Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-02-03
DY AUTHORITY. A
LAWS OF THE UNITED
STATES
fdssed during the Serond Session afths
IHirfy-second Congrtss.
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AN ACT 10 amend an act entitled " An
ac' for the discontinuancs OF the
ofIice Of Surveyor General in the
sevef.l districts, so soon as the sur
veys therein can he completed, for
abolishing land Offices under certain
circumstances, and Tor other pur-
poses"
BE IL eaacled by The Senaie and Hoxse
Of Representatives. ofthe United States Of
hmerica in Congress assembled. That
in all cases where, as provided in the
first section oil the act entitled " An act
for the dlsconlinuancc Of the Office oil
Surveyor General in the several dis
irlcis, 20 sorn as the surveys therein
can DO completed, for abolishing land
Offices under certain circumstances, and
for other pari oses, approved the
twelfth Of June, eighteen hundred and
forty, the field notes, maps, records.
and c'her papers, apper tanning to land
titles in any State, shall have been, or
shall he turned over 10 Tie aulhoritirs of
such Sta'c and the same an horilirs OF
such State, and the came authority,
POWERS, and duties, IN relation to the
survey, resuFvry, or subdivision of The
lands therein, and all matters and
things connected herewith, as previ-
ously exercised by The Surveyor Gen
eral whose district included such State,
shall be, ard they are hereby, vested in,
and devolyed upon, the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office.
SEC. And be IL furiher enacfed, That
under the authority and direction Of
the Commissioner oil the General Laird
Office, any Dcpu,y Surveyor, or other
agent Of the United States, shall have
free access TO any such field notes,
maps records, and other papers, Tor the
purpose Of taking extracts u,eroirom or
making copies thereof, without charge
OF anv kind.
SEC. 3. AM Je IL further enacted, Thut
papers mentioned in the first section Of
the act 10 which this Is an amendment,
shall in no case hereafter be turned
over to the au horities Of any State,
unfit such State sha have provided 10y
law for .he reception and safe keeping
Of the same as pubic records, and Tor
the allowance OF zee access to the same
by the authorities Of the United States,
as here provided.
Approved January %, fss3.
MINE ApvEHrlsrMENr-We clip from
an old paper the following. Whether
Mr.. Pondersl IndCr ever found lis large
plack horse we are unatl 10 say, but
one thing is certain-he 0H ter
Rund away or stolen, or was stray
cI, mine large plack horse, a pout four
teen or fifteen hands high-hc Las got
tour rlack legs-two pehinc two pefore'
and he is plack all bver his po,y but he
has got some vte spots pom his pacl,
when the kin vas rub oft, hut greesed
dem, aud de vi,e spots is AL lack agin-
he ,rois, he kanters, and PAGES and
sometimes he walks, aud ven he walks
all his legs go on won after anodcr- he
has two ears pom his head 10 h alike,
bu, one is placker Than ,oder-he has
two eyes Won is put out, toder ish pom
lie side OF his head, and ven you 20 tod
er eide he won't see you-and has long
dali vo. grows down pehine, but cut it
short de ,oder day and now it is not so
loIg vot il was-hc 10 shoed all round
but his rel:ind shoes come I'll, and he
has only co, shoes peiore-he holdts up
his head and looks skared and when he
has pecn frightened he joomps apoui
like every ting in de vorld-he vii ride
init saddle or a shass, or he wi 60
MT himself Without no pody nit pag
an poy on it-hc ish not very old,
and his lead ven hc walks or runs keeps
pelore. and his dali keeps pehine, only
ven no gets mat and then his dali some
times comes first.
Whoever vi bring linn pack, shall
nav me 5 tollar rewardi and If he prings
pack de tef vot stole him, shall pay
peslde 20 tollar and axe NJ questions.
SrARKE PvMDERsLANDER.