Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-28
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed during the Second Session of the TAirtv
second Congress-
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ACT provide survey o. the public lands in
uiloIHa me ranng OF preen ption rights therein
BIZ by the Senate and House OF Representa-
tives OF the United States in Congress assem-
California who is may hereafter be appointed by
The President by aud with the advice OF the
Senate shall Keep his Office at such place President
in view OF the public rom time 10 tine
his Office before upon d%ty
shall take and subser De oath affirmation before
Of the O Uated and rai.hy
inc dues o. his ONCE and give bond in the same
to be increased Whenever the Secretary Interior
~ tue rate OF thousand fve hundred dollars per
aaum, payable qatsryearly TO commence from the time
Sec As e rtsr easeted, That there shall be al
% op cet me IN inc oGe oithe surveyor general
thereof be necessary: Provided That the salary OF
lars per annum and for office rent fuel other ineiden
tai expepses Of his Office such sums as shall be found
sum often thousand dollars And Secretary OF the In
prepared Tor the office the general; and
sGPy ,sd from The field
such by Inc SAID seal and the signature
oroe and effect as the orgnas Matters have the
seS. g. And DC il further acted That tho said sur
private claims in the State aforna as by law ap
to and required OF the surveyor in Lou
isiann except SO far the may modified by this
his deputies he shall cause to survey meas
e and mark base and lines through such points
rection ans as may be and
also to survey and the other lines public
lands he shall also cause all private claims be sur
veyed alter they are confirmed may be necessa
location them he shall have the sane
ana authority as are conferred on the land officer
teen hundred and thirty creating office Of the Ir-
seg nes and or surveying the base
navigable waters, the deputy surveyor be allowed
the other lines of the public lands there shall be paid moi
a an average OF twelve dollars per mile: Pro-
veyed when the lands mineral deemed unfit or
as are not actually and marked field and ere
actually sao necessary to be run.
ION OF the Secretary of the INTERIOR it shall
hn Is hereby authorized TO direct such what
opinion Off eary Of the Interio departure
public lands would promote the public interests, be may
direct such change TO be mnde in the mode OF surveying
with reference the existence OF mountains mineral de-
saa be derived from timber and
cd unto less than hundred and sixty acres or subd Vi
Sec A,d Dc iurte, enacted That there shall be ap
pointed by the President by anil with the advice and con
public for the state Of California at such lime
as IN his the public interest may demand with
Yearly and the land Office shall relocated at such
to and pe pi To ene4fss
the duties their Offices, they shall take and sub.
e sa sae ns
give bond in same amount as other Tesisers md %s
and responsibilities be the same as other oeers Of
Ee character Provided however That at such time or
sbsene ss'st ans so
the Of the on united 1se stfss
divide the State OF California into three separate
mine to be necessary embracing, respectively the upper
he sSts s OF Inc uppe and lower portions of
and consent Of the Senate during OF Congress
VI pubic moneys Tor edCh such
I Soes or the same respectively shall be located at
enoe. ~ -. -. e1 'AN i'
lands in tho State California whether SURVEYED or un
M Win the exception Of sections sixteen and hlr
LOT the purpose OF public schools in township and
feptg also the lands any foreign grant or
on laws Of September eighteen hundred and
pee as IS and Limitations
aer the pats thereof returned to The office OF the reg
ne state Of the timo and place of sale laws rules
be such sales such
1s s6 sii Re by the usual notice
pas Of aad after the re-
pay meht shall be ma the day appointed bv
sale including such lands the entry Or such claims to be-
aae by subdivisions, according United States
That the fact having heretofore had the
hunreS and or aSt Of the Of September eighteen
tanning the benefits OF this OF said lands that
ei unsold alter having been proclaimed and on
shan 6e subject to entry at private as other pb
ana at the same minimum price per acre and The
ese on except for deciding emption cases. when
other like officers; but the receiver shall be entitie t 9
M szpensea going and making
crowded, That nothing in this act shall ne
70 authorize any settlement to be made on
Ianos mot surveyed unless the mlde with
SSn ae.asss Do by virtue selsnent or
DAYS And proydss lands that
tr1o any settlement to be made on any
Oh IN the occupation possession or Ini.
slsne, OF 70 grant any eemption right the sane
ssssc:5 e ~ syther Aeaacfea. That where any
py the erection or dwelling house. or ~
ti OF any portion Of the land shall be aile upon
and sectiohs Before the same
9I 81 peele gsss taken sndi
selected py tho proper nuhoritiea hs Sa9e ~
leu thereo1 asreeahiy to provisions ae ~
dTe mi On me sSeth o. May. eighteen hun.