The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-08
Laws Of the United States.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION
OF THE THIRTY OURTH CON,
GRECO


ress Assembled, That upon Satisfactory proof be-
ing made that an occupant(s) OF unpstented land
IL the town OF Stockbridge, Calumet County In
ths State of WfscN nsin, which L as, BY treaty or
otherwise, been allotted to any individual menu
bers of the Stockbridge or Munsee tribe OF In.
ands, are the purchasers, grantees, or assienees
Of such members of said tribes, the President of
the United States be authorised to issue patents
for the land 50 occupied to such purchasers gran
tees or assignees, respectively Provided That
in case of conflicting claims to asy 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 de-
cision.
Sec 2. And be It further enacted, That patents
issued according to this act shall vest in the pa
tentee title to the land described in such pat ent
in fee simple, subject to any valid lien or incum,
brance thereon created by srid patenIee those
under whom he claims.
Sec 8. And be IL further enacted, That the lots
of land in said town of Stockbridge belonging to
the United States. not hereinbefore directed to
be patented, shall be attached to and form part
OF the Menssha land district, and If, in the spin-
on of the commissioner of the general land Office
{ shall be for the public interest, the same NAV
be sold at the minimum price of three dollars per
acre for lots fronting on Lake Wlnnebaoo Ava
dollars per for the two tiers of lots fonting
on the military road, one tier of lets on each side
thereof, and two dollars and afty cents per acre
tor the residue OF said land to actual settlers
thereon possessing the qualifications requisite TO
acquire prescription rights, who shall prove to
the satisfaction of the register Of the land office
at Menasha, Wisconsin, that he or she has made
improvements to the value Of not less than ffty
dollars, AID is actually residing upon the land
the time of paying the purchase price may be ex-
tended for period not exceeding one year from
the passage of this act Provided, That no such
actual settler shall be permitted to ple.empt
more than two contiguous lots which he or
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less than one hundred dollars. The lands not
sold within one year as bereinbefore provided.
shall be brought into market and sold at not less
than the minimum prices fixed by this act.
Approved, March 8, 1865.
AN ACT to quiet Titles in Favor of Parties in sc.
tual Possessions Of Lands situated in the Biz
trict of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rem.
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled. That all deeds b. retofore
recorded in the land records of the District of
Columbia, which have been executed and seknow,
lodged by femmes covert (their husbands having
signed and sealed the sane) for conveying any
real estaee, interest therein, situated 10 said
district; and all acknOw Judgements OF deeds
heretofore recorded, aforesaid, which have been
made by femmes covert whether they have exc.
cuted the deed or nOt) for the purpose of reless-
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 heretofol recorded.
as aforesaid, which have been executed and ac.
knowledged by an attorney.n fact, duly appoint.
ed for conveying real estate situated in said dis
trict and all deeds heretofore recorded a. afore-
said, executed and acknowledged, or only acs
knowledged by such attorney.in. fact for convsv
ing real estate situated ia said district AZ 10
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 ot'iy
ono ina md oil
fore executed and recorded as aforesaid for the
purpose of conveying land situated in said dis.
trict, acknowledged out of the District of Colum.
5ia before Judge OF United States court or
trate of city, or before q notsry public; and
all deeds heretofore executed and recorded as
aforesaid for the purpose Of conveying lands
situated in said district, acknowledged by an an,
torney.in-fact, duly appointed, or by an officer
of a corporation, duly authorized, who has &C.
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 rs aforesaid for the purpose of con.
veying land situated in said district to which
there is annexed legal certificate as to he off,
cia character of the officer or officers taking the
acknow ledgment, shall be and the same are here
by, declared to. be of the same effect and vaidi-
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
covert 'executed and acknowledged, or acknow-
lodged in dover right, in the form heretofore
prescribed by law as if such deeds had been
executed and acknowledged by the grantor in the
proved before the officer or officers taking the
acknowledgements; as ii such power Of attorney
had been made before any judge of State court.
or before two justices of the peace; as il such
attorney-insfact Cor officer of corporation had
acknowledged the deed to be the deed of the
erantor or of the corporation; as if such deeds
had hereto annexed certificate, in the legal
form, that the officer or officers taking the &C,
acknowledgement were really what they purport 10
be Provided, That the certificate of ackoow
Judgement by femme covert shall show that the
acknowledgment was made "apart'' or 'privi.y'
from her husband, or use some other term i'm.
porting sthat her acknowledgment was made ont
OF his presence, and also that she acknowledged
or declared that she willingly executed or hat
she willingly acknow lodged, the deed, or that
the same was her voluntary act or to that effect
And PROVIDED, also, That When the power Of
attorney shall have [beenl executed by femme
covert the SAM shall be efectual and sufficient
if there shall have been such ACKNOWLEDGE.
ment of the same as would be sufficient, under
the provisions of this act, to pass her estate and
interest therein were she party executing the
deed OF conveyance, the record and COPY thereof
of any deed recorded as aforesaid to be eyidsnce
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 stfarsher enacted, That all ex.
captions ia favor OF parties beyond the District of
Columbia, which may by existing laws b. replied
or relied on in any action or proceeding brought
ted: Provided That tn section shs Ii not effect
the right of parties in actions now pending. and
such IS may be brought within three years from
the passage of this act. -
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That the acts
Of Congress approved May thirty-frst, eighteen,
eightsen hundred and thirty.eigAt, in references
to the acknowledgement and recording of deeds