Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-12-12
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
PUBLIC ACTS
Passed during The first session Of the ThiryJfrsl
Congress.

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congress.
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AN ACT 10 create the ONCE Of Surveyor General Pub
lie Lands In oegon and TO pt"v'dc TO, the survey
make donations 70 settiers OF the said public isnds.
BE enaeted By TAG Senate had House # Representatives
the Uaea states dmsrea IN CsRgress a-scbfed That
Surveyor General shall be appointed Territory Of Orc
who shall have the authority the sams
duties the public ancr and private land
the Territory vf Oregon vesed and required Of thu
surveyor oil the lands Of the United states northwest The
Ohio, except as hereinafter provided.
SEE ?. dnd be /: fsrker cnaced, hat the said Sur
veyor Gencrsi shall establish his Office such place within
the sai Territory the President United States mn
from time To time direct he shall be allowed an annual saIa
~ x two thousand i've hundred dollars. paid qua
yearly, such time us he shall enter I'M.
bond, with competent security the faithful discharge Of
the duties o hs Office. There shall be- and perebv ~ an
poatcd sum of four thousand dollars or as much The
of as Is necessary for hire and the fhe
one Thousand dollars per aaaun for Office rr,, J
books and other of h;s ;c.
to be raid Of the the public
lanJa - Wv f'>
sEc a. 7rd be IL fyhey ena,fd Thai it. in IN. o;,o
of Secretary If the Interior II he ,h
In said Terri,ov shall n. mad. an whs, - sna
guetic method under such upon sueb
provided BY The SECRETARY of the n, n, he
Deu,rmo,, h nm, cb,r,. ri rha ,,v.ys If nus,. ~ ~
tat said solcc survey. an N he followed y
surveys as Congress NAV from time to time authorize m, Al
rect but If he rssent modo q. survey he adhered IN !,
be The duty of q ID surveyor 10 cause base line n d
an To d. .nv.y, A n.rtea and c.t,hsbed IN; ,h. ,si 80
y IN ,aea aa esaosea, IN me usual man
TO se sur,crea in ownshs and ssc,;on i; ,h . ~
uer ID in ,rro,,,,rs With The I,ws 81 ,io T,;,.I
~, % ~ WIN 'ne avs =, .he cnhea states
The sunr, s ~ s,,.S nas;n. sa. ~ s Tween
ana .n,,h - - .r ~. Ca.,.. - ee"n'
anu souh ana north Of the Coumoia Ser ffoci"ed hSso
n Ina !; = - 49,, G. .,.',, ~, nee
yc~o, ri, 49, Co. ~ ,,n vs, - puy ~,
charge of any ''ne except such lbs may be actual
a., 49,, sI, . =. y I ny uv'ssa's 10 DC rua
rnts Of ,, s,, @ NIT, a. x -"a mo e..es c .ns
ac,n 4 =, s. - ~ a..naS W. ' ~ "' pan vi mic
81 s.s- ..y 81. III, l..
b.,'hv = 80. -. s , . . - a, y. oe, anu
Iand. Anec h. ~ sd ,ns;sn ;acndd hov ,s @ -
.;r,,, , 'a, '.. 81 ~ ,;,; 49,. se az u
,ns a,i 80, ~ y, .'I ~ s ~; ~ a y
h,c,.,s ;'.s - - - - =. -. n'..,. ~
49, -, ..'..en, W wv 80 ~ ~ gu p"
'e aae nt DAY oil pecemoei, es"een huna'ea ana MY
,a,a, =, ,s IN sa h =, - v, ~ ~ :s
-. - 'e'e'' oa Nv. VI oe'o,e ~ s, " " e's"'
,,i e, anu MY, ana VINO hd nave 'esueu upon anu
,n same or lour Gu I've years ana sa, o'
e'"i",'h u .ne P,o''s'o VI '''' A. 'e fu.'''! =.
