Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-06-16
By AUTHORIZE.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the second session ote Iittird Congress O
the United States.

at the IUgkk-kItTU
the United States.
Public a.
ANAT authorizing the Corporate Authorities Of George
town to impose Additional Taxes, and for other purpo-
1t enacted te Senate and House Of Rsprssntatiees
tie United States Of 41neica IN Congress assesoe That
Georgetown they hereby authorized and
powered to lay and collect special annual tax Of seventy
hundred dollars Of no wtn
held any banking insurance brokerage, or exchange
company institution ali State corporate stocks
and money loaned at bond mortgage other
evidence Indebtedness order to the
recently assumed by said town in subscribing to the stock
secure the said engagements, in such manner
that part of the shall any event be applied to
ott object and the like remedy Shall be used or the
recovery thereof used for the recovery of other
SEC 2 Ind be f,tle, enacted That the said corpora
ton of Georgetown shall have fn power and authority to
and to-
alleys of Them portion OF any OF them TO De
of any such works or Improvements by special tax
Or out of its corporate funds generally or boh at Its DIS
Approved, March 2, 1855.
AN ACT to confirm the Canal Selections in the State OF
of tile United States Of 4neieG in Congress assembled, That
the selections of land by the State OF Ohio for canal Pur
and and May eighteen
Approved, March 2, 1855.
Public 9s.]
ACT the Reefo Purchasers and LocatorS Swamp
and Overlooked Lannds,
Be 1t enacted By tile Senate and House ct RresentG50es
of the United States Of america IN Congress assembled That
the President of the United States patents to be
sued practicable the purchaser purchasers
locator ocators who have made entries OF the public
lands claimed swamp lands either with cash, or with
State States provided for by the second section of the
oct approved September twentyeigh eighteen hundred
and fifty entitled An act to enable the State of Arkansas
and other States to reclaim the swamp lands within their
other the of the United States to the
contrary Notwithstanding ProUiI That in all cases where
any State through its may have
disposed of any tract tracts of said land to any nd
yidua individuals prior to the entry sale or location ct
the same under the presumption other laws OF the United
States patent shall issued by the President for such
tract or tracts of land such State through its cons
tuted authorities shall release its claim thereto IN such
shall prescribed by the Secretary the Interior
ninety days from the passage of this act through its
stituted authorities return to the General OF the
United States list Of all the lands sold aforesaid to-
geher with the dates of such SALE and the names OF the
purchasers patents shall be issued Immediately there
AFTER directed in the foregoing section.
SEC. 2. Ind be 1T further enacted That upon due proof
Commissioner of the General Land Office, that any of the
lands purchased swamp lands within the true intent
and meaning of the aforesaid the shall
be paid over said State States and where the
States shall be authorized locate quantity OF like
amount upon any the public lands subject to entry at
issue therefor upon the terms and conditions
the aforesaid PrODiGs h0eCecer, That the said decl
of the Commissioner of the General shall
be approved by the Secretary OF the Interior
Approved March 2, 1862
Public 81.
AN ACT to increase the Compensation OF the Registers OF
Land Offices and Receivers public Moneys under the
Act entitled Act graduate and reduce the Price OF