The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-03-16
Approved February IA, 1859.
TPcBLic Acr-No. % !

| PCBLlC ACT-NO. -
AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An
act 10 create the Office of surveyor
general of the public lands in Oregon,
and to provide for the survey, and
to make donations to the settlers of the
said public lands" approved Septen
Der twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred
and fifty,
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
OF America in congress assembled, That
all persons who have located. or may
hereafter locate, lands in the Territory
of Oregon in accordance with the pro-
visions Of All act entitled ".An act 10 ere.
ate the Office Of surveyor general of tho
public lands in Oregon and to provide
for the survey, and 10 make donations to
the settlers Of the said public lands"
approved September twenty seventh,
eighteen hundred and fifty, and of which
survey shall have been made, or may
hereafter be had, in lieu Of the term Of
continued occupation after settlement,
as provided by said act, shall be per-
mitted, after occupation for two years Of
the land so claimed, to pay into tho
hands Of the surveyor general of said
Territory at the rate Of ono dollar and
twenty five cents per acre for the lands
SO claimed located, aud surveyed as a
foresail; and upon the death of any set
tier before the expiration of the two
years continued possession required by
this act, all the rights Of the deceased
under this act shall descend to the heirs
at-aw of such settler. including the wid.
ow, 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 c.
title them to the patent.
Sec 9 And be it further onaeted,
That upon the payment of money for
lands as aforesaid to the said surveyor
general, he shall issue his certificate Of
such payment, together with an accurate
copy Of tie survey of tho land So loca
ted and purchased, to the purchaser
thereof, AID upon the filing ofwhich said
certificate aud copy of survey in the Of.
flee of the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office, patent shall issue there
for as in other cases.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted.
That it shall be the duty Of the said
surveyor general TO keep and preserve a
record of all the moneys 50 receivedau
to make out aud transmit quarterly. to
the Commissioner Of the General Land
Office, an accurate report of the moneys
50 received by him as aforesaid.
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That it shall be the duty Of the said sur
veyor general, Immediately upon the ia
king effect of this act to enter into Sc.
curity in the sum of Fifty thousand dol
lars, conditioned for the safe excepting Of
all moneys received by him as surveyor
general, according to law Provided,
however, That in order to compensate
the surveyor general of said Territory
for the additional labors and rosponsi-
bili,y imposed upon hin by this act, in
receiving, safe-keepng, laying over, aud
accounting for the moneys aforesaid, ho
shall receive two per centum on all such
sums which shall include the payment
for clerk hire, together with all costs and
expenses incidental to such special SER
vices in any one year; Provided, The
salary and per contage of said surveyor
general and for clerk hire shall not ex-
/, coed fonr thousand dollars for any one
year.
, See. 5 And lie it further cracled. That
the provisions of the act to which this is
an amendment be, and the same are here
by. extended and continued in furce IN
I'll the first day Of December, eighteen
hundred and fifty five
Q Sec. 6. And be il further enacted, That
r. every person entitled TO the benefit Of
- the fourth section Of the act Of which
this is ameudatory, who was resident in
6 said Territory on or prior TO the first Of
December, eighteen hundred aud Fifty,
c shall be and hereby is, required to fle
b with the surveyor general Of said Terri
=. tory, in advance of the time when the
d public serveys shall be extended over tho
c particular land claimed by lin. where
5 those surveys shall not have been made
d preyious to the date Of this act, notice
= in writing. setting forth his claim TO the
q benefits of said section, and citing all ro-
quired particulars in reference to such
d settlement claim and all persons fail
c ing to give such notice on or PRIOR TO the
first of December, eighteen hundred and
4 hfty-three. shall be thereafter debarrcd
o from ever receiving any benefit under
c said fourth section. Aud all persons who,
on the first of December, eighteen hun
], dred and ffty-thrco, shall have settled
c on surveyed lands in said Territory, in
d virtue of the provisions of the fifth sec
10 ton Of the act Of which this is amenda-
5 tory, who shall fail to give notice in Wi,
j. ting of such settlement, specifying the
G. particulars thereof to the surveyor gen
y oral of said Territory, on or prior to the
Ie first of April. eighteen hundred and fifty
d FIVE, shall be thereafter debarred from
t, ever receiving the benefits of said fifth
o section.
rs Sec, 7. And be it further enacted, Thai
OF from and after the first of April, eigh
=, teen hundred end ffty-fve, all publ,
ID lands within the limits Of the township,
at surveyed or to be surveyed. in eaid Ter
y, ritory. west Of the Cascade mountains
be which shall not have been claimed und,
1n the provisions Of the fourth an,
be fifth sections Of the act of whicl
ds this is amendatory, or reserved G.
ke public uses by law, or order Of ih
N, President, and excepting also mircTa
ed lands, shall be subject 10 public fale ar
rs private entry as Other rahl, lsuc
or of fhe I'n.fad Ctates s~3 - e,.o es 4