The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-04-27
AN ACT
AN ACT
Ao establish additional Lands Districts in n. To-

&c establish additional Lands Districts in the T.,
'itory of Minnesota.
lie II enacted by the Senate and House Of R.rr..
sea's.tives Of the United States Of Amer;ca - ~
ses' assembed, That for the sale of the oub;c lod
10 h'ch the Indian title has been cxtinyu;sbed h
2" .ecem treaties, OF which my hereafter be cxt;n.
sued "'hn their limits in The Minnesota Terrific.
- "rst vi The Mississippi river, there is hereby
cs'sed four additional land districts. bounI.d ne g:
"Rs 10 wt: All that portion situated between tho
a''aern oounihy OF the State Of Iowa and the line
osiucs townships one hundl ed and FIVE and
hundred aud six Of the 6th principal meridian.
i oAteadins tio,n the Miasissppi 10 the Rio S;onx
I'VE !, shah comprise of said dris,ricis =, IN.
c'ed the Root river district: All that portion l. mo
,cn TIE township line last mentioned and the line
-.F.d'ns townships unc hundred and ten and on. hun
'' and eleven, and between said rivers shall con-
sth'c another o' sad districs, Ia he called the WI.
h,na district: All that PARTON situated north Of The
0''rict last mentioned and solth OF the line ~ h;cb
riFI es townships one hundrcd and fifteen and one
~un@r.d a,d sixteen, AMI between the rivers al ,vr
- "ned' except the townships recently surveyed
net O. me Mississippi river from the iuu IN rrinc
' heridi ~ 10 include the reservation Fort Sm f.
ltae whole 81 which townships shall be atiac,ei
go nd constitute part al, the Mine, dis dstric,O
'i constitute third disiict 10 be designated the
'tli Wing district: And all that portion situated
nt a oil the limits last described, south Of the line
Ing townrh ps one hnnd,cd aad twenty and one
49, nj the treaty iIne which run the b.. 81.
"nN RIVER IL Lake 1faycrs, together with all the
lonal townships one hundred aud twenty -une SIT.
O. i east oi The range line dividing ranges twenty.
Som AID twenty-five Nest, shall Comprise the f,urih
ct, o. be known the Minnca, oils district;
all the rrsiiupry poston of said iands situated
f.rh ot the line which diyids ton nsh,p, one hun
c ri ani twenty AND hundred aud twenty .one,
"t vest OF range iweny-our west, # the fifth prln.
fia UcIIdian and west ut the Mississp pi river ex.
f-f * 10 the dri.t wood and the Red river ofthe
"ash shall l'e, aud Is hereby, attached TO the dis
t'c u E,nds >ublrc, Ia sale at Sank Rapids
&C. z. Aad he 1t fnther enacted, That the
= deaf 81 The Unite States be- ani he Is he, CIV
'alh 'r'I"d - appoint, b.. aud with the adyc and
an NJ ot the Senate Register aud Receiver al the
pu.ic money -, each Of he said districts here.
4" Gated. who shall, respectively, I've required TO
te AT the site OF their Offices, aud 10 shall. have
90" powers, perform the duties, and b. en-
n.i-n 10 IN, sane cpmpenSaiion are or miay be
if riled 10y law in relation 10 other Land officers OF
tie Jntei States.
e. 3. And be il farther enacted, That the
dent Is authorized to the pubic lands in
-..4 districts, iih the exception of su"h as have
ir may la reserved ior other purposes to be ex-
',,i To sale IA the same manner and upon the same
and conditions The other public lands Of the
,,ed S:aies.
SC. L. And he il further enacted, That the Pes
'l As hereby authorized (, designate the loca,on
offices Cor SAID new Districts and change the |,
'fif, whenever a. his opiniol the pubc good shall
rc9' re il.