The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-04
Laws of the United States.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION
OF THE 1HLRTY-FOURTH CON.
GRE2N

rees Assembled, T1at 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 b as 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 purchase an.
tees or assignees, respectively Provided, That
in case of conflicting claims to aBy of the lots of
land the commissioner of the genera land Office
ia 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, 9. 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 pal emit,
in fee simple, subject to any valid lien or incnm,
6rance thereon created by srid patentee or those
Sec. 8. And Be Il further enacted That the hts
OF lapd In said town of Stockbridge belonging to
the United States, not here1nbefOPe directed to
be patented, shall be attached to and FORM q part
Of the Mensshs land district and if, in the epin-
on Of the commissioner of the general land Office
shall be for the public interest, the same NAV
be sod at the minimum price of three dollars per
acre for lots fronting on Lake Wlnnebago, five
dollars per acre for the two tiers of lots fronting
on the military road tier of lets on each side
thereof, and two dollars and Fifty 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 che has made
improvements to che value of not less than fifty
dollars, and is actually residing upon the land
the time of paying the purchase price may b. ex.
tended for period not exceeding one year from
the passage of this Provided, That no such
actual settler shall be perm tilted to pie-e1npt
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
cnlh ruSkh I'm ~,
shMl be brought into market and sold at not lees
than the minimum prices fixed BY this act.
Approved, March 8, 1865.
AN ACT to quiet Titles in Favor of Parties in &C.
tual Possessions OF Lands situated 10 the Bis
triot of Columbia.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Rem.
resentatsoes of The United States Of America in
CoSgress assembled. That all deeds h. retOfore
recorded in the land r. cords of the District of
Columbia, which have been executed and aeknow.
lodged by femmes covert (their husbands having
signed and sealed the same) for conveying any
real estaee, or interest therein, situated in said
district; and all aeknow eements OF deeds
heretofore recorded, as aforesaid which have been
made by femmes covert whether they haveyaEa.
cussd the deed or not) for the purpose of reiess-
ing their claims to dover in the lands described
therein. situased as aforesaid in which acknows
Judgements the form prescribed BY la has not
been followed; and all deeds heretofo, record, d.
as aforesaid, which bave been executed and acs
knowledged By an attorneysin fact, duly appoint.
ed for conveying real estate situated in said III,
trict and all deeds heretofore recorded As afoie
said, executed and acknowledged, or only acs
knowledged by such attorney.in- fact, for convey
ing real estate situated in said district. az 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
3 the power of attorney was proved before only
one Justice of the peace; and all deeds hereto.
2 fore executed and recorded as aforesaid for The
purpose of conveying land situated in said dis
trict, acknowledged out Of the District Of Column.
ba, before Judge of United States court or
before two aldermen ofa city, or the chief masis
trate OF Oltys 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 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 as aforesaid for the purpose of CON
veying land situated in said district to which
there is annexed legal certificate as to he Off
cial character OF the officer officers taking the
Acknowledgment, shall be and the same are here
by, declared 10 be of the same effect and valdi
ty to pass the Zee simple or 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 sexeGuted and acknowledged, or acknow~
lodged in q dover right, in the form heretofore
prescribed ny Law !: as III euch deeds had been
executed and acknowledged by the erantor in the
deed; as If such power of attorney had been
proved before the officer officers taxing tbe
acknowledgment; as II such power of attorney
had been made before any judge of a State court,
or before two justices Of the peace as j, such
attorney insfact TOR officer of corpeta alton had
acknowledged the deed to be the deed of tie
grantor or OF the corporation; as if such deeds
had hereto annexed certificate, in the legal
torn, that the officer or officers taking the &c.
Acknowledgement were really what thew p,lroot 10
be: Provided, That the certificate of ack ow.
Judgement by femme covert shall show that the
Acknowledgement was made "apsrt'' or "privi v"
from her husband, or use some other term m
porting athst her acknowledgment was made out
Of his pfesencs, and also that she scknow lodged
or declared that she willingly executed or that
she willingly acknom lodged, the deed, or that i
the same was her voluntary act or to that effect
And prorsded, also, That When the power of
attorney shall have [beenl executed by q femme
covert the sam shall be effectual and sufficisn,
if there shall have been such an ACKNOWLEDGE.
ment of the same as would be sufficient, unaer
the provisions of this act, to pass her estate au.
interest therein were she party executing tie
deed OF conveyance, the record end copy thereof
Of any deed recorded as Aforesaid to be evidence
thereof. In the same manner and to have tie
same effect as it such deed had been oYipipa ly 4
executed, acknowledged and recorded accor d,uy
to law. in 7sa +ta2 i.i.f
Sec. 2. And De Hfarther enacted, That all ex
ceptions In favor OF parties beyond the District ar
Columbia, which may by existing laws b. replied
or reiiea on ~ any action Or proceeding brought
ted: Psovsded, That th is section sh IL not efsct
the right of parties in actions now pending ana
such as may be brought within three years iro,s
the passage of this act I'll
Sec 3. And bsi farther enacted, That the aets
of Congress approved May thirty-f first, eighteen.
hundred and thirty.two, and April iwenty
eighteen hundred and thirty.ejght, in references
/, to the Acknowledgement and recording of deeds