The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-14
Laws Of the Omitted States.
PISSED AT THE SECOND SESSION
OF THE Thirty FOURTH CON. 70
GRESS

tises of the United States Of sasriea IN Con.
ress Assembled. That Dpon satisfactory proof be-
ing made that en- occupsnt(sl of uDpaiented land
IN the town OF Stoekbridge, Cslumet County, in
the State of Wisconsin, which tss, BY treaty or
| Otherwise, been alotttd to aHy individual menu
bers Of the Stockbridge or n unsee tribe o In
| spds, are The purchasers, grantees, or assigRets
Of such members Of said tribes, the President of
the United States be authorised to issue patents
or the land so occupied to such purcbs sers .gI
tets or assiguees, respectively Provided, That
in case of COT ctnE claims to asy of the iow of
land the commissioner of the genera land otfice
is authorized to hear the proc of the respec-
| tive claimants, and to- decide which of such
claimants are justly entitled to said land and pa.
tents shsll be issued in accordsncs with such de"
cision. .l,-..-t r't visa ahi III
! Sec. 2. And Be it further enacted, That patents
issued according to this act shall vest in the pa
teotee title to the land describe In such pat emit,
fee simple, subj set to any valid lien or incum,
| brsnce thereon created by srid patentee or those
/ under whom he claims. l J sil S'ts'
| Sec. 8. And be It further enacted, That the lots
| of land in said town of Stock brioge belonging to
the United States. not hereinbefore directed to
be patented, shall be attached to and form q part
OF the Menssba land district, and ii, in the epin.
on of the commissioner of the general land Office
: shall be for the public interest the same may
| be sold at the minimum price ofthree dollars per
| acre for lots fronting on Lake Winnebsgo, i've
dollars per for the two tiers of lots fronting
on the military road, one tier of lots each side
thereof, and two dollars and afty cents per acre
| for the residue OF said land, to actual settlers
thereon possessing the qualifications REQUISITE to
| acquire pTeremptions rig hts, who shall prove to
| the satisfaction of the register of the land Office
| at Menasba, Wisconsin, that he or she has made
| improvements to che value of NOT less than tjftv
dollars, a. is actually residing upon the land !:
the time of paying the purchase price may be ex.
| tended ior period not exceeding enc wear from
The passage Of this act {: Provided, That no such
actual settler shall be permitted to pre.empt
! han fvUn a,atln lot.u fas,F u.
| she has made improvements of the value of not
less than one hundred dollars. TIE lands not
| sol1 within one year as hereipbe provided.
shall be brought into market and sold at not less
/ than the minimum prices fixed BY this act
| Approved, March 8, 1865. 200 :.
AN ACT to quiet TITLES in Favor of Parties IN scx
;ual Possessions of Lands situated in the Bis.
| triot of Columbia. -' pye ~
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House of R,u.
re8entatives of the United States of America III
| Congress assembled. lhas all deeds h retofore
recorded in the land records of the d strct 81
/ Columbia, which have been executed AID ackn
| itdg,d by femnes covert (,belr husbands bavno
sigoed and sealed the same) for conveying 9anS
real esaee, interest therein situated IN sid,
dist ,c, :; and all scknow Judgements OF ds eds
her tofo recorded, as aforesaid, which have been,
made by iemmes covert (whtther they have re.
cuted the deed or not) for the purpose Of refess-
ing thsir claims to dover in the lanes described
ltherein. situas as aforesaid, in which a. knows
| irdRemen the form prescribed b. la has not
been followed; and all deeds heretofo record d,
as aforesaid, which bave been executed and acs
| kuowledged by an attorneysip fact duly appoint.
ed for conveying real estate situated ii, said di.
rict; and all deeds hereto ore recorded as afore.
aid, executed and acknowledged, or only &C.
| knowledged bg such attorney.in- fact for convex
ing re.l estate situated in said DISTRICT as to
which the acknowledgment was made before
Ulcers different from those before HON proof of
the power OF attorney was made, and as 70 which
one Justice of the peace and ell deeds hereto.
/ fore executed and recorded as aforesaid for tha
purpose of conveying land situated In said dis
| trict, acknowledged out of the District of Coum.
| Tia, betore judge of United States court. or
before two aldermen ofa city, or the chief magis-
| trete of q city, or before u not nv public: ana
all deeds heretofore executed and recorded az
aforesaid for the purpose efrconvsying lands
situated IN SAID district. ackoowltdge by an ate
torney in-iact, duly appointed, or BY al officer
Of a corporations, duly authorized, who has ac.
lknowieoged the same to be bis act and deed. in-
stead OF the act and deed OF the srantor of the
corporation: and all deeds heretofore executed
and recorded as aforesaid for the purpose of con
veysg land situated 10 said district to which
there is annexed legal certificate as to be- Of.
cial character OF the officer or officers taking The
acknow ledR ment, shall be and the same ars here
by dec lare 10 b. of the seine effect and valini
" to pass the fee simple or other estate intended
to be conveyed, ano bar dover the in real estate
therein mentioned in favor Of parties ia actuaI
possession, claiming under end through such
de- de-, as If such deeds had been BY such fsmmea
covert executed and ackno Wledged, or ackuow.
| lodged in dover right, in the form beretofore
prescribed by law I: as ii such deeds bad been
executed and acknowledged BY the z antor in the
| deed as II such power ofGsttorney had been
| proved before the officer or officers taking The
| ack row dgment; as it such power OF attorney
| had been made before any judged of a State court
or before two justices OF the peace as II .ucb
att 81 ney instact Tor officer of corpor alton had
I Id he AaaA 90 h.. A. il
| grantor or Of the corporation as il sucK deeds
| had hereto annexed certificate. In the lagaI
form, that the officer or officers taking the 90.
acknowledgements were really what they pnrport 20
be: Provided, That tAe certificate of ackoow.'
| Judgement by femme covert shall show III at tho
aoknow Judgement was made aparly or .spriviivn
| from her husband, or use some other term i'm,
| porting that her acknowledgment YVES made ont
Of his presence, and also that she acknowledged
| or declared that she willingly executed or ihat
she willingly acknoV ledgeo, the deed or tbaf
the same was her voluntary act or to that fact
And PROVIDED, olso, That Whea the power of
| attorney shall have [been] executed by femme
covert the san shall be etfectual and snffcian,
if there shall have been such an acknom ledgs.
| ment OF the same as would be suficien /. nnssr
the proviions OF this act, to pass her estate and
interest therein were she party executing the
deed OF convey ance, the record end copv ,hersot
| of any deed corded as aforesaid to be evidence
| thereof, in the same maaner and to have fha.
| anne eff. ct as if such deed had besn orioinal,s
executed, acknowledged and recorded accor d,nS
to law. L
Sec. 2. And be itturther enacted, That all er.
captions in favor OF parties boy end the District of
Coiumbts, " hieh may by existing laws BE- replied
or relied on in any action or proceeding brought
in said distrcs, are hereby repealed aud abroea.l
ted: Provsaea Ihat tits section shf II not effect
the ris hit of parties in actions now pending ana
such as may be brought within three years from
the passage of this actss...5s ,,si5.si.f IL aN'-
sec.'S. And be it farther enacted, That the acts
of Congress approved May thirty first, eighteen.
eghtsen hundred and thirtY.eipht Ia no.