The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-25
NUMBER 5.

recognised by virtue Of any settlement
or improvement made of such unsurvcy-
ed lands subject to that day And pro-
vidcd further That this act shall not be
construed to authorize any settlement
10 be made on any tract of land in tue
occupation or possession af any Indian
tribe, or to grant any pre- ecmption right
to the same
Sec. T. And be it further enacted,
That where any settlement. hy the G.
rccton of dwelling-house or the cult
vation of any portion Of the land, shall
be made upon the sixteenth and thirty
sixth sections. before the same shall be
SURVEYED or where such sections may be
reserved for public uses or taken by pri-
vate claims. other lands shall be selected
by the proper authorities of the State in
lieu thereof. agreeably to the provisions
of the act of Congress approved on the
twentieth of May eighteen hundred and
twenty-six. entitled AN act to appropri-
ate lands for the support Of schools in
certain townships and fractional town
ships, not before provided for" and
which shall be subject to approval by
the Secretary of the Interior. And no
person shall make settlement or location
upon any tyaot or parcel of land selected
for q military post. or within one mile Of
such post. or any other lands reserved
by competent authority nor shall any
person obtain the benefits of this act by
| a settlement or location on mineral
lands
Sec 6. And be it further enacted.
That the public lands, not being mineral
lands, occupied as towns or villages, shall
not be subdivided, or sutj ject to sale, or
to be appropriated by settl ,rs, under the
provisions of this act but the whole Of
such lands, whether settled upon before
or after the survey of the same, shall be
subject to the provisions of the act en-
titled AN act for the relief of the citt
zcns of towns upon the lands Of the Unit
ed States under certain circumstances
approved May twenty third, eighteen
hundred and forty four, except such
towns rs arc LOCATED Oh or near mineral
lands, the inhabitants of which shall
have the right of occupation and cult
vation only uutil such time as Congress
shalt dispose of the same nor shall any
lands specially rosoryed for public uses
, be appropriated under the provisions OF
, this act.
: Sec. 9. And be it further cpactol, That
, whenever the public surveys, or any por-
, tion of them, authorized by this act. or
| any portion of them, authorized BY tkis
act, or by the act approved September
twenty seventh, eighteen hundred and
Fifty, entitled AN 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 settlers of the
said public lands" are so required to be
. made, as to render it cxpedicnt TO make
4 compensation for the surveying thereof
= by the day instead of by the mile, it shall
:, be lawful for the Commissioner Of the
4 General Laud Ofhoo, under direction OF
1 the Interior to make such fair and rca-
: sonable allowance as, in lis Judgment,
q shall be necessary to insure the accurate
+ and faithful execution of the work.
It See. 10. And be it further enacted
y That except where the President of the
= United States shall see cause otherwise
IS to determine, each oiiioer to be appointed
C in virtue of this act, and also every 9th
C cr like officer of the United States may
e continue in the uninterrupted discharge
IS of his regular official duties, and is here
G BY authorized accordingly SO 10 act, aJIoT
,Eo 1oy of his of;ciol c6r,n,;ss;on and
I mill a now commission shall bo ;ssncd
II 70 him fnr ,bo somc ofI;cc or othcrv;sc
= r,,t;l ,bo dov whom .rccoesor shall ON
: rer rnon tLc dnt;cs Of sncb of;co. and
% tLa orr;s,;no oe;s;oI IonJ of nv suoh Of
! Gcor co octf,o sLaIl ho doomoj and Iold
- 10 Inc Good aSd sufficient and in forcc
- mil 80 dato ,f ths onnrovaI of now
honJ "a bo g;ron br h;m ;f rccomnis
s;onnd or osborr;se for tho odd;t;on,I
. time wLero;n be NAV 60 co,t;nno offcal.
~ 70 oct nnrsnant 70 ontbor;tv hereof
, ird tI,o rror;sion 40 10 honds 70 Lo cir.
:, an hv jntv survevors for tbo fa;thful rx.
- ocnt;on of tbcir duties in n ncnaltv ot
donlIo tLo ost;rstnJ omonnt Of ,no,o,.
: : acsrn;ng N them under ,bcir snryev;nc
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u Nj ILL aiattaon hn1d I'd and tb;r,
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