Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-12
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lPuBLIc-No. 501
An ACT appropriate lands for the support of schools
In certain townships and fractional townships In the
Territory OF Minnesota, not before provided for.
Be enacted 6y The Senate and House Of Representatives
Of hs Iied States Of America Congress assembled That
those townships and fractional townships in the Territory
Of Minnesota where sections numbered sixteen and hir-
tysx or either Of them directed % be reserved for school
purposes by the eighteenth section Of the approved
third Of March, Thousand eight hundred and forty
nine entitled An act TO establish the Territorial Gov
eminent Of Minnesota shall be found fractional in guam
tity md in those fractional townships where
tens sixteen thiry-sx shall be found therein there
shall be reserved and appropriated other land for such
school purposes TO make up, in the first case the def
cheney IN quantity Of said fractional sections sixteen
and thirty or either of them and to give the
ond case equivalent for the loss Of either beth said
sections Propidd, That the mode and manner of selec
ton and approval both cases and the quantity selected
In the second shall be in accordance with the princ
pies settled by the act approved the twentieth of May
eighteen hundred and twentysix entitled An to APP
propate lands for the sspport Of schools in certain
ships and fractional townships not before provided for
Approved, March q 1858.
TPUBLIc--No. 81.
AN ACT authorizing the Governor of the Territory of
New Mexico to call extra session of the Legislative
Assembly Of said Territory should the be deemed
necessary and expedient
Be enacted by dc Senate and House Of Representatives.
OF the United States Of Aneicd Congress assembled That
the Governor Of the Territory of New Mexico should he
deem the same necessary aud expedent, be aud he is
hereby authorized and empowered TO call extra
sion of the Legislative Assembly Of said Territory not to
exceed ninety days in DURATION any thing to the
trary Notwithstanding which may be contained in the
act approved September NINTH eighteen hundred and fifty
entitled An act proposing TO the State Of Texas the
establishment finer northern and western boundaries the
REIMBURSEMENT by said State of all territory claimed by
her exterior to said boundaries and of all her claims upon
the United States and to establish sd ss,+
be held during the sitting OF any regular session of
said Legislative Assembly: Ind prorded further That
said session sha be held and concluded prior to
the first Monday Of December eighteen hundred and
ffty-three. [Approved, March 3, 1853.
[PuBLIc--No. SO.
~ ACT for the relief of the Southern Michigan Rail-
road Company.
Bel enacteaJy tie Senate and Houseof Representatives. Of
lie United States Of Araeca in Congress assembled, That the
Postmaster General be authorized and hereby directed
pay to the Southern Michigan Railroad Company,
Of any money otherwise appropriated The of
hundred and seventyone dollars and foryree cents
services in the transportation CT the great Northern mail
from Toledo to Hlsdae beyond Detroit in the State of
Michigan. approved March 3, 1853.
TPuBLIc-Ns 3d.
AN ACT to revive and continue in force for limited time
the provisions Of act relative suspended entries of
public land
BE enacted By The Senate and House Of Representatives.
he United States Of Amercd Congress assembled That the
several provisions Of the act approved third August
eighteen hundred and forty six eutitled An act pro-
Gdng for the adjustment Of all suspended presumption
and claims in the several States and Terrtores be and
he hereby revived and continued in force for
he term of ten years from the date hereof and those pro-
sions are hereby declared applicable well to
which inadvertently omitted be acted under
aid act to those of like character and description
which have arisen between the date of said act and the
present time and shall be regarded applying to oca
ions by bounty land warrants, well to ordinary
ries sales.
Sec And belt further enacted That in all cases where
atent have been issued entries which entitled
be confirmed under said act such patents may be
endered and the officers the time of such surrender
vho by said act constituted the board Of adldcaton
hereby authorized and empowered confirm such
ries and upon the canceng of the outstanding patent
he Commissioner Of the General Land Office is hereby
authorized to issue patent, such continuation to
he persons who made such entries to their aers
heir assigns [Approyed, March 3, 1858.
[PUBLrc-No. 54.
IN ACT authorizing the sale of certain reserved lands in
Alabama