The true Democrat., 1854-12-06

duties of any civil office in the Territory of New Mex ico
 Approved, July IT 1854.
 AN ACT to provide for the continuation of tha Mi
 htary Road from Myrtle Creek to Scottsburqh in
 Oregon.
 Be enacted, etc., That the sum of s2O 900 be- amp the same Is hereby appropriated, out of any money n the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the extension and completion of the Military road from Myrtle Creek, in Umpqua Valley to Scottsburgh in the Territory o Oregon the said road to be construct ed under the direction of the Secretary of War
 Approved July r, 1854.
 AN ACT to provide for the Construction of Mill
 tary Road in the Territory of Utah.
 Be t enaced, etc., That there be, and is hereby, ap- prOpriaed. the of $25,000, out of any money ill the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be ex- pended under the direction the Secretary of ar Ill the construction of Military road within the Ter ritories of Utah and New Mexico. commencing at Great Salt Lake City, and running by the way of Provo City, Fillmore City, Parovan and Cedar City, to the eastern boundary of California, in the direc- tlOn of Calon Pass.
 Approved, July l7, 1854.
 AN ACT to authorize the President of the United
 States to cause to be surveyed the tract of land in
 the Territory of Minnesota belonging to the half
 breeds or mxed-bloods of the Dacotah or Sioux
 nation of Indians, and for other purposes.
 Sc at enacted. etc., That the President be, and is hereby, authorized. to exchange with the half breeds or mixed of the Dacotah Sioux Indians who are entitled to interest therein for the of land lying on the west side of Lake Pepn and the Mssis slppl river in the Tereitory of Minnesota which was set apart and granted for their and benefit by the 9th article of the Treaty of Prairie du Chen of the 18th day of July, 1880; and for that purpose he is hereby authorized to to be issued said per sons on the execution by them by the legal repre- sentatlves of such as may be minors, of full and complete relnquishment by them the United States ot all their right title and interest according to such form as shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of the General Land Office in and to said tract of land or reservation, certificates scrip for the same amount of land to which each individual would be entitled ill of division of the said grant servatlon pro fdta among the claimants which said certificates or scrip may be located upon any of the land within said reservation not now occupied by act ual and b0ha tde settlers of the haltbreeds mix edbloods, or such other persons who have gone into said Territory by authority of law, upon any other unoccupied lands subject to preemption private sale, orupon any other unsurveyed lands, not resery ed by Government, upon which they have respective ly made Improvements IrUtldtd, That said certifi- cates or scrip shall not embrace than $40 nor less than 40 acres each, and provided that the shall be equally apportoned nearly practicable among those entitled to an interest in said reservations A1d proTGled tuyther, That transfer or convey ance of any of said certificates scrip shall be valid
 ,. dnd be H further enaaed, That the President be- and he is hereby authorized to cause to be ascer aned the number and names Ot the tbreods mix ed-bloods who entitled to participate in the be- nehts of the said grant reservation aforesaid be- fore the issue of the certificates scrip provided for in the preceding sectiOn
 }. Amd be I fuJther enacted. That from and af- ter the passage of this the President is authorz ed to have the lands within the said surveyed and exposed to public sale at the Land Offices for the districts in which said lands may lie, according to the boundaries of the several land districts recently abolished by Congress, in the same manner other public lands
 Approved July IT, 1854.
 AN ACT to amend an Act approved September 97th
 1850. to create the office of Surveyor-Geuerai of
 the Public Lands in Oregon. etc. and also the Act
 amenda5ory thereof, approved February l9, Ll4thl
 1853.
 Be a enuced. etc.. That the donations hereafter to be surveyed in Oregon and Washington Territories, claimed under any the provisions of the act to the office of Survey General ot the Public Lands m Oregon, etc. approved September Zth, lo3V shall n case, include town site or lands settled upon for purposes of business trade and not for agrcul ture; and all legal subdivisions included in whole or in part in such town sites or settled upon for pur poses of business or trade and not for agriculture shall be subject to the operations of the act of May 23d, l644 for the relief of citizens of towns upon lands of the United States under certain circumsLan ces," whether such settlements were made before after the surveys Pr0edded Aoecer, That the period of two years occupancy required oi settlers before they purchase the lands claimed by them under the provisions of the ls section of the act of Febru ary H. 1853, above mentioEed shall be, and the same is hereby reduced to one year.
 7. And Je I .tultlter euacted, That the proviso to the 4h section of the act of 27th September loo0 above mentioned, by which all contracts for the sale of lands claimed under that law. before the issue ot the patents therefor, are declared vod shall be aId the same is hereby repealed: Irorded, Ihae no sale shall be deemed vahd unless the vendor shall nave resided years upon the land.
 B. Aud be I furtl5er enacted, That the preemp ton privilege granted by the act of 4th September, lS4l, shall be, and the is hereby extended to the lands in Oregon and Washington Territories, whether surveyed or unsurveyed not righttully cla med entered or reserved under the provisions of this act the acts of which 1t is amendatory nor eXclud- ed by the of the said act ot lo4l With the eX ceptlon of unsurveyed lands as above mentioned; and all settlers unsurveyed lands III sald lerrlto- res shall give notice the Surveyor General or 0th- CT duly authorized officer, of the particular tract, claimed under this section, within SIX months after the survey of such lands IS made and returned And all persons claiming donations under this act, or the acts of which 1t is amendatory, shall Ill like manner give notice to the Surveyor General, or other duly authorized officer of the particular lands claimed as such donotions within thirty days after being request ed to do so by such officer; and failing such notcc Ill either case the claimant or claimants shall forfeit all right and claim thereto Pr0ySded burerer, That the time limited by the 9th section of the act of 1853, Ill winch claimants under the act of $50 are requf- ed to give notice of their claims shall be- and the same hereby extended to the st of December, loo5, except Ill where the Surveyor General shall re- quest them so to do as above provided.
 4. Aud be 1.fu,ther enacted That, in lieu of the two townships ot land granted to the Territory of Oregon by the 10th section of the of lo50 for uni verstes there shall be reserved to each of the Terri tories of Washington and Oregon two townships of land of thrtysiX sections each to be selected ill le gal subdivisions, for university purposes, under the direction of the Legislatures of said Territories re- spectvely.
 6. Iud be H farther enacted, That in any case where orphans have been, or may be- left in either of the said Territories, whose parents either of them, if living would have been entitled to donation un- der this act or either those of whchts amendatory said orphans shall be entitled to section of land on due proof being made to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General subject to the decision of the Sec retary of the Interior Said land to be set of to them by the Surveyor General in good agricultural land, not reserved or otherwise appropriated, under any law of Congress; and ill of the death oi either any of said orphans after their lands shall have been designated by the Surveyor General the right orrghts of the deceased shall vest in the survivor or survivors.
 6. And De # fu,tAer enacted, That all the proyl- sons of this act and the acts of which ltls anehda tory shall be extended to all the lands in Oregon and Washngton Territories; and for the purpose of car ryng said into effect in sad Territories the Ere sident shall be, and he is hereby authorized to ap-