The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-19
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law purchase the same At the increased minimum piice:
And proridd also That settlers under the provsons
of the homestead law who comply with the terms ana
requirements of said act shall be entitled to patents for
an amount not exceeding eighty acres eaeh IN
this net to the contrary notwithstanding. ,..t.
SEC g. And be further enacted That the iands hereby
granted shall be subject the disposal OF the
of the State of Minnesota, for the purposes aforesaid
and no other And the said railroads anu NJ ~. ss
be and remain public highways for the use OF the gov
eminent of the United States free Of all toll or other
charges upon the transportation properly OF troops
SEo 6. And be further enacted That the lands here
by and heretofore granted said Territory or State of
Minnesota shall be disposed of by said state or the pur
poses aforesaid only, and In manner oliowhg namely;
When the governor of said State shall certify to the Sec
Rotary Of the Interior that any section OF ten consec
tive miles OF said road completed in good substantial
ana workmanlke manner as frstclass railroad' ana
the said secretary shall be satisfied that sail state has
complied in good faith with this requirement. the said
Secretary OF the Interior shall issue to the SAID state
patents for all the lands granted and selected as aore
sad not exceeding ten sections per MILE situated oppo
site to and within limit Of twenty miles Of the line of
sad OF road thus completed extending along the
whole length OF said completed section Of ten miles Of
road and no further And when the governor OF said
State shall certify the Secretary of the Interior and
the secretary shall be satisfied that another section OF said
road ten consecutive miles in extent, connecting with
the preceding section with other rstclass rail-
road which may be at the time in successful operation Is
completed as aforesaid the said Secretary of the Interior
shall issue to the said State patents for all the lands
granted and situated opposite to and within the limit of
twenty miles Of the line Of said completed section Of road
roads, and extending the length Of said section and no
further not exceeding ten sections of land per mile for
all that part of said thus completed under the pro-
visions Of this act and the act to which this amend
ment and SO, from time to time until said roads and
branches are completed And when the governor said
State shall so certify and the Secretary of the Interior
shall be satisfied that the whole of any one of said roads
| and branches is completed in good, substantial and
workmanlike manner as hrst-class railroad, the said
Secretary Of the Interior shall issue the said State pa
tents to all the remaining lands granted for and on &C.
count of said completed road and branches In this act
situated within the said limits Of twenty miles from the
apttr 10Th, -
and branches Pordsd, That land shall be granted
conveyed to said State under the provisions Of this act
account of the ructon of any railroad or part
that has been constructed under the provisions
any other act the date of the passage Of this act and
adopted part Of the line of railroad provided for in
this act: And proeded, That nothing herein contained
shall interfere with any existing rights acquired under
law of Congess heretofore enacted making grants
land to the State of Minnesota to aid in the construction
of railroads. And provided further, That said lands
granted by this prior acts shall in any manner be
disposed Of except the same patented under the
provisions Of this act and shond the State fail to
plete any of said roads branches within eight
years after the passage of this act then the said lands
undisposed of as aforesaid granted account Of said
road or branches, shall revert to the United States
Sec. 7. and be it further enacted That as soon AZ the
governor of the said State of Minnesota shall file or cause
to be filed with the Secretary of the Interior maps desg
mating the routes of said road and branches then shall
be the duty Of the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw
from market the lands embraced within the provisions
| this act.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted That the United
States mail shall be transported said road under the
direction of the Post Office Department at such price
Congress may by law provide Provided That until such
price is fixed by law, the shall have
power to fix the rate of compensation.
Sec. And be 1t further enacted That the provisions
of this act shall also be construed to apply and ex
tend to that portion of the line authorized to be
by the joint resolution approved July twelfth eighteen
hundred and sixtytwo entitled "A Joint resolution au
thorZlng the State of Minnesota to change the line
certain branch railroads in said State and for other pur
poses notwithstanding the vacation thereof by said
State as though said joint resolution had mot passed and
als tn In of<
ton of the line so vacated.
