Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-03-01

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lights shall be prOportionate to the extent ind
ialue OF their Improvements thereon.
Approved, March ., 1855.
JHAP. CANXV.-An act to amend the act an.
proved twcnty-sixth August, eighteen hun.
dred and fifty two, entitled, can act to re-.
ducc and define the boundaries of the militia.
ry reserve at 81. Peters River. in the Terri.
tory Of MinneSota," and for other purpo.
poses.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States of Ameri.
Gu in Congress assembled, That the act appro.
we'd twenty sixth August. eighteen hundred and
'to reduce and define thu boundaries
OF the military reserve at St. Peters River. in
the Territory OF Minnesota" shall be, and the
same is hereby, amended, so that the lands au.
thorlzed to be sold at public sale by that act
shall be subject to the operations Of the laws
re5ulating the sale and disposition Of the pub.
lie lands; Provided, however, That where any
OF the said lands are claimed by preemption,
under settlement and cultivation made prior to
the passage Of this act, proof and payment shall
be made within three months after its patsage;
and where any Of said lands came within the
provisions of the act Of twenty third Nav. eich.
teen hundred and forty four, for the relief Of
the citizens of towns upon the lands Of the U.
nlted States, under certain circumstances, such
proof and payments shall also be made within
three months after the passage Of this aet;and
in either cnse it the entries are not made with.
in that time, the claim shall be forfeited: Pro.
ylded, further, That where two or more persons
are settled upon the same legal subdivision,
they shall be permitted to enter it JOINTLY.
the right of each to be in proportion to the ex.
tent of his improvements.
Sec.2, And be it further enacted That the
Reverend i. G, Gear shall be, and he ia here.
bv, authorized to enter lots number, one and
two and tho west half of the northeast quarter
OF section four, in township twenty eight north,
OF the range twenty four west, Of the fourth
principal morid"n, in the Minneapolis district,
and one dollar and twenty five cents per acre.
Approved, March ., 1855.
CHAP. CNXXVI.-An net to provide more
efficient discipline for the Navy.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representative of the United States of Ancri.
CO in Congress assembled That from md af
ter the passage OF this act, it shall be the duty
OF every commanding officer Of any of the yes.
sells ti the navy, on returning from n cruise, to
forward Immediately on his arrival in port. to
the Secretary of the Navy, list Of the namts
OF such Of the crew who enlisted for three
years as; in his opinion, on being discharged,
are entitled to an "hchorabe discharge" as a
testimonial of fidelity and obedience; aud ,het
!he shall grant the same to such according to
the form to bO prescribed by the SECRETARY of
the Navy.
Sec >. And be it further enacted, Thnt il
any scamcr, ordinary scamen, lnndsman, or bov,
shall recnst for three years, within three mon.
tbs after his discharge, he shall, on presenting
his honorable discharge, or on accounting iG a
satisfactory manner for its loss, be entitled to
pay during the said three months, equal to that
to which he wGuld have been entitled il he had
been employed in actual service.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That /,
shall be the duty of commanders Of any vessel
in the navy, in granting temporary leave Of ab.
scncc and liberty on shore, to exercise careful.
cbej,ent " " ~ '''' WI
Sec. 4, And he It rurtbc, oroctoa Tint s,u
mary courts martial nav be ordoro1 nno, W..
ty officers md ncrsons Of infcrior ,at;pO" Ft, hv
t the commander Of onv vo.sel in tho noyv y !,
which sucb ncrsons hojonc for tbo ,r;,I 81 of
fences which ho moy deem desarvinr of r,soto, 70
punishment than thc commander of n vessssl him
self is by Inv authorized to inCict ofbis own .n
tbority. bnt NAT nGcicnt to roouro trial hr "o. m
neral CONT martial, y s'
Sec, 4. And bo Il further cnoctoa That ANN
mary courts martial shall consist of throo , otS
GERS not below the rank Of nassed m;dsman
| shin. and of soma comnotcnt norsor 10 ~, a
recorder. Before nrocecdinc To trisl tbS ~ man
hers shall TAXA rho roll0winc oath or at;on S,
which tho recorder is hereby ontbor;vsd =" SS
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ont nycindice or nor,ioitv tbo coss now D rond "
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{ admccd, the laws for the Government of III
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