The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-05-07
settler. sm Sshsss La..ss.

by request Of Hon II. N. RIcs, NJ
pshlisl " following. ., win .ssve - al
answer 10 the almost numhesiess inquiries
aade 4 our Delegate. 10 rrfesenee 10 tbe
sw Of Congrsaa. iar Che rciief Of ssssIsrs
,pon school lands:
GfssaAL LAsD OyrioG, April !, 1851.
lion. u. NJ. Rscs'-- Sa have the honor 10
acknowledge the receipt II Jour letter u the
lss inst, calling my s,tsatien 10 . joint rssola
ion ef Congress, approved 80 March, 1867
'rsistys To sections 10 and 10, la the Tsritoris'
4 Minnesota. Kansas and Nebraska, AND
skiog that Instructions b. ssot al ones 10 Ia,
and Onlces in Minnesota, 10 the end, that III,
stslsvs apos saia ssrsisas, whs esa bring them,
elves within tbs prosisioas u this Join, r--oln
ion, may have an opportunity Of doing 50, &c.
Ia compliance with Jour Request, the pfope,
ostfaetisas teopy befswith). have besa pre-
AIRED, aud this day despatched. to the district
,Ilcss, by which bonshds settlers. on these
Ands. viii he enabled to esnsammss~ sny right
hey may have.
VERY respectfully,
your obedisBt servant,
Jos. y. wHsos. Acting Co@n.
8sssnAl LAsp Ovsios, ASrl 7th, 1851.
a.si.ss ard asesi,sr 81 --4-- Aiaassoss fsusst
uusrlsnxst l, hsrsvith, snrioss you . copy
4 Joint RESOLUTION ~ Congress. approved III
asreb, 1867, relative Ia sect'gts " aud ~, W
ba Territories Of Minnesota, Kansas and Ne
L.Fs - -. A. naa At
euton 10 w provisions,
ny Il, any person who may have settled, Q,
nay hereafter settle. upon any ~ the public
sais IA Minnesota -unsosssyrd ~ the date ~
.stiIsf nsHt and which, apoa the return ~ sur
ysy, saat prove - he . portion ~ the 18th o,
islh ..otS n-.sbail be sntitisJ 10 preference
dghl, In ppchsse ~ the land 10 settled upon, u
ms 90 sie, ~ the ease may he, can bring himself
or herself, within the provision. u the act 81
IA Sspf,, i-ti
Likewise, any portion of ihese .estiou-, which
may have been settled upon, and occupied "a
fown sits, 10 made liable, by this Joint resolu.
ton 10 entry under the Law 81 AID MAY tatl
In any, and oil ~ thsse esses and also In tbs
syent of any part Of sueh sections being a.
served for public ases'' before the surysy.-
Jthsr lands ATE TO he substituted therefor,
Be plrased 10 nots an each entry u these
tands, q references to this Joint resolution a. an.
Very respectfully,
your obedirht servant,
JDs. y. WiLso-, A., ,em
A Resolution fsistiys to sec tion. ~ AMI 81 Ia
.he Territories Il Minnesota, Kansas and No
prsaks
Resolved, ny the senate and House IT Repre-,
,euiativss ~ the United States ~ America Ia
congress- assembled. That where any settle
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no cultivation u any portion Of the land, shall
have hssn, 90 shall he made, upon the sixteenth
H Thirty sixth sections twhlch SECTIONS have
been reserved by law fot the purpose Of being
applied 10 this support VI &C hoos In tbs Terrific
dee " Minnesota, Kansas aud Nebraska, aud
u tho States and fstii,oties hereafter 10 he
erected out Of the same before the said sec
iions shall have hssn, ~ shall be surveyed.
Vt whsu such sections have been. OF may
bs selected at occupied ~ town sites. un
ist and by virtue u the Act u Congress, sp'
proved twenty third day II May, eighteen hun
lfrd and forty four, az reserved for public uses,
before the survey, then other lands shall be 40
sc tod by the proper authorities. 10 lieu thereof.
agieeably ~ the provisions " the Act 81 Con
sfe.s approved tvvaiis,h May. eighteen hun
bred aud twenty Ella, enti,isd An Act to ap'
pfopriate iaBda TOT the support az schools Ia
certain townships and fractional townships, not
before provided for. And " such settler csn
bring himself. or herself. within tho prof isio,s
Il tho Act u fourth september. eighteen hun
dted aud forty one, or ,hs oeeupaats ~ the town
.iis he vbablcJ 10 show . compliance with the
prov Of the Law u twenty third May, oigh
teen hunafed aud forty four, then the rish, of
preference granted by the said Aets, 10 the par
base af such portion Of The s,xtesn'h OF fhir
~ sixth sections. 80 ssttlsd and occupied, shall
10 IN them, respectively, ~ II such sections had
aoi been previously reserved for srhool pnf
poses.
Approved March !. 1897.