The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-05-07
An ACT 10 establish In sddiiionsI Land OF.
flea in the State of Missouri.


1Renyesenfotues offhe United States " amer
fea in Congress assembled, That so much of
Tho public isnds OF the United States as lies
vest Of tho range line dividing the twenty.
third and twenty. fourth tiers Of townships
ives, OF tho fifth principal meridian, IN the
present Howard Land District, in tho state OF
Missouri, shall form y Land District for tho
disposal of the ssid lands, to be called the
Western District; nnI a land Office shalt DO
established ut Lexington, inrhe county OF
Lillsrd, for tho disposal thereof
Sec. 2. Hud be 10 Jtrfher enacted, Thst
tls~o shall be q Register end Receiver sp-
pointed 10 tbs sold Office, 10 superintend TIE
sale. Of the public land, in tho said District,
who shall reside ut The place where said otlies
IS established, give security 10 the saTe man.
nsr and suns, and whose compensation, C.
molumen,s, duties, aud suthoritles, shall, IA
every respect, be tho same, In relation 10 the
lands 10 be disposed Of OF their Offices, as are,
or may be, by iawy provided in relation 10 the
Registers and Receivers of Public Money, in
the several offices established for the sale OF
THE public lands.
Sec. 3. ind be IL further enacted, That,
fton and after tho 6fH day of hprn nex,, The
division line between Tho 81. Louis end the
Jackson land districts, in the state Oi M'ssou.
ri, shall be tho township line between the
townships number ihir,y.seveD and thirty
eight; any ,hicg IN tho iormer acts. creating
land districts in tho state of Missouri, 10 Tho
contrary notwithstanding.
Washington, March 3, 1929.
Approved.--JAMbs MONROE.
An ACT to authorize the putchsss Ola num-
Der Of copies OF tho siIIh volume OF tho
United Slates.
ne IL fpacfed 6y RE Senate and Hoase Of
Rrnrcsrntafipes Of the United Sfaies o( dmer-
ira, in Consress assembled, That tho Secre-
,uiy Tor tho Department Of STATE be, aud he
10 nereby, authorized and dir ccted TO subscribe
for, aDd iecoive, tor the use and disposal OF
Congress, eve hundred and hf y copies OF the
aix,h volume OF the Laws Oi rho UoiDd
S,re., published by Davis and Force, Of The
Guy Of Washington, aOd cause to be distribu
ted one copy thereof 10 The President OF The
United Stptes, one coy To the wee Pfesi.
dent Of the United States, one copy 10 each OF
the Heads Of Departments, TO the Attorney
General of the United States, TO each Of the
Senators and Representatives, and 10 each
Delegate Of Territories, of the Seventeenth
Cong, ess fifteen copies to the Secretary oi
tho Scnate, for the use ct the Senate, and
thi,iy copies to the Clerk OF the House OF
Representatives, Tor she use oi that House
ono copy ,o each branch Of The Legislature o!
each State aod Territory, and ono copy 10
each Of the Executives OF the several States
end Terti,ories and cause the residue 10 be
del posted In The Library Of Congress.
Sec. 2. .dnd be IL /urfker enacted, That.
NJ tho p..p~se ororesviu, tho of two
,hous nd TWO hunlr.d dollars he, and ,he same
is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out Of aOy
money in the Treasury not Otherwise sppro-
pr'a,ed.
Washington, Mar I, 1928
Approved-JAMsS MONROE.
An ACT TO ccnficm certain clain,s to lofts