Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-22

Chapter CXIII.-An Act TO enabts the District
Courts Of the United States TO issue EXECUTIONS
and other final Process in certain Gases.
BE u enacted by the Senate and House ~ kepre-
sentatiues Of he Uasfed States Of Asssrtcd ~ CoR-
gress assembled. Tnat in all cases wherein ths DIS
trot courts Of the United states within AM LOT inc
several districts Of Texas Floraa, Wisconsns
Minnesota, Iowa, and Kansas had rendered nnM
judgments DEGREES prior TO the passage OF an aet
entitled San act TO amend the act OF the third OF
March, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, enti-
tied An act supplementary TO the ct entitled an
act To amend the judicial system Of the United
states,'" approved July fifteenth, eighteen hun
dred aud six,y-two, which cases might have been
brought, and could have been originally eognlza-
able IN a circuit court, said district courts shall
have power 10 issne writs OF execution or other
final process, or TO use such other powers and pro-
cecdlngs as may DO in accordance with law 10 en-
force the judgments and decross aforesaid, any
thing in said Of the fifteenth OF July, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two, to the contrary noswith-
standing.
Approved, March 8, 1868
Chapter CXlV.-An Act TO provide for issuing an
American Register to the steam-vessel " Maple
Leaf"
seatatiees Of the Uaied States Of America "a Coss-
greSs assembled, That there be issuei, under the
direction OF the Secretary of the Treasury, an
American register to the British colonial built
steam-vesse "Mapie Leaf" now owned by
Charles Spear and j. III. Is. Lang, OF Boston, In
the State OF Massachusetts.
Approy ed, March 8, 1868. tHe
Chapter CXV.--An Act relating 10 the Validity OF
Deeds OF Public Squares and Lots in the City Of
Washington.
Be IL enacted by the Senate nd II use Of Repre-
seRtaiives Of the Uaited States o. america in Con-
gress assembled, That no deed conveyance here
1 toiore made, in pursuance of law, OF squares or
lots OF public land in the city of Arlington, by
the commissioner of public buildings, any other
authorised officer, Lall be deemed Invalid IN law,
I fort he nj a. a n " ledpm bS
! missioner or other authorized officer before such
judicial officers deeds Of real property made be-
tween individuals are required by law to be ac-
| Approved, March 8, 1868.
Chapter CIVILIAN Act to grant the Right Of
| Presumption to certain Purchasers on the " Sos
col kanch," in the State of California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtsres Of the United States Of America in Con-
gyess assembled, That il may and shall be lawful
Tor the commissioner of the general land-ottice to
cause the lines of the public surveys TO be extended
over the tract of country known as the " Soscol
Ranch, in California, the claim to which by Don
Mariana Guadalupe Vallejo has been adjugded in
valid by the supreme court of the United States
and to have approved plats thereof duly returned
to the proper district land-offce Prorided, That
the actual cost of such survey and plating shall
first be paid into the surveying fund by settlers
according to the requirements of the tenth sec.
ton OF the act of Congress, approved thirtieth o.
May, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, &c to reduce
the expenses Of the survey and sale of the public
lands in the United States.
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted, That afte
the return of such approved pats to the distric
office, it may and shall be lawful for individuals
bona fde purchasers from said Vallejo, or his as
signs, to enter, according to the lines of the publ
surveys, at one dollar and twenty five cents pc
acre, the land SO purcased, to the extent to whicl
the same had been reduced to possession at tn
time of said adjudication of said supreme court
joint entries being admissible by coterminous pro
prietors to such an extent as will enable them Z
! adjust their spective boundaries
See. 8. Aad be IL further enacted, That munich
pal claims within the limits of said "Sosco Ranch
may be entered under the terms, limitations, an
conditions of the town-site act Of twenty-thrd {
May, eighteen hundred and forty-four.
Sec. 4. and be ii further enacted, That a
claims within the perview of this act shall be pre-
scented to the register and receiver within twely
months after the return OF such surveys to tn
district land Office accompanied by proof of bon
A5& purchase under Vallejo of settlement, an
Tic extent to which the tracts claimed had bee
! ~essession at the time of said adjud
, reouceu ntv r. Ease shall be adjude
! cation; and thereupon Is
ed by the register and receiver ubdrf sAeb y
, structions shall be given by the COMMISSIONS
of the general land-ofice, to whom the proof an
, adjudication shall be returned by the local land
office, and no adjudication shall be final until con
! hrmed by the said commissioner.
Sec. 5. Ind be II further enacted, That an
claim not brought before the register and receive
| within twelve months, aforesaid, shall be barn
, ed, and the lands covered thereby, with any othe
tracts within the limits of said " Soscol Ranch,
!, the titles to which are not established under thi
act, shall be dealt with other public lands: Pro
pided, That no entry shall be made of lands re
served and occupied for military, naval, or othe
public uses, or which may be designated for sue
! | purposes by the President, nor shall any CLAIM
under this act extend to mineral lands
Approved, March 5, 1868