The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-03
OFFICIAL.
La IRs or THE UNITED STA TIES.
fASSED AT THE SEQ No SESSION OF THE fffih'
- ll- ElI.L. ALRENS.

Of the United States Of imeriea ia t0H2fes, issHip"
That, upon satisfactory proof being made that an $50
PANTS of unnaten,ej land in the town Of Stock
trdgs Calumet County IN the stare Of nii i,,,i
AS by treaty otherwise, been a'1i.eu 70 S nf In
RAJ members of The sockbridge or Musee tripe OF IN
dans are the nurehaser- etsnees, 90 a7siges oi sc
members Of said tribes the President aft United states
be authorized to issue patents Tor the lana 50 ocoueu
such purohasers grantees assignees respectively;
Provided That In of conflicting claims 70 any n ,e
lots of land the commissioner OF he genel n inn,
authorized TO the proofs OF the respective eaants
and to decide which ofsch claimants are Justly entitiel
70 said land and patents shs he issued in accordance
SIC md be Il f,rtier enacted That patents issued
according 10 this act shall vest in the paentee title TO the
land described in seh patent In fac simple subject to
apy valid lien ncumbrance thereon created by said
patsntee or thu 90 u lder whom lie claims
Sec And Be d further enacted That the lots of land
IN said town OF Ht)cllbrdge belonging to the United
states not herenb9re directed to be patented shall be
attached TO and form part OF the Menssha land district
and If in the opinion of the commissioner of tho general
land Office shall be for the public interest the
~ sold at the minimum prise OF three dollars per for
lots fronting Lake Wnne,abo five iOars per acre for
the two tis OF lots fronting the military road one
Fer OF lots on each side thereof and two dollars and fits
cents per acre for tho reaUa Of said land to actual
settlers thereon possessing the qualifications requisite tC
esquire presumption rghtS who shall prove 10 the salts
isetion OF heresster Of the anoce at aIenasha Wis
Sonsin that he she has made improvements To rhe
value Of not less than nifty dollars ard il actually res
ing upon the land the time Of paving the purchase ple
may he extended f)r period not exceeding yeai
from the passage of this Provided, That no such
actual settler shall be permitted to pre- empt than
two contiguous lots on which he she has made i'm
Ifoyements OF tho value Of not less than hundred
dollars The lands not sold within one year as herein.
before provided shall be brought into market and sold at
Aot lees THIN the minimum prices fixed BY this act
Approval. March 3, 1855.
Az Acr ta quiet Titles in Favor Of Parties In actual Pos.
ssson; OF Lands situated in the District If Columbia.
n. Il enacted bv fis Sa7ts and House df Repysseata-
tss OF The United ftes ~ America in Congress assembled
That all daels heretae ceor!ed ~ the land records of
the nstcrt II Columbia which have been executed and
ECEnONif tSsi ~ n6- covert their husbands
ugol and st tie 5ne) for ring any real estate
interest !has.h situated in said district; aud all ac
acknowledgements ii deeds heretofore recorded afore
said Viii aya bA2n "a 10 by tenmes covert whether
ttss hsy ut.i III iced or not) for the purpose Of
roles Jug t,-,i as 10 dover in the lands described
there sitiao =, aio ,aid in which n.tnowledgements
the form tf-rtIhei t., law has not hceh foowed and
sl de.ds hsreo,ors recorded, az aforesaid which have
exet..AA rnd acknowledged byan attorney intact
duly appointed er conveying real estate saat6d in said
DISTRICT and all deed heretofore recorded aforesaid
executed a,ld acknowledged or only acknowledged by
such attorney Intact lor conveying real estate situated
In said district, TO which the acknowledgement WAS
made before officers different from those before whom
proof of the power of attorney made, aud TO
which the power OF attorney was proved before only one
ynsee oil the peaea and all dess heretofore executed
snd peeqded as aforesaid fox the purpose OF conveying
lard sjtuasd In said district, acknowledged ont Of
sps District Of Columbia, before Judge OF United
Etatss court, or bofore two aldermen Of II city.
or the chiof magistrate Of city, or before notary
public; and all deeds heretofore executed and
corded aforesaid for the purpose of conveying
lands situated in sald district, acknowledged by at
fact duly appointed Or BY an officer Of cor
sns to be his act and deed instead Of the act and deed
VI tbs gfantor or Of the cOrporation and all deeds here
tofore executed and recorded aforesaid for the puY
pose conveying land situated in said district which
there Is not annexed legal certificate as TO the official
character Of the officer or officers taking the acknowledge
IAent shall be- aud the hereby declared to be
Of the effect apd validity 20 pass the fee simple
other estate nteneed TO he conveyed and bar dover in
tie real estate therein mentioned in favor Of parties in
actual possession, claiming under and through such
Deeds II such deeds hal been by such femmes covert
executed and aoknow ,age, acknowledged In
dover right in the form heretofore prescribed by law
- II such deeds had been executed and AUTOMATICALLY
{ns Srso' -. d sedsed as Il such power Of attorney
ENCOURAGEMENT ri ss's Of im e pe ga and If le
proved asfient had hesn made before any Judge of
State court before tSo justices Of the peace such
attorneys intact or officer Of corporation had aohnpwl
edged tbs deed To be- The deed o the grantor of tn.
