Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-19

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Congress of The United States Of america
[PuBLIc--No. 1877
AN ACT to make the salary Of the Judge Of the Criminal
Court OF the District Of Columbia equal to that Of an
Assistant Judge Of the Circuit Court Of said District
Bed enacted By The Senate and House of Representatives. Of
The United States Of America in Congress assembled That
the salary Of the Judge Of the Criminal Court of the
rct of Columbia be and the same is hereby made equal
to that OF an Assistant Judge of the Circuit Court of said
District, established by law.
Approved, February IL, 1853.
\ lPUBLIc--No 90
AN ACT for the relief Of the town of Belevew and the
cities of Burlington and Dubuque in the State Of Iowa
BE enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives of
me United States Of America Congress assembled That
there shall be and hereby is granted the town Of
Beeyiew, in Iowa, the land bordering the Mississippi
river in front Of said town. reserved by the act of
july eighteen hundred and thrtysix for public high
way and for other public together with the accre
tons which may have formed thereto or in front thereof
TO be disposed OF In such the corporate auho
rites OF said town may direct The grant made by this
act shall operate REIMBURSEMENT only of the right of
the United States in and to said premises and shall in no
manner affect the rights Of third persons therein or to
the use thereof but shall be subject the same and on
application by duly authorized agent of the corporate
authorities Of said town to the Commissioner of the Gene
raj Land Office patent of REIMBURSEMENT accordance
with the provisions of this act shall be issued therefor as
| in other cases,
Sec. And further enacted That there shall be and
hereby granted the cities of Burlington and Dubuque
in Iowa. the land bordering the Mississippi river in
front Of said cities reserved by the act I'd July eighteen
hundred and thirty -six for public highway and for
her public uses together with the accretons which may
have formed thereto in front thereof to be disposed Of
in such as corporate authorities Of said cities
may direct
by this act shall operate REIMBURSEMENT only of the
right of the United States in and to said premises and
shall in affect the rights of third persons there
in to the thereof but shall be subject the
and application by duly authorized agent the cor
porate authorities of said cities the Commissioner of
the General Land Office patent of REIMBURSEMENT in
accordance with the provisions of this act shall be issued
therefor, as in other
Sec And be further enacted That the lot parcel
of land in the city of Dubuque heretofore apart and
used by the authorities of said city cemetery or bury
ground under the act of Congress of the second July
eighteen hundred and thrtysix entitled can for the
laying of the towns Of Fort Madison and Burlington in
the county of Des Mones and the towns of Belleview
Dubuque, and Perm in the county of Dubuque Territory
of Wisconsin, and for other purposes and the of the
third of March, eighteen hundred and hiryseven
datory thereof be and the hereby granted to the
Common Council of the said city of Dubuque to make
such disposition of the said land included said cemetery
or burying ground as that Common Council may deem
proper. CApproved, February IA, 1858.
[PUBLIe-No. 21.l
AN ACT granting the right of way the ST. Louis and
Iron Mountain Railroad Company and for other
purposes
BE enacted Jy the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States Of America in Congress assembled That
the right of way sixty feet in width through the lands
IN which the St. Louis arsenal the ST. Louis marine hos
pal and Jefferson barracks situated in the State of
Missouri, be and the is hereby granted the ST.
Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad Company for the
strucon of railroad from the city of ST. Louis through
said lands Provided, That the location of said road
through the lands aforesaid shall be made subject the
approval of the Secretary of War Provided further That
said location be made without injury the public in
terest in the opinion of the said Secretary Of War
Sec. 2 And be further enacted That the right Of way
be and the is hereby granted to the Cleveland and
Pittsburgh Railroad Company and also the right of way
to the Cleveland, Painsvle and Ashtabua Railroad Com
pans the hospital grounds called belonging
the United States in the City Of Cleveland in the State
Of Ohio the width Of each of said roads said hos
pita grounds not to exceed sixty feet where said roads
respectively located: Provided That said con-
in the opinion of the Secretary of the Urea
be made without detriment the interests the
United States lind provided further That the said grant
shall be and is hereby made subject such conditions as
the said Secretary of the Treasury shall impose on the
said companies respectively, for the protection and
cury Of the grounds from abrasons by the waters of
Lake Erie: And provded further That whenever the
said roads shall be discontinued or abandoned or the
ditons Of this grant shall be violated all rights under
this act shall cease and determine.
Sec. g. And be further enacted That the right Of way
shall be and hereby is granted to the Allegheny Valley
Railroad Company for the road of the said company
and the grounds Of the United States and
the Allegheny arsenal, in the county of Allegheny, and
State of Pennsylvania Prordd, That the route of the
said railroad the said grounds shall be approved
by the Secretary Of War before the entered upon
Uded further That the be granted without de-
rment to the public interest in the opinion the Secre
tary Of War. IApproved February IA, 1858.
[PUBLIc-No. %
AN ACT to amend entitled act to create the
office Of Surveyor General Of the public lands in Oregon
and to provide for the survey and to make donations
the settlers of the said public ands' approved Sep
TENDER twenty-seventh eighteen hundred and fifty
Be enacted By The Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVES
Of The United States Of america Congress assembled That
all persons who have located may hereafter locate lands
in the Territory of Oregon in accordance with the prov
sons OF an act entitled can act to create the Office Of
surveyor general Of the public lands in Oregon and to
provide for the survey and to make donations to the set
tiers Of the said public lands" approved September
twentyserenth, eighteen hundred and fifty and Of which
survey shall have been made may hereafter be had in
lieu Of the term of continued occupation after settlement
as provided by said act shall be permitted after occupa
ton for two years of the land claimed, pay into the
hands Of the surveyor general Of said Territory the rate
Of one dollar and twenty FIVE per for the lands
the death Of any settler before the expiration Of the two
rights Of the deceased underhis act shall descend to the
hers-aaw of such settler, including the widow, where
one is left in equal parts and proof Of compliance with
the conditions of this act up to the time Of the death Of
such settler, shall be sufficient TO ene them to the
patent
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted, That upon the pay
of money for lands aforesaid the said surveyor
general he shall issue his certificate Of such payment
together with copy Of the survey Of the land
so located and purchased the purchaser thereof and
fling Of which said certificate Of