The true Democrat., 1854-11-22

BY AUTHORITY.
 Public Acts of the Thirty.Third Congress
 of the United States.
 at the first session. which was begun and held at the
 y oi Washington, in the District of Columbia, Mon
 day the oh day of December s53 and ended Monday T, the 7th day of August, 1854
 FRANKLIN PIERCE, President. DAVID R. ATcHIsoN, Pre-
 sdent of the Senate tempore LINN BoYD, Speaker ol the House of Representatives
 AN ACT to establish additional Land Districts in the
 Territory of Minnesota.
 Be I enacted, etc., That, for the sale of the pub lie lands 10 which the Indian title has been eXtin gushed by the recent treaties which may hereafter be eXtnguished within their limits i'll the Minnesota Territory west of the Mississippi river there hereby created four additional land districts, bounded as follows, to wit: All that portion situated between the northern boundary of the State of Iowa. and the line which divides townships one hundred and five and one hundred and six ot the fifth principal meridian and extending from the Mississippi to the Big Sioux rivers shall comprise one of said districts to be called the Root river district. All that portion lying be- tween the township line last mentioned and the line dividing townships one hundred and ten and one hundred and eleven, and between said rivers, shall constitute another of said districts to be called the Winona District. All that portion situated north of the district last mentioned, and south of the line which divides townships one hundred and fifteen and | one hundred and sixteen, and between the rivers above mentioned, except the townships recently sur
 
 principal meridian to incnde the reservation at Fort Smelling, the whole of which townships shall be at tached to and constitute part of the Minneapolis District shall constitute third district to be desig mated 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 one, between the Mis- slsslpp river and the treaty line which from the Dig Sioux river to Lake Travers. together with all the fractional townships hundred and twenty one situated east of the range line dividing ranges twenty four and twenty-five west, shall comprise the fourth district, to be known as the Minneapolis District And all the residuary portion of said lands situated north of the line which divides townships one hun red and twenty and one hundred and twenty one and west of range twenty four of the fifth principal meridian and west of the Mississippi river, extend ing to the drftwood and the Red river of the north shall be- and is hereby attached to the district of | land subject to sale at Sauk Rapids. ?. 4nd be d turther enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he hereby, authorized to appoint. by and with the advice and consent of the Senate register and receiver of the public moneys for each of the said districts hereby created who shall respectively be required reside al the site of their offices, and who shall have the same powers perform the same duties, and be entitled to the same compensation. may be prescribed by law in relation to other land officers of the United States 3. And be ct further enacted. That the President Is authorized to cause the public lands in said dis trcts with the exception of such have been or may be reserved for other purposes be exposed to sale
 
 conditions as the other public lands of the United States.
 $ 4. And beat fu1tAer enacted, That the President is hereby authorized to designate the location of the offices for said new districts and change the same whenever in his opinion the public good shall Qure 1t.
 Approved, April F, 1854.
 AN ACT establishing Land Office in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
 Be 1 enGcted etc., That all those parts portions of the lower peninsula of the State of Michigan which is situated north of the line which divides townships 20 and 2l and all the portion of the upper peninsula which lies south of the line dividing townships fl and 42 and west of range l2 west, together with all the islands in Green Bay, the straits of Mackinac, and Lakes Huron and Michigan, which are situated north of the townshipne first herein mentioned. and within the limits of said State exclusive of Drummonds s- land and its isets be and the same is hereby incud ed in land district to be called the Cheboygan Land District and for the sale of the lands in said district there shall be land office established at such point therein the President shall select.
 $ 2. And be 1 fu,ther enacted, That the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate shall appoint register and one receiver for the land office in said district who shall reside at the place des gnated for the land office receive such pensatCn give security and discharge all duties per taining to such office, prescribed by law.
 Approved, April 20, 1854.
 AN ACT to authorize the School Commissioners of
 fractional Township Number One, of range Mum
 Der Ten East, in Alabama, to locate One half Sec tion of Land for School Purposes.
 Be I enacted, etc., That the school commissioners of fractional township number of range number 10, east situated in the district of land subject to sale at Lebanon, Alabama, be, and is hereby authorized to enter free of charge, in lieu of the lands which they are entitled by any existing law, half section of land in legal subdivision anywhere in said town ship, with view to the ultimate convenience of the citizens of said township and the quality of soil for school purposes and said lands thus located shall be governed by the same laws, rules and regulations. is the sthool 18th section in said State of Alabama
 ?. And De t turtJtAr enacted, That it shall be the duty of said school commissioners to locate and report, within two years what lands they have enter cd to the Commissioner of the General Land Office at Washington. and it shall be his duty, upon the re- ceipt of such report of location, to withdraw from sale the said lands and the title thereto shall be valid in sixteenth sections heretofore granted in the States
 Approved, April 20, 1854.
 AN ACT to amend the third section of the Act making Appropriations for the Civil and Diplomatic
 Expenses of Goverement for the year ending the
 30th of June 1854, and for other purposes.
 Be I enucted etc., That of the clerks authorized by the Sd section of the act approved March B. 1853 titled An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year end ing the 30th of June, 1854n those of the first class shall receive salary of $ 200 per annum those of the second class, salary of & 400 per annum; those of the third class salary of Sl 800 per annum; and all clerks not provided for in this act performing the same or similar duties with any of the classes. shall receive the same compensation is allowed to such class; and the clerks employed in the Census Bureau shall be paid, during the present fiscal year the is hereby allowed to clerks of the second class.
 s 2. And 6e I further enacted. That the stamp and blank agent for the Post Office Department receive the same salary clerks of the second class provided for in the first section of this act; and addition of 20 per cent is hereby added to hepay now authoriz ed by law to each of the messengers packers, labor ers and watchmen of the different executive depart ments of Washington; to the clerks employed st the navy yard and marine barracks at Washington to the clerk, messenger and laborer in the office of Commissioner of Public Buildings, door keeper and assistant door keeper at the Executive Mansion; public gardiner, laborers employed in the public grounds and Presidents garden; oaddltonal watchmen and the police at the Capitol; watchmen employed at the Presidents House and Reservation number g. lamplighter, the general superintendent; the draw-keepers of the bridges the Eastern Branch and Potomac; and that the provisions of the section of the act of August 3l. 1852. making ap propnations for the civil and diplomatic expenses Of the government for the year ending the Soth of June, lo53 etc., be- and is hereby extended to snch persons herein enumerated who were in ernployment