Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-07
TPUBLIc No. 37.1
[PUBLIc No. 81.
AN ACT to establish additional Land Districts in the
State Of Wisconsin.

AN AT to establish additional Land Districts the
State Of Wisconsin
BE enacted By The Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
the United States of America, Congress assembled That
much Of public lands the United in the State
Of Wisconsin lie within the following boundaries wit:
Commencing at the southwest Of township fifteen
NORTH of range two Of the fourth principal meridian
thence running due east the southeast Of
ship fifteen NORTH Of range eleven, east Of the fourth
principal meridian, thence north along said range line to
the north line of the State of Wisconsin, thence westerly
along said north line to the line between ranges and
two east Of the fourth principal meridian thence south
to the place Of segsnng shall be formed into land
district to be called the Stevenss Point Land Districts
and for the sale Of the public lands within the district
hereby constituted land Office shall be established at
Stevens's Point, the Wisconsin river as soon the
public convenience may require il.
Sec. 2 And Be further enacted, That much Of the
public lands Of the United States in the State Of Wiscon
sin lie within the following boundaries wit Com
mencing at point where the line between townships ten
and eleven north touches the Mississippi river thence due
east to the fourth principal meridian thence north to the
line between townships fourteen and fifteen NORTH thence
east TO the southeast Of township fifteen NORTH of
range east Of the fourth principal meridian thence
north the range line TO the south line Of township
Der thirty north, thence west the line between
townships number thirty and thirtyone to the Chippewa
river thence down said river to its junction with the Mis-
sssipp river thence down the Mississippi river to the
place Of beginning shall be formed into land dis
trct TO be called the La Crosse Land Districts and for
the sale Of the public lands within the district hereby
stituted, land Office shall be established at La Crosse
on the Mississippi river the public convenience
may require ii.
Sec 3. And be further enacted, That the President is
hereby authorized the removal of either Of
Offices created by this act TO any other place within said
district whenever in his opinion such removal may be
deemed expedient
Sec A. And be fthtr enacted That the President be
and he is hereby authorized appoint by and with the
advice and consent Of the Senate Register and Re-
ceyer public moneys for each Of the said districts who
shall respectively be required reside at the site Of said
Office and who shall have the powers, perform the
duties, and be entitled to the same compensation,
may be prescribed by law in relation TO other
land officers Of the United States And in case il shall be
found necessary expedient TO establish said districts
either Of them during the Of Congress- the Pre-
shall be and he hereby authorized TO appoint the
necessary officers during such recess and until the end
Of the next session Of Congress- Provided however That
this act shall not 20 into effect until at least six months
after its passage.
Sec 5. And bca further enacted That the Commissioner
Of the General Land Office shall to be transferred to
the land Offices hereby created all such books maps;
cords feldnotes and pats transcripts thereof relating
to the surveys and entries Of the public lands in the dis
hereby created may be necessary for the sale Of
the public lands in compliance with the provisions Of this
act. [Apprcved, July 30, 1852.