Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-23
IPnhlic No 26l


rection of the Caon Pass.
Approved, July II, 1854.
Public, No. 8s.l
AN ACT authorize the President of the United STATES
to cause to be surveyed land in the Territory
of Minnesota belong ng to the haltbreeds or mixed
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tves of the United States of America in
bed That the President be and he is hereby TO
exchange with the halfbreeds mxed-bOodS OF the
Dacotah Sioux nation of Indians who are entitled TO an
therein, for the of land lying the side
of Lake Pepn and the Mississippi river IN the tsrTOa
of Minnesota which apart and granted for their use
and benefit by the ninth article of the treaty OF FTe
du Chen of the fifteenth day Of July one thousand e'gmI
thorzed be issued to said on the e1
may be minors of full complete REIMBURSEMENT by
them to the United States of all their right title and inter
Commissioner of the General Land Office, in and to said
tract of land reservation certificates or scrip or Inc
entitled case of said grant
pro among the claimants; which said certificates or
reservation not now occupied by hde
tiers of the halbreeds mixed bood such other
upon other unoccupied lands subject 10
or private sale or any other unsveyed lands moi
reserved by Government which they have
lively made Improvements Provided That said certificates
or scrip shall not embrace more than SIX hundred
than each and provided that the
shall be equally apportione nearly practicable among
vded further That transfer ofany ofsaid
certificates script shall be valid
and he hereby authorised cause ascerained the
number and of The half breeds mixed b"ods who
or reseVsoO ps aoesad before the issue Of the
or scrip provided for in the preceding section:
SEC. B. And be it further enacted That from and after
the passage of this the President is to have
the within the said surveyed and to
said lands lie according the boundaries of the
era land districts recently established by Congress- in the
manner other public lands.
Approved, July IL, 1854.
Public No. 81
AN ACT making for light houses light
boats buoys and providing for the erection and
adjustment OF the same, and for other purposes
Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Representation
Of United States Of Auera IN Congress assembled That
the following appropriations be- and the same hereby
made and directed be paid out of the treas
I not otherwise appropriated to enable the Secretary of
Provided, 1o.osUrr If good title any which may
be to cannot be obtained reasonable terms
cesson whenth. of the United States demands it,
before the apprpraon would by law fall into the surplus
applicable to the Objects for which they are made at any
time within two years after the first meeting Of the sgsa-
ssquent to the passage of this act, to wit:
For rebui,drc hon mai aad ~ po.;.
Aenan island, thirty five thousand dollars.
For rebuilding lighthouse Bakers island five thou
For rebuilding lighthouse Franklin island, five thou
For procuring illuminating apparatus, and completing
lighthouse tower and buildings authorized to be built
Boone island nineteen thousand nine hundred and seventy
For an iron bellboat to be stationed to mark Aldens
For fogsgnal and DIVE cling for keeper near Manhegn
lighthouse, three thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
For harborght breawater at Portland three
thousand fv hundred dollars.
For completion of beacon Buck ledge Penobscot river
thousand dollars. opp f'-A''"'
restoring the other beacons on Penobscot
houses, i've thousand dollars.
For buoys for the coast of Maine viz ST
Cro1 river the breakwaer, Portland Maine for
6eacons and buoys at other important points in the ST.
frIynr OTTO fvOf
dollars. --0N-1
For light perhead at Kennebunk harbor five hundred
For lighthouse to mark the eastern extremity to Edge
moggn Reach to be placed such point de-
and dollars. 'N- ~ OLA 'n''S-
For beacons to mark lodges Castine harbor Maine five
thousand dollars
; For beacon ledge in St crox river about four
island at the mouth of ST. Crox river thousand do
For lighthouse or near the Widows island at the
eastern entrance of Fox island thoroughre thousand
For lighthouse at the entrance of the thoroughfre at
Isle au Haute, five thousand dollars.
five hundred dollars. '~"-N
Godsburgh, four thousand five hundred dollars
For the erection of beacons West
trance, three thousand dollars '-' "'''''H en-
Eor beacon on harbor ledge spindle Seal lodges
ePiuiI On onP ara ledge, spindle LowelPs Rock,
ana buoy on Ram Island ledge Rockport harbor Cam
For lighthouse Noodles island at the entrance to
the 9ar5or OF Castine and Brooksve four thousand five
For day mark OF beacon Trott's ledge about one
five hundred dollars. -'
For lighthouse Mt Dry Point on Lineken,s Neck on
the westerly side of the Damarscoa river six thousand
dollars. -' ga ND"""io
For lighthouse Wood island five thousand dollars
+. MASSACHUSETTS,
For continuation of the work and LIGHT
house buildings the rocks called Sow Pigs tbir
ty thousand dollars. 81 ~
For rebuilding lighthouse at Gay head and fitting it
dollars. ~'"