The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-07
Laws of the United States.
PASSED At THE SECOND SESSION
OF THE I,HIRTY-FOURTH CON-
GpHQG

State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-.
ssnta sVes of the United States of America in Con-
rsss Asse9bled, That upon satisfactory proof be-
ing made that an occupant(s9 Of unpatented land
In the town OF Stockbrdge, Calumet County, in
the State of Wisconsin, which las. 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 assisnees
Of such members of said tribes, the President of
the United States be authorised to issue patents
for the land occupied to such purchasers gr an.
tees or sssgnees, respectively Provided, That
in case of conflicting claims 10 RHy of the lots of
land the commissioner of the genera land office
is authorized to hear the proofs of the respec-
tive claimants, and to decide which of such
claimants are justly titled to said land and pa
tents shall be issued in accordance with such des
cision.
Sec Q. And be It. further enacted, That patents
issued according to this act shall vest in the pa
teptee title to the land described ia such patent,
in fee simple, subject to any valid Hen or incum.
brance thereon created by srid patentee or those
under whom he claims.
Sec. 8. And be It further enacted, That the lots
of land in said town of Stockbridge belonging to
the United States, net hereinbefore directed to
be patented, shall be attached to and form part
of the Menashs land district, and if, in the spin.
on Of the commissioner of the general land Office
t 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 Wlnnebago kva
dollars per for the two tiers of lots fronting
on the military road, one tier of lots on each side
thereof, and Two dollars and fifty cents per acre
for the residue of said land to actual settlers
thereon possessing the qualifications requisite to
soquire presumption 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 che value of not less than 6fty
dollars, and IS actually residing upon the land
the time of paying the purchase price may b. ex-
tended for q period not exceeding one year from
the passage of this act Provided, That no such
actual settler shall be permitted to pre-empt
more than two contiguous lots on which he or
abe has made improvements of the value of not
less than one hundred dollars. The lands NOT
sold within one year as hereiubeore provided.
sh All 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 Dis.
triCt of Columbia.
Bsts enacted by the Senate and House of Rep.
rsseatatsves of the United States of America in
t&ong~ess assembled. That all deeds h. retofore
recorded In the land records 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 acknowledgements OF deeds
heretofore recorded, as aforesaid. which lave been
made by femmes covert (whetier they have exe
cuted the deed or not) for the purpose of RELEASE
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 heretofe, record4d
, aforesaid, which have been executed and an.
fnowiedged by an attorney-in fact, duly appoint.
cd for conveying real estate situated in said di,.
trict and all deeds heretofore recorded, as aforp
said, executed and acknowledged, or only aca
knowiedged by such attorney.in fact for con We
ing real estate situated in said district as to
which tho acknowledgement was made before
officers different from those before whom proof Of
the power of attorEey was made, and as to which.
the power Of attorney was proved before only
oae Justice OF the peace; and all deeds hereto.
fore executed and recorded aforesaid for the
purpose of conveying land sitaated in said dis
3riot, acknowledged out of the District of Column.
5ia, Before judge Of United States court. or
before two aldermen ola city, the chief magis
trate of a city, OF before notary public; and
all deeds heretofore executed and recorded az
aforesaid for the purpose Of conveying lands
situated in said district, acknowledged by an att
ssFneysin-fact, duly appointed, or by an officer
of corporation, duly authorized, who has sc.
Ruowiedged the same to be his act and deed in
stead Of the act and deed OF the grantor of the
Evaporation /; and all deeds heretofore executed
$4d recorded as Aforesaid for the purpose of CON
,veyiHg hand situated in said district to which
there is annexed legal certificate as to he off.
oal charscter of the officer or officers taking the
acknowledgment, shall be aud the same are here
sby. declared TO be Of the same effect and vadi-
- to pass the fee 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 it such deeds had been by such femmes |
covert sexecuted and acknowledged, or acknow.
iedgcd in DOVER right, in the form heretofore
prescribed ID law as if such deeds had been |
executed and acknowledged by the grantor in the
deed as ii such power of attorney had been
acknowledgement; as it such power of attorney
had been made before any judge of a State court
or before two Justices OF the peace as il euch
attorney-insfact Jor officer of a corporation had
acknU1T lodged the deed to be the deed OF the
graptor or of the corporation; as if such deeds
had hereto annexed certificate, in the Iepal
torn. that the officer officers taking the nc,
knowaedgement were really what they purpott TO
he. Provided, That the certificate of ackoow.
}edgeuent by a femme covert shall show that The
Acknowledgement was made "apart,' or .sprivi W
from her husband, or use some other term i'm.
porting that her acknowledgment was made out
Of his presence, and also that she ackno lodged
or declared that she willingly executed or that
she willingly iacknoN lodged, the deed, or that
the same was her voluntary act or to that effect
And provided, also, That Whom the power of
sornsy ses sSs be- 10y ny
if there thall have been such acknowledge
mept of the same as would be sufficient unaer
the provisions of this act, to pass her estate ana
interest therein were she party executing the
deed OF conveyance, the record and COPY ,hereof
of any deed recorded as aforesaid to be evidence
thereof in the same manner and to have the
same effect ss II such deed had been originally
executed, acknowledged and recorded according
to law.
Sec. 2. And be itturther enacted, That all ak.
captions In favor OF parties beyond the District of
Columbia, which may by existing laws be replied
or relied on in any action or proceeding brought
In said district, are hereby repealed and abroga-
tad: Prossde@, That this section shall not effect
the right of parties in actions now pending. and
snob as may be brought within three years from
the passage Of this act.
Sec. 5: Aad be III )krther enacted, That the act,
of Congress- approved May thirty-frst, eighteen.