The true Democrat., 1854-11-08

patents for said lands Poedrd The proceeds of saie ianos when sold, shall be, and forever remain iunt TOT the use of the Indiana University
 Approved, February 23. 1854.
 AN ACT to Extend the Limits of the Port of New
 Orleans.
 De a anacted ty tie Senate amd House of Represea- tataceS 9f tue UnSted States of ae,ica in Lonq,eS assembled, That the port of New Orleans be so extend cd as to embrace the right bank of the Mississippi nver for the same distance up said bank as it tends on the left bank,
 Approved, February 23, 1854.
 AN ACT supplemental to Act entitled ' An act to ascertain and settle the Private Land Claims ill the State of California; approved March third one thousand eight hundred and fifty-onc.
 Be I enacted byhe Senate and House of Reoresen- tataaes o the United States ot Ame,4ca la Congress assembled, That the following named persons, viz: Henry z. Boggs, Levi w. Hardman Wiley Snced, stephen Broadhurst, Smith and Kristeen, George H. Woodman, Berthald and Lorrin, Fisher and Guild tldt, and William Clarke or either of them, their representatives, may, within six months after the pas sage of this act present their claims to the comms sioners who were appointed under the provisions of commissioners are hereby empowered to hear and dis pose oi the same as efectually as though the said claims had been presented in due time, under the thirteenth section of the aforesaid act.
 D. Aud be at fu'ther enacted, That the persons named in this act shall be limited and confined, in their claims to purchases made of Don Salvador Val hgo, Mexican grantee for part of the place known as Entre Napa," and situate in Napa county, State of California. And the said commissioners shall be satisfied that the said persons named derived title to their respective claims previous to the third day of March, one thousand eight hundrdd and tifty-three 5. Ahd be at tu'ther enacted, That the said per sons named shall be entitled to privilege not con- ferred on claimants under the original act, but as to an extension of time in which their claims may be respectively made to the said commissioners.
 Approved, February 23, 1854.
 AN ACT for the Extension of the Preemption Pri-
 viege in the State of California.
 Be at enacted 5g Me Senate and H,ase of PebreSen- tdtareS ot tte United Status o Aericd in Coqqyess assembled, That the provisions of the of the fourth ot September eighteen hundred and forty grant ing reempton rights to settlers on the public lands modified and made applicable the State of Cali tornia by the act of the third of March eighteen hun dred and fifty three, shall be further modified by ex- tending the provisions of the third provso in the sixth section of the aforesaid of the third of March eighteen hundred and fifty three, settlements made prior to and within two years after the passage of this act
 Approved, March l, 1854.
 AN ACT for the Relief of the United States Troops who were Sufferers by the recent Disaster to the Steamship San Francisco.
 Be I enacted bg the Senate aud House Ot Re9resen- tatares ot tte United States 7 14nerica ia Congress assembled. That there shall be paid under the drec-
 
 mlssloned officers, musicians. and prvates, who. on the twenty first day of Der. eighteen hundred and fifty three, embarked at New York under orders for California. on the steamship San Francisco and who on board that vessel on the occasion of her disaster sea, and Lieutenant Francis Key Murray, and any other officer of the United States navy, who on board the said steamship. under orders, sum equal in amount t. his pay and allowances for eight months.
 ,. Ind be 7t Tu7thtr enacted, That ii any such officer. .noncOmmissioned ottcer, musician. private shall have died before receiving such payment from any cause consequent upon said disaster. his widow ii one survive him. and if not then his minor children Ii any there be. shall be paid equal in amount to six months pay, and allowances of the decease1.- And that the widows and minor children of those officers, commissioned oficels and prvates, who pershed by this disaster. hO died from disease in thereof shall be allowed pensions in the same ill all respects if the said officers non commissioned officers, and privates had been killed in battle.
 Approved, March ?, 1854.
 AN ACT for the Relief of Settlers on Lands reserved
 for Railroad Purposes.
 Be it enacted 6y tte Senate and HouSe 0f ReDrese- tatires ct ue Lnied States o -4nerica ia Congyess assembled, That every settler on public lands which have been or may be withdrawn from market in con sequence of proposed railroads and who had settled thereon prior such withdrawal shall be entitled to preempton at the ordinary minimum to the laud- settled on and cultivated by them; irottdel. They sai prove up their rights according to such rules ana regulations may be prescribed by the Secretary oi the Interior and pay for the before the day that may be fixed by the Presidents proclamation for the restoration of said lands to market.
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