The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-07-23
flew, Du Buque, and Peru, IN the

%;.w. Du Buque, and Peru, in the
county of Du Buque. Territory OF
Wisconsin,, and for other purposes.
Be i, enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled, That
the tracts of land in the Territory Of Wis
consin including the towns of Fort Madi-
SON and Burlinat ton, in the county of ucs
Moines; Bcllesiew. Du Buque, and Peru,
in the county of Du Buquc; and Minc,a,
Point, in the county of Iowa, shall unusr
the direction Of the Surveyor OF inc Pao-
Glands be laid of into iown-lots. streets.
avenues, and the lots for public use called
the public squares. and into ous-lo:s having
regard TO the lots and streets already sur
vc1.d. in such manner and of such di-
mentions as he may think proper for the
public good and the equitable rights OF
she settlers and occupants Of the said
towns: Precided, The tracts Of land so TO
be laid of into iown-lots, &C.. shall not
exceed the quantity Of ono entire seci'oh'
nor the town-iots one-l,als OF an acre;
nor shall the ou,-io,s exceed tho quantity
Of four acres eaeh.- When tho survey o.
the lots shall be completed, a plat thereof
shall be returned to the Secretary OF INC
Treasury. and within six months ihercai-
ter the lots shall be offered to the highest
bidder, at public sale. under the dtree'ioh
Of the President Of the United States,
and at such other times as he shall think
proper: Provided, That no town-lot shall
K sn,,I for n sum less than fvc dollars:
And p,orided, fmtkr, That a quantity
of land Of proper width. on The river
banks at the towns of Fort Madison.
BelIeview, Burlington. Du Buqnc, end
Peru, and running with The said rivers the
whole length Of the said towns. shall DC
reserved for sale, (as shall also the pubic
squarcs,) for public use. and remain 'osc,
Icr for public uss. ss public highways anu
For other pub!ir uses.
Sgc. 2. Aud be il further enacted. That
i. shall be the duty Of the said Surveyor
TO class The lois already surveyed IN the
said towns Of Fort Madison. Burlington.
Du Ru;ue. Peru, and Mineral Point, into
three classes. according 10 the relative
value thereof, on account Of situation and
eligibility for business. without 'egard,
however. to the improvements made there
on; md previous TO the sale OF said lots
as aforesaid. each and every person or
persons, or his. her. os their legal repre-
sen.a,ivcs, who shall heretofore hare OBJ
tanned from The saen, of the United
States permit 10 occupy any let or lots
in the said towns. or who shalt have. BY
building or enclosure, actually occupied
or improved any lot or lots in the said
souns, or within The iraes Of land hereby
authorized 90 DC laid OF into lots, shall
be permitted 10 purchase such 10. or lots
BIZ paying therefor, In cash, il the same
fsli within The firet e.asE az afor~-~ii- nj
the rate Of forty dollars Pcr acre; II within
the second class, a, The rate OF twenty
f.slars per acre; and IL within The third
cl,as. nj the rate OF Ten dollars per acre:
P,oridei. Tha, no one Of the persons
shall be permitted TO purchase
by authority of this section. moro ''lah
ono acre Of ground, TO embrace improve
meil,s already made. r
src. 3. And be I, further enacted. lhat
the sum OF three thousand dollars be. ano
the Same Is hereby. appropriated 10 oe
peid ou, OF aus money in the Treasury
no, otherwise appropriated. TO dciray the
expenses Of surveying the lands covering
the said towns of Fort Madison, Burling..
CON. B~IIevicw. Du Buquc,- Peru. aud
Mineral Point.
APPROVED, 2d July, 1856