Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-07-03

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AN ACT far the relief settlers on the public
Of Tie Ua;ssd as g Anse, Coagress as.nh e 4
much Of the numbered sections Of land selected n
a mont a Jane me- az ns
land said State under the act OF Congress ct
eighteen = ss Wss,ng ,as Z
as have sd contracted to be sold BY said State OF
assigns under the laws thereof hereby confirmed 70
said States parts of said grant, and the title OF
chsers declared to be valid as though the said
had been made in conformity with law Prooidea That
the quantity of land to which the State is entitled under
the grant aforesaid and provided further That seized,
ue duly certified by the Governor of the lands sold and
contracted for to be sold. prior to the passage Of this act
shall be filed in the General Land Office within six months
SEC q And be It further enacted That every person.
being the head of family widow or single man over the
of twent-one years. who on the eleventh day OF june
that time has become scuo settler and housekeeper
and has made other improvements tract embraced
in said even numbered selection which the State of
Wisconsin its assigns has not sold contracted to SELL
is hereby entitled to the right of preempton and
upon the same terms and conditions prescribed by
entitled An act to appropriate the proceeds of the
sales of the public lands and grant presumption rights
approved September fourth in the year eighteen hundred
srued convey Wisconsin any parts portions 81 said
assigns actually sold contracted SELL and the
title which is not confirmed by the first section Of this
Approved, June 9, 1858.
Public No. Al
AN ACT to repeal the fifth section Of act entitled An
authorize the register enrolment and license to
be issued in the Of the president secretary
incorporated company owning steamboat vessel"
approved March third, eighteen hundred and twenty
Eve.
Of the United Suites of america in Congress assebd That
the fifth section of IAN act to authorize the register
romen and license to be issued in the Of the pres
steamboat vessel approved March third, eighteen hun
bred aud twenty-five be and the is hereby repealed
A. proved, June IL, 1858.
AN ACT for the relief settlers on certain lands in the
State of Illinois.
Bet enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives.
oe United States Of america in Cong4ess assfs5ted That
every settler any the public lands heretofore selected
by the State of Illinois, but which have not been confirmed
to said under the p DIVISIONS the of the fourth
of September eighteen hundred and fortyone who settled
therein in good faith prior to the passage of this act shall
subd,vsons not to exceed one hundred and sixty
compact body, at the ordinary minimum of one dollar
and twenty-five cents per acr nnless within the six mule
double minimum Of two dollars and fifty cents per
P~cded Such settlers shall establish their rights accord
visions of the fourth of September eighteen
hundred and rtyone and for the within three
register Of the proper district Prorded That declara
tory shall be required be filed by such settlers
Approved, June II, 1883.
Public No. 46.l
AN ACT to change the time of holding the spring of
the district court of the United States for the western
district of the State Of Texas.
Be enacted b. the Senate and House IF Representatives.
Of tile United aex Of America IN Congrtss assembd That
from and after the passage of this act the Of the
district Of the United States for the district
of the State of Texas held at Tyler in said district the
first Monday in March of each year, be and the is
hereby changed to the fourth Monday April of each year.
se md be % a . enacted That all wrs
made that be issued taken. made re,urnabe at
the hitherto appointed for the term of the said curt
the term of said court, us herein provided.
Approved June II, 1858.
IPubic-No. 49I
AN ACT making appropriations for sundry evi, expenses
June, eighteen hundred and fifty nine.
Be it enaeed BY the Senue and House of Representatives
the following sums be and the same hereby appropr
aed for the objects hereafter expressed for the fiscal
ending the thirteth June eighteen hundred and fifty
nne viz:
For continuing the of the Atlantic and Gulf coast
OF the United States (lnclndng compensation to
tendent and assistants and excluding pay and emouments
of officers of the and navy and petty oicers and
men of the employed on the work. two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the western coast of the
United States hundred and thirty thousand dollars
For continuing the Of the Florida reefs and keys,
Excluding pay and emoluents of officers of the army and
the work forty thousand dollars.
For running line to tho trianguation the
Atlantic coast with that the Gulf OF Mexico
Florida peninsula, ten thousand dollars.
For repairs of the Crawford, Madison Mason, and George
Bache and other sailing vessels used in the
vey ten Thousand dollars.
For pay and ratons of engineers for steamers
used in the autobiography of the coast survey. longer
hnnd, ed dollars: irorid That the Seeretcry of the
Treasury nuke such allowances to the officers and men Of
the army and while employed the coast survey
service for subsistence in addition to their compensation
he deem not exceeding the author
lied by the Treasury regulation Of the eleventh May,
eighteen hundred and f,rtv-four
To supply deficiency the fund for the relief sick and
disabled seamen, hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For the Aaantic Gulf and Lake coasts, viz:
For supplying five hundred and fysx lighthouses and
beacon lights with OIL glass chimes wicks chamOis SKINS
polishing powder whiting and cleaning materials trans
poraton and other necessary expenses of the same
pairing and keeping in repair the lighting apparatus,
hundred and thriy-eght thousand seven hundred and
twenty-four dollars and forty.fve cents.
For repairs and incidental expenses retting and i'm
of all the lighthouses and buildings connected
herewith hundred and seventy three tn usand
hundred and eighty dollars and tweny-one cents
For salaries OF six hundred and eleven keepers of light
houses and and their assistants sixty thou
| sand dollars.
For salaries of ytwo keepers of ght-vessels twenty
thousand hundred and six dollars and y-seven
penses of tywo light one hundred and eighty
live thousand hundred and ninety dollars and fifty
| cents.
For expenses of raising. cleaning painting repairing,
remcorng and supplying losses of buoys and day beacons
and numbering all the buoys eghty-two thousand two
hundred and dollars and seventyeight
FoR TIE COAST OF CALIFORNIA OREGON AND WASHINGTON
For oil and other supplies for twcniyour lights clean
ing materials of all kinds and transportation Of the
Of keeping lamps and machinery in repair pub
ton thousand four hundred and seventy dollars
and nnety-one cents.
For repairs and incidental expenses of twenty lights
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