The Empire County argus., 1854-07-01
Public, No. IS
AN ACT to establish additional land district in the Terri
tnrNn of MinnnSntn


tory of Minnesota
Be it enactd By the >eoato and House Of Il 7resentativss
% tie O"!ted States T Anerca IN C1na,ess assembled,
That for the sale of the public lands which the Indian
tile has been extngushedby the treaties or which
~! hereafter be eXtinguished within their limits in the
Minnesota Territory west Of the Mississippi river there
is hereby created four additional land districts bounded
as follows, to wit All that portion situated between the
northern boundary of the State of Iowa. and the line
which divides townships one hundred and five and
hundred and six Of the fifth principal meridian, and
tending from the Mississippi TO the Big Sioux rivers shaal
comprise of said districts to be called Root river dis
trct All that portion lying between the township line
last mentioned and the line dividing townships one hum
dred and ten and hundred and eleven and between
said rivers shall constitute anoher of said districts to be
called the Wnona district All that portion situated north
OF the district last mentioned, and south of the line which
divides townships hundred and fifteen, and hun
dred and sixteen and between the rivers above mentioned
except the townships recently surveyed west of the Miss
lssppi ver from the ourth principal meridian, to include
the reservation at Fo Smelling, Lc whole of which town
ships shall be attached 10 and constitute part OF the
Minneapolis district shall constitute third district TO be
designated the Red Wing district and all that portion
situated north of the limits last described south of the
line dividing townships hundred and twenty and
hundred and twenty yone, between the Mississippi river
and the treaty line which from the Big Sioux river
to Lake Iaves together with all the fractional townships
one hundred and tweny-one situated If the range
line dividing ranges twenty-four and twenty-five west,
shall comprise the fourth district to be known the Min.
neapos district. And all the residuary portion OF said
lands situated norh Of the line which divides townships
one hundred and twenty and hundred and wenyone,
and west of range twenyfour west of the fifth principal
meridian and west oi the Mississippi river, extending to
the drtwood and the Red river of the north shall be,
and hereby attached the district of lands subject to
sale at Sauk Rapids.
Sec 9. And be further enacted That the President of
the United States be- and he is hereby, authorized to ap-
point by and with the advice and OF The Senate
register and receiver of the public moneys for each OF the
SAID districts hereby created who shall respectively
be required to reside the site of their offices, and who
shall have the powers perform the same duties and
be entitled TO the compensation, as are or may pc
prescribed by law in relation to other land officers OF thu
United States.
SEC 3 dndIe II further esneed That the President s
authorized to the public lands in said districts With
the exception Of such have been may be reserved fo
other purposes TO be exposed TO sale in the manne
and upon The and conditions the other pub
lie lands of the United States.
SEC H. And JeH further enacted That the President
hereby authorized 10 designate the location of the Officer
for said new districts and change the same whenever
his opinion the public good SHALL require it.
Approved April II, 1854