Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-06-19
PuRLIo--No q.
An act TO reduce the expenses of the survey and sal
of the public lands in the United States.


of the public lands in the United States.
Be ii enacted by the S,mat, aud House of Rsprevnta-
pss Of tbs Uaitsd states Of America Congress Assem-.
bed That contracts for the survey of the pub 10 |
lands shall not become binding upon the United |
States until approved by the commissioners OF the |
General Land Office excep in such case as said Com
missioner shall otherwise specially order
Sec 2, And be ~ futae enacted, That the printed
manual of instructions relating to the public
veys, epared at the General Land Office, and bear
ing date February twenty second, eighteen hundred
and hfty five, the instructions ofthe Commissioner of
the General and Office, and the special instructions
of the surveyor neral, when not 10 conflict with
said printed manual, or the instructions of said
Commissioners, shall be taken and deemed to be a
part ofeyery contract for surveying the public lands
OF the United States. .. a..
See 8 And Be IL further enacted That the Commits
soper of the General Land Office shall have power,
and shall be his duty to tx the prices per mile for
public surveys, which shall in no case exceed the
maximum established by law; and that under instruc
tons TO be prepaid BY said Commissioners, an accu-
rate accou mt ball be kept by by each surveyor gen
eral of the cost OF surveying and plating private
land claims, to be reported TO the General Land
Office with the map ofsuch claims, and that pateats
hall not issue for any such private clam uutil the
cos, OF survey snd plating shall have been pain
into the Treasury of the United States by the claim
Sec A. And be IL further enacted That from and
after he first day of July next and upon he recon-
mendation fthe Commissioner of the Genera Land
Office approved by the secretary of the Interior the
President may order that the Territories OF Utah and
Colorado Ehan constitute one surveying district the
duties of the surye6or general in said district to be
performed by the general of Colorado and
me surviving district of Nevada shsll be united
tn of California the dutiee OF the surveyor general
OF the former to be transferred TO the surveyor gen
era of Cafornis, and the tran fer o. the effects and
archives ofthe officers to be made under the instruc
| tions OF the Commissioner OF the General Land
Office. -. "a
Sec g. And be it further enacted That upon the
reyomme ndation of the Commissioner of the general
Land Office approved by the Sc rotary of the Int
ror the President msy order the discon tinuance of
any land office and the transfer OF its business end
|
| State or Territory.
Sec s And be it further enacted, That from and
| after the fra dav OF July next the compensation of
reiers and receivers in all the Ian offices in the
United States shall be annual sasry of five hun
now prescribed by law and to be pain by claimants
an ado tonal fee in donation of five dollars for
each 0al cert ifcste of one hundred and sixty acres
| ten dollars .or three hundred and twenty acres and
fifteen dollars for tx hundred and forty acres; to
| be accounted for in the manner fees and
commissions in warrant and pre- emPuon cations,
with limitations TO maximum of salary prescrib
| b existing laws, and in accordance With such in
struc ions as shall be given by the Commissioner of
the c. neral Once
SIC T. And Be ft further enacted That in regard to
settlements which BY existing laws authorized in
certain States and Territories upon unsurveyed lands,
the preemption claimant shall be ana is hereby in
all cases. required from and after The fret day OF
September, eighteen hundred and xty two to file
| his deciaratory statement within three month";
from date of the receipt at the district land efct
OF the approved plan of the town hg embracing such
|
this section shall not tie held to authorize preemp
tion aud settlement o. mineral lands, which are here
by exempted from the prov isions OF this act
Sec. s, And be a furlhtr enacted, mat from ant
at err the first day of july next and until OF herws
ordered by the President the duties of the registe
aud receiver of New Mexico shall be transit erred t
and dey olive upon the surveyor general OF that Ter
rory and it shall and may be lawful for the Pres
dent in like manner to transfer the duties of regi
ter and receiver in any district to the surveyor ger
eral where the public interest may require sue
| tran sfer.
, SEQ 9. And be IL further enacted, That from an
after the frat day of July next the salary of the
| veyor general OF California shall not exceed thre
thousand dollar per aunnm the salaries of the sui
veyor general of Oregon and Washington shall @
| exceed two thou and five hundred ca n per annum
and should the surve, ing districts of Utah and M
vada be hereafter established by order of the Pres
dent, each independent district, the salaries
the sulv yor general shall not exceed three thousan
dolls RS each Tor aid distric Is.
, Sec. TO- And be it further sHGcsed, That when tn
| settlers in any township for townships, not miners
or reserved by Government, shall desire surve
made Of the same, under the authority
| toe surveyor general OF the United States an
shall file an application therefor in writing and d.
. post in proper United Stats dep STORY, to Ii
creeit of the United States, a sufficient to pa
for such surrey together with all expense inedeT
: thereto, without cost csin for iademnity ON tn
. United States, il shall and may be lawful for sai
y surveyor general under such instructions as may
A given him by the Commissioner OF the General Ian
a Office, an in accordance with existing laws and il
: structions, to survey su township or township
and make return thereof to the general and prop'
- local land office Prorisd The townships propose
to be surveyed within the range t the Ttgult
y progress OF the public surveys embraced by existir
a standard lines or bases for the township aud suSd
= yisional surveys.
- Approved, May 30 1853.