The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-02
Laws of the United States.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION
OF THE THLRTY-FOURTH CON,
tI. GRE0C

An Act to authorize the Issuing of Patents for
certain Lands I in the Town of Stockbridge,
State of wisconsin, and for other purposes
Be St enacted By the Senate and House of Reprs-
sentatiUes of the United States of America IN Con
gress Assenoled, That upon satisfactory proof be-
ing made that an occupant(s) OF unpatented land
the State of Wisconsin, which las BY treaty or
otherwise, been allotted to any individual MEM
bers Of the Stockbridge or Munsse tribe of In
andss are the purchasers, grantees, or assignees
Of such members of said tribes, the President of
the United States be authorised to issue pa
for the land so occupied to such purchase ran.
tees or assignees, respectively Provided, That
IN case OF conflicting claims to any of the lots of
iand the commissioner of the general land office
is authorized to hear the proofs of the respec-
tive claimants, and to decide which of such
claimants are justly entitled to said land, and pa
tents snail be issued in accordance with such deS
cision.
Sec. 2. And be a. further enacted, That patents
issued according to this act shall vest in the De-.
b entee title to the land described in such patent
in tee simple, sabjsct to any valid lien incums
abrance thereon created BY srd patentee or those
under whom he claims. 81
@ SEQ. 8. And be it further enacted, That the lots
OF land in said town of Stockbridge belonging to
the United States, not hereinbefore directed to
be patented, shall be attached to and form part
of the Menssha land district, and it, in the apins
on OF the commissioner of the general land dtioa
shall be for the public interest, the same may
be sold at the minimum price of three dollats per
dollars per acre 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
acquire presumption rights, who shall prove to
the satisfaction of the register of the land office
ut Menssha, w isconsin, that he or she has made
improvements to che value of not less than fifty
dollars, and is actually residing upon the land ;
the time of paying the purchase price may be ex-
{ tended for period not exceeding enc year from
the passage of this act Provided, That noEsuch
actual settler shall be permitted to pre-empt
more than two contiguous lots on which he or
she has made improvements OF the value Of not
less than one hundred dollars. The lands not
sold within one year hereinbefore provided.
shall 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 ac-
tual Possessions of Lands situated 10 the Bis
triCt of Columbia.
BE 1t enacted By the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatsves of the United States of America IN
Congress assembled. That all deeds heretofore
recorded in the land r, cords of the District of
Columbia, which have been executed and ackpow,
lodged by temmes covert their husbands having
signed and sealed the same1 for conveying anv
real estaee, OF interest therein, situated 10 said
district; and all acknowledgements of deeds
heretofore recorded, as aforesaid, which have been
made by temmes covert whether they have exc :.
cuted the deed or not) for the purpose of reIeas-
ing their claims to dover in the lands described
u therein. situssed as aforesaid in which acknows
Judgements the form prescribed by law has NOT
been followed; and all deeds heretofoi recorded.
as aforesaid, which have been executed and ace
knowledged by an attorneysin fact, duly appoint.
ed for conveying real estate situated in said dis
trict and all deeds heretofore recorded as afore-
said, executed and acknowledged, or only ac.
knowledged by such attorney.in- fact, for convey
ing real estate situated 10 said district. as to-
which the acknowledgement was made before
Off1 N frap hasa aro
the power of attorney was made, and as to which
the power Of attorney was proved before only
one justice OF the peace; and all deeds hereto
fore executed and recorded as aforesaid for the
purpose of conveying land situated in said dis
trict, acknowledged out of the District Of Colums
5ia, before judge of United States court. or
before two aldermen ola city, or the chief magis-
IL trate q CITY, or before a notary public; and
Q all deeds heretofore executed and recorded as
Aforesaid for the purpose Of conveying lands
situated in said district, acknowledged by an at
torney-in-fact, duly appointed, or by an officer
ola corporation, duly authorized. who has AL
knowledged the same to be his act and deed in
stead of the aeb and deed of the grantor of the
corporation: and Ill deeds heretofore executed
and recorded as aforesaid for the purpose of con.
veying land situated in said district to which
there is annexed legal certificate as to he off.
cial character oil the officer officers taking the
acknowledgment, shall be and the same are here
by, declared to be of the same effect and validi-
ty to pass the fee simple or other estate intended
to be conveyed, and bar dover the in real estate
ftflsreinG mentioned in favor of parties in actual
; possession, claiming under and through such
deeds, as If such deeds had been by such femmes
covert 'executed and acknowledged, or acknow.
n lodged in dover right, in the form heretofore
preacribef by law: as if such deeds had been
4 executed and acknowledged by the grantor in the
deed as II such power of attorney had been
proved before the officer or officers taking the
acknowledgment; as it such power of iattorney
had been made before any Judge of State court
or before two justices of the peace; as il such
attorney-insfact Tor officer of corporation had
acknowledged the deed to be the deed Of the
grantor or of the corporation as if such deeds
pa had hereto annexed certificate in the LEGAL
form, that the officer or officers taking the &C.
acknowledgement were really what they purport to
be Provided, That the certificate of acknow.
D. Judgement by femme covert shall show tina the
#, acknowledgement was made "apart'' or .'privi y"
from her husband, or use some other term i'm.
y porting ithat her acknowledgment was made ont
OF his presence, and also tina. she ackno lodged
or declared that she willingly executed or ID at
she willingly acknow lodged, the deed, or that
the same was her voluntary act or to that effect
And prop,ded, also, That When the power of
attorney shall have [been] executed by femme
covert the sam shall be effectual and sufficient
if there shall have been such acknowledge.
ment of the same as would be sufficient, under
the provisions of this act, to pass her estate apd
interest therein were she O party executing the
L. deed OF conveyance, the record and COPY thereof
of any deed recorded as aforesaid to be evidence
4 thereof, in the same manner and to have the
same eHdCt az IL SUCH ueeu nau Oeen originally
executed, acknowledged and recorded arcor ding
to law. l5a-r
Sec. 2. And be fttarther enacted That all ex-
ceptions ia 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 abr oea-
ted: Provided That this section aha II not effect
the right of parties in actions now pending. and
such as may be brought within three years from
the passage of this act.
Bee. 3: And be It farther enacted, That the acts
of Congress approved May thirty first, eighteen.
hundred and thirtY.tXo. and A -,