The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-07
[OFFICIAL.1
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed al the Third Session Of the 7Iirty-
seventh Congress.
IPUBLrc-No. 76.l

lBUBLIC-NO, 40.
Az ACT to provide for the disposal of CERTAIN lands
therein named.
gg Il snac'ed by tho Senate and House Of Reyresen1-
igs, Of us United States of Amesica in Congress assem-
Jlsd That tha Commissioner Of the General Land O1ce
snail, ns soon as mly be, cause that portion of the
public domain known as the Fort Howard Military
Reserve, including the site Of the fort, containing
llree acres aud four hundredtlH Of acre. which 10
stutte1 IN the county Of Brown and Stste Of WsCon
sin, between Fox River and Beaver Dam Run, and
which is not incl lde1 In the combinations to Talbot
C. Dousman and Daniel Whitney, nor in the grant to
the State OF Wisconsin under tho resolution Of Con
grea5 approved April twonty NTH, eighteen hundred
and sixtytwo entitled "a resolution explanatory Of
and in addition 10, the act Of June third eighteen
hundred and 1!ty.six, grantag public lands to the
state OF Wisconsin b aid In tho construction Of rail-
roads ia said State heretofore surveyed under the
direction Of the surveyor general Of Wisconsin and
Iowa 10 be surveyed and undivided into lots ofsuCh
form and Of suCh Size not less than one-Durth Of an
acre, and not moro than forty acres as he may deem
cZpslCut, defeating such portions Of the same TO
the use of the public for streets aud highways as no
may think the public interest and convenience may
require and shall cause plat thereof TO DO duly
and properly certified by such surveyor general and
recorded u tho Office Of the Register OF ncods for said
county Of Brown and when so surveyed, plated,
aud recorded, no shall cause each and all said lots To
be sold separately at public auction, giving not less
than two months notice or the time and place Of such
sale by advertising the same 10 such newspapers and
for such period of time he may deem best. Every
such lot shall DO sold to the highest bidder for cash
and when not paid for within twenty -four hours from
the time Of purchase II shall DO liable to be resold I'M
der the ordor Of the Commissioner Of tho General
Inud once aforesaid, but no sale shall be binding
until approved by the Secretary Of the Interior.
SEC. 2 ARd DO Il further enacted, That II shall DO
the duty of the President to cause patents to DO issued
In due flrm Of law for each and every such lot
as may be after the purchase OF and payment for the
SEC 3. And DO % Jrthrr enacted, That It Ghal also
DO the duty OF the Commissioner OF the Land OfCe TO
cause 50 much Of the public CONAN adjacent to said
reserve lies between said Beaver Dam Run and
Duck Crock 20 esurveyed into lots tho lines of which
shall conform near as may be to the lines OF tho
survey formerly made by Albert G.. Ellis, and shall
cause cert I'd pats thereof 10 be returned as Is pro.
ylel by law in the Of other surveys Of the pub
lie domain and he shall thercupon proceed 20 dis.
plsc Of tho same other public lands are disposed Of
saving 10 every person who upon the pa sage of this
act may be In possession Of any part Of said lands
and shall have mado improvements thereon, as pro.
yiied under the pre- emptiOn laws ofthe Unid states
tho right to purchase any lots improved lying
contiguous to each other, and not exceeding in the
aggregate eighty acres, upon making proof OF such
possession and improvements, and paving for such
lots the sum OF one dollar aud twenty five cents por
acre, within six months after public not ce sha be
given Of the time and place for making such proOfand
payment
$40 4.-AHd be q Further enacted, That the Commits
siIuer of the General La ONCE shall cause the m L.
tary reserve Of Fort Crawford, IN the county OF Craw
ford same state & be surveyed and disposed Of
I'm the manner prescribed Ia the rst and second sec
Of this act for the disposition Of the Fort Howard
reserve.
Approved, March g. 1868,