Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-08-25
AN ACT to create additional Land Districts in i,

ctdle ol taIllornla, and for other Purposes. Be it enacted etc., That the President of the Uni ted States be and he is hereby authorized to establish additional land districts, in his discretion rot ex- ceeding three in the State of California, and to fix from tune to time the boundaries thereof the pub- lie interest may require; which districts shah re- spectvely, be named after the places at which the offices shall be first estabshed and the President shall be authorized hereafter from time to tinie as circumstances may require to adjust the boundaries ot any and all of the land districts in said State and remove the offices hen the shall be eXpedent ? That the President is hereby authorized 10 appoint by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or durhg the thereof and until the end oi the next ensuing session. register and receiver Tor each of said additional districts who shall, re- spet'ey, be required reside at the site of the of nces shall be subject to the laws and respons- oiiitieS, and whose compensation shall be the same as IS now prescribed by law for other land offices in that State
 APPROVED, March s9, 1858
 AN ACT to provide for the Organization of Il Re
 glment of Mounted Volunteers for the Defence of
 the Frontier ot Texas, and to authorize the Prcsi-
 dent to call into the Service of the United States two additional Regiments of Volunteers
 be It enacted, etc., That the President of the Uni ted States be authorized to receive into the service the United States one regiment of Texas mounted volunteers, to be raised and organized by the State ot Texas for the defence and protection of the from
 ter thereof to continue in service from the time that the whole regiment shall be mustered into service fJr the term of eighteen months, unless sooner dis charged by the President. Said repiment shall he composed of one colonel. one lieutenant colonel one maor one adjutant with the rank of first lieutenant one quarterinaster and commissaTy with similar rank one surgeon and two assistant surgeons one serreau- major, one quartermtster and commissary sergeant and ten companies-each of which shall be composed of one captain, first lieutenant one second lien tenant four sergeants. four corporas, two buglers one tarler, and seventy four privates Each of said oIicers below the rank of maj jor-non comnssio, ed 1aa tl,,., and keep himself supplied with good serviceabe horse and horse equipments, for the and risk of which, in addition to the pay and allowance herein provided, he shall receive forty day while in oerYlce with his horse; and if any non-connsSioued officer, musicin tarrier. private shall from care lessness or neglect niure render his horse unfit for service, and shall fail to supply serviceabe horse within the period Of ten days from the loss such so- dler shall, from such time until he shall furnish him- self with horse be entitled only to tile pay of a private of infantry.
 ,. That the officers non commissioned officers musicians tarrier, and privates of said regiment sha'i, when mustered into the service of the United SlHleS, De subject to the rules and articles of War; They shall be armed at the expense of the United States, Us the President shall direct They shall be allowed the same pay, rations, and allowances in klnd, including clothing, and be subject to the same rules and regulations provided forthe regiments oi cavalry now Ill the service, but field officer receive forage for greater number of horses than h. may from time t. time actually have in service No pay or allowances shall be due until said regiment shall be received into the service, but each officer and
 m Il shall then be entitled to one days pay and al- loWauce for every twenty miles he may have been required to travel from his residence u the place o muster.
 $ 3, That for the purpose of quelling disturoan- ces ln :he Territory ot Utah, for the protection of supply and emgrant trains and the suppression ot indian hostilitles on the frontiers the President O! the United States be and he is hereby authorized e cal for and accept the services of any number oi volunteers, not to exceed ill all two regiments ot TAO prlvaes each; the same or any portion thereof to be organized into mounted regiments or infantry the President may deem proper. to serve for the term Of eighteen months from the time of their being lived into service uneaN sooner discharged by the Pfesldcnt Said volunteers if called for and reteiV cd mounted mon shall be constituted in the same manner as is provided in the first section of this bill | for the Texas regiment of mounted volunteers and l shall receive the same pay and allowances. shall be SuDlect to the regulations aS are pro- yded in this bill fJr sail corps; and if called for and If received as inantry they shall be placed on the same footing in every respect with the infantry re- Inents now in the service shall receive the same | pay and allowances, and be governed by the same rules and regulatus; and the said rcgimens wheth- CT organized as mounted men or infantry, shall be subject to the rules and articles of war.
 | 4. That the volunteers provided for by this act shall not De pted in bodies of less than one reg-
 nent- whose officers shall be appointed in the man her prescribed ny law in he several states or terri tories to which said regiments shall respectively be- ! long. except the quarterma,ters and commissares | who shall be detailed from their respective depart lncnts of the regular army oi the United States. | ). That th1 pay of said volunteers shall not be due until received into the service but each off cr | and man shall then be entitled to one days pay for 1 every twenty miles he may have been required to travel from his residence to the place of muster. I APPROVED, April ', 1858.
