Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-02

ted upon any of the lands within said reserv alton not
occupied and bona fde settlers of the half breeds
boods such other as ave gone into
said Territory by authority of law upon any othor unoc-
a apd m es 1f
upon which they have respectively made improvements:
than six hundred and forty nor less than forty
EACH and provided that the same shall be equally appor
interest IN said and roesded further That no
transfer conveyance of any OF said certificates scrip
Sec q 3 Ina it further enacaS That the President be-
and he hereby e cause to be the
are entitled participate the benefits of the grant
reservation aforesaid before the issue Of the certificates
scrip provided for in the preceding sec ton.
SEC. g. Ind Be 1t enacted That from and after the
OF this act the n to have the
lie sale at the land offices for the districts in which said
and BY Congress- in
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ven eighteen hundred and fty to create the office Of
surveyor general of the public lands Oregon etc. and
teenth eighteen hundred and ffty-three.
Be by Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America Congress assembled
That the donations hereafter to be surveyed in Oregon and
Washington Territories claimed under any of the prov
of the create the Office ofsuryeyor general
public lands ete aRPro ss SePtem6eF twenty
site lands settled upon purposes business or
trade and not for agrculture and all legal subdivisions
of Rar IN d no OF
ture shall be subject the operations of the May
twentyhree eighteen hundred ard ortyfour for the
lief of citizens of upon lands of the United States
under certain circumstances" whether settlements
were before after the surveys: Progide 1oogey
That period years required Of settlers
before they purchase the lands claimed by them under
fourteen, eighteen hundred and fhree, above
ed shall be- and the is hereby reduced year.
fourth section of the of twenty egh
teen hundred and fifty above mentioned by which all
tracts for the sale of lands claimed under that law before
the issue ofthe patents therefor declared void shall
and the same hereby repealed: P,o0add That sale
shall be deemed valid unless the vendor shall have resided
four years upon the land.
Sec g. Ind be 1t further enacted That the pre-emption
privilege granted by the act of fourth September eighteen
hundred and fortyone shall be- and the hereby
whether surveyed or uns1rveyed not rg6tfuy claimed
entered reserved under the provisions act
of the said of eighteen hundred and yone with the
exception of lands above mentioned and all
notice to the general other duly authorized
cer, of the particular tract claimed under this section
and returned And all persons claiming donations under
this act or the acts of which it is amendato shall like
notice to the general other duly
Officer Of the particular lands claimed such
claimant claimants shall forfeit all right claim there
to- Popded AoCecer That the time limited by the sixth
section of the of eighteen hundred and ftyree in
which claimants under the act of eighteen hundred fifty
required give notice of their claims shall be- and the
hereby extended to the first of December eighteen
hundred and fyve except in where the surveyor
SEC l. 4nd5e ,ter enacted That in lieu of the two
nshps of land granted the Territory Oregon by the
tenth section of the act of eighteen hundred fifty for
there shall be of the Terrific
res of Washington and Oregon two townships land of
sections each to be selected legal subdivisions
for university purposes under the direction the legisla-
lures of said Territories, respectively.
SEC Ind be furt1e. enacted That in any case where
orphans have been be- left in either of the
been entitled to under r n ns g. ss
of those which is amendatory said orphans shall be
satisfaction the surveyor general subject to the de-
cison of the Secretary of the Interior Said
land not reserved otherwise appropriated under any
law of Congress- and in of the death of either any
the surveyor general the right rights of deceased
shall vest in the survivor o survivors.
of this act and the of which amendatory shall be
extended to all the lands in Oregon and Washington Terri
in said Territories The President shall and he is hereby
to appoint register and receiver for each of
shall be the prescribed
So he appT to T che Of Ore
their offices at such place the President SHALL
to time, direct; and their compensation shall be twenty
five hundred dollars each per annum and office rent but
they shall be entitled fees emolument. any
kind whatsoever except the and necessary
depostng and satisfactory proof that either
said officers any other officer has charged received
orthwithTremoved from office.
Sec, A~d6e further enacted That the Territory of
Washington shall be erected into separate surveying dis
rct and the President of the United States hereby
horned to appoint surveyor general for the who
ect and the location thereof changed from time to
lme H. IN the Judgment OF the President the public inter-
and emouments of the said surveyor general
hall be the same prescribed by law for the
'eyor general of Oregon.
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An ACT making further appropriation for continuing the
construction of roads in the Territory Minnesota ac
cordance with the estimates made by the War Depart
ment.
Be it enacted Gy tile Senate and House of Representatives
the United States Of Congress assembled That
ne following sums of meney be- and they hereby
rated for continuing the construction of roads
itory of Minnesota, to wit:
For the continuation the road from Point Douglas on
he Mississippi river to the mouth the ST. river
AXE Superior, in Wisconsin, twenty thousand dollars;
For the continuation of the road from Point Douglas
Ort Gaines, nov Fort Ripley, ten thousand dollars;
For the continuation of the road from the of Swan
lver to the Wlnnebago agency, five thousand dollars
For the continuation of the road from Wabashaw Men
ota, fifteen thousand dollars; tss1,
The continuation of the construction said roads be
,ade under the direction Secretary pursuant
contracts S to be mad him. or under his direction:
rs mentioned road to terminate the falls rapids of
aid ST. Louis river, are hereby repealed. |
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Public No. 39.1
N ACT to refund to the Utah the expenses
incurred by said Territory in suppressng Indian HOSTILE
ties
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives
the limited States Of A1ercG Congress- assembled That
Secretary of be- and he is hereby authorized and
reced to examine into and ascertain the amount of
incurred by the said Territory the suppression
Indian hostes within said Territory during the
ghteen hundred and fifty and eighteen hundred and fifty
ned be paid into the treasury of said Territory Pro
died. That the sum paid shall not exceed in amount
venty thousand nine hundred and forty dollars and sixty
Vecents which amount is hereby appropriated of
oney in the treasury not therwise appropriated.
Approved 18th July, 1854. - = -s-
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