Kansas weekly herald., 1854-11-10
VOLUME 1---NUMBER 9.


lands are claimed under any of the provisi
izens of the United States, patents shall
not issue therefor until they become citi-
zens. sBae! a.syq eai baG :1gi1f
SEC. a. And be it further enacted, That
none Of the provisions of this act shall ex-
tend 20 mineral or school lands, salines,
military OF other reservations, or lands set
tied on and occupied for purposes of trade
and commerce, and not for agriculture, and
all legal subdivisions settled on and occu-
pied, in whole, or in part, for purposes of
trade and commerce, and not for agriculture
shall be subjectto the provisions ofthe act of
twenty third Of May, eif1teen hundred and
forty four, in relation to town sites on the
public lands, whether so settled and occupied
before or after the survey of said lands, ex-
cept that said lands shall be donated ia
stead of being sold. = = lai tya'o
IS SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That
when the lands in the said Territory shall
be surveyed, under the direction of the
atory to bringing the same into market,
sections numbered sixteen and thirty-six
in each township, in said Territory, shall
be, and the same are hereby, reserved for
the purpose of being applied to schools in
said Territory, and in the States and Ter
ritories hereafter to be created out of the
same.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That,
when the lands in said Territory shall be
surveyed as aforesaid, quantity of land
equal to two townships shall be, and the
same is hereby, reserved for the establish
ment of University in said Territory, and
in the State hereafter to be created out of
the same, to be selected, underline direction
of the Legislature, in legal subdivisions
of not less than one half-section.
Sec. z. And be it further enacted, That
any of the lands not taken under the pro-
visions of this act shall be subject to the
operation of the Presumption Act of fourth
September, eighteen hundred and forty-one,
whether settled upon before or after the
ment was made before the survey, the settler
shall file his declaration within three months
after the survey is made and returned; and
any person claiming donation under this
act shall be permitted to enter the land
claimed by him at any time prior to the
four years occupancy and cultivation re-
quired, by paying therefor at the rate of
one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
and proving occupancy and cultivation up
to the time of such payment.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty Of the Surveyors -Gener-
al, under such instructions as may be given
by the Secretary of the Interior, to ascer-
tain the origin, nature, character, and ex-
tent of all claims to lands under the laws,
usages, and customs, of Spain and Mexi-
co; 5; and, for this purpose, may issue no
tees, summons Witnesses, administer oaths,
and do and perform all necessary acts IN
the premises He shall make full report
on all such claims as originated before the
cesssion of the territory to the United
States by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
of eighteen hundred and forty-eight, demo-
ting the various grades OF title, with his de-
cision as to the validity or lnvalidity ofeach
of the same under the laws, usages, and
customs of the country before its cession to
the UnitedStates; and shall also make a re-
port in regard to all pueblos existing in the
Terri itory, showing the extent and locality
of each, stating the number of inhabitants
in the said pueblos, respectively, and the
nature of their titles to the land. Such re-
port to be made according to the form
which may be prescribed by the Secreta-
ry of the Interior; which report shall be
laid before Congress for such action there
on as may be deemed just and proper, with
view to confirm bona fide grants, and give
full effect to the treaty Of eighteen hundred
and forty-eight between the United States
and Mexico; and, until the final action of
Congress on such claims, all lands covered
thereby shall be reserved from sale or 9TH
er disposal by the government, and shall
not be subject to the donations granted by
the previous provisions of this act.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That
full power and authority are hereby given the
Secretary of the Interior to issue all need
full rules and regulations for fully carrying
into effet the several provisions of this act.
SEC. 10. And be, it further enacted,
That the President of the United States
shall be and is hereby, authorised TO appoint,
by and with the advice and consent of the
tories of Nebraska and Kansas, who
shall locate his office at such place as the
President of the United States shall
from time to time direct, and whose duties,
powers, obligations and responsibilities and
compensation shall be the same as those
of the Surveyor General of Wisconsin and
Iowa, and who shall be allowed the same
amount for Office rent, fuel, Incidental ex-
penses, and clerk hire, as is allowed to said
Surveyors General of Wisconsin and Iowa.
SEC: H. And be. it further enacted,
That said Surveyor General shall cause the
necessary SURVEYS to be made in said Ter
ritories of standard meridian, base, and par
allel lines, and of township and sibdivisional
lines, under such rules and regulations as
shall be prescribed by the Commissioner
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