The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-04
BY AUTH ORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Pssssd during the First Session If the TATty frs
Congress.

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Pssssd during the First Session ef the Th"tytrst
Congress.
IPuBLIc AcT-No. IS.
AN ACT to create three additional land districts
in the State OF Iowa.
Be IL enacted 6q the Senate and House of Repre
ssntatpss of the United States of Anssrica TN Con-
srsss Gsseblsd, That all that portion of the public
lands IN the State OF Iowa. lying west of the range
line dividing ranges seventeen and eighteen, and
east Of the range line dividing ranges thirty
one and thirty-two, and now included in the dis
trict Of lands subject to sale at Fairfield, shall com
prise new land district, to be called the Charlton
district; that 90 much Of the public ands in said
State, now included in the Iowa and Dubuque land
districts, as lie between the range line dividing
ranges sixteen and seventeen, and the range line
dividing ranges thirty and thirty -four, shall
form new land district, to be called the Northern
district; that all that portion OF the public lands in
said State now included in the district subject 70
sale at Fairfield, and lying west Of the range line
dividing ranges thirty one and thirty two and all
tina. portion of the public lands now included in
the districts subject TO sale at Iowa city and Du-
buque, and lying west Of the range line dividing
ranges thirty-three and thirty four, shall form
new land district, to be called the Missouri River
district; and that tho district of ands subject to
sale at Dubuque shall hereafter be bounded on the
north by the northern boundary line of the State
of Iowa. .'
SEC 2. And Be it further enacted. That the Pre-
sident be, and he ia hereby authorized appoint,
by and with the advice and consent Of the Senate,
Register and Receiver Of the public moneys
Tor each oil thS said districts respectively who shall
each he required to reside at the site of the respect
I'VE Office to which they may be appointed, and
"fI3 shall have the same powers perform the same
duties, and be entitled to the same compensation
as are or may be prescribed by law in relation to
other land offices Of the United States.
SEC. 3 dnd be further enacted, That the Pres-
dent s authorized to the public lands in said
districts, respectively with the exception of
tions numbered sixteen in each township, reserved
Tor The Use Of schools, or such other lands az may
tie selected by law in lieu thereof, and of such
other tracts as he may select for military other
purposes.) TO be exposed TO sale in the same man
and upon the came terms and conditions "a the
other public lands of the United States.
SEC. 4. -And be ii further enacted. That the Presi
dent 10 hereby authorized to designate the sites at
which each Of the several offices shall be estab
'ished. and to remove the same to any other
places within said districts respectively, whenever,
in his opinion, it may be deemed expedient.
SEC. 5. -dnd be IL further enacted, That any ioca-
ton sale of lands lying in either of the districts
hereby created, made by the land officers at Du.
buque, Iowa city, or Fairfield, after the passage of
this act, and prior to the receipt by them OF in
sructions from the Commissioner of the General
Land Office under this act, shall be "a good and
valid in l law ss if this act had not been passed
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) WILLIAM r. KING,
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Isigned) WILLARD FILLMORE
Public ACT-No. 80
AN ACT to protect actual settlers upon The land
on the line of the Central Railroad and brancbea
by granting presumption rights thereto.
BE Il enacted by the Senate and House of R.pre-
ssndftues Of the United States Of america in Con-
gress assembed, That each and every person now
an actual settler and occupant. and who. on the
twentieth day Of September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, had
made such an actual settlement and Improvement
as would have entitled him to right Of pre- emp
ton under the act Of September fourth, eighteen
hundred and forty one but for bis failure to give
the requisite notice under that law, or to file proof
WITHIN due time, on any tract OF land now owned
by the United States, and situated within the lin.
its reserved from sale by order of the Government.
because OF the grant of alternate sections to the
States OF Illinois, Mississippi, and Alabama, in aid
OF the construction Of the Chicago and Mobile
railroad and branches, by virtue of act of Con.
gTess approved September twentieth, eighteen
hundred and fifty, entitled can act granting the
light OF way and making grant Of land to the
States OF Illinois, Mississippi and Alabama in aid
OF the construction Of a railroad from Chicago TO
Mobile" shall have the right to purchase, at the
price established by law in regulating the sales of
SAID ands, quantity of the tract settled and
Improved. not less than forty more than one
hundred and sixty acres in legal subdivisions. on
which said improvements may be situated: Pro
csdsd hat any person claiming the right to pur-
erase Under THIS act shall, before the actual offer
ng OF the tract at public sale, file with the register
OF the proper land office notice describing the
land BY it's numbers, and make the necessary
proof affidavit and payment for the land, within
twelve months from the date of this act: Ind p,o.
uided further, That the right of way upon and
across any tract Of land Claimed under the prov
slons oi this act, not exceeding two hundred feet
In w'dtn, shall be reserved and retained for the
said railroad and branches, as the same may be
located and constructed.
approved August 3, 1852.
[PUBLlC Aor-No. 4Ol
AN ACT to amend an act entitled Gan act to in
corporate the Washington Gasght Compa
n.y." approved July eighth eighteen hundred
and forty eight.
BE ii enacted by the Senate and House of Represen-
fattues Of tie United States Of america IN Congress
assembled, That the act entitled Gan act to incor-
porate the Washington Gaslight Company, ap-
eight, be, and the same is hereby, amended by in
serung in the second section, Immediately before
inc word "hity." the words 'tarse hundred and"
and in the seventh section, wherever the word
"ashington' occurs, by inserting Immediately
thereafter the words and Georgeto,on
Approved August 2, 1852
NAvAL.-The following is list of the officers of
the United States steam trigate Mississippi which
sailed from New York on Saturday:
Commodore, Matthew c. Perry; Caplaip. J
mckinney; Commanders, II A. Adams, Franklin
Buchanan; First Lieutenant, Alfred Taylor; Lieu
tenants, Thomas A. Budd, J. Hogan Brown, c.
ST. George Nowian, II Rolando; Surgeon Daniel
s; Green; Purser, William speiden Acting
Master, William A. Webb; Second Assistant
Surgeon, l.. j. Williams Assistant Surgeon,
A. M. Lynch; Passed Midshipmen, Walter F.
Jones, Andrew F. Monroe, J. II. March, p. G.
Watmonth, X. r. Breeze /; Midshipmen, william
NJ Armstrong, J. W. Shirk; Chief Engineer, Jesse
Gay; Assistant Engneers-First, Robert Dauby;
William Holland; Second, G. T. w. Logan W.
u. Rutherford; Third, G. w. Alexander, e. D.
ROBBIE, J. DeMercer; Commodore's Clerk, A. s.
d. PoItman; Captains Clerk, J. Monroe Blbby;
Purser's Clerk, William Speden, jr.; Fleet Clerk,
~. - Adams, HOatSWaiD. C,il
maker, Jacob Stevens; Carpenter, Henry Nj. Low
Iey; Gunner, John c. Ritter; Acting Masters
Mate Eliphalet Brown; Marine Officers J. Zeilin,
Second Lieutenant.
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