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ACTS Of the Trenty- Ninth Congress Of The U. s..
Passed The fr session, commencing December l. 1915.
AMEs X POLx President GEOReE DALLls Vice Presidents
w. DAVIS, Speaker OF the House Of Representatives
CHAr 35An county Alexandria, Dis
uict of Columbia, the state Of Virginia.
WHEREAS No territory ought be held under the
elusive legislation given to Congress the District
which the Of the General Government than may be
necessary aud proper for the purposes of such and
whereas experience hath shown th,t the potion OF the
District Of Columbia ceded to the United states by the
Stale Of Virginia has not BEEN nor is ever likely 10 be,
necessary for that purpose and whereas the tate Of V
gina by act passed the third day Of February,
eighteen hundred and oriysix, entitled IAN act accept
ing by Of Virginia the county OF Alexandra,
in the Disirc: of CoIumba when the shall re-
ceded by the Congress Of the United States hath sgni
fed her willingness take back the said territory ceded
5 aforesaid: Therefore
SEC Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Rs?re-
senotiUes # tie United States Of america an Congress
sebed That with the Of The people Of the county
and OF Alexandra, 10 be ascetained hereinafter
prescribed all Of that portion Of the District Of Columbia ceded
United States by the State of Virginia, and all the
rights and dic0n Herewith ceded the same, be,
aud the same hereby ceded and TenQushed
the State of Virginia, full and absolute tight and jurs-
dcton, well of soil Of persons residing 10 reside
thereon.
SEC . And be it further enacted That nothing herein
contained shall be construed in the Stale of Virginia
any right Of property the custom house and post Office of
United States within the town of Alexandria in the
soil Of the7eitory hereby receded, affect the RICH
shall may be transferred by such individuals OF cor
poati0ns TO the State of Virginia.
And be further endcted, That the jurisdiction
and laws existing in the said territory ceded to the
United States by the State Of Virginia, Aforesaid
persons and property of individuals therein residing,
shall determine until the State of Virginia shall
hereafter PROVIDE by law, for the extension Of her ius-
dicton and judicial system the said territory hereby
Ieceded.
SEC And be it further enacted That this act shall not
be in oce until after the Of the people Of the county
of Alexandra shall be given in the mode
present session Of Congress, The President Of the United
States shall appoint FIVE commissioners three Of
may act) of the said county
and fechoders within the who shall be before
Justice of the peace aud for the said county
discharge the duties hereby imposed upon them faithfully
mpariiay, and TO the best of their ability. These
missoner any Of them shall proceed within days
they notified of their appointment upon the
tine place. and manner of taking the vote within tue
or county Of Alexandria and shall give notice Of the
by 10 the spapers Of the said
the day aud the place appointed, every
male citizen OF the United States who shall have resided in
said county Of Alexandra for six months preceding the time
when he offers his vote and
shall vote viva upon the question of accepting
ecng the provisions OF this act The said commissioners
shall preside this taken ques-
lions arising in relation the rgt of voting under
Within three days alter this vote taken as aforesaid the
said commissioners shall make out three statements of the
shall be transmitted to the Pesae of the
States one to the Governor OF the Commonwealth Of Vr-
gna and shall be deposited in the clerks office of the
county court OF Alexandria II majority of
gwen snail ue PROVISIONS OF ibis
act then shall be void and Of effect but if majority
of said should be in favor Of accepting prov-
sons Of this act then this act shall be in full force and il
shall be the duty Of ae President Of the United States
form the Governor Of Virginia that this full 70
aud effect, and 10 make PROCLAMATION of the fact.
SEC o. And be further enacted, That ia such case, the
right Of property the half square in Alexandra which
the courthouse, bounded by Columbus Queen and
Princess streets and the half square which stands
JAIL bounded by Princess St Asaph and Pitt Streets shall
be conveyed to the Governor OF Virginia and his
for the of The county and corporation of Alexandra for
hereby authorized and required in the name and the
behalf of the United States make all the proper and
eessary conveyances for that purpose
SEC And be it further enacted, That Congress will in
no event aud pay the debt any part thereof
due by the corporation Of the city Of Alexandria
Approved, July 8, ls46.
CHAR 36-An States to
sell The svsd iDd aa u The states Of no and
SEC l. Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
ssntatire Of the United STATES Of Ameriea in Congress as
and coSO nnS m he e Of f
and Territories Of Wisconsin and Iowa. belonging to the
United States, be exposed sale, same manner
that other public lands authorized by law to be sod
ccpt hereinafter provided.
SEC 2 And further enacted That six months notice
of times aud places of said sales shall given
new spapes Of general circulation such of the States
the President may think expedient with brief description
mineral regions Of The States of Illinois Arkansas
and Territories of Wisconsin aud Iowa. and Of the lands to
be offered for sales showing the number and localities Of the
different mines known, the probability of discovering
Others the quality of the ore the facilities of working
the further facilities W any for manufactures Of shot,
lead and paints aud the and expense of transporting
the whole the principal markets in the United States
Provided, That the said lands shall not be subject
rights of presumption until after the have been offered
at public sale and subject TO private entry.
SEC 3. And be 1t further enacfef That upon satisfactory
proof made 10 the register and receiver Of the proper land
Office that any of said lands contain mine
mines of lead actually discovered and being
them and in that case the shall be sold in such legal
subdivision subdivisions will include such mine OF
unp be less
than the of two dollars and fifty per acres and if
such tracts shall not be sold at such public sae
price, shall be entered private sale within twelve
months thereafter, then the shall be subject sale
ether lands Provided That legal subdivision any
said lands upon which there may outstanding lease
from the Government of the Uned States their
authorized agent unexpired and undetermined shall be sold
until after the determination Of such lease leases by elux-
ion of time, voluntary surender other legal exnguh-
ment thereof.
Approved July IL, 1876.
Char sAn Act to ieize certain land sales male at Cocuma
and Columbus in Of Mississippi indemnify the
Chickasaws therefor.
SEC l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
SeatdiUeS Of the Uaed States of america Congress
sembed That il may and shall be lawful for patents to be
issued in ordinary cases. for such of the sales Of land
the land offices Chocchuma and Columbus,
State Of Mississippi may be found by the deiniiively
established line Of Chickasaw Of one thousand
eight hundred and thyou to be- in whole part within
that session, and the said sales hereby confirmed and
egazed and for the purpose of ndemniyng the Chicka-
Of Indians for said sales there hereby appropr
ated Of any moneys in the treasury otherwise APP
propriaed of equal to all which has been
ceved upon said sales The fsnd created by the treaty with
said Chckasaw ube and of right them belonging:
Uided neuerthees That this extend TO any
sale where the purchase money may have been refunded
Approved, July Is. ls46.
CAr sAn Act to change the time of holding the federal court
Il SEC l. Be enacted By Senate and House of Repre-
seaafues Of the United States of America in Congress as
no Of