Daily gazette and comet., 1860-09-14

ting upon personsl and exact knowledge
Of the loeafiti claimed and must relate TO
each quarter section or other equivalent
legal subdivision. This testimony must
be made by parties having no inter
est present or prospective, direct or indi-
rect. and must state ne name of TIE rirsr o,
srafsr course whereby the lands are sub
merged and thereby rendered useless for
arabic purposes In their natural condition.
An Act to extend the provisions Of IAN
Act to enable the state Of Arkansas aud
other States to reclaim the Swan n lands
within their limitsr to Minnesota and
oregon, and for other purposes.
Re u snocted by ne Senate and H7Uss of
Representatives " the United ,Tates N Ame--
ica IN Congress assembled, That the provis-
ions Of the Act Of Congress entitled "An
Act 10 enable the State of Arkansas md
other States 10 reclaim the Swamp lands
within their limits" approved September
twenty eighteen hundred and fifty, be and
the same are hereby extended TO the States
Of Minnesota and oregon proriied. That
the grant hereby made shall uot include
any lands which the Government of the
United States may have reserved, sold or
Gin pursuance of any law heretofore enact
ed prior the confirmation of title 10 he
made under the authority of the said Act
See. 2. And be IL further enacted, That
the selection TO be made from lands al
ready surveyed in each Of the Stntes incln-
ding Minnesota and Oregon, under the au
thoritv uf the Act aforesaid, aud Of the
Act TO aid the State Of Louisiana IN drain
ing the Swamp lands therein approved
March second, One thousands eight hun
dred and forty nine shall be made within
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Legislature " each state at its next session
after the date Of this act, and es to all
lands hereafter 80 be surveyed within two
years from such adjournment at the next
session after notice by the Secretary Of the
Interior 10 the Governor Of the State that
the surveys have been completed and con
armed
Approved March 18th. 1850.
Fons or ArripAvtr wHrcp Musr RE MADE
BFA u. s. DEPBrf sgRvEroR
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
I, A. r., the agent for the State Of Lou
lsians duly appointed rnder an Act Of lie
gislature i2 March lsb0-thereof to select
the swamp aud ovefAowed lands within
the being duly sworn lepose
aud say that | am we'll acquainted with
the mode and manner ofsurveying and Of
marking public lands, that | have made
personal examination on the ground Of
each Of the several tracts harein described
TO wit AND from such personal ex-
animation on the ground have ascertain
Ell and know aud hereby make oath thst
the greater part of each one of the quarter
sections Of the foregoing tracts Is "Swsmp
and overhowed land" "made unfit thereby
for cultivation" and is in fact urit for enl-
tivstion without necessary levees and
drains TO reclaim the came, that they are
made such by reason Of the overflow (here
give the name Of the river. the cause Of
the overflow m such manner that no
crops can be raised thereon by reason Of
iss oveffewed and swsmpy condition /,
that they are not shallow lakes or ponds
which by natural causes may become dry.
aud that such was the character thereof on
the 2d March ls49 the day Of the passage
of the grant and further that have no
interest direct or indirect or prospective IN
the issue. or m any parcel Of lands herein
described.
(Signsture.)
Subscribed aud sworn TO before me this
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