Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-28
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MT. CASEY, from the Committee on The
fuollc Lands, reported the following bill.
A Bill to establish two additional, land az
ces in that part of Wisconsin Territory vest
OF the river Mississippi.
SEC. l. BE It enucted, By the Senate and House
o. Representatives ofthe United States of liner.
ca, IN Congress assembled, That, for the sale Of
me public lands in that part Of the Territory
| Q! wisconsin situate west of the river Missis.
slPP',. two land districts are hereby created:
one OF which, comprising all the lands south
OF the east and west line which forms The
northern boundary Of the township ADJOINING
10, and Immediately south of, the township in
winch the town of Davenport is situate, shall
DC called the Des Moines land district. the
land Office for which shall be established at
me town OF Burlington; and the other district,
comprising the lands north Of the said cas-, and
west west. line, shall be called the On Buque land
district, the Office for which shall be establish
ed at the town Of Du Buque.
SEC. 2. find be 1t further enacted, Tha, the
PRESIDENT be, and he is hereby, authorised TO
appoint, by and with the advice and consent
OF the Senate, register and receiver of pub
TIC moneys for each of the said districts, and
who shall, respectively, be required to reside
at the site OF their Offices, and have the same
powers, perform the same duties, and he emit.
.led 10 The same compensation, as are or NAV
De prescribed by law in relation to the other
land offices Of the United States.
SECS. find be it further enacted. That the
president is authorised to cause the public
lands IN the said districts, with the exception
OF section number sixteen in each township,
reserved for the use Of schools, or such other
lands as may, by law, he selected in lieu there.
OF, and OF such other tracts as he may select
Tor tnliltary or other purposes. TO be exposed
10 sale IN the same manner, and upon the same
terms and conditions, as the other public lands
Of the United States.
SEC. 4. ind be 1t further enacted, That
whenever the President may deem it cxpedi.
emf, he is hereby authorized TO remove the said
land offices to such other places within those
districts as he may judge proper.
Mr.. CASEY, from the Committee on the
Public Lands reported the following BILL
BILL TO create the office of Surveyor ofPub.
lie Lands in the Wisconsin Territory.
SEC. |. Bet enacted By The Senate md House
Of Representatives Of the United States Of .qme-
rtca, IN Congress assembled, That Surveyor
for the Territory Of Wisconsin shall be appoint.
ed, who Shall have the same authority and
perform the duties respecting the public lands
and private land claims in the Territory Of
Wisconsin, as are now vested in and required
of the Surveyor Of the lands of the U. States
in Ohio.
Sec. |. ind be ii further enacted, That i,
shall be the duty Of the Surveyor for Ohio 10
deliver to the Surveyor for Wisconsin Terrific
ny, all the maps, papers, records, and docu-
ments relating TO the public lands and private
land clnims in the said Territory Of Wiscon-
sin, which may be in his office; and in every
case where it shall be imprac,cabe TO make
a separation Of such maps, papers, records,
and documents without injury, it shall be his
duty to cause copies thereof, certified by him,
70 be furnished to the Surveyor for Wisconsin
Territory; which copies shall be Of the same
validity as the originals.
Sec. 3. .4'1d be ii further enacted, That the
Surveyor for Wisconsin Territory, to be ap L
pointed in pursuance of this act, shall eslab-
ism MS olice at and
hat he shall be allowed an annual salary of
wo thousand dollars; and he shall be authori.
led to employ one draugltsnan and clerk,
whose aggregate compensation shall not ex-
iced dollars per annum. He
hall also be allowed the sum of
dollars per annum for Different, fuel, and 9TH
n incidental expenses his Office.