Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-16
rPrRLIc-No. I'LL

Ak ACT for the disposal Of coal lands aud Of town
property ia the public domain.
Be IL enacted ~ The Senate and House Of Rspresea-
Eusises Of he United States Of america IN CoHgTsss
sembisd, That where any tracts embracing c al
beds o coal fields, constituting portions " the
public domain, a0d which, "mines. " are ex-
cluded from the presumption act Of eighteen hun
dred and forty-ones and which under past lsgisla-
ton not liable 70 ordinary private entry IL
shall add may be lawful for the President 70 cause
such tracts, in suitable legal subdivisions 10 be
offered At public sac 70 the highest bidder, after
public notice Of not less than three months, at
minimum price Of twenty dollars per acre aud
any lands not thus disposed Of shall tn sreAftsr be
Liable 10 private entry At said minimum.
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted, That in any
case 10 which parties have already funded, or
may her after desire TO found, city or town on
the public lands, IL shall and may b lawful for
them 10 70 b fled with tbs recorder for the
eoanty in which tbs same IL situated, plat there
Of, ( not exceeding six hundred aud forty acres,
d. scfbiDg its exter or boundaries according % the
iiHs- Of the public surveys where such surveys
have been executed also giving the name Of such
city or town, and exhibiting the strests,
squares, blocks, lots, and alleys, tbs size 81 the
same, with nea sursmenfs aud area Of each muni-
ci pal subdivision, the lots In which sh II not
e~ed four thousand two hundred sqnsrs feet, with
= statement Of the extent and general character Of
the improvements; the said map and statement 70
b. verified under oath BY the party setting fIr ard
Ia behalf Of the persons proposing u establish
such city or town: and within one month after
erai Land Once q verified transcript Of tueh map
aud sfatsmenf, accompanied by the testimony Of
twO witnesses that such city or town has been ss-
tabiisbsd In good faith, aud when the premises.
are within the limits Of an organized land astsieG
a simi ar map and statement shall be fled with
the register and receiver aud at any time after tke
blng Of snch map, statement, aud testimony IN
ihf bsaeTal Land Office, 10 shall AID may b. law
ftl for the prgsdent 70 efuss the lots embraced
within the limits Of such city or town to be Uhsr.
ed at public ale 70 the highest bidder subject to
/ a Diaimum Of ten dollars for each lot and sucs
lets a. may not be disposed o. at public sale, shall
there after BE- liable to private entry NJ said mini
algmi or NJ such reaa0nable increase dim nu-
tion thereafter as the Secretary d the Interior
may ord from time TO time, after at least thrss
months notice in view Of the Increase or decrease
ia the value u the nun lcpal property. Py0rtdsd,
That any actual settlsr upon any lot, as aiOre
aid, aud upon any additional lot Ia which he may
| have substantial improvement, shall be eatiti-d
/ 70 prove up and purchase tbs sans a. pre-enp-
fi1r, 4 said minimum ,.at any time bef9re the dy
| tx d for the public sale.
Sec. g. And be H further enacted, That Wbsa such
| cities or towns are established upon unsurveyed
lands, it shall aud may DO lawful, after the eKtsu
son thereto VI the public survey, 90 adjust the
extension iimis ef The prems : according 10 those
| iinos where II can be done without interior nee
With rights Nb ieh may BE- vested by sale and p.
tent' for all lots disposed Of at public privata
sale shall issue n 10 0rdin4ry cases
Sec. I. Ind BE- further enacted, That ~ with
! iH twelve n0nth4 from the establishment OF els
| nr town. ~ aforesaid, 10 the public domain, the
/ partief Interested shalt refuse or fad % Ole
| ~ the Cen raj Land Ofien transcript map with
| tina statsHisBt Aad testimony eAilasI for ~ ths
provision 81 In M sec ion Of this act. IL
l sh ~ and May be iawfal for the Secretary
o. the Interior 10 survey ami
| plat TO be nads Of such city towo, aud there
after the lots Ia tho -Ame shall be disp sed o. as
required bs said provisions, with tbs exception
| hat they shall each be az an Increase Of rms
per centiim 90 thu Aforesaid minimum o. ten dot.
| lars per lot.
SECS Aad be Il further enacted. That Ell. Ct
shall y~p 70 the foregoing act, according
1 sach regulations mAy b. prescribed ~ th Sec
r. arr Of the Interior. tbs act entitled q act
| OF the relief Of the eitiz sns ~ towns upon th'
| lands Of the United States, under certain eircum.
| stan es," approved May tweufy.tbroe, ammo b. IA
int eighteen hundred add forty -foHr, and all oths
| q. aud parts q acts Inconsistent with this act
b. add tha same sTe hereby repealed.
Approved, Jaly !, 1864.