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[BY AUTHORITY
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the First Session Of the 7airty-Fh Gngress.
[Public-No. 1871.

Passed at the First Session Of the Tsiy.FsttA Gngres
[Public-No 1s].
AN ACT for the admission of the State of Minnesota into
Whereas act of Congress passed February twenty
the of the Tsorv Of to 'ss No
constitution and State prepatory to their ad
mission into the Union equal footing with the origin
al States and whereas the people of said Territory did,
the day Of August eighteen hundred and
by delegates elected for that purpose form for
that purpose, form for themselves constitution and State
government whchh is republican in form, and ratified
and adopted by the people at election held the th
teenh day OF October egteen hundred and y-seven for
enacted 1y tile Senate and House of Representatives
the State of Minnesota shall be and is hereby declared
to be one of the United States of America and admitted
into the Union equal footing with the original States
SEC 9. And be further enacted, That said State shall
be entitled to two representatives in Congress until the
next apportonment Of representatives among the several
States.
SEC 8. And be it further enacted That from and after
the admission of the State Of Minnesota, hereinbeore
provided all the laws of the United States which
locally nappcabe shall have the force and effect with
is hereby constituted judicial district of the United States
within which district court with the like powers and
the district of Iowa. shall be established the Judge attor
and marshal Of the United States for the said district
Minnesota shall reside within the same and shall be en-
titled to the compensation the Judge attorney
marshal of the district OF Iowa and in all of appeal
or writ Of error heretofore and pending in
the Supreme Court of the United Staes upon any record
from The supreme court of Minnesota Territory the
date of execution or order Of further proceedings shall be
district of the United States for the district of Min
to the supreme of the State of Minnesota
and each of those courts shall be the If the
preme of Minnesota Territory all cases.
with full power to hear and determine the same and to
award mesne or final process therein.
proved May II, 1858.
AN ACT amendaory to entitled " An act to esnb
lsh additional land districts the Territory of Min
nesota," approved July sth, 1886.
Bet enacted ly the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States Of 4nericz in Cngrss assembled, That
much of act entitled An to establish two add
ona land districts the Territory of Minnesota approx
ed July eighth, ammo Domni eighteen hundred and fifty
land district the west side of the Mississippi river be-
and the same hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the
following boundaries established 10 wit: Commencing at
the point the side of the Mississippi where
the south line touches the river thence down said
eighth standard parallel thence along said parallel to the
point of intersection of guide meridian number four
thence along said guide meridian Of the seventh standard
parallel thence west along said seventh parallel the
Sioux Wood rivers thence north to the line heretofore
SEC 2. Ind be further enacted That the line dividing
ranges wentyhree and twenty four be the boundary line
between the and northeastern land districts
in lieu of the line between eighteen and nineteen
heretofore establish in the above rected act.
Approved, June H. 1858.
[Public-No.
JOINT RESOLUTION to amend the act entitled "An Act
to regulate the compensation Of members of Congress
approved August sixteenth eighteen hundred and fifty
Rssolued by che Senate and House Of Representative Of
the limited Suites Of America Congress assenb That
the compensation allowed to members of Congress by act
entitled IAN regulate the compensation of members
Of approved August slxeenh eighteen hundred
aud hftysix, be paid in the following to wit:
the first day of the first session of each Congress,
thereafter he may be in attendance apply each
senator representative and delegate shall receive thus mile
age as now provided by law and all his compensation from
the beginning OF his ter to be computed at the ra,e of
hundred
session compensation at the rate And the first
cevs his mileage as now allowed by law and all co%psnsa
ton which has accrued during the ADJOURNMENT the rate
and during said session compensation at the
rate.
Sec And he it further enacted, That much of said
act approved August sixteenth. eighteen hundred and fifty
six, conflicts with this joint resolution and postpones
the payment of said until the close Of each
session, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Approved December %, 1855.
Public No. 81
JOINT RESOLUTION making appropriation for the
payment Of expenses Of investigating committees of the
House Of Representatives.
Resotved by the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
tue Ued Stltes IF america in Congress ussennLted That
the of thirty thousand dollars be- and the same is
hereby appropriated Of moneys the treasury
the several investigating committees the House Of Re-
during the and that the same
fund of said House.
Approved, February, 18th. 1855.
RESOLUTION to extend and define the authority of
the President under the approved January SIXTEEN
eighteen hundred and fftyseyen, entitled An act to
amend act entitled to promote the efficiency of
the navy in respect to dropped and retired naval Of
fcers.
Resolua the Senate and House of Representatives, of
the limited States Of Anera Congress assembled, That in
where the records Of the Of inquiry appointed
under the act Of January sixteenth eighteen hundred and
fifty may render it advisable, in the opinion of the
President Of the United States, restore to the active
reserved list of the navy, to transfer from rlongh
leave of absence the latter list any officer who may
have been dropped retired by the operation of the act Of
February twenty eight hundred and yve entitled
An acr to promote the efficiency Of the navy he shall
have authority existing law to the contrary notwith
standing (whin months from the passage of this
ution to nominate, and by and with the advice and
sent Of the Senate 10 appoint such officer TO the active
reserved list and officers nominated and confirmed shall
lively accordngto rank and seplory, when dropped or
retired aforesaid aud be entitled to all the benefits
erred by the act approved January, 4xteepth egheen
hundred xnd officers restored aas1ed,
/ to the active or reserved list understbat act
Approyeds March, 10, 1855 .zs,ssziassez -a
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