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paid for the the Government. 8
Sec. And be further enacted That the surveyor gem
era at Detroit on being notified of the completion by the land
officers of the aforesaid abstracts and map shall dispatch
slfu deputy to the Saut Se Marie, who shall file ia the
land office that place his affidavit faithfully and mpartiay
to discharge his duy and hereupon there shall be delivered
him the said abstracts and map, and he shall then proceed
forthwith lay off and survey the village Of Sau Ste. Marie
into town lots Streets avenues public squares lots hav-
ing regard to the lots and streets already actually surveyed
existing established and having regard also the existing
limits and extent of the lots and to the existing limits and
extent Of the lots covered by the claims which shall have been
adudcaed by the register and receiver and after such
veys shall have been completed the aforesaid deputy shall
prepare plat exhibiting, in connexon with the lines Of the
public surveys the exterior lines of the whole village also
the squares individual lots and the public lots and also the
out lots designating the lots reserved for military other
purposes according to the extent and limits of the same
fixed by the proper military officers pursuant to the require
mens Of the second section of this act and specifying the
name of each claimant of the individual lot and whether
hmed rejected, the assessed by the register and
ceve payment which should be made in each case by
the party and also designating the Uaca inlots and
lots the former of which shall be subdivided into lots
exceed each quarter Of and the latter not to exceed
two acres each and shall be the duty of the said deputy
from the Rest information he obtain and after conference
with the land officers 10 specify the survey of each vacant
lot the actual present estimated value, and it shall be the
duty OF the aforesaid deputy to the register and
cever their abstracts and map and to submit to them his plat
of the actual surveys and if they shall be satisfied that is
in accordance with their adudcatons, they shall append
certificate that effect and the said deputy shall then
nit the said plat with the field notes to the surveyor general
at Detroit for examination of the work. and if that officer
shall find faithfully and properly executed, he shall allow
the said deputy per diem of five dollars for every day actually
and necessarily engaged in the preliminary examination and
surveys and in the construction Of the plat and shall also
pay all necessary expenses ts tHl
Sec. g. Andbe further enacted That shall be the duty
OF the surveyor general upon the approval of the plat or
tual survey by his deputy, the said plat to the
ger and receiver who shall thereupon transmit the same
Nr Tho
Commissioner of the General Land Office whose decision
every shall be final and binding upon the parties and
the Government and who shall have power either arm
modify or reverse the decisions Of the register and receiver
and to autnorze them to grant certificate upon the cash
payment to the receiver of what may be determined to be
fair assessment the lot confirmed and upon such payment
being made and the return of the certificate to the General
Land Office, patent shall ISSUE And the said register and
receiver shall each receive from the proceeds Of such saes
the sum Of five dollars for every claim examined and adud
Gated by them under this act
Sec g. And be further enacted That shall and may
be lawful for the commissioner order into Market after
public notice Of at least months all lots lots to
which claim may be rejected and sell the for cash
to the highest bidder subject 20 minimum Of two-thrds Of
their estimated value and such sales being mad and
proper reported the General Land Office, the
missioner if the proceedings found regular shall be
thorized to issue patents.
Sec 10. And be further enacted, That after all the
claims shall have been adudcaed surveyed and the vacant
lots sod shall be the duty of the proper accounting officers
of the treasury to ascertain the nett of Sales after de-
Quoting all expenses incident the execution of this and
such amount shall be paid by the Secretary of the Trea
sury to the trustees, other constituted authorities Of Sau
Ste Mare to be expended by them improvements of
the streets and erection of public buildings.
[PUBLIc-No. 40
AN ACT reduce the minimum price Of the mineral lands
in the Lake Superior district in Michigan and in the Chip
pewa district in Wisconsin.
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
Of the United States of America Congress assembled
That the mineral lands in the Lake Superior district in Mi
chgan, and in the Chippewa district, in Wisconsin, shall be
offered for public sale the manne and be the
minimum price and the rights Of pre-empton
the other public lands Of the United States and such portions
Of the act Of the first March, eighteen hundred and forty
seven, to establish land Office in northern part Of Mi
chgan and to provide for the sale of the mineral lands the
State of Michigan, and Of the Of the third March,
eigeen hundred and foryseven to create additional
land district in the Territory Of Wisconsin and other pur-
poses, inconsistent with the provisions of this act
shall be and the hereby repealed Provided hov
euer, That the right given by those acts of first and third
March, eighteen hundred and forty seven, lessees
pants, and permees to enter to the of their leases
and PERMITS and less shall be considered impaired
by this act but said essees occupants and permees shall
be authorized to the land covered by their leases
pances, and permits respectively therein provided the
minimum price fixed by this act
Sec q And be further enaced, That the holder Of
lease permit covering than full sect of the
neral lands aforesaid shall be entitled the surrender and
annumen OF said lease permit at the proper land Office
to purchase be shall elect to do full section, and
more Of the land covered by said lease permit mini
mum price of two dollars and fifty cents per acre.
Approved September 26, 1850.
PUBLIc--No. Al
AN ACT to provide for carrying into execution in further
part the twelfth article Of the treaty with Mexico conclu-
ded at Guadalupe Hidalgo
Be enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives
Of the United States Of America Congress assembled
That the of three millions three hundred and sixty thou
sand dollars be and the hereby appropriated out of
any money in the Treasury otherwise appropriated for
the payment of the insament and interest which will fall
due on the hirieth Of May eighteen hundred and
under the twelfth article Of the treaty between the United
States and Mexico made and concluded at Guadalupe Hi
dago the second Of February eighteen hundred and forty
eight. Approved, September 90 1880
PUBLIc-No. 43.
AN ACT 10 create the Office of Surveyor General Of the
Public Lands Oregon and provide for the survey and
ito make donations to settlers Of the said public lands
Be enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives
Of the United States Of America Congress assembled,
Surveyor General shall be appointed for the Territory
of Oregon, who shall have the authority pc form the
duties respecting the public lands and private land claims
in the Territory of Oregon vested in and required Of
the Surveyor Of the lands of the United States northwest Of the
Ohio, except as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. And be further enacted That the said Sur.
veyor General shall establish his office such place within
the said Territory the President of the United States may
from time time direct he shall be allowed annual salary
Of thousand FIVE hundred dollars be paid quarter
and to al such time be shall into bond
with competent security for the faithful discharge Of the duties
of his Office There shall be and hereby s appropriated the
Of four thousand dollars much thereof
for clerk hire in his Office and the further of one
thousand dollars per annum for Office rent fuel books