, 1852-12-11
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Oregon Land Law.

AN ACT 10 create the Office Of Surveyor Gem
eul of the Public Lands in Oregon, and to pro
vide for the Survey. and to make Donations to
Settlers ofthe said Public Lands.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled, That a
Surveyor General shall be appointed for the
Territory of Oregon, who shall have the same
authority, perform the same duties respect
ing the public lands and private land claims,
III the Territory of Oregon, as are vested in
and required Of the surveyor of the lands of
the United States northwest of the Ohio,
except as hereinafter provided.
SEC. .. And be it further enacted, That
the said Surveyor General shall establish
his Office at such place within the said Ter
rilory as the President, of the United States
may from time to time direct he shall be
allowed an annual salary of two thousand
five hundred dollars TO be paid quarter
yearly, and 10 commence at such time as
he shall enter into bond, with competent
security, for the faithful discharge Of the
duties of his Office. There shall be, and
hereby is, appropriated the sum Of four
thousand dollars, or as much thereof as is
necessary for clerk hire in his Office; and
the further sum of one thousand dollars per
annum for Office rent, fuel, books, slatsion-
cry, and other incidental expenses Of his Of
hce, to be paid out Of the appropriation for
rurvcying the public lands.
Sec. 3. And be II further enacted, That,
il in the opinion of the Secretary of the
Interior, il be preferable the surveys in said
Territory shall be made after what is known
as the geodelc method under such regula-
tons, and upon such terms, as may be pro-
v.ded by the Secretary of the Interior or
other departments having charge of The sur
yeys Of the public lands, and that said geo.
deIic surveys shall be followed by iopo-
graghical surveys as Congress may from
time to time authorize and direct but if the
present mode Of survey be adhered to, ii
shall be the duty Of said surveyor to cause
base line and meredian to be surveyed,
marked and established, in the usual man
ner at or near the mouth Of the Willamette
river; and he shall also cause TO be surveyed
IN townships and sections in the usual man.
ner, and in accordance with the laws of
United States which may be in force, the
district Of country lying between the sum-
nit Of the Cascade mountains and the Pa
= ci6c ocean, and south and horlh Of the Co
lumbia river: Provided, however, That
none other than township lines shall be run
where the land is deemed unfit for cultiva-
lion. That no deputy surveyor shall charge
for any line except such as may be actually
run and marked, OF for any line not neces-
sary to be run; and that the whole cost Of
surveying shall not exceed the rate Of eight
dollars per mile for every mile and part oi
mile actually surveyed and marked.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be, and hereby is, granted to
every Willie settler OF occupant Of the public
lands, American half breed Indians includ-
ed, above the age Of eighteen years, being
citizen Of the United States, or having
made declaration according 10 law, of bis
intention to become citizen, or who shall
make such declaration on or before The
hFstday Of December, eighteen hundred anC