The Empire County argus., 1854-06-03
Public No. is.
AN ACT to establish additional land district in the Terri.
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tory Of Minnesota.
BE ii enacted Jy tho senate daG H0uSe Of Representatives
Of the United States V Ahaerea in Congress assembled,
That for the sale of the public lands to which the Indian
title has been ex,pguished by the eaes, which
may hereafter be extnguished within their limits i'll the
Minnesota Territory west of the Mississippi river there
is hereby created four additional Land districts bounded
follows, to wit: All that portion suA ea be,ween the
northern boundary of the Stale OF Iowa. aud ihe line
which divides townships one hundred and five ana
hundred and six OF the fifth principal meridan and
tending from the Mississippi the Big Sioux rivers shall
comprise one OF said DISTRICTS to be called ou dis
trct All thai portion lying between the ,ownshlp line
last mentioned aud the line dividing townships hum
dred and ten and hundred and eevcn and between
said rivers shall constitute her Oi said DISTRICTS TO be
called the mona district. All that portion situated north
OF the district last mentioned and south OF the line which
divides townships one hundred and fifteen, and hum
dred and sixteen and between the rivers above mentioned
except the townships recently surveyed west of the Miss
isspp river the fourth prime pal meridian include
the lesc valon Fort Smelling, che whole of which
ships shall be attached to and constitute part OF the
Minneapolis dstrict) shall constitute third district to be
des gnated the Red Wing district and all that portion
situated north OF the limits last described south of the
line dividing townships one hundred and twenty and one
hundred and twenty y-one, between the Mississippi river
and the treaty line which from the Big sioux river
TO Lake Trayeis together with all ho fractional townships
hu dred and twenty-one situated east 81 the range
line dividing ranges tWenty-our aud twenty-five west
shall comprise the fourth district, TO be known the Min
neapos d.slrct And all the resduary portion of said
Lands situated north of the line which divides townships
one hundred and twenty and hundred and twenty yoe
and OF range twenty ty-our west OF the fifth principal
meridian, and west OF the Mississippi rver extending
the drwood and the Red river OF The north shall be-
and hereby attached 10 The district of lands subject to
sale at Sauk Rapids.
SEC 2. And 0e 1t further enacted That the President of
the United States be, and he is hereby authorized ap-
point by and with The advice and of The Senate
register and receiver of The public oncys for each of the
SAID districts hereby created who Shall respectively
be required TO reside at the site of their Offices and who
shall have the same powers perform the dues and
be entitled 10 The same compensation, may be
prescribed by law relation 10 other land officers of the
United States.
SEC g. AadJe further enacted That the President is
authorized the public lands in said districts with
the exception Of such have been be reserved for
other purposes be exposed to sale in the manner
and upon The aud conditions the other pub
lie lands of the United States.
SEC A. Ind be it further enacted That the President is
hereby authorized 10 designate the location OF the Offices
for said DISTRICTS and change the whenever in
bis opinion The public good shall require it,
Approved April l9, 1854