The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-25
(PCBlIC-No. .5.l

AN ACT reduce the expenses Of the survey and ,as
of the public lands in the United States
Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of tie United States Of Amela, IN Cosgres assembled
That contracts for the survey Of the public lands shall
not become nding upon the United States until ap
proved by the Commissioner Of he General md Once
excep: in such cases sad C,mmss.o shall other
wise specially order.
Sec. 2. And be Il further enatea That the printed
mSnusl cf Instructions relating the public surveys
prepared at the Genera. ,ud Clce, and bearing date
February twenty second eighteen hundred and f1y Eve
the instructions Of the Commissioner Of the ne-a!
ana lice and tie spec.a Of the surveyor
general, when not nf ct with said printed manual
the Instructions Of sad Commsione- shll be taken
and deeme to be pat of every contract for surveying
the pubic lards Of the United states
Sec. 3. Apd te IL further eracted, That the C,rnms
eoner OF the General Land 0ce shall have power and
II shall be his duty 70 fl the prizes per mile for public
surveys, which shall N exceed the max mum Co.
tsbshed by law and Tat, uuder distractions to be pre-
pared by sa C,mmissioner accurate account shall
be kept by each surveyor general Of the o survey
the General md Office, with the map OF such claim
and that patents shall issde any such private
claim until the costs OF surveying and p.ttng shall
have been paid into the Treasury Of the United States
by the ciaimalt.
Sec. I. And te ii further enacted That from and af.
the h-st day g. July next: upon the recommen-
daton Of the Commissioner o. the Gsner.l Ia1d Oh
approved by the Secretary of the i,r the President
orde. that the Territories o. Utah and Coo ado
shall constitute surveying dstrct the duties Of slr
veyor general in sld dstrc. to be performed BY the
surveyor general Of Colorado snd the surveying dis
trct of Nevada shall be unit to that OF al oraa the
duties Of the surveyor general Of the former
ferred TO the surveyor general of California and the
transfer Of the effects and archives of the officers
made under the instructions o. the Commissioner Of the
Genera Land Office.
Sec 5. And be Il further end ted That upo, the rec
ommendaton Of the Commissioner Of the Gsaeral and
Ocs approved hy the -etary OF the ul:cl or the
President may order the d.scontinuance o. a,y land
Office and the trans er Of its business and archives
TO other lant o'ce within the Stat. or Terri
tory.
after the first day Of July the on of
aad receivers in all toe land ofces in the United
States shal! be annual sary Of five hundred dollars
TO each with the fees End commissions scT.hed
by law and TO be paid by claimants an aiditona fee
donation of five dollars each nnal
for one hundred and sixty acres, ten dollars for three
huodrcd a2d twenty and afteen dollars
hundred and forty be accounted for in the
manner as fees and commi: sions in and pre-
emption locations with limitations maximum Of
saar prescribed ny existing laws, and in accordance
with such instructions shall be given by the Commits
siouer of the General Office.
Sec T. And b fwrthsr mated. That in regard 10
settlements which by existing laws are authorized in
States and Territories upon unsurveyei lard.
which privilege u hereby extended California the
pre- empton claimant shall be and hereby all cases
required from and after the 1rst day Of September
eighteen hundred snt sixty two, to Gle his decaratory
statement within three months from the date OF the
ceip AZ the district land Office OF the approved plat
the township embracing such pre-emption settlement
PrUr led Inc provisions o: this section shall not be
held TO authorize and settlement OF mineral
| Of this act.
Sec 5. Aad Be it further enacted That fr I'M and a,
the hrst day OF Ja next and until otherwise order
ed by the President the duties Of the and
Of New Mexico shall be transferred and devoved
upon the surveyor general Of that Territory shall
and may be lawful for the President in like manner
10 transfer the duties Of register and dis
rict TO the surveyor general where the public interest
may require such transfer.
Sec g. Aad BE- 1t fartaer enacted. That from and as
ter the first day OF July the salary Of the
general Of California shall exceed three thousanc
dollars per annum, aud salaries Of the genera
os Oregon aud Washington shall not exceed two thou
sand i've hundred dollars each per annum and should
the surveying districts c Ctah and Nevaca be hereare
established BY Ter Of the President each % sn inde
pendent district the salaries OF the surveyor genera
shall not exceed three thousand dollars each for sa
districts.
Sec. 10. And Be further enoced That when the set
tiers IN any township or townships not mineral re
served by Government shall desire q survey made O
the same under tho authority OF the Surveyor
OF the United States and shall file application thereto
II writing. and deposit IN proper United States depos
tory TO the Credit Of the United States sum sumo en-
- for such survey together with all expersss Incl
dent thereto. without claim for indemnity on n
United States shall and may be lawful for said survey
or general under such instructions may be given hir
BY the Commissioner Of the General Land once nd i
accordance with existing laws and Instructions
survey such township or townships. and make n
turn thereof to the general and proper local land ono,
Psdsd The townships 90 proposed to BE surveyed n
within the range Of the regular progress Of the publ