Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-05
tPuTtfc-No. ISL

AN ACT TO reduce the expenses OF tho survey and
sale OF the public lands in the United States.
BE It enacted by the Senate and House OF Repre-
Of the United states Of America In COngess
assembled, That contracts for the survey Of the pub
lie lands shall not become bindihg upon the United
States until approved by the Commissioner of the
General Land Oce, except In such CASES as said Conn
missioner shall otherwise specially order. m Il
Sec. ?. And be II further enacted That the prin-
ted manual OF instructions relating to the public sur
veys, prepared at the General Land 0Hce, and bear
Ing date February twenty secout eighteen hundred
and fty-Gye, the Instructions OF the Commissioner
OF the General Land ONCE and the special instrnc-
tiOns OF the surveyor general. when not In conflict
with said printed manual, the INSTRUCTIONS Of said
Commissioner, shall be taken and deemed to be a
part ofeyeEy contract for surveying the public lands
Sec. g. And be ii further enacted, That the Com
missioner OF the General Land 0Gice shall have pow
er, and II shall be his duty tn x tho prices per mile
for public surveys, which shall in no case exceed the
maximum established by law; and that, uudsr In
accurate account shall be kept by each surveyor gen
erai OF the cost Of surveying and plating private
land claims to be reported TO the General Land oca
with the map OF such claim, and that patens shall
not Issue from any such private claim until the cost
of survey and plating shall have been paid into the
Treasury OF the United states by the ciaimant =.
SEQ s. And be It further enael ed, That from and
after the first day of July next, and upOu the recon-
mendatiOn of the OommisalOaer OF the Gentral Land
Oce approved by the Secretary Of the Interior, the
President may order that the Territories OF Utah and
Colorado shall constitute surveying district the
duties Of surveyor general in said district to be
formed by the surveyor general Of Colorado; and the
surveying district OF Nevada shall be united to that
OF tCaiornta duties Of the surveyor general Of
former 70 be transferred to the surveyor general OF
ifonia ard the transfer cf the effects and Archiyes
Of the Offices to be made under the enstructiousO Of thu
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That upon the
Recommendation of the Commissioner of the General
Land 0iee, approved by the Secretary of the Inte-
dor, the President may order the discontiuuanee Uf
any land Office and the transfer OF its business and
archives to any other land OfticO within the same
Sec g. and be Il further snaetsd, That from an d
after the hTgt day OF Jnlynext the compensation of
registers and receivers in all the land Offices in the
United States shall be annual salary Of five hun
dred dOars 10 each. with the fees and commissions
preccrbed by law, and, to be pafi by claimants
additional fec in donation cases of 1--WE dollars kr
each final certificate for one hundred and sixty acres
ten dollars for three hundred aud twenty acres and
heen dollars for six hundred and forty acres to be
accounted for In the same manner Us fees aud COM
missions in warrant and pre- emptlOn locations with
Limitations as to maXinpw of salary prescribed by
tona as shall be given by the oornmissOner OF the
General ofIee. l.ssr..i $50 lsie-Ii ~ -i-4i.
Sec. q And be it further enacted, That in regard
to settlements which by existing laws author1zed
IN certain States and Territories upon unsurTeyed
lands. which privilege is hereby extended to Caifor-
mia the presumption claimant shali be and 4 hereby
in AI cases, required from and ater the frst day Of
September, eighteea hundred and sixty-tWo, to file
Unsatisfactory statement within three months frHn
the date OF tho receipt at the district land uce OF
the approved plat Of the township embracing such
prescription settlement. Provide The prOvf5ious of
this section shall not be held to authorize phe-emp-
tion and settlement OF mineral lands, which are here
by exempted from the provisions Of this act. Il
Sec. s. And be It further enacted, That from and
affer the first day Of July neat, and until OtherEtEe
ordered by the President the duties of the register
and receiver OF New Mexico shall be transferred to
and deVove upon the surveyor general OF that Ter
ritory and It shall and may be lRwuI for the Pres-
dent in like manner, to transfer the duties Of register
and receiver In any district to the surveyor general
where the public interest may require such trans
fsT.1 RI lf si gtlLu71 @ 10
Sec O. And be Il further enacted, That fnora and
after the rst day OF Julg next the salary OF the sur
veyor general OF California shall not exceed three
thousand dollars per annums and salaries Of the si
ysyor general Of Oregon and Washington shall not
exceed tWo thousand hye hundred dollars each DER
annutn, and should the surveying districts Of Utah
and NeTAdA be hereafter established by order Of the
President, each independent district the sala
ries Of the surveyor general shall not exceed three
Thousand dollars each For said district. II
Sec 10. And be it further enactad, That whom the
settlers In any township or townships not mineral
or reserved by Government. Ghall desire = survey
made Of the same, under authority OF the surveyor
general Of the United States, and shall file appli
cation therefor in writing and deposit in proper
United states depository to the credit Of the United
States sum sufficient 70 pay for such survey, togeth
with all expenses incident thsretO, without cost
claim for indemnity the United states Il sha and
may be laval for aid surveyor genaral, under such
Instructions may be given him by the Ccmmis- Il
with existing laws and Instructions, % survey sueh
township or townships, and make return thereoft 4
the ReIsrai and TlrUper local Land 0iee= Provided
The townships proposed to be surveyed within
the range or the regular progress Of the public suT
Teys embraced by axing standard lines or bases tor
the township and subdiVisiOnal suFTeys.
tAf5preVed Nav 30 1852. ttaA 4-HsH