The true Democrat., 1855-05-29


 Monday the fth day of Decembe lcj4 and ended Sa
 turday the Sd day of March, 1855.
 FRANKLIN PIERCE, PresIdent JESSE D. BRIGBT, Pre-
 sdent of the senate tcmporc. LINN BoID SpeaA
 of the House of Representatives.
 AN ACT for the better Preservation of Life and Pro perv from Vessels Ship"reckei on the Coasts ot
 the United States.
 l>e it enacted bv the SC nate and House of Bepre- senatyes o1 the United States Of America ill Con- 1ress assembled, That the Secretary If the Treasl De, and he is hereby. authorized established such additional stations, the coasts of Long Island and New Jersey, for a1fordng aid to spWreckeQ vessels thereon to change the location of the existing stations and to make suchrepars and to furnish such appara Cuo and supplies as may. in his Judgment, be best adapted to give effect to the objects of this act. 7. And be 1t further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized to | appoint keeper, at compensation not exceeding two hundred dollars. at each of the stations to be abolished under the provisions of the first section of this act and superintendent, who shall also have the powcrs and perform the duty of an inspector of the customs for each of the coasts therein mentioned. and to give said keepers and supernendentS proper instructions relative to the duties to be required of them.
 ,. And be it further enacted, That no boat shall be pure h.Sed and located at any point other than the coasts of Long Island and New Jersey, unless the be placed in the immediate care of officer of the Government. or unless bond shall be given by prc per individuals, living in the neghborhood. con dtoned for the care and preservation of the same, and its application to the uses intended.
 I. And be it further enacted, hat the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby. authorized to establish stations at such lighthouses in his iudt ment ho shall deem best and tlc keepers of such ghts shall take charge of such boats and apparatus may be put ill their charge respectively. as part of their official duties.
 Approved, December II, 1854.
 AN ACT to rcnquiSh to the State of Wisconsin the
 Lands reserved for Salt Springs therein.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- 'ontatives of the United States of America ill Con grcss assembled. That in lieu of the twelve salt springs, with six sections of land adjoining to each" heretofore granted to the State of Wisconsin for its Use by the fourth clause of the seventh section of the act entitled, An act to enable the people of Wiscon sin Territory to form Constitution and State Go- vernment. and for the admission of such State into the Union" approved the 9th day of August, in the year 164G there be and hereby is granted the said State of Wisconsin, to be selected by the legislature of said State out of any public land subject to private entry and to be sold in such manner the legislature may direct for the benefit and in aid of the university of said State, and for no other purpose whatever, se vcntytwo sections of land: Proraded That any seec tios of land heretofore made under the act entitled An to extend the time for selecting land granted to the State of Wisconsin, for saline purposes" ap- proved the 4th day of May, 1852, and which shall not have been sold by the United States and is not legal y claimed by pre- empton, otherwise shall be, and hereby aye granted and confirmed t. said State for the Use of the university of said State. part of the seventy-two sections hereby granted. Approved, December 15 1854.
 AN ACT allowing the further time of two years to those holding Lands by Entries in the Virginia Military District ill Ohio. which were made prior to lst January, 1852, to have the same surveyed
 and patented.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatves of the United States of America in Con q assembled, That the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line, continental establishment. their heirs assigns, entitled to bounty lands which have, prior to the list day of January, Anno Domn 1852, been entered within the actreserved by Virginia between the Little Miami and Sciota rivers, for satisfying the legal bounties to her officers and soldiers, upon con mental establishment, shall be allowed the time of two years from and after the passage of this act to make and return their surveys and warrants or cer- tiied copies of warrants to the General Land Office Approved, December 19. 1854.
 AN ACT to provide for the extinguishment of the
 title of the Chippewa Indians to the Lands owned
 and claimed by them in the Territory of Minnesota,
 and State of Wisconsin, and for their Domcstca-
 tion and Civilization.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Con gress assembled. That the President be, and he Is hereby. authorized to negotiations to be entered into with the Chippewa Indians. for the extnguish- ment of their title all the lands owned and claimed by them in the Territory of Minnesota and State of Wisconsin, which treaties shall contain the following provisions. and such others may be requisite and proper to carry the same into efect:-
 First Granting to each head of family, in fee simple reservation of eighty acres of land, to be selected in the territory ceded surveys shall be completed by those entitled, which said reserva- tions shall be patented by the President of the United States and the patent therefor shall expressly declare that the said lands shall not be aenated leased by the reservees their heirs and legal representatives until otherwise ordered by Congress, and change