The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-08-10
proved, Jnly ID, 1896.
TPuBLIC.-No.5 56.l

AN ACT for laying off the towns of Fort Ma
olson and Burlington, in the county OF Des
Moncs, and the towns Of BcllevIew, Du
Buque, and Peru in the county of Du Bu-
que, Territory of Wisconsin, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives. Of THE United States of
4melca IN Congress assembled, That the
tracts ofland in the Territory of Wisconsin, in
cluding the towns Of Fort Madison and Bur-
liugton, in the county of Des Moines Belle
view. Du BuqIe, and Peru, in the county of
Du Buque and Pou, in the county of Du
Buque and Mineral Point in the county of
lowd, shall, under the direction of the Survey
or ofthe public lands be hid off into town.ots,
streets, avenues, and the lots for public use
called the public squares, and into ou-lots
having regard 20 the lots and streets already
surveyed, III such manner, and of such dimen-
slons as he may thiuk proper for the public
good and the equitable rights of the settlers
and occupants OF the saId towns Provided,
The tracts OF land so to be laid Off into town.
lots, dc shall not exceed the quantity of one
entire section, nor the town-lots one half of an
acre ; nor shall .he out-lots exceed the quantity
of four acres each, When the survey Of the
lots shall be completed, plat thereof shall be
returned TO the Secretary of the Treasury, and
within six months thereafter the lots shall be
OiSASb " 1uCSJ DludNi, dI FdpllC sditt
der the direction of the President the United
States and at such other times as he shall think
proper PToUided, 'that no town-lot shall be
sold for a SUN less than FIVE dollars And
prO0lGed further, That a quantity OF land of
proper width, on the river banks at the towns
of Fort Madison, Belleview, Burlington, Du
Buque, and Peru, and running with the said
rivers, the the whole length of said towns, shall
be reserved t.om sale, (as shall also the public
squlres,) for public use, and remain forever for
public use, as public Highways and for other
public uses
SECTION 2. And be ii further reSOlred, That
it shall be the duty of the said Surveyor to class
the lots already surveyed IN the said towns OF
Fort Madison, Burlington, Bellevlew, Du
Buque, Peru, and Mineral Point, into three
classes, according TO the relative value thereof
on account of situation end eligibility for bus-
ness, without regard, however to the improve
ments made thereon and previous to the sale
of said lots as aforesaid, each and every person
or persons, or his, her, or their legpl represen-
tdt!ves, who snail heretofore have obtained from
the. agent oftho United States permit to oc-
cupy any lot or lots in the said towns, who
shall have, by building or enclosure, actually
occupied improved any lot lots in the
said towns, or within the tracts of land hereby
authorized TO be laid off into lots, shall be per-
mitted TO purchase such lot or lots by paying
therefor, IN cdsl, II tne same fiii Withln lhe
first class as aforesaid, at the rate of forty dol
lars per acre if within the second class, at The
IA e oftwenty dollars per acre and If within
the third class at the rate OF ten dollars per
aare Pr0Uided, rhat no ono of the persons
afores 4id shall be permItta1 TO purchase, 10y au-
thority of this section, more than one acre OF
groGnd, to embrace Improvements already
made.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
sum ofthree ouslnd dollars DC, and the same
is hereby, appropriated, to be paid ont Of any
money in the Treasury, not otheIwisc apPro-
prilted, 10 deirly the expenses OF survf yiug
the lands covering the SAID towns Of Fort dI-
dlsIn Burlington, Belleyiow, Du Baqde, Peru,
and Mineral Point.
Approved, July 4ih, 1886.