The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-17


shau engage Sufficient number OF skiu surveyors his
mark base and meridian lines through such points, and
pepetuated by such monuments and such other correction
survey and establish the other lines o the public lands lie
shall also all private claims TO be surveyed after they
them. he shall have the same power and authority
conferred on the land officers Of Louisiana by the SIKH
section of the act OF 3d March, 1884, creating Office
the surveyor general for that State and surveying the
base and meridian lines and priyaie claims, and eander
ing havsa"le waters the deputy shall be allowed
o eAeeeding So per mule and for surveying the other
lines OF the public lands there shall be paid exceeding
an average OF Sl2 per mile Proptded. That
than township lines shall be surveyed when the lands
mineral or are deemed unit Tor cuilivauon and no allow
ance shall be made for such lines actually
and marked in the field, and actually necessary be
run.
SEC And be further enacted. That it, in the opinion
Of the Secretary OF the Interior. shall be advisable he
Anown as The seodetc method And whenever, in the
opinion OF the Secretary Of the lnerlor departure from
lie lands would promote public interest. he may direct
such charge TO be made the mode of surveying and des
ghang tie sad lands as he may deem prope with refer
to the existence OF mineral deposes, and
me y adyannges derived from timber and water privileges
tn l6O acres subjivded into less than forty
'e.s nader peculiar eireunsances
APP ci d 10y the President by and with the advice and
eonsen, OF The SENATE register OF the land office and
such ne as, IN his jndg nenr, The pubic interest may
demand, with salary each OF S3 COO per annum paya
such place ss he ssdsn il, view Of The - public con-
vensence, sba from time direct; and previously
entering the duties their offices, they each shal take
and subscribe oah affirmation, before of the
judges Of The United safes courts Or oher compeent
oihcer 70 support the constitution OF the United States
aud faithfully TO discharge the duties OF their respective
oGes and 1 shall give Sopa nd % N ne amoun a other
general duties and responsibilities shall be the
at such time times as in his judgment the public
may mperativey require ana in the absence of any
shall be lawful for he President OF the United States
divide the State Of California into two three separate
70 be necessary, embracing, respectively, the upper and
inwef or the upper niddle and lower portions of the
consent Of the Senate during the OF Congress
when necessary, regiser OF the land Office and
land offices for the respectively, shall be located at
and be removed ffon time 10 time 10 such places the
$50 And be further enacted, That all public lands
in the State Of California, whether surveyed msuvey
shall be- and hereby are granted the State for the
of public schools in each township, and with the
tnory OF this act and excepting lands claimed
der loreign grant title and the mineral lands. shall
and SHALL after the pats thereof returned the office
the register be offered for sale, after six months public
ice IN the State OF the and place OF sale
laws, roles, and regulations governing such sales
such may be hereafter prescribed: Proptded, That
where unsuveyed lands claimed by emption, the
usual notice OF such claim shall be filed within
months after the return OF the pats OF surveys the land
Offices, and proof and payment shall be made prior
day appointed by the Presidents proclamation for the
such 10 be made by legal subdivsions and in The
most compact form An6 prooided Jluihs, That the
stricons the OF 18th September lSIi extent
OF the OF the clanan aud OF quitting or apan
donng his residence bis land reside on public
land in tots ate, shall iuerpose bar heir Obtaining
the benefits of this aud all OF said lands that shall re.
main unsod after having been proclaimed and shall
be subject 10 private safe other public land and
at the same minimum price per and register and
receiver shalt be entitled any per cenige fees ex
cept Tor deciding pe-enpon when each of them
shall be allowed the fees paid other like
hcers buI the shall be enutei his actual ece,
say expenses gong and returning IN making his deposcs
SEC dad be ilrthG enacted, That where any settle
men by tn errc lon of dwelling the culva
ton oi any portion OF the land shall be made upon the
enth and thTtysrth sections b2iore The shall be
surveyed where such sections may be reserved for pub
NC uses or aken by private claims other lands stall b.
ccted by the proper authorities OF the State n lieu thereof
agreeaby 10 TIE provisions OF the act OF Congress- approved
the 2Oh OF May, 1921 entitled " An apnroprlae
lands Tor the support OF schools in certain townships and
SIHna, On bwnsn,p ~ 10. 9eIofe provided ior ana which
And no person shall make settlement location upon
auy parcel of land selected military post or
within mile OF such post any other lands reserved
bY competent authority shall any person obtain the
benefits Of this act by settlement location mineral
sKc And Be further enaetsd, That the public lands,
not being mineral lands occupied or villages,
sh not be sublvded or subject 20 sale, or 10 be appo
prated by settlers under the provisions OF this act; but
whole OF such lands, whether settled upon before after
the survey Of the shall he subject to the provisions
tue entitled " An relief of the citizens Of
circum&aoces" approved May 23l, 1911, except such
towns located mineral lands the nhabit-
ants which shall have the right Of occupation and cul
vston only until snch ne COngtess shall dispose
shall any lands specially reserved Tor public
sro o. 4sd Be % enacted That %hsnsvsI ~ , the cub
lie saryeis, any portion OF them, authorized by this
act by the approved September 81 1885, entitled
An act 10 the office OF surveyor the pub
lie lands in Ocgon and proylde for lhe survey aud TO
make donations sotters OF the said public lands
required TO be made render II expeden make
psusaon for the surveying thereof by day, instead oil
by the mile Ia shall be lawful for the Commissioner OF
General Land Office, under direction OF the Secretary
Of the Interior make such fair aud reasonable allowance
IA hts judgment shall be necessary insure the
Ate aud faithful execution OF the work.
Sac 10 And be u further enacted That, except where
the President OF the Uulied states shall other
wise determine, each officer bs appointed ia virtue OF
act and also every other like officer of the United
atcs may the uninterrupted discharge Of his
rgu olc sl dnties and is hereby horized accordingly
act aer the day Of expiration Of his official
sion, and until commission shall be issued him
FOR the office, Otherwise, until the day when
shall enter upou The duties Of such office and The
existng official bond OF any such officer acting shall be
deemed and held TO be good and sufficient, and
until tho date OF the approval OF bond 10 be given by
him IL recommissoned, otherwise, for the additional
time wherein he may continue officially act pprsu-
authority hereof And the provision bonds
be gwen by depuy surveyors for he faithful execution OF
their duties penalty of double estimat tel
ol morey accruug - them under their surveying
tracts, required by the Of March g. 1884, entitled
IAN the office of general OF the
public lands the State Louisiana referred
third section this act shall and the is hereby,
made applicable to public surveys IN the State OF Caor
MIA, and the suiceucy Of the all such bonds
shall Do approved and certified by the proper
and the provision is hereby extended all
other branches OF the pnbc Surveying service esew
aud all such bonds heretofore required Of deputy
according to in the surveying service, shall DO
haI been required by law And II is hereby the duy
Of each respective surveyors general Of the public
lands ofths Uned ates, FAR rs patbe with the
dntes OF hts office, occasionally % Inspect the