SEC 10. And be it further enacted That the time men.
toned in act entitled An act making grant Of
lands to the State of Iowa. in alternate sections to aid In
the construction of certain railroads in said State" fol
the completion of the railroads named in said act be
and the same Is hereby, extended two years.
Sec IL. And be 1t further enacted That the last clause
of the second section of act entitled can to reg
late the compensation of registers and receivers of the
in the several States and Territories in the
location Of lands by States and corporations under gen
eral grants from Congress- and for other purposes be
and the same is hereby SO amended as to read "a maj
of the change shall be filed with the commissioner of the
general andoice within three months after the said
| change of location shall be made"
| Approved, March 3, 1861
AN ACT to regulate the Taking of DISPOSITIONS in certain
| Cases.
BE IL enacted by The Senate and House Of Represen
tatires Of The United States Of america, Congress,
assembled That any defendant in criminal case, in the
District OF Columbia, either after preliminary exaiha
ton, Indictment nformation may examine witnesses
on commission in such manner as is hereinafter pre-
| scribed
SEC. g. and be it further enacted, That defendan,
wishing to take the deposition of witness residing
| than hundred miles from the city of Washington
may select any of the following officers a commits
sion[er to take such deposition: the clerk judge
court of record or any notary public or consn
of the United States either by the of Office of such
officer by his individual name and official style
the name OF the court of which such constituted commits
eoany # 1 the Of h
State and town, city, in which such notary consul
resides must be stated In the notice and In the commits
SEC g. Aaabe it further enacted That five days notict
must be given by defendant, his her attorney,
the time when commission will be sued out Of the Of
fee of the clerk Of the criminal court for the District
Columbia for taking the deposition Of the Witness giving
the name of the witness which notice must be accom-
panied with copy of the interrogatories to be asked
SEQ L. And be it further enacted That at or before the
time fixed In the notice the district attorney may fle
neutrality-suspicious.; but he fail 80 to do the CLERK
ali Of your statements in the foregoing
made from your personal knowledge; and If not dc
knowledge and what from information, and the source
of that informationf II not now show what from in
formation and give its source
State everything you know concerning this case "a
yorabIs to either the government or the defendant
SEC s. And be it further enacted That the notice and
COPY of inteogatores may be served and returned In
the same manner and by the officers or persons al
is provided by law for TIE service and return OF sum
mons or subpoena in civil actsas within the District Of
SEC G. And be Il further enacted That the commssIon
shall issue in the name Of the criminal court and under
its SEAL and must be signed by the cierk and need con-
tain nothing but the authority conferred upon the com.
missioner aud instructions to guide hl statement OF
the cause in which the testimony to be used and Rcopy
of all the nterrogatorias filed appended.
Bee T. And be IL further enacted That the person De-
fore whom any of the dispositions above contemplated
taken must cause the nterrogatores appended TO the
to be written out and the answers thereto TO
be inserted Immediately underneath the respective ques'
lions the whole, when completed being read over by
or the Witness must be by him or 4sf sAbsepeo aha
sworn to in the usual manner.
SEC g. And be it further enacted, That all exhibits pro.
uced before the person taking the deposition
or referred by any Witness or correct copies aeFeo
must be appended to the dispositions, and returned
with them unless sufficient reasons be shown for not 80
doing.
taking the deposition shall attach his certincate
thereto stating that subscribed and sworn 70 by
be at the time and place therein mentioned the
whole including the commission and interrogator!es
must then be sealed up and returned TO the clerk OF
criminal of the District OF Columbia ny mall unes
the defendant and the district attorney agree upon
ether mode: and when received by said Clerk he shall
open the package and place the deposition on ME In MS
Sc TO- And be it further enacted That unimportant
from any Of the above directions shall no cause
the deposition to be excluded where no substantial
dice could be wrought to the government by such deva
ton.
SEC H. And be it further enacted, That subject to the
rsguations hereinbefore contained the court may es-
tabsh further rules for taking dispositions and all other
acts connected Herewith
Approved, March 8, 1866.
AN ACT supplemental TO the Act approved first July,
eighteen hundred and sxty-four "for the Disposal of
noo land dnf Tour Prom Domain