Washington telegraph., 1851-01-08
BY AUTHORITY.
PUBLIC ACTS.

CUHstcSo.
AN ACT to create the Office Of Surveyor Gen
eral OF the Public Lands in Oregon, and TO
provide for the survey, and to make donations
10 settlers OF the said public lands.
SEC l. Be it enaeteu By the.Senate and House Of
Represeatatiues of the United States Of America
in Congress assembled, That Surveyor Cen
.ral shall be appointed for the Territory Of Ore
gou. who snail have the same authority, perform
the same duties respecting the public lands and
nriya,e land claims in the Territory OF Oregon,
as are vested in and required OF the surveyor "i
lands in the United States northwest OF the ONO,
except hereinafter provided
SEC. 2 And be 1t further enacted, That the
said surveyor General shall establish his office
a, sucn place within the said Territory The
President of the United States may from time To
time direct: he shall be allowed an annual sala-
nv of two thousand five hundred dollars TO br
paid quarter yearly, and to commence at such
time as he shall INTO bond, with comDrtent
security ior the faithful discharge OF the duties
of his off, e. There shall be, and hereby is ap-
propriaed the sum of iour thousand dollars, or as
much thereof Is necessary ior clerk hire III bis
office: and the further sum of thousand dol
lars Der annum Tor office rent, fuel, books, sta
tionerv and other incidental expenses oi liIs Oh
fice to be paid out OF the app p'opriation l0r sur
veyIng the public lands
SEC 3 And belt further enacted, That if in
the opinion OF Ihe Secretary of the Interior 1t b-
preferable, the surveys in SAID Territory shall be
made after what is known as the geodetIc meth
od unuer such regulations and upon such terms
as may be provided by the Secretafy OF the Ine
rio, or other Department having charge OF the
surveys of the public lands, and tiat SAID geod-
a,ic surveys snail be followed by Typographical
surveys as Congress may from time to time au-
thorze and direct; bat if the present mode oil sur
yey be adhere to, then it shall be the duty oil
said surveyor to cause ID base line, and meridian
IN he SURVEYED, ma rked, and established, in the
usra manner, at or near the mouth oil the Will
Iame,te river; aud he shall also cause to be sur
,eyrd, in townships and sections, IN the usual
manner, ID ID in accordance with the laws OF the
limited States which may he in force the dis
,rict OF country lying between the summit ol the
Cascade mountains and the Pacific ocean,, and
south and north OF the Columbia river: FF0Dided,
bouerer, That none other than township lines
shall be Iun where the land is deemed unit for
cultivation. That no deputy surveyor shall
CHARGE for anv line except such as may b. actu
ailv run aud marked, for any line not neces-
sary to De run; aud that the whuie cost OF sur
vryiu, shall moi exceed the rate Oi eilht dollars
per me for every mile aud part oi mile actually
surveyed and marked.
SEC. a. And be 1T further enacted. That there
shall be- and hereby is, granted to every white
settler or occupant of the public iapdS, American
hall. breed Indians included above the age OF eig-
;e.u wears, being d citizen of the Unll d States,
NJ having made declaration according 10 law,
of his intention to became cit'zen or who shall
make such declaration ON or before the hrSt day
Of December, eighteen hundred and II ty-on-.
now residing in said Territory. or who shall be-
co,ne a resident thereof on or before the FIRST day
of December. eighteen hundred aud h,ty, and
who sh II have resided upon and cultivated the
same lor tour consec alive years, and snail othrr-
wise coplorm to the provisions of this act, the
Quantity ol one half section. or three hundred and
twenty acres of land II d single man, aud II
married man, or if he shall become married with
in one year from the first day OF December. eigh
teen hundred and fifty, the quantity OF one sec
ton or SIX hundred aud forty acres, one hall to
himself aud the other hall 10 his wife, TO be held
by her IN her own right: and the Surveyor Gtn-
eral shall d signate the pa enur!ng |" The hds
band aud that to the vie, and enter the same
on the records of his Office; and in all cases where
such married persons have COMPLIED with th-
provisions OF this act 80 as to rnlite them to the
graut as above provided, whether under The late
provisional government OF Oregon, or sincr, and
either shall have died before patent issues, the
survivor and children heirs oil the deceased,
shall be- entitled 10 the share or interest oil the
deceased in -qual proportions, except "here the
deceased shall otherwise dispose OF 1t by tesla
meut duly aud properly executed according to The
laws vi Oregon: PrOuided, That no alien shall be
entitled to a patent to laud, granted by tins act
until he shall produce to the Surveyor GeneIa vi
Oregon record evidence tiat has naturaiiZ ition Us
a citizen OF the United States has been completed;
but if any alien having made his drclaration OF
intention to brcOmr citizen oil the United States
after the passag. of tins act, shall DIE 6riore il's
naturalization shall be completed. the p1SSesSory
right acquired by isim under the provisions OF 'his
act sh all descend to his heirs al law, or pass to his
DE- visees, whom. the case may De- the patent
shall issue: Prorided, furtier Tnat in all cases
provided for in tbs section, the dona shall EN-
brace the land actually occupied aud cultivated
hv the settler thereon Pfouided, further, That
all iuture contracts hy any person or persons en-
titled TO the benefit OF tins act Tor the sale o The
land to which he they may be entt.rd under
this act before he or they have received patent
therefor, shall be void: Prooded further, hoDerer,
That this section shall not br - oi'St utd ds 10
allow those claiming rights under me ir'a'y WIN
Great Britain relative to the Oregon Territory 10
CLAIM both under this grant and the treaty. o"'
merely TO secure them the election, ana CONNIE
them to single grant OF land.
SEC. 5. And be it further en- ,cted That to all
white male ize.,s of The United States, oi persons
who shall have made d declaration of inienton 10
become such. above the age OF twenty-on y~arS
emigratsng to and settling in sad Territory De-
tween the first dav of Decemb r. eighteen hundred
and fifty and the first day o! Dect,nb r, eighteen
hundred and fifty three; and 10 all white male
Am-r.can citizens. not hrrrinbeio'e provided 'or
becoming -and-twenty years OF age. IN sad
Territory, and settling there between NE lm's
last aforesaid who shall in other respects comply
with the foregoing srctol and tue PROVISIONS ol
this law, there shall be aud hereby is, granted The
onantty of one quarter section or one hundred
and sixty acres of land. if single man; or 1t mar
ried or if he shall become married wit IN one
wear from the time OF arriving in said Territory,
or within one year after becoming twenty Que
years of age as aforesaid then the quantity oi one
half section, or three hundred and twenty acres.
one halt to the husband and the other hall 10 'he
wife in her own right, 10 be designated by the
Surveyor General as aforesaid: Proud 'd' aI~fys'
That no person shall recrive patent Tor more
Nd Id Territory in his