Washington telegraph., 1850-11-06
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SEC. 7. And be it further enacted That the
surveyor general at Detroit, on being notified OF
the completion by the land officers Of the afore-
said abstracts and map, shall despatch skilfnl
deputy TO the SAUL Ste. Marie, who shall file in
the land office at that place his affidavit faithfully
and impartay to discharge his duty; and there.
upon there shall be delivered to him the said alb
stracts and map, aud he shall then proceed forth
with to lay off and survey the village of Sault Ste
Marie into town lots, streets, avenues, public
squares. ut-lots, having regard to the lots and
streets already actually surveyed, existing or es-
tabshed, and having regard also. to the existing
limits and extent oil the lots covered by the claiIns
which shall have been adjudicated by the register
and recever aud after such surveys shall haye
been completed, the aforesaid deputy shall prepare
plat exhibiting, in connexion with the lines of the
public surveys, the exterior lines of the whole
village, also tie squares individual lots, and the
public lots, and also the out-iots, designating the
lots reserved for military or other purposes.
cording to The extent and limits of the same,
fixed by the proper military officers, pursuant to
the requirements of the second section OF this act,
aud specifying the name OF each claimant oil the
individual lot and whether confirmed or rejected,
The sum assessed by the register and receiver as
payment which should be made in each case by
the party, and also designating the Udcdnt In-lots
and out lots, the former of WHICH shall be subdi
vided into lots not 10 exceed each quarter OF all
acre, and The latter not TO exceed two acres each;
and it shall be the duty of the said deputy, from
the best information he can obtain, and after con-
ference with the land officers to specify on the
survey Of each vacant lot. the actual present est-
matrd value, and it shall be the duty of the afore
said deputy TO return TO the register and receiver
their abstracts aud map, and to submit to them his
plat of the actual surveys, aud if they shall be
satisfied that it is in accordance with lher adju
dcations, they shall append certificate to that
effect, and the said deputy shall then transmit the
said plat with the field notes to the surveyor gem
era at Detroit for examination of the work, and
ii 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 sur
v-ys and in the construction Of the plat, and Shall
also pay all necessary expenses
SEC. 8. And be ii further enaCted, That IT shall
be the duty of the surveyor general, upon the ap-
prosal OF the plat, or actual survey by his deputy,
to return the said plat TO the register and receiver,
wpo shall th-reupOn transmit the same, with their
abstracts, maps, and record OF testimony, to the
Comm. .Ssoner of the General Land Otfice, whose
decision in every case shall be final, anC binding
UPON the parties and the Government, and who
shall have power eitIer to affirm, modify or re-
tie decisions Of the register and receiver, and
to authorize them TO grant a certificate upon the
cash payment 10 the receiver, of what may be de-
irmed; aud upon such payment being made, and
the return of the crrti iicate to the General Land
Office, patent shall issue. Aud the SAID register
and receiver shall each receive, from the proceeds
of such sales, the OF five dollars Tor every
claim examined and adjudlcated by them under
this act.
Snc. .. And be it faythsr enactcd, That it shall
and ,l.,y be lawful for the commissioner to order
into nurtlet, alter public notice vi at least Two
months all vacant Iois or lots to which "a claim
may be rejected, and to sell the same ior cash to
the highest bidder, subject to a minimum ol two
thirds of their estimated value; and upon such sales
being made, and proper returns reported to the
Generai Land Ofiice, the commissioner, u the pro-
ceedings e found regular, shall be authorized to
issue patents.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That alter
all the claims shall have been adJudicated, sur
vpytd aud the vacant lots sold, II shall be the duty
Of the proper accounting officers of the treasury to
ascertain the nett amount of sdles after deduc,lng
ali expenses incident TO the execution OF this act,
and such amount shall he paid ever by the Secre-
tary or the Treasury the trustees or other con-
stl.ied authorities, of Sault Ste Marie, to be eA-
pcnoed ty them in :he improvements oi the streets
aud erection OF public buildings.
Approved September 26, 1856.