corporation; as If sich deeds had thereto annexed
Ilcate, 10 legal form that the officer officers taking
the acknowledgment were really what they purport TO
he: Pdciled, That tho certificate Of Acknowledgement
by femme Covers shall show that the acknOw Judgement
was made apart" OF 'priSils from her husband, or
Ute some other term importing that her acknowledgment
was made ont Of his presence aud also thai she acknowl
edged declared thai she willingly executed that she
willingly Acknowledged the deed, that th6 was
h6r voluntary act, 90 that effect: Ind pf0ris also,
That when ta power Of attorney shall have been
led by femme f1veIt1e same shall be efectnal and su
sent II there shall have been such an acknowledgment
Of tbs same as would be sufficient under The prov sons
this act to pass her estate and interest therein she
party executing tho deed Of conveyance, te record
bud copy thereof Of deed recorded aforesaid 10 he
evidence thereof In the same manner and to have thf
same effect IT such deed had been originally EXECUTED
aknoxiedged and recorded according 10 law
Exc. 2 And Il be ft3fe; enacted That all exceptions
IN favor Of parties beyond the District Of Columbia
which may BY existing laws be replied relied in any
action or proceeding brought in said district, hereby
repealed and airogated irrird Thai this section shall
ot effect the right Of parties Ia actions pending
spd sleh as may he brought within three years fM the
passage Ct this act.
sac 8. tad BE- ii further euaetd That the acts Of C.n.
Sress approved May thirty first eighteen hundred aud
fbftytwo, and April twenty eighteen hundred and
ybrtyeght, in reference to The acknowledgement and
recording II deeds Of land situated In ead district shall
30 taken and construed as cumulative with the acts OF
maryland On the same subject In force IN said district nj
tie passage thereof and that an made
and certihedin compliance with any Of said scs and
before any officers auhor cd by eithar Of sei acts 10
trict Of Columbia shall be good aud efectua and il
shall appear that the anr acknowledge said deed"
Il shall have the same effect ss ii he or she hnowedged
the deed 10 be his or hor act and dsej. Aud any ac.
acknowledgement made BY femme covert under either of
safd acts of Congress wheh shall be sufficient Under the
provisions OF this sc Of any deeds executed by her hus
Land and heretofore recorded in the District If Columbia
shall be good and efect TO bar all claim her part
DOVER In the ands described therein situated In said ds
bict although she shall not hare executed the same
Approved March 3, 1885
AZ AcT further to provide for the ve,Icstion If In
voices.
Be enacted By The Senate and House of Rspresena,.
.tss Of the Tinted Stats: Of As1oa in Congress asseha
tlsa, That all Consular officers of the United States he
and they are hereby, authorized to require befor,
srtfng any invoice inyOeee under the proysions of
the hrt section Of the act entitled An act to prevent
add punish Frauds upon the revenue provide for thc
ote certain and speedy collection Of claims In favor of
The United states and for Other purposesp approved
March third eighteen hundred and sxtythrse sati,fac
Tory evidence eherby the oath Of the person or
pr sentng such Invoices otherwise that such iyoica
correct md true: PTopd d. That in the exsrcsa n,
he discretion hereby given the said consular Officer
hal be goyernedby such general special regulation
,r Instructions may from time to time be- s.tsbsS,d
" given by the Secretary Of Stats. "Sns'
Approved, March s. 1865
IN Acf sinsndsiory of "An Act to amend an Act snt
tied ACT to promote tbs Progress of the ussfni
Arts approved March three, eighteen hundred and
afxty-thtee"
BE It enacted BY IRE Senate and ose Of Representation
the United States Of America an Congress assembled
hat any person having an interest in invention |
Vhether as inventor or sssgnee for which patent was
rdsrsd to issue upon the payment of tho final fec pro-
ded In section three OF an act approved March three
Eighteen hundred and siyy-three but who has failed 10
lske payment Of the final fee as provided In rad act
nall have the right to mako application for patent
his Invention the in the case of an original
pplication, provided such application be made within
70 Year, after the date of the allowance Of the original
,ptcation P,vrided That nothing herein shall be SO
,nstrued hold responsible in damages any persons
tih patent aforesaid ordered ISSUE This act
all apply to all cases In the patentoice and also
such shall hereafter he fled And all nets or parts
acts Inconsistent with this act hereby repealed
Approved, March g. 1855
Act to amend the third Section Of an Act entitled
An Act making Appropriation for -sundry Civil M
eth day OF June eighteen hundred aud five, and
.1r other Purposes" so far the relates to Wit
leeses in the Courts of the United States.
Z enacted blythe Senate and House Of Representatives
a. y !