The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29
Approved, August 80, 1852.


No. 62.-.In let aatkiae fuytker PRO.
ris;o,,s far tLe StiSfYcji0u 0f Fir
ginia Innd U'arriuiS
BE il onactcd bv fine Senate and
House Of REPRESENTATIVES of the Uni.
ted States of America in Congress as.
semblcd. That all unsatisfed outstand-
ing military land warrants or parts of
warrants issued or allowed prior to the
first dav of March. eighteen hundred
and fiftv-two. by the proper authorities
of the Commonwealth of Virrinia, for
military services performed hy the Off
GERS and soldiers. scamcn or marines of
the virginia State and continental lines
in the Army or Navy of the II violation,
may be surrendered to the Secretary of
the Interior who, upon being satisfied,
by a revision of the proofs or by addi,
tional testimony. that any warrant thus
surrendered was fairly and Justly issued
in pursuance of the laws Of said Com
monwcalth for military services SO rem
dercd. shall issue land scrip in favor Of
the present proprietors Of any warrant
thus surrendered. for the whole or any
portion thereof vet unsaliafcd, at the
rate of one dollar and twenty-five cents
for each acre mentioned in the warrant
thus surrendered and which remains un-
satisfied which script shall b. receivable
in payment for any lands owned by the
United States subject to sale at private
entry and said script shall moreover
be assignablc by Endorsement attcstcd
by two witnesses. In issuing such scrip
the said Secretary is authorized. when
there are more persons than one intcrcs-
ted in the same warrant. to issue to each
person script for his or rportion of the
warrant and where infants or femc-
eoycrts may be entitled to any script.
the guardian Of the infant and the hus-
band of the feme-coyert may receive
and sell or locate the same pr0riicR.
That 10 lcss than d legal subdivision
shall be entered and paid for by the
scrip issued in virtue of this act
Sec 2 And be IL fer c. c3iactc !,
That this act shall be taken as full
and final adjustment of all bounty land
claims to the officers and soldiers, sea
men and marines, of tue State Of Vir.
glnia, for services in the war of the Rev
olution I'rot"iol, That the State OF
Virginia, shall, by proper act ct the
Legislature thereof, relinqulsh all claim
to the lands III the Virginia military
land district IN the State OF Ohio.
See. 3. And he II .fHrihcr c7actet.
That IN settling the claims of the State
OF Ohio, under the acts OF March sec
ond, eighteen hundred and twcnty-scvcn
and May twenty fourth, eighteen hun
dred and twcnty-cight. granting lands to
said State for canal purposes, the same
principles shall be acted upon as have
been applied under the provisions of the
act OF May the ninth, eighteen hundred
and forty-cight, entitled An act in adj
dition to an act therein mentioned" for
the settlement fthe claims of the State
of Indiana accruing under the said act
OF March the second eighteen hundred
and twenty seyen-
Approved, August 81 1892.
No. 63.---ln 1ct 10 constitute AHon
IN the .State of WinoiSa POrt of De-
Hrcry.
BE it enacted bv the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
blcd. That Alton. in the State of Illinois
shall be, and is hereby. constituted a
port of delivery. and shall be subject to
the same regulations and restrictions a,
other ports of delivery in the United
States and there Shall be appointed a
surveyor of customs to reside at said
port, who shall in addition to his own
duties. perform the duties and receive
the salary and cmoluments of surveyor
prescribed by the act of Congress. ap.
proved ON the second of March. eight.
cen hundred and thirty-onc, providing
for the payment of duties on imported
Goods. Mt certain morris tborc;n mention.