The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-10

Id VS. OF THE UNITED STA TIES.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE THIR-
I TEFoURTH CONGRESS-
AN ACT to authorize the Issuing of Patents for certain
Lands in the Town of stoekbridge State Of Wisconsin
and for other purposes.
Bet en.esd BY the Senate and House Of Representative
IF the United States Of Amsrica Congress Assembled,
That upon satisfactory proof being made that IN occ-
pantfsl OF unpatelted land In the town of Stock
bridge Calumet County, in the State Of Wisconsin, which
has by treaty or otherwise, been allotted to any ndvd
ual members OF the Stockbridge Mnsee tribe OF LII
dans the purchasers grantees, or as gnees OF such
members of said tribes the President VI the United States
be authorized to patents for the land SO occapedo
such purchasers, grantees, assignees respectively
Provided That in of conflicting claims to any Of the
lot OF land the commissioner OF he general land Office is
authorized to hear tile pro OF the respective claimants
and to decide which ofsucb claimants are Justly entitled
to said land and patents shall BE- issued iii accordance
with such decision.
SEc 2 And be ii further enacted That patents issued
according this act shall vest in the patcntee title to tile
land described in such patent in ice simple subject to
any valid lien ncumblance thereon created by said
patentee or those under whom he claims.
SEC g. And be further eaaoted That the lots OF land
in said town of Sockbrdge belonging to tue United
States not herenbefore directed to be patented shall be
attached to aud form part OF the Menlsha land district.
and IT, In the opinion OF tue commissioner OF the general
land office shall be for tho public interest the same may
be sold at the minimum price of three dollars per acre for
lots fronting Lake Winnebago five dollars per acre lor
the two tiers of lots fronting the military road one
tier Of lots each side thereof and two dollars and ty
cents Tor the residue snlu IlIlt 10 dclAtt
settlers thereon possessing the qualifications requisite to
acquire presumption rights who shall prove to the salts
faction Of the register OF the landohce at Iellasa, Wis
cousin, that he she has made improvements 10 the
value of not less than fifty dollars and actually resid
ing upon the land the time paying the purchase price
may be extended for period not exceeting one year
from the passage of this act: Proctded That such
actual settler shall be pc nited to presmt Inore than
two contiguous lot. which he she mas made nl-
proyements Of the value Of not less than one hundred
dollars The lands sold within one year herein
sfor bQ Z
not less than the minimum prices Axed by this act
Approved, March 5, 1885,
An ACT to quiet Title, in Favor of Parties in actual Pos,
sessions Of Lands situated in the District OF Columbia
Be il enacted BY tie Senate and Hass Of Representa-.
ves Of tie United States IF America IN Congress assembled
That all deeds heretofore recorded in the land records OF
the District of Columbia which have been executed and
acknowledged by ienmes covert thoir husbands having
signed and sealed the sane for conveying any real estate
interest therein situated in said district; and all ac'
knowedgements OF deeds heretofore recorded rs aore
said which have been made by eumes covert whether
they have executed the deed nut or the purpose Of
releasing their claims to dover in tho lands desc lied
therein situated aforesaid in which acknowledgement
the form prescribed by law has not been followed; and
all deeds heretofore recorded aforesaid, which havt
been executed and acknowledged byan attorney.iiact
duly appointed for conveying real estate situated in salt
districts and all deeds heretofore recorded as aforesaid
executed and acknowledged only acknowledged b,
such attorney act for conveying real estate situated
in said district, 40 to which the acknowledgement wa
made before officers different from those before whom
proof Of tbs power OF attorney was made, and as
the power Of attorney was proved before only ON
and recorded aforesaid for the purpose OF conveying
land situated in said district, acknowledged out Q
the District of Columbia, before Judge OF tniiet
4 States court, or before two aldermen OF city
or the chief magistrate OF city, Or before notar,
| public and all deeds heretofore executed and re
corded q. aforesaid for the Rp9ss Of 60 S0ays G
torney intact lily appointed, or by an officer OF cor
poration, duly authorized, who has acknowledged til,
be his act and Decd instead OF the act and dee1
of the gantor Of the corporation and ell deeds here
tocre executed and recorded as aforesaid for the pur
pose of conveying land situated in said district to which
there Is not annexed legal certificate as to the cica
character of the officer officers taking the acknowlodg
ment shall be- and the same IRE hereby declared to be
of the effect and validity to pass the fee simple u
other estate teneed to be conveyed and bar dover ii
the real estate therein mentioned in favor Of parties IN
actual possession, claiming under and through such
Deeds If such deeds had been by such femmes covert
executed and acknowledged or acknowledged in case Of
dover right in the form heretofore prescribed by law
if such deeds had been executed and acknowledged by
the grantor in the Decd If such power of attorney
had been proved before the officer or officers taking the
acknowledgment such power Of attorney had been
proved before two justices of the peace and if such
acknowledgement had been made before any judge OF
State court before two justices Of the peaes as such
attorneys INTACT officer of corporation had aeknoE
edged the deed to be the deed Of the graor or OF the
corporations such deeds had thereto annexed ger
cate in legal form. that the officer or ocers tekis
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT were really what they purport
be: Prorided That the certificate OF acknowledgement
by femme covert shall show that the acknowledgement
was made apart or "prvily from her husband, o.
nse some other term importing that her acknowledgment
was made out Of his presence and also that she acknowi
edged or declared that she willingly executed or that sh
willingly acknowledged the deed or that the same wa
That when the power of attorney shall have been execu
ted by femme covert the same shall be eiiectua ands
Gent If there shall have been such Acknowledgment
of the same would be sufficient under the provisions
this act pass her estate and interest therein were Shit
party executing the decd OF conveyance, the record