The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-07

tal at the nearest military post and If convicted shall
receive the punishment due to their deserts.
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done atthe city of washington, this seventeenth
day Of March, in the year Of our Lord one thou
IT, ~ sand eight hundred and sxty.hve and Of the
Independence Of the United States the eighty
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
La WIS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PASSED At THE SECOND sEssroyoF THE THzR
TEFoURTH CONGRESS.
Lands in the Town Of stockbridge State Of Wisconsin
and for other purposes.
Be Il enacted BY the Senate ard House Of Repyessntatise
Of ne United States Of America IN Congress Assembled
That upon satisfactory proof being made that
pant(sl Of unpatsnted land in the town OF Stock
bridge Calumet County in the State Of Wisconsin, which
has by treaty otherwise. been allotted to any individ
usl members of the stockbridge Munsee tribe In
dams, the purchasers grantees gness osuch
members of said tribes the President of the United Bates
DO authorized to issue patents for the land occupied to
such purchasers grantees o. assignees respectively
Pouidd That in of conflicting claims to any of the
lot OF land the commissioner OF the general land office Is
authorized to hear the proofs Of the respective claimants
and to decide which Of such claimants justly entitled
to said land and patents shall be issued in accordance
with such decision.
Sso q And be Il further enacted That patents Issued
according to this act shall vest In the paetse title to the
land described IN such patent III fee simple subject to
any valid lien or ncumbrance thereon created by said
patentee or those under whom he claims
SEQ And be it further enacted That the lots Of land
In said town Of sockbridge belonging to the United
States not hereinbeore directed to be patented shall be
attached to and form part OF the Menasha land district
and IT, In tho opinion OF the commissioner OF the general
land once shall DO for the public interest tho may
BE- sold At the minimum price Of three dollars per for
lots fronting on Lake Wnnebago i've dollars per acre for
the two tiers Of lots fronting on the military road
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 to
acquire presumption rights who shall prove to the sats
faction OF the register OF the audoce ut Menasha Wis
consin, that he she has made improvements to the
value Of not less than fifty dollars and is actually resd
Ing upon the land the time fpayng the purchase price
may be extended for period not exceeding one year
from the passage Of this acts Provided, That no such
actual settler shall be permitted to more than
two contiguous lots which be she has made i'm
provements Of the value of not less than hundred
dollars The lands not sold within one year as herein
before provided shall be brought into market aud sold at
not less than the minimum prices fixed by this act
Approved, March ;, 1865.
An Act to quiet Titles In Favor Of Parties in setua Pos
sessions Of Lands situated in the District of Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Reprssssta
ve Of the United States Of America in Congrss assembled
That all deeds heretofore recorded in the land records OF
the District Of Columbia which have been executed and
acknowledged by fsmmss covert her husbands having
gned and sealed the sae for conveying any real estate
interest therein situated In said district; and all ae
'aid which have been made by femmss covert whether
they have executed the deed nvt for the purpose of
'eleasng their claims to dover in the lands described
hsrsin situated as aioresaid 10 WHICH
Ill deeds heretofore recorded Aforesaid which have
been executed and acknowledged by an attornsynaet
July appointed for conveying real estate situated 10 sag
llstric and all deeds heretofore recorded as aforesaid
executed and acknowledged or only acknowledged by
uch attorney nac for conveying real estate situated
n said district, to which the acknowledgment was
hat
proof Of the power of attorney was made, and az to
which the power OF attorney was proved before only one
Justice Of the peaee and all deeds heretofore executed
md recorded aforesaid for the purpose OF conveying
aad situated in said district acknowledged out OF
he District Of Columbia, before judge OF a United
states s9 Or before two otS aldermen 6s,s Of no Sy
public; and all deeds heretofore executed and re-
corded Aforesaid for the purpose of conveying
ands situated in said district acknowledged by an at
orney intact duly appointed, or by an officer of cor
,oraton. duly authorized who has acknowledged the
to be his act and deed instead Of the act and deed
the grantor or Of the corportion and all deeds here
ofore executed and recorded aforesaid for the pur
Of conveying land situated in said district to which
here 10 not annexed legal certificate as ~ the official
haractsr Of the officer or officers taking the acknowledg
nent shall BE- and the same are hereby declared to be
VI the same effect and validity to pass the fee simple
hsr estate ntsneed to be conveyed and bar dover in
he real estate therein mentioned in favor OF parties in
ctual possession, claiming under and through such
leeds II such deeds had been by such fsmmes covert
xecuted and acknowledged acknowledged 10 of
dover right in the form heretofore prescribed by aw
be grantor In the deed; Ii such power OF attorney
lad been proved before the officer or officers taking the
cknowedgment; as If such power of attorney had been
'roved before two justices Of the peace and such
Inowledgment had been made before any judge Of a
tate court or before two justices of the peace II such
ttorneys.nfact Or officer of corporation had acknow
dyed the deed to be the deed Of the gantor of the
orporation If such deeds had thereto annexed
dcate, III legal form that the officer officers taking
he acknowledgement were really what they purport to
g: Provided That the certificate Of acknowledgement
femme covert shall show that the acknowledgement
as msdo ''apart" ''privily" from her husband OF
some other importing that her Acknowledgement
az made out his presence and also that she ecknow
dyed declared that she willingly executed or that she
lngly acknowledged the deed, or that the same was
sr voluntary Aet or t. that elect. 1a proafa aasO
I'd by femme covert the same shall be eectual apdsli
lent IL there shall have been such an acknowledgment
the same would be sufficient, under the provisions
bis act pass her estate and interest therein she
party executing the decd Of conveyance, the record
nd copy thereof of deed recorded aforesaid to be
violence thereof In the same and to have the
,me effect as il such deed had been original executed
acknowledged and recorded according to law.
SEc O. And IL be further enacted That all exceptions
favor Of parties beyond the District of Columbia,
hich may by existing laws bereped relied in any
tion or proceeding brought in said district are hereby
pealed and abrogaed: Povidcd That this section shall
ot effect the right Of parties IN actions now pending
I'd such may be brought within three years from the
lssage OF this act
SEC D. ana oe Jafhef eGdcd, Ihat the acs OF Con-
ess approved May thirty first eighteen hundred and
irtytwo and April twenty, eighteen hundred and
irtyeight in reference to the acknowledgement and
cording Of deeds of land situated in said district shall
taken and construed cumulative with the acts OF
aryand on the subject in force in said district at
passage thereof and that acknowledgement made
ID csrtfedin compliance with any of said ac and
fore any officers authorized by either Of said acts to
Ike an acknowledgement (whether In out OF the Dis
let of Columbia shall be good and eectual and If it
all appear that the granter acknowl dyed said deed
aha have the same effect as he or she acknowledged
ls deed to be his or her act and deed And any &C.
aowisdgsment made by femme covert under either of
va acts Of Congress (which shall be sufficient under the
svsious Of this ac Of any deeds executed by her bn
and hetosoye recorded In the District of Columbia
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