the United States relating to such subject matter.
Chapter 448 45 Stat. 1444 1929-03-01 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 public Chapter 448.— Joint Resolution Authorizing and requesting the President of the United States to take steps in an effort to protect citizens of the United States in their equitable titles to land embraced in territory to be transferred from the State of Oklahoma to the State of Texas and from the State of Texas to the State of Oklahoma as per decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Oklahoma against Texas (1926, 272 United States 21, page 38) and from the State of New Mexico to the State of Texas and from the State of Texas to the State of New Mexico as per decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of New Mexico against Texas (volume 276, page 557, United States Supreme Court Reports), and to give the consent of Congress to said States to enter into compacts with each other and with the United States relating to such subject matter.
March 1, 1929.[[S. J. Res. 196](/us/bill/70/sjres/196).][[Pub. Res., No. 96](/us/bill/70/pubres/96).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the President of the Oklahoma and Texas.Conference requested with governors of, as to acceptance of lands transferred to the States by decree of Supreme Court.United States be authorized, and he is hereby requested, to confer with the Governor of the State of Oklahoma and with the Governor of the State of Texas to ascertain if negotiations will be entertained, to the end that an agreement may be reached between the United States, the State of Texas, and the State of Oklahoma, as to the terms upon which said parties mentioned and in interest will accept the land, if any, transferred or to be transferred to each said party by the authority of the final decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in the action styled Oklahoma against Texas (1926, 272 United States 21, page 38).
Sec. 2. In the event the Governor of the State of Texas and On acceptance of conference, consent given the States to negotiate compact, etc., to be presented for ratification to Congress and the State Legislatures.the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, acting for their respective States, agree to confer with the United States relative to the subject matter mentioned and described in section 1 hereof the consent of Congress is hereby given to the said State of Texas and to the said State of Oklahoma to negotiate and enter into a compact or agreement respecting the matter in this Act mentioned and the President is herein authorized and requested to proceed with such conference and to formulate and suggest a compact or agreement to be presented to the Congress and to the Legislatures of the State of Texas and Compliance with obligations.the State of Oklahoma for ratification and if, and when, ratified by each said contracting party, then each said party herein mentioned is hereby authorized to proceed to comply with the obligations in said compact or agreement assumed. 1445 Sec. 3.
That the President of the United States be authorized, Texas and New Mexico.Conference requested with governors of, as to acceptance of lands transferred to the States by decree of Supreme Court.and he is hereby requested, to confer with the Governor of the State of Texas and with the Governor of the State of New Mexico to ascertain if negotiations will be entertained to the end that an agreement may be reached between the United States, the State of Texas, and the State of New Mexico, as to the terms upon which said parties mentioned and in interest will accept the land, if any, transferred or to be transferred to each said party by the authority of the final decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in the action styled New Mexico against Texas (volume 276, page 557, United States Supreme Court Reports).
Sec. 4. In the event the Governor of the State of Texas and the On acceptance of conference, consent given the States to negotiate compact, etc., to be presented for ratification to Congress and the State Legislatures.Governor of the State of New Mexico, acting for their respective States, agree to confer with the United States relative to the subject matter mentioned and described in section 1 hereof, the consent of Congress is hereby given to the said State of Texas and to the said State of New Mexico to negotiate and enter into a compact or agreement respecting the matter in this Act mentioned, and the President is herein authorized and requested to proceed with such conference and to formulate and suggest a compact or agreement to be presented to the Congress and to the Legislatures of the State of Texas and the State of New Mexico for ratification and if, and when, ratified by each said contracting party, then each said party Compliance with obligations.herein mentioned is hereby authorized to proceed to comply with the obligations in said compact or agreement assumed.
Sec. 5. No such compact or agreement shall be binding or Ratification required of the compacts by the States and Congress.obligatory upon either of the parties herein mentioned unless and states and congress, until such compact or agreement has been ratified by the legislatures of each of said States affected and mentioned herein and by the Congress of the United States. Approved, March 1, 1929.
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