The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-05-17
By AUTHORITY.
Laws Of the United states.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE
TWENTY. FOURTH CONGRESS.



AN ACT to amend an act entitled An Act
for laying off the towns of Fort Madison and
Burlington in the county of Des Moincs, and
the towns of Belleview, Du Buque and Peru,
in the county of Du buque, and Mineral
Point, in the county of Iowa, Territory OF
Wisconsin, and for other purposes" approx
ed July ID, 1886.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House If
Representatives. Of the Uaited States Of Ameri.
ca, IN Congress assembled, That all acts and
daties required TO be done and performed by
the Surveyor for the Territory of Wisconsin,
under tho act TO which this is an amendment,
shall bo done by board of commissioners OF
three in number, any two of whom snail bs a
quorum to do business said commissioners to
be appoiated by the Presidest of the U. States,
and snail, previous to their entering upon the
discharge oftheir duties take an oath or aiiirma-
tion to perform the same faithfully and impair
tally Prepided, That tho action Of the com
mii sioners appointed under the present act
shall not interfere with any of the acts per-
iorued by the Surveyor General, prior to tho
time of the passage hereof, in pursuance of in.
structions u,ider tine act TO which this amenda.
tory.
Sec. 9. And be ii further enacted, That the
said commissioners shall have power TO hear
evidence and determine all claims To- lots aris4
ing unuCT tne act 10 WHICH IN an ainohuinents
and for this purpose the said commissioners
are authorized TO administer all oaths that may
be necessary. and reduce towriting all the evil
dcnco in support of claims to pre-cmption pre-
sented for their consideration, and when all
the testimony shall have been heard and con-
sidcred, the said commissioners shall file with
the proper register and receiver for tho district
within which the townsare situated resp >ctive-
| ly, the testimony in each case. together with a
certificate in favor Of each person having the
right Of fpre-emption under the provisions OF tho
act Of which this is amendatory and upon
max ing payment to the proper receiver Of pub.
lie moneys for the lot or lots TO which such
person is entitled, the receiver shall grant re.
ceipt therefor, and the register issue certificates
of purchase, to be transmitted to the Commits
soner Of the General Land Office, as in other
cases of the sale ofpublic lands.
SEC. 3. And be IL further enacted, That the
proper register and receiver of public moneys,
after the board Of commissioners have heard
and determined all the cases of pre-emption
under the act TO which this is an amendment,
shall expose the residue of the lots to public
sale to the highest bidder, after advertising the
same in three public newspapers at least three
months prior to the day of sale, in the Same
manner as is provided for the sale of public
lands in other cases ard after paying the
commissioners the compensation hereafter al.
lowed them, and all other expenses incdentto
the said survey and salothe receiver of the land
Office shall pay over the residue of the money
he may have received from the sale oflots afore-
said, by pre.cmpton as well as at public auc-
tion, into the hands of the trustees of the res
pective towns aforesaid,to be expendedby them
in the erection os public buildings. the con.
struction ofsuitable wharves, and the improve
ment ofthe streets in the said towns Of Fort
Madison. Burlington, Belieview, Du Buquc,
Peru and Mineral Point.
SEC. 4. and be it further enacted, That the
conn issioners appointed to carry this act into
effect, shall be paid 6y the receiver of public
moneys Of tho proper land district, six dollars
each, per day, for their services, for every day
thoy are necessarily employed.
JAMES X. POLK,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives.,
w. X. KING,
President Of the Senate. pro. .tempor..
APPROVED, March Sd, 1897
ANDREW JACKSON.