Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-28
OERICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Pa.,tS at tAs FIrst StssioH of the Thirty.
EigAth CoHSress.
Pt1nc-No 81


An ACT in addition 70 an act for the e Establishment
Of Certain ArsonAlS.
Where's it Is Necessary that the GOTann eut q
the uaits4 States Ahoud ~ early day, Tor the
rPSsS Of the AEsouAt At Rock ISlaad In The State
Of IIIinOtS, proTids1 for In the act plsSSd July
OisTe Ith. eighteen huBdrOd and Aixty-tTo, ohtain
the Possess Of aud title 70 certain lAnds the
properly OF PT1vAte PerS9nA, uPon which to Locate
tue aid ArS snal With the grounds and buiidInEI
nesdt1l f5r and 70 make . pArt OF the same h0W,
thtTrflEe,
be 1t enacted BY the Senate and HOUSE Of Repre-
SentatiVOs Of the United states Of America In Con
ErSas Ase@oied Th1I The sseEOeaEy Of War be, AID
hold fell, eomplstO, And perm LRent PossesshOn IN
6ohAif Of the UnItsd stAtSs, OF all the IHnds AMI
inoiS, the same, when Possessed, be held and
kept A. military reservation by the War Depart
the Construction, dSposIt And repair q
aud munitions Of war, and such other mittRFY
BY Law 70 be placed thereon in connection with such
GEBonAl.
bEe. / And bsit further enacted, That II 1t .hall
appear upon examination By the Attorney General
Of the United STATS Of the titles OF the AIds on
RICK lSand taken Gnd OeeaPIN1 BY the Seerotary Of
War bor Al ArSSual and other military p1rposss a.
provided in the fOTrG ing section that any pGFf or
parcels thereof are now the property OF and are
nghtfully possessed By, Huy tndvidaaI o. e0rpora-
ton - his OF their private property, the value
OT Sueh private property 20 taken, add just CON.
P-nhAtIon for any damages eAaSed by such taking,
shAl u mutually Agrsed on by the Secretary q WST
and The Tightiul OWESE or OUDsrs thereof And -
pr.VOd BY tins President, be paid by the SeeTotafy
81 the Treasury % aid r1Rhttul owner n
agreeing, out Of the appropriations made or 10 be
made fOC the continuation OF said arsenal Provided
That before such payment EhA1 b mads, The aid
owner or oGners OF such prIyAe property 20 taken,
OF such Of them a. shall agree, chad BY god aHd
SutndsnE deed o. deeds, in due form Of law, and
stLos mlly release aud eonVsy to the United states
all their and each Of thSir several Aad respee,iTS
HShts in and titles 70 Iueh lands % taken.
sec. q. And be it further enacted That II III.
seerstaEy Of war shall not agree with any private
nuF
owner OF oEnsF1 lhGll refuse accept the sun 70 -
pAld 70 hun OF them By the Secretary Of the Trea.
Sury - and Tor the true value thereof or shall ru
any other cause neglect fail for the 1pSes n
twelve months AFTER such taking to exsea.S and
opinion Of the Attorney General Of the Unitot
stAtes TO convey 10 the United States thI
ass o. 1a1d ISnds taken. there shall forth
Be named aud appointed by the PTe8ident and d Al
By him Be Constituted board OF commissioner
whore duty IL shalt be 70 hear the parties interested
vi no may appear before them upon reasouSbIs no
tiee Of time and place, and ascertain the true yaIu,
Of the And tAken and Of the several parcels th1re
that snail have been eonVsySd 70 or nSId ~ IN
the United Stats ~ heFOlnbefOre provided and M
nAmes ana titles Of the claimants thereof II more
than one and their respective interests therein M
What eOmPensatiOn for the taking OF their SndG h
due 70 each claimant; and the said board Of com
cable Efter their spPointnent 70 the efrcnt eSrt n
the United State within aud for the diStTiot n
nsca snsa iSnds are situated; and 10 case Of DIFF
ters referred TO them, the report q . majority Of
TIE comm ssOner. lhAU Be held to be the report Of
ne board. And the eomPenstioR and expenses Of
the aid commissioners shall bs hxod and apprnTSd
BY the Secretary Of War, aud paIdoy 10 se1T.tsr
Of the Treasury upon his requiSitIon
gSa. & And b it further enacted, That the s.Jd
circuit couTt, upon the return and examination az
the report Of the aid commissioners shall foT he
parcels o. land taken, 70 which there appear 10
be no eonheting claims for compensation BY dScrSS
order the sums AWARDED by the eommis;ionerI n
IaA report to be paid 70 the Person persons Who
EhAI according 70 said report, be entitled thereto
and who shall apply therefor, and who HhSli 81
writing alsd In Said court, waive his OF their Trht
70 an appeal IRON the determination Of fbs IA
bard Of epmmiBsioaeFB, and agree 70 aneSnt tbs
said Sum n fall GattafSetIon Of his OF q en- eaiS
for suen Lands, taken by the United States: Rroyd
cd That the party entitled and sppIyIng a. aESrS
said, Of Hiing complaint a. hereinafter provided
hhtll have estate for life ouIy In GaId land or G52
woman, or . minor, or non-eo dposmsntf tbS $50
AioTsad Ihall in Its hnAlJuIgnsnt or decree, mSfS
H. % ~ Payment Of the GAld eompsnla-
the Investment Of the principal aud dIspSSSi n
ne income OF interest thereof ShaI be last and
equitable for the PEoteetion Of the TiEhtS a. no.
Interested In AeeoFdanee With the rules md No.
teS o. courts o. guilt, IN cases where a fund IN
Sec 5. And be II faTtheF enacted That ,Dv -,
REgrieTed b. the doiuEs or tho Ss6rH.iI
bard Of commissioner, 10 The eStmatSou Of IN. 20
their damages or in the refusal or omission tlSrsS
may At any within THelVO monihS from Al
Gfsr the Ieturn Of EAid report to The aid eircnIt
shall hTT6 besn taken, make appiIcati0n by s1rS
plant In WTttlRg 70 the GAId court sitting - A
court Of equity, setting forth the title which be or
thsy may have or claim In EaId landS taken, Or h
parcels the:eof, and the grievance c5mplalned on.
aod the sEd eOurt, after reasonable notieo % ne
district aHorney Of the UattSd. States oF that an
tret who shall appear and act for aad 10 behalf Of
the Cnited States al pro d aud hear the paFtlSi
and their eVlde1ce. according 70 the courSe q pro
eeedngs 10 tqaity, Hnd EhSil dstSTnfns That HI.
OF title. h Any, the complainant or COMPLIMENTARY
bad in And TO the parcels q land taken eISimed by
bin or them, and shall ASCERTAIN and by decreo a.
me SUM or sums Of moOey 70 which - damages or
Ja CON peat elton Tor such taking the eompIainlntS