Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-03
CHAP lG9-An Act to establish an additional land dis
trct in Iowa.

CHAP l-An Act to establish an additional land dis
trct in Iowa
Src l. Be II enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That for the sale Of pubic lands
in the Territory OF Iowa, additional land district is
hereby created comprising all the lands lying between
the line dividing townships seventy five and seventy
six north and the line dividing townships eighty
and eghtyfour north, which shall be called the Iowa
district
SIC 2 And he i, further enacted, That the Presi-
be- and he hereby, authorized to appoint by and
with the advice and consent OF the Senate, register
and receiver Of the public moneys for the said district
who shall respectively be required 10 reside Al the site
of said office and who shall have the same powers,
form the said duties, and be entitled TO the same
uensaton may he prescribed by law in relation
/ to other land Offices Of the United States.
Sgc. 3. And be II further enacted, That the President
il authorized the public lands in the said dis
tric with the exemption Of sections numbering sixteen
in each township, reserved for The use Of schools or
such other lands may be selected by law in lieu there
Of and of such other tracts ms he may select for military
or other purposes TO he exposed to sale in the
manner and upon the SANE terms aud conditions as the
| other public lands Of tho United States
SFc. 4. And be il further enacted, That the Presi
dent hereby authorized designate the site which
the said office shall be estabiished and remove the
same 70 any other place within said district whenever
| in his opinion, IL may be deemed eIpedient
| Approved, August 8, 1886.
CHAP. iIO-An Act to amend the act approved second
April, eighteen hundred and fortyour, entitled "An
| act directing the disposition OF certain unclaimed
goods wares or merchandise seized for being Illegal
| " imported into the United States.
Sro l. Be il enacted by the Senate and House Of Re-
representatives. of the United States of America in Con-
ress assembled That the provisions Of The act entitled
IAN directing the disposition Of certain unclaimed
goods wares, merchandise seized for being Illegally
imported Into the United States" approved April
cond eighteen hundred and forty four shall apply all
property Of the appraised value Of one hundred dollars
or less any thing contained In any other act TO the
trary notwithstanding.
Approved, August g. 1916.
CHAP l69-An Act to enable the Secretary Of the Ma
wy TO purchase the right of using Mixs patent manger
stopper
Src l. Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of The United States Of America in
Congress assembled That the Secretary of The Navy be,
and he is hereby, authorized TO purchase of Mrs. Ann
Mix widow of nj. z. Mix, late master commandment in
the navy the unlimited power TO machine called
"mangor stopper" in all ships Of war other vessels
belonging to the United States: Provided An assign
ment thereof can be obtained NJ cost not exceeding
three thousand dollars, which Is hereby appropri-
ated to be paid out of any money In the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Approved, August &, 1916.
CHAP. l72.-An Act authorizing The inhabitants Of
Ohio TO renquish certain lands selected for schools,
and to obtain others in lieu Of them.
SEC. ]. BE II enacted by the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES Of the United States Of America in
Con rress assembled, That on tho REIMBURSEMENT the
United States by the proper school trustees Of township
one OF range thirteen east, in Seneca county, Ohio, Of
all the right title, and interest Of ths inhabitants Of said
tlen eight in township south, Of range nine east
containing four hundred and eighty acres, and Cedar
Point on Cedar Island in Lake Erie containing thirty
four acrea and eighty huAdrdhs of an acre. here
losore selected for them as school lands under the prov
ATOMS OF tho act Of May eighteen hundred and
entitled IAN act 10 appropriate lands for the
support of schools in certain townships and fractional
townships not heretofore provided for tie said school
trustees be- they hereby, authorized to select
aud enter, free of cost, quantity not exceeding five
uudred and Of the lands belondng 10 the
United States within the limits Of the late Wyandou
cesson, OF any of the land districts in The State Of
Ohio conforming TO the subdvis0ns into which
the lands shall represented the pats Of
Provided That the selections hereby authorized 10 be
made shall embrace lands upon which the assessed
improvements of Indians have been made.
SEc. .. And he II further enacted, That, when the
lands hero authorized TO be selected entered shall
have been approved by the Secretary OF the Treasury
they shall be held by the Inhabitants OF the township
herein FIRST designated by the TENURE and upon
the terms, for the support of schools in said town
ship they had been selected under the provisions
ofthe before rscled Of twentieth May eighteen hun
bred and twenty-six.
Approved, August 8, 1916.