The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-14

in a sum not exceeding two taeusano doitafs, lue
for term not exceeding two years. This act shall
be taken and construed to apply not only to cases
| in which the prisoner who escaped was charged or
| found guilty of an offence against the laws of the
United States but also TO cases in which prisoner
may be in custody charged with offences AGAINST
any foreign government with whom the United
| States have treaties of extraditien.
Approved, June q, 1850.
CHap. CLXV-An, act TO establish mail six
times a-week from Sacramento IN California, to
OLYMPIA. in the Territory of Washington.
BE Il eHacted BY the Senate and House 81 Hspresen-
tatires Of the United States Of america Congress
assembled That the Postmaster General De, and he
is hereby authorized and directed, to modify the
contract with the contractors performing ser
vices routes twelve thousand five hundred and
forty three and twelve thousand five hundred and
fifty five TO provide for the conveyance OF the
entire United States mail, in four-horse stages,
daily, at schedule of seven days, from April hrst
to Decsmber first, and twelve days the remainder
of the year, from Sacramento via Yreka, Jackson
vile, Iloseburg, Oakland and Salem, to Portland,
Oregon, for compensation of ninety thousand dol.
lars per year, the contract to expire September if
teen eighteen hundred and sixty four and that the
Postmaster General be- and he is hereby authorized
and directed to establish service six times
week, at a schedule of thrty-six hours throughout
the year, from Portland, Oregon, via Vancouver,
Saint Heien's ami Monticello, to Olympia, in WASH
iBgton Territory by contract at rate of compen-
saton not to exceed the per mile allowed from
Sacra ment0 to Portland, with steamer service from
Portland to Cowlitz, and from Cowlitz to Olympia
b1 four horse stages; and the Postmaster General
is directed to discontinue the ocean service from
San Francisco TO Olympia, via Portland and Asto-
ria, Oregon, as the service contemplated by
this net is established.
Approved, June 81, 1860.
CHAP. CLXEI.-An act confirming certain land
entries under the third section Of the act Of third
March, eighteen hundred and fifty, entitled IAN
yf1Vts fta If
Post Ufice department., during the fiscal year
ending the tihrtieth Of june, eighteen hundred
and fifty six"
BE ii eaacted Lg the Seaats aud H,use IF Repre-
sentatipes of the Tttted States Of Amertca IN Con-
qrass assembled That all entries which have here
tofore been allowed by registers snd receivers, and
in regard to which no adverse claims have arisen
under decisions of the Secretary of the Interior,
the Commissioner of the General Land Office, set |
ting aside such entries under that portion of the
third proviso to the first section of an act approved
thifd March, eighteen hundred aud FIFTY -hye, ent-
tied An act making appropriations for the service
Of the Post Office Department during the fiscal year
ending the thirtieth Of June, eighteen hundred /
aud hfty-six, in the following words: That each |
engaged, or TO be engaged In carrying
the mails through any OF tie Territories west vi
the Mississippi shall have the privileges OF occupy
ing stations at the rate of not more than one Tor
svery twenty miles OF the route on which he car
-ies a mail, and shall have presumption right I
herein when the same shall be brought into mar
1et, TO lHe extent OF Elk uuuuIoU lOEtJ aCISSI
% be taken contiguously, and to incluae his i'm
1rcvements; but no sueh presumption right shall
,xtend to any pass in q mountain or other dehle,
re, and the same are hereby confirmed, subject TO
my bona fde claim under any law of the United
States 70 tne whole any portion of the lands en-
,raced in said entries or locations made prior or
ubseauent to the dateo the selection thereof by
he persons aforesaid; and the Commissioner of the
General Land Office Is hereby directed to issue
atent for the lands embraced in said entries upon
fnTaa nd fix mar
Gre for the Land embraced in suca patent: Pro-
iaed That each contractor shall satisfy, the Sec
etary Of the Interior that he has complied with the
erms of his contract, and that said entries have
een used aud occupied us stations on. the line of
he route during the existence of his contract;
hat the provisions Of this act shall be restricted to
ne and tho first bona fde set of prescriptions on
ne and the same line Of route.
SIC. g And be it further enacted, That no rights,
rom and after the passage of this act shall accrue
nder the provisions Of the aforesaid act OF third
iarch eighteen hundred and hfty- hive, which pro-.
isions are hereby repealed, saving all rights here
Dfore acquired, or those provided foEin the tore
oing ana that for The purpose OF facilitating the
of the public mails of the United
tates west of the Mississippi river TO the Pacific
cean and intermediate POINTS the Secretary OF the
Interior be, and he Is hereby authorized, upon the
PUBLICATION of the Postmaster General, To reserys,
mail stations, for the and occupancy OF mail
during the existence of their contracts,
quantity of public lands, not exceeding the area
enc section, at any and all such Localities as in
is Judgment are deemed necessary advisable to
e taken where the pnblic Surveys have been made,
,cording to the lines of those surveys; but where
ations have been or may hereaftsr be designated I
advance of the public Surveys such stations shall
. laid off, under the direction Of the Postmaster
enora, in square form, with powor TO order the
ijus.ment hereafter OF such boundaries, to con-
rm to the lines of the public surveys, if such ad
lstrnent be deemed advisable, which lands thus @
served stations shall be held permanent mail
ryice reservations, not subject to the operation of
ay existing presumption or other general land :
MS
SEC. ). And be % further enacted That whenever,
ON any cause, any of the reservations made under
lie second section of this act, shall be no longer
seded for the purposes originally intended, or the
nvenience of the service shall require a change | :
location, the reservation thus abandoned by the
General shall be laid off into suitable :
Is parcels, and sold at public sale to the high
bidder after atleast three mouths public notice,
lder the direction Of the Secretary of the Lutte
5r and patents therefor shall issue as in the case
the sale OF other public lands. and all laws, or
rts Of Rave, heretofore passed. granting the pre-.
nption privilege to mail contractors be, and the
me are hereby repealed, but this repeal is not to
rect any rights which may have actually vested 2
lder those laws before the passage Of this act. G.
approved June 81, 1860