, 1855-12-14
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
BY AUTHORITY.

CuAr. CCXH-An Act to change the Boundaries of
the Land Districts in the state Of Iowa, and Tor
other purposes.
BE il enacted 6g the Senate and House Of Reprcsent-
Htiues Of the United States Of .1mericG, IN Congress
assembled That all that portion Of the public lands IL
the State of Iowa living north Of township line uNuhg
townships nincty-three and nnetyfour ana east oi
the range line dividing ranges twentylour ana t"en'
ty-fve shall constitute new land district, 10 Je car
ed the Turkey River district Ihlt al tuae pnluhn .n
of the pnbc lands in said state, now situated IN the
northern land district which lies north u the TOWN.
ship line dividing townships ei9tylre and eighiy-slN'
and not included in the Turkey RIVER and Dubuque
districts shall constitute a land district, to he
called the Fort Dodge district, and the name OF the
northern district is hereby changed to, and shall be
hereafter called the Fort Bes M0ines district. That
all that portion of the public lands in said State, now
lying in the Kanesvle district, and situated north Of
the township line dividing townships eishty-hve and
eightyix, shall constitute new land district, to be
called the Sioux River district, and the name OF the
Kanesye district is hereby changed to, and shall DC
hereafter called, the Council Bluffs district, That
townships eightysiN eightyseVen, eghtyelght elgl-
ty-nine ninety ninetyonc, ninety-tWo and llnety-
three Of ranges seventeen and eighteen are hereby
attached 10 and made part of the Dubuque land dis
trct, and townships sixty-seyen, siXtyeght' sixty
nine, seventy, seventyone, seventytwo, scNent ree,
seventyfour, and seventyfye, Of ranges thirty ytwo
and thirtythree, are hereby attached TO and made
part of the Charitan land district.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted, That the Presi-
dent of the United States be aud he Is hereby author
hed To appoint, by ana WIN tho auNlCe huu
of the Senate register and a receiver OF the pubic
moneys for each of the districts respectively hereby
created who shall each be required to reside at tie
site of the respective office to which he may be ap
pointed, and who shall have the powers perform
the duties and be entitled to the same compen-
sation are may be prescribed by law in relation
to other land officers Of the United States
Sec. 8. 4nd be IL further endcted, That the Presi-
dent Of tho United States is authorized to the
public lands in said districts respectively, (wth the
exception of sections numbered sixteen in each town
ship reserved for the Of Schools such lands
may be selected by law in lieu thereof and such other
tracts may be selected for military other pupos
esq to be exposed to sale in the same manner and up
on the same terms and conditions the other public
lands Of the United States
Sec. 4. And Be IL further enacted That the Presi-
dent Of the United States Is hereby authorized to des
ignate the sites at which each of the several Offices
shall be established, and to remove the same to any
other places within said districts respectively whenev
er in his opinion it may be deemed expedient
Sec. s. And be IL fuTthei enacted, That any loca-
ons sales Of land in either Of the districts Of land
now subject to sale at Dubuque, Fort Des Mones, or
Kanesvile after the passage of this act and before
the receipt by the andoicers respectively, thereat
Of instructions from [thel Commissioner Of the Gen.
eral Land Office under this act. shall be good and
valid in law as IL this act had not been passed.
APPROVED, March 3, 1855.