;i e ''n =, nsee nun ' s ~, v u, u
msra1 ' anu II maI i man o. =, ne .,n sh oeeoe
"it'h one ye" on 'he "'tra. VI oee. "oe', e,g"
'n ana my, me qa'.y VI pne nu s 90 , au .,y
70 h. On ma 20 Himself, anu we S'a h s 20 "" ~s
nel W her IN ne own is', nna me ouVetor "ehe,s
ues,shae h' pIft "eiins 70 'ne huso'n ana a 10 'ns
VIII ana cater the same o" me records OF hls once ana
,hs - "nei, soen ia''e Pi ... - =, 10y. va"
c Prov ioa OF ms act, soas 70 c'c t"en 70 he s'ah. as
~ posaea' whetner unaei .he ate po'ioaa govern
pAteut issues the survivor anu sllaen OF he oil tne DE-
ceased shall be entitled to the .ha's or interest OF the De,
,, "a elua opoi'ioh. s1cel' ~ne'e ue ueeeaea 'ha
dispose OIL II ny estameit auy and properly execu-
40 sJefd= 70 ,ne laws ., ossIa roasd, ina' no
% a 'e Chilled 70 pa,eni 70 ,aas, sAheS oy l ac''
e"' ne .ha pt"euce 10 t"e VI oe"ei VI css" re-
corr evidence tna' ms as '',1en o me o".-
s:. nus peeh con'petea ul s ", =. ~. "aus
ms aeeSft'h OF intention 10 poons c-;n " he o"'ted
80, me- 'ne srnse oi ms as 'a e oie s va u
-, 4 =
mn uhhe' ths OF TINS Hc 10 ais heis
OF pass MS de''sres' 10 whom as .ne Case may De-
ne p.e' sha issue fsoa J4.iAH' 'at ~ al, cases
P'oscu Il" I'M 10 setion heosn Tue Lana
and euVa'en ny INC setter nrieon RIO
deaJa..',' ta an uius e.aei' " any pes.u VI yer
10 when ne or h.y may DC entitled uset 'is ac before r
s"ey nav 'eeei'eu p,'s,. 'e'e', " NC '''a TO
- - ~ -, ~ , .i - ,,Ssass.,s ,;rh,. "a :, ~
sue1 - 70 allow noe claiming 'ossesso'y iishts under he
"ea.. WIN ''ca o.nah, e'a'e ~ inc esoa Iol'i,oy
TO claim both under tins grant AMI the treaty. hui merely TO
secure teu ihe e'ectoh aud eo"nnc e" 10 ss'e grant
Vi anu ,,
see lad Be tIrtAe- enacted lhat 10 all white male
ezsas .i the nea states Or PERSONS "o snail .tvs made
aecifaon oil "te"uon 10 oeoome sun' aoo'e Inc 'se VI
tw"ny one years. e"issiins to and settling "a sad territory
oei~een The mist diy OF Deeeoei hund,eu ana III
~ aad The rst day OF Decembei eighteen hu"ded ana NIFTY
three and 10 al Waite male American citizens, not hereinbe
lore provided io becoming one anu 1--WE years Oh age IN
sii nri'oy ana setthg thee between tne Times ao'e
sa VINO shall III olnsi respects eomy WI" ,ne foregoing
section ana me provisions I'M. Jaw thefe sha oe ana
hereby Is granted the quar- y :" section o. one
hundred ana sixty acres Oh Iano, sns man OF u maI
ried or II ne shiii become maeu wilma one year nom tne
time OF arriving IN sdd erfoy OF win'n one year ate' De
coming one yeats Of age as a'oesad hen ,ne qnaui-
" ~ onea section or tnfee nun ea anu TWEEN acs one
hail The husbnf and the DINER nan 70 'he ~e Ia hef own
ilgn', =" De 'e,isn sd ny ne oeneaI as
f'ooded afniys hat no person s4 eve. receive patent
her "a right; Pr"sdrd That no mineral lands shall be TO-
cHt-d or granted under the provisions OF ms act.
SIC e. 7.d b. At JafheT enacted, ihit within three |
month, alter The survey has been made or where the survey
IA. been made before the commenced. then with
IN three mouths from the commencement OF such settle
each said shall uoy the General
u br appointed un Ter this act OF the precise tract or tracts
ny mem respectively Gases
IL shall be IN compact form ana where Is Practicable SO
20 do the Ia so claimed shall be taken as nearly as practical
bic by legal sudfyis"ns bui where mat canno De done
shall lie the duty H the SAID surveyor General survey aud
marx each clam with the oo"nnarcs as claimed at The re-
quest and expense Of the Claimant the chase for the
IN such not to exceed the Pce pad for surveying the
pu5lic lands Tn Surveyor General shan enter description
O. such ciins in boos To be Kept by him Tor thar purpose
ard note ieaporlry on the township pa The tract or tracts
50 desisnlt d with tie undses and whe"erer conflict
OF boun aies shall arise prior To issuing the PATENT tine
shall he determined by the Surveyor General Preceded, hat
after the first December n'xt all claims shall be bounded by
lines running and west, aud north and south find
red further, That utter the survey made, al claims shall
be made in clioruity TO the same and IN compact FORM
SEC Z. .3sa be 1t farteer enacted, That within twelve
months after the have been madc where the
ss been made beore the settlement then within twelve
months fon the time the settlement commenced, each
person claiming tight under this n II, prove
fccr be appointed by law or that purpose that The
settlement and cultivation required by this act sd been com
mencch specifying the Tune "i ine commencement and
time after III; expiration OF our years from the date OF
such settlement whether male under the laws OF the late
provisional not, shall IN like
by two disiuteresed witnesses the fact OF continued resi-
dcncc and cutv on required by the fourth section OF this
act and upon such proof being made The surveyor General
other officer appointed by law ior that purpose shall Issue
certI6cates un such u es and regulations may bc pres
cr5rd by the Csnmissions OF the Gnefa Land Oce set
ting forth the facts In the Case and specifying the land TO
which the parties are entitled And the SAID surveyor Cen
shall return the proof SO taken TO the Office of the Com