, 1853-04-16
Amendments to tIle Donation Law,


10 LANE the following bill, which has passed
10th Houses of Congress and been approved
by the President .,.-.,.,.... tf...
AN ACT. 4" TO amend an act entitled An act tc
create the Office Of surveyor general or the pub
ho lands In Oregon, and to ptovide for the snr
vey. and to make donations to tho settlers Of ih.
said public lands approved the twenty. seventh
OF September, ono thdusdhd eight hundred and
MY "a l's.l 81 --om,. i-c .Hs.1 Ian
Be il enacted by The, Srnate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States ol
America in Congress assenbl 4, crhal all
persons who have located, or may hereafter
locato llandsin tho Territory OF, Oregon, in
accordance with the provisions OF an act
entitled GAP act to create the eifice Of sur
veyor general Of The public lands in Oregon,
and TO provide for he survey, and tolhSkf
donations to the settlers of the said public
lands," ,"approved Septembertwenly seventh,
eighteen hundred and fifty. and Of which
survey shall have been made or may hereaf.
ter be had, in lieu Of the term ofconlinued
occupation after settlement, as provided by
said act, shah be- pernitled, aflef Occupation
for two years Of the land 80 claimed, 70 iIxy
into the hands of the surveyor general Of
said Tefritory al the rate Of one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre for the lands so
claimed, located, and surveyed as Aforesaid /;
and upon the death Of any Settler before the
eKpiralionlof The two yeatsu continued pos-
esaion'requirrd BY this aot, all1he rights of
the deceased under this aet shall descend to
the heirs-at-law of such settler, including
the widow, where one Is LEFT, in equal parts /;
and proof Of compliance with thS condaio6s
of this aets pp to he time Of the death Of
spsh settler, shall be S1GEeisnHt to enlitlq
SEC q And be il further enacted That
upon the payment Of money for lands as
aforesaid to the surveyor general he. shall
issue bis certificate Of such payment, togsih-
er with an accurate copy Of The survey of
the land so located and purchased, % the
purchases thereof dandl upon the Ailing of
whieksai9 cegiifeate and copy Of survey in
the Office Of the ComWissioner Of, the Gen7
eral Land Office, a patent shall Issue there
for as in other cases. qagaTzqssDn aT .
SEC. g., And be il further enacted That
Il shall be the duty Of the surveyor general
to keep and rftsefvs'R record of al moneys
20 rerlaved, and to make ousoandl transmit
quaFierlyoio the Commissioner Of the Gem
ffaI LArd SfhgpIfsr aas@s4iA s9BesL ef Ne
moneys 50 received, by, bin As Aforesaid,
SEC. g.. And be il tnfther enacted, That
Il shall be the duty Of the said surveyor
general, Immediately upon the taking effect
of this act, 10 enter into security in the sum
Of ffty thousand dollars, conditioned fot the
safe-keepi6g Of al moneys rsdeiSedh BY
him'us SURVIVOR gdneraig according to1law |:
RsNidHd howeyeheThat 10 orderio com,
pensete tho surveyor general Of said Terris
tory Jor The additional labors and rosponsl-
biIhy imposed opon him by this act, Ii re-
ceivihg, ssfelkecping, paying over, andlaeo
for the moReys aforesaid, he Ahan
receiye two per eentumoon ell such suns,
which shall include the payment, for ,elsTk
hire, together with-all- costs and expenses
ineidsnialiio such special sersiOGS insany
one years ProEidrd, The salaly .andaPeFs
cspiegsl Of said seFyeypr. gensFaL and lor
cleIk hire, shall not exceed four thousand
doliarY fof any one year = o'I -'"'o ''s'i
-oi iSEcs6. oiADdbeiitfdfthtF e6Scted,o That
The protisiuns Of the-act TO which -tbik isiah
pmspdmrnt be- and, ,lhs same, are hereby,
extended and, continued in force until the
FIRST day Of December, eighteen hundred and
fifty five. ''io'i-0i
qaSEea6 6. asAnl be Il futtherenncted, That
every person. entitled TO the benefit of The
fourth ,secion Of the act Of which this is
who was resident 10 said Terri
t6ty6ni Of ipriori6 the irstfof December,
eli hteea iiIandTed and fit(y, shall be and
hereby is requiredAOa a6leNith tbdsuryeyor
general of said TsEsilOFy, ID advance Of the
time whenoths public ASbrseys shall -beex-
tended over the particular land claimed By
him where those surveys shall, not have
been made previous 10 the date Of this act,
d notice ii writing, setting forth his clain
topIhe benefits Of said section, and citing an
requirsd particulii5in refsrenceto such set
tlsneps claim /; and all persons failing to
give such ,n9iice on or ,PTior, 70 The frst Of
December, eighteen hundred and 6fty-three,
shall be thereafter dsbarred from ever re-
-xfHNee stt1 lvSpfhiNlohuet'e 'e-AiN ASer'. ~
ton. And all persons who, on Of. prior to
first December, eighteen hundred and fftY-
three, shall have settled on surveyed lands
IN said1Territoty, 10 virtue of theprotisiens
Of The 6flb section ofihe aol of which This
is amendalory, who shall fail to give 1p0tice
in writing Of such settlement, specifying
the particulars thereof 10 the surveyor gem
eTal Of said Territory, on or prior TO- the
first Of April, eighteen hundred and 6ny-
five, Shall be thereafter detarrcd from ever
receiving the benefits Of said fith section.
'4iSEc. Z. And be il further euueted, That
from and after the. frst Of April, eighieen
hundred and ffly-fve, all public lands
within the limits of theloWnships surveyed
or to be surveyed, in said Territory, west
of the Cascade nlouniains which shall mol