The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1853-02-12

hundred and lorty-eight, as limits the
mileage compensation of the delegate
from SAID Territory be repealed.
Approved, May IS, 1853.
CHAR. XXXVII.-An Act to legalize
certain Entries OF Public Land made
in the State of Florida.
BeH enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the several entries OF land (embracing
tracts once reserved to satisfy claims
under the armed occupation act, but
which claims were forfeited prior to the
allowance of said entries, permitted at
the Land. Office at NewnanSville, in the
state of Florida, be, and the same are
hereby confirmed, and patent shall issue
thereon as in other cases: ProWded,
Tha, the land so entered shall have been,
upon the faith of the registers ceri6-
cate, improved by the party in interest
under said certificate, and that the land
is not claimed by adverse parties.
Approved, May 26, 1852.
CHAP. XLII.-An Act to relnquish to
the State of Iowa the Lands reserved
for Salt Springs therein.
Bet enactedby the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the twelve Salt Springs and six sections
of land adjoining or contiguous thereto,
the use of which was granted u the
state of Iowa, by the act entitled Gan
act supplemental TO the act for the ad-
mission of the states Of Iowa and FIori-
da into the Union," approved March
third, eighteen hundred and Iolly-fve,
shall be, and the same are hereby grant
ed IN lce-simple, to the said state of lo.
wa, to be disposed of, and the proceeds
to be applied as the Legislature of that
state shall direct: Provided, That moth
ing in this act contained shall be so con.
strued as to interfere with the rights Of
third parlles And provided further,
That if any of the lands which have been
selected by the authorities of the state
of Iowa, under the act aforesaid. shall
have been legally claimed by pre-. emp.
tion or otherwise, the state shall be au-
thorized 10 select other lands in lieu
thereof.
Approved, May 27, 1852.
CnAp. XLlII.-An Act 10 grant to Ger.
tain Settlers on the Menomonee Pur-
chase, north Of Fox River, in the State
of Wisconsin, the Right of Pre-emp-
ton.
BE II enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
every person, being the head of family,
widow, or singl man over the age Of
twenty.on years, who, on the first day
Of June, eighteen hundred aud flly-two,
shall have been an actual settler and
housekeeper, and have made other i'm
provements, on any lractwilhiu the body
of lands ceded to the United States by
the treaty of eighteenth October, eigh.
teen hundred and forty-eight, with the
Menomonee tribe of Indians, is hereby
entilIedto the same rig ght Of presumption,
aud upon the same terms and conditions
as is prescribed by the act entitled can
act 10 appropriate the proceeds of the
sales of the public lands and to gran,
pre-emption rights" approved fourth
September, eighteen hundred anCslorty-
one: Pr0Uided, That where there slial
be more than one such settler Oh any
quarter. section, fractional quar,er-sec.
ton, or fraction of a section less thar
one hundred and sixty acres, the rights
of such settlers, as TO the land settled
on, shall be the same as those prescrib
ed by the eighth section of the act emit
tied can acl TO authorize the investiga.
tion of certain alleged frauds under th,
pre- -emption laws, and for other pulpo
ses," approved third March, eighteer
hundred and foIty-three, for settlers
therein provided Tor; And prOcidaC
further, That the pre-empton right
pro ,ded for in this act shall attach onl,
10 such land as shall become subject tt
sale at the minimum price Of one dolla
and twenty-five cents an acre.
Approved, May n, 1852. I'd
CHAR. XLlV.--An Act TO provide 70
the holding ofthe District Court of th'
District of Columbia, in cases of Sick
ness or other Disability Of the Distric
Judge.
Be1snacted by the Senate and Hous
. of Representatives of the United State
. of America in Congress assembled, That