Washington telegraph., 1851-01-08

| General: Pr0oided, hat after the first Decem
| Der next, all claims shall be bounded by lines
running east aud W-st, and north aud south. Aud
pr0rided, further, That after the survey is made
all claims shall be made in conformity to the
Esame and in compact form hE
SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That with
| in twelve months after the surveys have been
! made, or, where the survey has been made before
| the settlement, then within twelve months from
! the time the settlem- Mt was colnmenc-d, each
| person claiming donation right under this act,
| shall prove to the satisfaction of the Surveyor
General or OF such other officer may be ap-
pointed by law Tor that purpose, that the srttle-
m-nt and cultivation required by this act had
been commen ced, specifying the time of the
commencement; and al any time after the. expi-
ration of four years from the date Of such settle
| mpnt, whether made under The laws Of the late
| provisional government hot, shall prove in like
manner, by two dis Interested Witnesses, the fact
Of continued residence and cultivation required by
the fourth section OF this act; and upon such
proof being made, the Surveyor General or other
officer appointed by law for that purpose, shall
issue cerllfic ties under such rules and regulations
AS rlay be prescribed by the Commissioner Of the
General Land Otfic-. setting forth the facts in the
case, aud specifying the land to which the par
ties eniItIed. And thr said Surveyor General
shall return the proof taken To the office of the
Commissioner OF The General: Land Otice. and il
I the said Commissioner shall fiLd valid objec.
tiOn thereto, patents shall issue for The land ac-
cording to tn Certificates aforesaid, upon the sur
| render thereof 4
/ SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That upon
the death OF any s-tier before the expiration OF the
! four years continued possession required by this
act, all the rights oil the deceased under this act
snail descend the heirs at law of such settler,
| including the widow where is lett, IN equal
paris; and proof ol conpliance with The condltions
Of tins act up to the Time Of the death OF such
settler shall be sufficient to enlltle them to the
patent. 't
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That no
clam 10 "a dondton rgnt under the provisions OF
thus act, upon SECTIONS sixteen or thirty-six shall
be- valid or allowed # the residence ana cultivation
upon winch the same is founded shall have COM
inenc-d alter the survey OF the same; nor shall
such claim attach To any tract or parcel of land
select Tor t,llIitary post. OF wilhn one mite
hereof, or 10 any other land reserved ior Govern
mental purposes, unless the residence aud cults
vallon thereof shall have commenced PREVIOUS to
IN. Selection or reservation of the same for such
purposes.
SEC. TO- And be it furth,r enacted, That there
be, and hereby is. granted TO the Territory OF
Oregon the quantity Of two townships OF land III
said r-rrilory, west OF the Cascade mountains,
and to be selected in legal subdivisions after the
| same has been surveyed, by The Legislative As
>enbly OF said frrrory, IN such 10 ,nner as II may
other soulh Of the Coiunbla river, to aid in the
sst tabll;hlnent of University IN the Territory III
Oregon, IN such manner the said Legislative
Assembly may dlr-ct, the selection to be approved
by the Surveyor General. st I.
| SIC. III. Ana be 1T further enacted, That what
is known as the ''Oregon city claim," excepting
line An+rnethy island, which hereby confirmed
20 te legal aSslgus oi the Wiil,am~tle Milling and
Trading Companies shall be SET apart aud be al
the Disposal the Legislative Assembly, The pro-
ceeds thereof TO he applied by SAID Legislative
Assembly to the establishment aud endowment
of University to be located at such place IN the
Territory the Legislative Assembly may desIg-
nate: PrOrided, hOUerer, hat ali lots aud parts
of lots III SAID clam, sold granted by Doctor
John McLaughin previous to the fourth day OF
March, eIs hteeu hun'red aud forty nin- shall be
confirmed to the purchaser or donre or their as
sglis to be certified 10 the Commissioner OF the
| Grn-rai Land Otiicr, by the Surveyor General
and patents lu issue on SAID certificates as IN other
cases: Provided further, That nothing in this aci
contained sha.i b- So construed or executed, as III
any way TO destroy or ait CT any rights to land IN
SAID Territory, hOi or claimed under the pro-
of The treaty or treaties EXISTING between
this country and Great Britain
SEC IL and be it further enacted, That all
persons ciaImmg land under any OF the provIsonS
In act, BY virtue oi settlemrnt and cultivation
commenced subsequent 10 the fist of December.
in The year eighteen hundred aud FIFTY, shall hrst
make s,ifiiav before the Surveyor General, who
IS n b, auihoriZ.d administer ali such oaths or
affir, atoms before Otner co npei-ni offlcer
luat t.e land claimed b, them IS tor their own use
and cultivation; that ti'ey are not acting directly
or indirectly agents tor, ur - The employment
OF other. in making such claims; and that they
have made no sale or ra,sf.r or any Arrangement
or agreement for amy sale, transfer, or alienation
OF the same. by which the said land shall enure
to the benefit OF any other person. Aud all af1-
davls required this act shall be- entered OF record
bv the Surveyor G~ner Il IN ii book to be kept by
nlm for that purpose; and Oh proof before court
of competent jurisdiction, that any OF such oaths
or affirmaious false or fraudulent, the persons
| making such falls. fraudulent oaths or affir'na-
ous sh al be subject all the pains and penalties
of perjury.
| SEC i3 And be it further enacted, That all
questions arising under This act shall be adudged
nv the Surve, or General as preliminary to "a final
decision according to law; and it shall be the duty
of the Surveyor Gene raj. under the direction OF the
| Comm rssouer Of the General Land Office, to cause
| proper tract books TO be opened Tor the lands IN
| Oregon aud to d. aud perform all Other acts aud
thugs necessar, and proper to carry out the pro-
visions OF this act
SEC Ia And be it further enacted, That no
mineral lands lands reserved for salines, shali
be able to any claim under and by virtue OF the
provisions of this act and that such portions of th-
pubhc lands as may be designated under the au
thority oil the President OF the United states TOT
Ior,s mayaznrs, arseDaIs, dock yards, and othef
n-edIul pubic USES shah be reserved ana excepted
| from the q )eratlou ui this act: Pr0ridrd, mat
it shall be deemed necessary in the Judgment o. tne
| President TO include in any such reservation 'ne
improvements of any s~ttier made previous 10 'ne
passag- of this act, it sh all ~ such CASE oe ,"e
duty oi the Secretary OF War 10 Cause the s".ue
,r such i,nprov-,neuls to be dscertainrd, ana the
amount SO ascer,ained shall be paid to the party
entitled thereto, out of any money not otherwise
appropriated.
Approved September 81, 1850
| cANr,oUITIEs -Ninevah was 10 miles