Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-07-01

settlement neither shall any preempon he allowed to any
tract the injury of any person. or OF the representatives.
assigns OF any person. claiming and occupying the
any part thereof in good ah his her right the pas
sage of this act and owning valuable cultivation improve
ment thereon which cultivation or Improvements shall have
been assigned by the person 50 claiming preempon If
ubse the entry and settlement of such
person. shall made with his acquescence
And provided further. That the liabilities incurred by the
territorial government OF Wisconsin, under the act entitled
An act 10 grant quantity Of land to the Territory of Wis
consin for the purpose Of aiding IN opening canal
meet the waters OF Lake Michigan with those Of Rock river
heeinDeoe referred shall be paid and discharged by the
State of Wisconsin.
Sec g. And be further enacted That the purchasers OF
tract OF the said even numbered sections mentioned IN the
preceding secon and sold ace The reservation thereof at the
minimum price OF dollars and fifty cents per shall
be entitled receive from the Commissioners Of the General
Land Office certificate Of the quantity OF land purchased
and of the amount Of the paid therefor and above
the value of said land the rate Of one dollar and twenty
five cents per acre which certificate, TO the of such
excess shall receivable from the holder thereof his
signs in like much money, in payment Of the
public lands of the United States That IN the event OF the
death Of any such purchaser before the issuing such ce
cate the shall be issued In favor OF the lawful representa-
tves OF such purchaser
Sec A. And be frih@ enacted, That the Judge of the
district court for the district Of Wisconsin shall hold term
Of said In each year at the seat OF government to
mence the first Monday of July and another term Of said
in each year Milwaukee, to commence the first
Monday Of January He shall also have power hold spe
terms the trial oil ueermlpatloH OF
all suits proceedings in said courts, at either of the afoe-
said places his discretion the nature and the OF
business may require The said court shall be open all
times Tor the purpose Of hearing and deciding OF adm-
rally and maritime jurisdiction, far the be done
without jury. The records and papers Of said may
be kept either Of the places herein designated for the hold
ing Of said court Judge in his discretion shall direct
Sec S. And be IL further enacted That the clerks Of the
district courts OF the Territory of Wisconsin SHALL before
thcirerm Of Office expires, certify under SEAL and transmit
the clerk Of said court all records of all unatsed judg
mens and Of suits pending in said courts respectively at
tachng thereto all papers connected therewh in all
arising under the laws constitution of the United States,
which the United States shall be party and they shall
forward the the clerk Of said district court OF the
State Of Wisconsin, who shall the same IN his docket
the said district shall proceed therein to final uJg
men and execution, such suits proceedings had org
| nally been brought in said court
Sec. g. And be ii further enacted That the clerk of the
Supreme Court of the Territory Of Wisconsin snail deliver
the clerks of said district court all records and papers
in the office of the clerk of the said supreme court relating c
proceedings bankruptcy under the late bankrupt law OF the
United States He shall also certify, under SEAL and deliver
said clerk all records of judgments and Of proceedings
suits pending, and all papers connected herewith, in
arising under the constitution and laws of the United States
Sec T. And be IL further enacted, That from and ate
the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and forty
and until another and appoonment shall be made hs
State of Wisconsin shall be entitled three
| in the Congress of the United States.
Approved May 30, ls4s.