The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-12
PASSED A 7 THE SECOND SESSION OF THE 7IITR
TY.FOERTH CONGRESS-


PASSED A 7 THE SECOND SESSION OF THE THTR.
TY-FO URTH CONGRESS-
49, .. A.. ,.,,,o .lo Jss,,ne IF potents for co,to;n
az az, " Nv ~ F stoaIhrfaa Stata Of Wsconsin
ana for otbsr nu,n,sas
80 ,octJ T., liz Ce,ote and Iy,uce of REPRESENTATION
If ~ 1;ts5 Stytse NJ Amsrca in T5Sorgsf Asse,JIed
NJ n oatsfcory rroas hsipg ,nage that m occn
nsntfs1 IF unnarsnted land In Tia town of Stock
bid Ceumat rnnntv in tls State of Wisconsin which
has by treaty or other been allotted to snv indyid
nal members of fine stockbrdpe or Mun,ee tribe of Tn
dans are the purchasers grantees or as.gnees ofsuc
he authorized TO Issue patents for The land 40 occuped to
such purchasers grantees or assguees respectively:
Provided That in>case of conflicting claims to any of the
lots of land tho commissioner of the general land office is
authorized to hear the proofs OF the respective claimants
and to decide which OF such claimants are Justly entitled
to said land and patents shall be issued III accordance
with such decision.
SEc. 2 aud be az further enacted, That patents Issued
according to this act shall vest the patentee title to the
land described in such PATENT In fee simple subject to
any valid lien or REMEMBRANCE thereon created by said
patentee or those under whom he claims.
SEC. g. ad be al a7the enacted That the lots OF land
in said town OF stoehbrisge belonging 10 the United
States not herenboTe directed to be patented shall be
attached to and form part of the Menasha land district
and IT, IN the opinion OF the commissioner OF the general
land Office II shall be for tile public interest the same may
be sold at the minimum price othree dollars per acre for
lots fronting on Lake Wnnebago five dollars per acre for
the two tiers OF lots fronting on the military road one
tier of lots each side thereof and two dollars and fifty
cents per acre for the residue OF said land to actual
settlers thereon possessing the qualifications requisite to
acquire pre- eiptOH iigils VINO Sll prove 10 the ss-
faction of the register Of the landoce at Menasha, Wis
consn that he or she has made improvements TO the
value of not less than fifty dollars and is actually resid-
ing upon the land the time of paying the purchase price
may be extended for period not exceeding one year
from the passage of this act Provided, That such
actual settler shall be permitted to preempt more than
two contiguous lots on which he she has made inn
provements of the value of not less than hundred
dollars. The lands not sold within year herein
before provided shall be brought into market and sold at
not less than the minimum prices fixed by this act.
Approved, March 5, 1865
An ACT to quiet Titles in Favor of Parties in actual Pos
sessions of Lands situated the District OF Columbia
Bsa enacted bv the Senate and House of Repyestata-
t,es of tLe If STATES of 1ae,a in C1n0ysss assembled
That all ceds heretofore recorded in the land records of
the District of Columbia which have been executed and
acknowledged by femmes covert their husbands having
signed and sealed the same for conveying any real estate
or interest therein situated in said district and all
knowedeamants of deeds heretof,e recorded as afre-
said which have been made by femmes covert whether
they have executed tbe deed or not for the purpose of
releasing their claims to dover in the lands described
therein situated as aforesaid in which acnow
tbe firm, nreserihcd Inv law has not heen folowed and
ali deeds heretofore recorded as aforesaid which have
been executed and by an attorney intact
duv annonted for eonyevn real estate situated in said
district and ali deeds heretofore recorded ms aforesaid
executed and acknowledged or only acknowledged by
such attorney ic for conveying real estate situated
in sai5 d;strict no Ia which Tho ACKNOWLEDGMENT was
made hasre oicers different from those before whom
nroof of the newer of attorney was made and as to
pb;b H. oIor 81 ottoma,, a nroveJ before only one
;.i s po"si ~ Ia -, W." aad hsraosre axacuted
and recordd as nresad for ,be nurnose of conveying
snd s;t,,atoa 10 o;d dtt ocInpwledgod ont Of
,h n;st1;o. 81 c,, u hoors inJas of Tnted
ST., . VI 0oiu he", twn oidarmsn of civ
.. .h s1 Lf u ,to f " o;,r oy hefore n notary
VI ,e ohi1 ass' s t v, Ss, "a o u,nd and re
puaJ 1' ah" s aia Gov 80 nnrnose of conveying
,oaaeu as "a ~ sai ,tr;o, RPnnsledoad nv nm at
aa ~ st a. Ia ' anontei ar NV nm officer Of cor
,i dn,r ;hnrrigad who has ocknowledeed The
M -. a ~ , and daod nstaad of thc act and deed
81 NJ ntar r of tba cornorat;on and ali deeds here
tf a stad .nd recordad az aforesaid for the mr.
nsa 81 covevin land satcd IN said district to which
there Is not annexed legal certificate the official
character of the officer or officers taking the acknowledge
ment shall be- and the same are hereby declared to be
of the same effect and validity pass the fee simple
other estate nteneed to be conveyed and bar dover in
the real estate therein mentioned in favor of parties in
actual possession, claiming under and through such
deeds II such deeds had been by such femmes covert
executed acknowledged or acknowledged IN case ol
dower rH III the torn heretofore pfescrped ny swi
as II such deeds had been executed ana
We grahtor IN me deea as IL sueh power VI a.toney
had peen proved before the oicef OF omcefs hihg le
acknowledgment; rs If such power Of attorney au pee
proved before two justices OF the peace; ana sucn &c
acknowledgement had been made before any Judge OIL
attorneys INTACT officer of corporation had acknowl-
edged the deed to be the deed of the granor or of the
corporation as if such deeds had thereto annexed GER
fcate in legal form that the officer or officers taking
the were really what they purport
no pro;ed That The certificate of acknowledgement
hu f, cavort sbalI show that the Acknowledgement
u;ss made anar,, mr. tntiyilyn from her husband or
nae Term mporting that her acknowledgment
oa ant of hts nresence and also that she aeknowl
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