Kansas weekly herald., 1855-05-04

for the purposes ifdicated. And If d build
ing or buildings should be on, such site or
sites which can be remoddelled or chang
ed so as to answer the purposes indicated
in the title of this BILL he shah submit to
Congress plans and estimates for such alter
ations; and also estimates feFif fitting up or
furnishing such building Or buildings: Pro-
vided, That any contract or contracts he
may make for any sach site er, sites shall
be conditional and made subject to the APP
Eprosal Of Congress. 'o6 q $50 1922 =
Approved February 17,le55. o hsez
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AN ACT authorizing the constructionoi OF
a line of telegraph from the Mississippi or
Missouri rivers to the Pacific ocean.
Be i: enacted by the Senate and House
Fof Representatives of the United States of
America IN Congress assembled, That
Hiram o, Alden and James Eddy, their
associates, and assigns, are hereby author
lied and empowered to construct, at their
own expense, q line Of telegraph. from such
point on the Mississlppisor Missouri river
as they may shereafter select, through the
public lands belonging tethe United States,
over which lands the right ofs way two hun
dred feet In width, for tina. purpose is here
by granted, to San Francisco, in Cafifor-
MIA, IN as direct line as practicable. as~s
SEc.2. And be it further enacted, That
all voluntary or intentional injuries to said
line of telegraph, OF to any property thereto
belonging, within the Territories of the
United States, shall be deemed, and are
hereby declared to be wilfui and malicious
trespasses, and shall be punished as such.
and all laws of the United States now in
force in any Territory thereof, or which
may hereafter be enacted for the better Sc
curity and protection of property, and ap-
plicable to such offencess shall be, and they
are hereby, extended, ,zfor the protection of
said line of telegraph. into and over all the
territory belonging TO, and under the jnrls-
diction of, the United States, through which
the same may be constructed; and all legal
process and proceedings for the detection
and punishment of 1.-The aforesaid offences
shall be within the iurisdietiea of the courts,
and shall be issued and executed, by the
proper law officers IN the States or organ
lied Territories. slsi' il2--.F 7s--'s -
: Approved Feb. II, 1855. s4a4 ia97sa'
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AN ACT authorizing the issue of u regis
ter to the Russian built ship s.Aiina." S
Be it inacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States oi
America in Congress assembled, That.the
Secretary of the Treasury be. is. hereby,
authorized and directed to, admit to register
the Russian built ship "Aina,'' under the
name of tSt. Andrew" said ship had been
hbelled and sold by the United States mar
shal to Christian F Fnneh and AndrewsF.
Meinche, Of the State and city n. New York,
her present owners. - =. .f,,s s,,-,si mr.
Approved Feb. 81, 1855. - . = =
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AN ACT to estabhh the office of surveyor
| general of Utah. and to grant Land fol
school and university purposes .eazai
/ Be itenactected by the Senate and House
| of Representatives of sthe United States oil
America In Congress assembled That the
President, by and with the advice and con-
sent Of the Senate, shall be, and he ishere.
by, authorizedEto to appoint "a surveyor gen.
erai Tor Uutah, whose annual salary sfial
be three thousand dollars, and whosee pow.
| er, authority, and duties, shall be the same
as those pros1ded by law7' for athe sur
reyar general of Oregon, priorto the act ol
Jnly seventeen, eighteenl hundred and IF.
| ty-four; andzhe shall locate his office from
time TO time at such places as, may bednec-
| ted by lths Presidentaof the u nited States.
| SEC. 3 2syAnd be 1t further enacted. That
whenzthe lands IN saide Territory shall be
surveyed under the direction of die govern
ment of the United Statesg preparatory I'd
bringing the same finto market, sections
numbered sixteen and (fhiayssix ia each
township Id said Territory shaiibs and the
same are hereby, reserved kfg tl1sIp purpose
fof sbeings applied fu schools in said Tefrito-
Try, and In the States and Territories here.
after to! be created out of the sazaegod y q
SEca 3oaAnd DE 1t EuEther enacted That
whenIthk landsini saiag Eefpipfy shah be
surveyed sas afnnesaid; d qua1ti ity yaof land
equal to tW6 bwnships slsal be fiaad the
same is hereby sraiensdsfofsshs ssaabaBhr
rhent of university in said Territory gand
ihthe Staieoh hh1eafier iertdnfbeid aioae ef
thea same ,sctosbisededuhnderuh the direction
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