 ! AN ACT to acquire certain Lands needed for the ! Washington Aqueduct, in the District of Coluln- ba
 | Whereas il is represented that the works of the Washington aqueduct. in the District of Columbia are delayed in consequence of the proprietors ref- sal in some cases, to sell lands required for it's con Structlon at reasonable prices and because, in other cases, the title to the said land is imperfect CT is | vested in minors. persons non compos nentis or | n femme covert or in persons out of the District | of Columbia; and whereas 1t Is necessary for the making Of the said aque luct reservoirs dams ponls feeders and other works that provision should he made for cOndemuing a quantity Of land for tl. l purpose, therefore
 Be it enacted, etc.. That it shall and may be luw- tu for the United States or is approved agent to agree with the owners of any land in the District oi Columbia. through which said aqueduct is intended
 to pass Tor the purchase or Use and occupation there Oi and ln of disagreement. ill case the owner thereof shall be femme covert, under age non con- pos out of the District of Columbia on anplica- ton to judge ot the circuit court of said District the sdi Judge shall Issue hlS warrant, under his hand to the marshal of the said District to summon iurv of eighteen inhabitants of said District not related
 to the parties, nor in any manner inte ested meet on the land to be valued. at day to be expressed in the warrant. nu less than nor more than twenty days thereafter notice of the time and place of said meeting being first given to the owners of such land or to their legal representatives in person if that be practicable and, if not by publication ill some w ash lngton city newspaper daily for two weeks and the marshall upon receiving the said warrant shall forth- with summon the said jury and, when met. shall ad munster an oath or affirmation to very juTyman who shall appear, being not less than twelve in number, that he will faithfully ustly. and impartiallv value the land, and all damages the owner thereof shall sustain by cutting the aqueduct through such land or the partlal temporary, permanent appropria- ton. use, or occupation of such land, according to
 the best of his skill and judgment; and that in such valuation he Will not spare any person for favor or affection, nor any person grieve for malice hatred or
 Ill will; ana the inqui>tlon thereupon taken shall be signed by the hal and to 1T fiftbs of the said jury and be returned by the marshal to the circuit court for the District of Columbia; and unless good cause be shown against the said nquistion it shall be affirmed by the court at its first term after said return and bel recorded; but if from any cause no nquisiton shall be returned to such court within one month after the commencement of the next ersuing term the said court shall at its discretion as often may be necessary, direct another inqusition to be
 taken in the manner above prescribed and upon every such valuation the jury is hereby directed describe and ascertain the bounds of the land by them valued and tbe quality and duration of the interest and es tate in the same required by the said United States for the of the aqucduct and their valuation shall be conclusive on all persons ani shall be paid for by
 the said United States, its authorized agent to the owner of the land or hs her. their legal repre- sentative; and, on payment thereof the said United States shall be seized of such land as of an absolute estate in perpetuity, with such less quantity and duration of interest estate in the same or subject to such partial or temporary appropriation, use or occupation shall be required and desired as afore- sad as if conveyed by the owner to the said United States and whenever in the construction of the said 1 aqueduct. any of the works thereof, reservoirs, doms ponds, feeders, tunnels aqueducts, culverts, bridges, works of any other description whatso- appurenan thereto it shall be necessary to use earth timber, stone gravel. any other material | to be found on any of the lands adjacent or near thereto and the said United States their agent can
 procure the same for the works aforesaid by pri- vate contract Of the proprietor owner; or in case the owner should be a femme covert or non compos or under age, or out of the District. the same pro ceedlngs in all respects shall be had in the case before mentioned of the assessment and condemna- ton of the lands required for the said aqueduct or the work appurtenant thoreto: Provided, That the work shall not be delayed pending any such proceed ing n court. but the shall be continued without obstruction thereby after the inqusition shall be re- turned to the court.