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BY .AUTHO GRITTY. '.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed during the First Session Of tie Thirty first
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4. [PUBLIc AcT-No. Sc.
AN ACT supplementary to "An act providing for
the taking of the seventh and subsequent CEN
suses of the United States, and to fix the number
Of the members of the House of Representatives,
and provide for their future apportionment
among the several States" approved twenty
third May, eighteen hundred and fifty.
Be it enaced by the Senate and House Of Represen-
tatiUes Of the United States Of america IN Congress
assembled, That the Secretary Of the Interior pro
coed forthwith TO apportion two hundred thirty
three representatives among the several States, in
accordance with the provisions contained in the
twenty fifth section Of the act of twenty third May,
eighteen hundred and fifty, and according to the
returns of population which have been completed
and returned TO the census Office in the Depart
ment Of the Interior. And il being made to appear
that the returns of the population of California are
incomplete, 1t ia further enacted that said State
shall retain the number of representatives pre-
scribed by the act of admission thereof into the
Union until new apportionment, and for this pur-
pose the whole number of representatives is hereby
increased to two hundred thirty four until such
apportionment. " .ar.4H a,f ..t..... ..raa
SEC, 2. And be it further enacted, That it, at
any future decennial enumeration of the inhabi-
tants of the United States the census of any dsrct
or sub division In the United States shall have
been improperly taken, or il the returns of any
district or sub division shall be accidentally lost
or destroyed, the Secretary of the Interior shall
have power to order new enumeration OF such
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
twentieth section OF the said act be amended by
striking out the words "has been" from the last
line, and inserting the words g may necessarily
be'' in lieu thereof. .
tSigned) LINN BOYD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) WILLIAM r. KING,
President of the Senate pro tempore.
(signedS WILLARD FILLMORE.
[PUBLlc AcT-No 37.]
AN ACT to establish additional land districts in
the State of Wisconsin.
BE IL enacted BY the Senate and House of Repre-
gress asssmbled, That much of the public lands
Of the United States in the State OF Wisconsin, as
lies within the following boundaries, to witt com
mencing at the southwest corner of township fif
teen norh OF range two, east OF the fourth prinoi
pal meridian, thence running due east to the
southeast corner Of township fifteen north of range
eleven, east of the fourth principal MERIDIAN thence
north along said range line to the north line
of the State Of Wisconsin, thence westerly along
said north line to the line between ranges one and
two, east of the fourth principal meridian, thence
south to the place of beginning, shall be formed
into new land district to be called the Stevens
Point Land District, and for the sale of the public
lands within the district hereby constituted land
Office shall be established at Stevens's Point the
Wisconsin river, soon as the public convenience
may require it..
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of the public lands OF the United States, in the State
of Wisconsin, as lies within the following bound
aries, to wit commencing at point where the
line between townships ten and eleven north
touches the Mississippi river, theucc due east TO
the fourth principal meridian, thence north to the
line between townships fourteen and fifteen north,
thence east to the southeast corner of township f
teen north, OF range one east Of the fourth princi
pal meridian, thence north the range line to the
south line OF township number thirty -one north
thence west on the line between townships number
thirty and thirty-one to the Chippewa river, thence
down said river TO its junction with the Mississippi
of beginning, shall be formed into q new land dis
trict to be called the La Crosse Land District and
for the sale of the public lands within the distrc,
hereby constituted, land office shall be establish
ed at La Crosse, on the Mississippi river, soon
as the public convenience may require it,
SEC. g. -And be ii further enacted, That the Pre-
sident is hereby authorized to cause the removal
of either of the offices created by this act, to any
other place within said district, whenever in his
opinion such removal may be deemed expedient
SEC. 4 1nd be IL further enacted, That the Pro
sdent be- and he is hereby, authorized to appoint
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate
Register and Receiver of public moneys foI
each of the said districts, who shall respectively
be required to reside at the site of said Office, and
who shall have the same powers, perform the Same
duties, and be entitled to the same compensation
| may be prescribed by law in relation &c
other land officers OF the United States And in
case it shall be found necessary expedient &c
establish said districts, or either of them, during
the Of Congress, the President shall be- anc
he is hereby, authorized to appoint the necessary
officers during such recess, and until the end o
| the next session OF Congress: Propided, ho,pe,er
That this act shall not go into effect until at eas
| elk months after it's passage.
Sec. s. -And be il further enacted, That the Com
missioner of the General Land Office shall ca us,
to be transferred to the land offices hereby created
all such books, maps, records field notes and pats
or transcripts thereof, relating to the SURVEYS ant
entries of the public lands in the districts hereby
created, as may be necessary for the sale of th,
public lands in compliance with 'he provisions o
this act
Approved July 80, 1852.