Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-08-25
From the Fort Des Moines Star.

wAsHIseroS, July 81. 1859.
Ed. If the ",Sts,'
SIs:-The bill creating additional Land Dis
tricts in Iowa passed the House 10 day, and is
now law. Enclosed find a copy of the bill
as it passed both houses.
The President will probably locate the Off
iccs at Fort Des Molnss, GAINESVILLE and Char
itoAr
Very Respectfully
ts Your obi. Servant
BERNHART HEM.
AN ACT to create three additional land
districts in the State of Iowa.
BE It enacted ty the Senate and House Of Rep
resestssires Of the United States Of america in
ConTyss assembled, That all that portion of
public lands in the State Of Iowa. lying west
of the range line, dividing ranges seventeen
and eightcen8nd east of the range line divi-
ding ranges thisty-one and thirty two, and
who included in the district Of lands subject
to sale at Fairfield. shall comprise new land
district to be called the Charlton distric'; that
SO much Oft public lands in said State, now
included in the Iowa and Dubuque land dis
tricts, rs lie between She range line ~ 47ag
ranges sixteen and seventeen, and the range
line dividing ranges thirty-three and thirty
four, shall form new land district t,.IIecalled
the NortaeEa district; that al that portion Of
the public lands in satd State now included in
| ~ distrist ,1nieat ,sssalc at Fairfield and y
! i6g vest Of the vrange line dividing ranges
| thirty one and thirty two and all thai portion
Of the public lands now included in the dis
tricts subject to aale at Iowa City and Dubuque
end lying west of the range line dividing ran.
ges thrty-three and thirty -four, shall form a
| new land distric. to be called the Missouri riv'
! err district; and that the district of lands sub
iect to sale at Dubuque, shall hereafter be
! bounded on the north by the northern boun
Diary line of the State of Iowa.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted, Thai
| the President be and he is hereby authorized
to appoint, by and with the consent Of tho
Senate, a register and receiver of the public
moneys, tor each of the said districts respect
lively, who shall each be required to reside al
The site of the respective Office to WI ich they
W ~pp'ihteu, WHO oHhii
same powers, perfrom 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. 5 And be it further enacted, That the
President is authorized to cause tie public
lands in said districts respectively, with ex-
ception of sections numbered sixteen ia each
township, reserved for the use of schools, OIL
such other lands as may lie selected BY law in
lieu thereof; and of such other tracts as he may
select for military or other purposes,) to be
exposed to sale in the same manner and upon
the same terms and conditions as the other
public lands of the United States.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
President is hereby authorized to designate the
sites at which each Of the several offices shall
be established. and to remove the same to any
other places within said districts respectively
whenever in his opinion it may be de emed ex
pedieGt.
Sec. 5 Aud be it further enacted, Tha,
airy location sales of land lying in either o.
the districts hereby created; ade by the land
officers at Dubuque. Iowa city, or Fairfield, af
ter the passage of this act, and prior o the re
ceipt by them Of instructions from tn Com
mioner of the Gs1eral. Lapd Once ~",lor ,hi,
act. shall be as good and valid in law as if thi.
act had not been passed