The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-15
Laws Of the United States.
PASSED At THE SECOND SESSION
OF. THE THIRTY-FoERTH Cons
An Act to authorize the Issuing Of Patents for

OF THE ZHLRTY-FoERTH Cons
GRESS.
An Act to authorize the Issuing of Patents for
certain Lands in the Town of Stockbridge,
i StateJof Wisconsin, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Com
ress Assembled, That upon satisfactory proof be-
ing made that an occupant(s) of unpatented land
in the town OF Stockbridge, Calumet County, in
the State of Wisconsin, which has, by treaty or
otherwise, been allotted to any individual MEM
bers of the Stockbridge or Munsee tribe of In.
ands, are the purchasers, grantees, or assignees
of such members of said tribes, the President of
the United States be authorised to issue patents
for the land so occupied to such purchasers gran
tees or assignees, respectively /; Prooided, That
in case of conflicting claims to aHy of the lots of
land the commissioner Of the general land Office
is authorized to hear the proofs of the respec-
tive claimants, and to decide which of such
claimants are Justly entitled to said land and pa,
tents shall be issued in accordance with such des
cision. .,- t'.. i'+
Sec Q. And be itfusther enacted, That patents
issued according to this act shall vestin the pa
tentee title to the land described ia snch patent,
In fee simple, subsct to any valid lien or incums
brance thereon created by srd patentee or those
under whom he claims. .-.'
Sec. 8. And be II further enacted, That the lots
of land in said town of Stockbridge belonging to
| the United States, not hereiubefore directed to
| be patented, shall be attached to and form part
of the Menasha land district, and if, in the epins
on of the commissioner of the general land office
! t shall be for the public interest, the same may
be sold at the minimum price of three dollars per
acre for lots fronting on Lake Wlnnebago five
dollars per for the two tiers of lots fronting
on the military road one tier of lots on 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 presumption rights, who shall prove to
the satisfaction of the register of the land office
| at Menasha, Wisconsin, that he or she has made
| mt to ha vail Of lnea
dollars, and is actually residing upon the land
| the time of paying the purchase price may be ex.
| tended Tor period not exceeding one year from
the passage of this act I: Provided, That no such
| actual settler shall be permitted to pre-empt
more than two contiguous lots on which he or
she has made improvements of the value of not
less than one hundred dollars The lands not
| sold within one year as bereiubetore provided,
sh all be brought into market and sold at not less
than the minimum prices fixed by this act.
Approved, March 3, 1865. - -.4
AN ACT to quiet Titles in Favor of Parties in &C.
tusl Possessions OF Lands situated in the Bis
| triot of Columbia.
I Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of ReD.
| resentatiues of the United States of America in
Congress assembled. That all deeds heretofore
recorded in the land records of the District of
| Columbia, which have been executed and acknow,
lodged by femmes covert Oheir husbands having
signed and sealed the same) for conveying any
real estaee, or interest therein, situated in said
district; and all acknow Judgements of deeds
hefet ofOre recorded, as aforesaid which ave been
made by femmes covert (whether they have exc.
cuted the deed not) for the purpose of reIeas-
Il ing their claims to dover in the lands described
therein. situased as aforesaid, in which acknows
Judgements the form prescribed by law has not
been followed; and all deeds heretofo recorded,
as aforesaid, which have been executed and acs
Iknowledged by an attorney-n fact, duly appoint.
ed for conveying real estate situated in said dis
trict and all deeds heretofore recorded, as azores
III cd md onEn Jade nj
Iknowledged by such attorney.in. fact for convex
ling real estate situated in said district as to
which the acknowledgment was made before
officers different from those before whom proof of
the power OF attorney was made, and as to which
| the power of attorney was proved before only
one justice of the peace; and all deeds hereto.
fore executed and recorded as aforesaid for the
purpose of conveying land situated in said dis
trict, acknowledged out of the District of Colum.
4 bia, before judge of United States court, or
l before two aldermen ola city, or the chief magis
trate of q city, or before notary public and
all deeds heretofore executed and recorded as
| aforesaid for the purpose Of conveying lands
situated in said district, acknowledged by an at
| torney.in-fact, duly appointed, or by an officer
of a corporation, duly authorized, who has ac.
knowiedged the same to be his act and deed, in.
stead of the act and deed of the grantor Of the,
corporation: and all deeds heretofore executed
and recorded as aforesaid for the purpose of con.
veyiRg land situated in said district to which
there is annexed legal certificate as to he off,
y q
acknowledgment, shall be and the same are here
by, declared to be of the same effect and yalid-
ty to pass the fee simple other estate intended
| to be conveyed, and bar dover the in real estate
therein mentioned in favor of parties in actual
possession, claiming under and through such
deeds, as if such deeds had been by such femmes
| covert sexecuted and acknowledged, or acknow.
l lodged in dover right, in the form heretofore
prescribed by law as if such deeds bad been
executed and acknowledged by the grantor in the
deed as If such power of attorney had been
proved before the officer or officers taking the
acknowledgement; as il such power of attorney
had been made before any judge of State court.
or before two justices of the peace as il such
attorney -insfsct Tor officer of corporation had
| acknowledged the deed to be the deed of the
| grantor or of the corporation; as if such deeds
| had hereto annexed a certificate, in the leoal
form, that the officer or officers taking the ac,
| acknowledgement were really what thew pnrnort 10
be Provided, That the certificate of acknow.
ledgementby femme covert shall show that the
Acknowledgement was made 'apart" or .'priyily"
from her husband, or use some other term in.
porting THAT her acknowledgment was made ont
of his presence, and also that she acknowledoed
or declared that she willingly executed OF that
she willingly acknoW lodged, the deed, or that
the same was her voluntary act or to that effact
/ And provided, also, That When the nower of
| attorney shall have [been1 executed by a femme
covert the sam shall be etfectua and sufficient
| if there shall have been such an ACKNOWLEDGE.
ment Of the same as would be sufficient. nndcr
the provisions of this act, to pass her estate and
interest therein were she a party executing the
| deed of conveyance, the record and COPY thereof
of any deed recorded as aforesaid to be evidences
| thereof, in the same manner and to have the
same effect as if such deed had been originally
| executed, acknowledged and recorded according
| to law.
Sec. 2. And be itfurther enacted That all az.
ceptons in favor OF parties beyond the District of
| Columbia, which may by existing laws be replied
or relied on in any action or proceeding brought
| in said district, are hereby repealed and abroea-