Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-07

''gh' uhuer this ACT, snail prove to the
satisfaction ofthe Surveyor General, or
OF such other officer as may be appoint
ed by law foi that purpose, that the
settlement and cultivation required bv
this act had been commenced, spec fy-
ing the time Of the commencement
and al any time after tie expiration OF
to"r years from the date Of such settle
ment, whether made under the laws of
the lat provisional govern nent or not
8 all prove, in Ii manner, by two dis
interested witnesses, the fact of coutin-
ued residence and cultivation required
by the fourth section OF this act and
upon such proof being made, the Sur
veyor General, or other officer appoint
ed by law for that purpose, shall issue
certificates, under such rules aud reg
ulations as may be prescribed by the
Commissioner of the General Land or
hce, setting forth the facts in the case.
rs specifying the land to which the par
ties are entitled. And the said Sur
veyor General shall return the proofso
taken to the Office Of the Commissions
er of the General Land Office, and if
the said Commissioner shall find no va
Id objection there;o, patents shall issue
for the land, according to the certif-
cate aforesaid upon the surrender there
of.
SEC. 8. hnd be IL further enacted,
That upon the death of any settler be-
fore the expiration of the four years.
continued possession req0ired by this
act, all the rights Of the deceased uu-
der this act shall descend to the heirs
at law Of such settler, including the
widow, where one is left, in equal parts;
and proof of compliance with the con-
dtions of this act, up to the time of
the death of such settler stall be sufli-
cient to enti,Ie them to the patent.
SEC. 8. And be II further enacted,
That no claim to donation right un-
der the provisions of this act, upon sec
tOns sixteen or thirty.siy, shall be va
lid or Above ifthe residence and cul-
tlvatlon upon which the same is found
ed shall have commenced after the
survey OF tie same; nor shall such claim
attach to any tract or parcel of land,
selected for a military post, or within
one mile thereof. or to any other land
reserved for governn enta' purpose, un-
less the residence and cultivation there
of shall have commenced previous to
the selection or reservation of the same
for such purposes.
SEC. 10. And be AZ FURTHER enacted,
That there be, and hereby is, granted
to the territory of Oregon, the quantity
of two townships of land i'll SAID terri
tory, west OF the Cascade Nountai.,s,
and to be selected in legal subdlvls-
ions, after the same has been surveyed,
by the Legislative Assembly of said
Territory, III such manner as it may
deem proper, one TO be located north
and the other south of the Columbia
river. to aid in the establishment of a
university in the Territory of Oregon,
in such manner as the said Legislative
Assembly may direct, the selection to
be approved by the Surveyor General.
SEC. II. ind be 1t further enacted,
Tha, what is known as the "Oregon
City claim" exec ting the Aberne,hy
Island, which is hereby confirmed t.
the legal assign of the Willamette
milling aud trading company, shall be
set apart and be at the disposal of the
Leg .slative Assembly, the proceeds
thereof to be applied by said l., gsla-
tive Assembly to the establishment aud
endow ment OF University. to be loca-
ted at such place in the Territory as
the Legislative Assembly may desig-
nate: Prorided homerer That all lots
and parts Of lots in said claim, sold or
granted by DIR. John Mclaughlin pre-
vious TO the fourth day OF March, eigh-
teen hundred and iorly-nine, shall be
confirmed to tie purchaser or donee, or
their assl gns. 10 be certified to the Com
missioner of the General Land Office
by the Surveyor General, and patents
to issue Oh said certificates as in other
cases Prorided further, That moth
ing in this act contained shall be so
construed or executed rs in any way
TO destroy or affect any right to land in
SAID Territory, holden or claimed un-
der the provisions Of the treaty or
treaties existing between this country
and Great Britain.
SIC. IL. and be- ii further enacted,
That all persons claiming land under
any of the provisions Of this act, by vir-
tue of settlement and cultivation com
mcnced subsequent to the first of De-
cember, in the year eighteen hundred
aud fifty, shall first make affidavit be-
fore the Surveyor General, who is
hereby authorized to administer all
such oaths or aflirmations, or before
some other competcni officer, that the
land claimed 10y them is for their own
use and cultivatlon; that they are not
acting directly or indirectly as agent for
in the employment of OF ers IN making
such claims ; and that they have made
no sale or transfer, or alienat,an of the
same, or 10y which the said land shall
inure to the benefit of any other per-
son. And all allidavits required by
this act shall he entered of record by
the Surveyor General in book to- be
kept by him for that purpose and on
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