The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-26

! SEQ. 2. And be II ficrthey enacted, That every
person claiming any benefit under this act shall,
10 one year from the passage thereof, present to
the register and receiver Of the United States
land Office at San Francisco survey or plat of
the portion OF said tract claimed by bin, her, or
them, and which shall exhibit the quarter Sec
ton or sections, or psrts thereof Included in said
plat, made by or under the direction Of the Unis
ted States surveyors enerai for California and
herewith written ststsment setting forth the
right OF such claimant to enter and purchase euch
portion under the prov;sions of this act, and
whether the said claimant Q acquired the al.
legged title OF said Pico or Aivsrado or either of
them thsret0, or holds by possession only /; and
thereupon such register and receiver shall, 6nder
such rules ss may be prescribed by the commiss
Toner of the general land-ofce, proceed and take,
hear, and examine the evidence which may be
offered 10 support or against such claim, and,
upon the prOofs being closed, shall determine
upon and decide the same: Provided, That no
decision of said register and receiver shall be
anal until approved by the commissioner of the
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Sec. 8. And be 10 further enacted, That the
claimant In whose favor final decision has been
msde, upon paying TO the receiver OF the land
office at San Francisco for the land embraced in
such 6nal decision the sum therefor prescribed
in the first section of this act shall be entitled to
q patent for such land from the United States
conveying all the interest of the United States
therein to such claimant. M
Sec. 4. And Be- 10 Further enacted, That npon oil
proceedings under this act being elossd, and up.
ON tee appeal, taken to the Supreme Court of the
United States by e. u Beard and others, claim.
ants of said lands against the United States be.
ing dismissen or the decree appealed from affirm
ed the surveyorg general OF the United States for
California shall cause the lines Of the public sur
veys to be extended over all portions of said land
which shall not have been disposed of under the
provisions thereof, and thereafter the same shall
b. disposed of az in the case of other public
landsi f.as-75sa .t4il.is aeas-l u.
Approved March g. 1865. 81 .a 3BH
An AcT TO enable the accounting Officers of the
Treasury to settle the Claim of the State Of
Kansas. 'y. .,., ~. ,5.' X. -,
BE i enacted 6z The Senate and Hosss Of Repre-
ssntaives of the United States of America IN Con.
gress Assemblsd, That the proper accounting of.
ficers o, the treasury be, and they are hereby,
| authorized to receive secondary evidence, 10 lieu
of the original vouchers in support Of claim fol
expenses incurred by the State of Kansas pro.
| vision for reimbursement of which was made by
the "Act to indemnify the States TOR expenses
incurred by them 10 defence of the United
States" approved July twentysssven, eighteen
| hundred and sixtysone, said original vouchers
having been destroyed by fire at the late massa =
| ere in Lawrence, Kansas: Provided, That 10 this
| settlement of the above mentioned claim, there
sh all not be allowed to the State Of Kansas Q sun
exceeding the sum oftwelve thousand three hun
bred and fifty-one dollars and four cent?
approved March 8, 1885, a7ia5..aa
can Act to extend the Provisions of the Sec.
ton of"An Act for the Government of Per.
sons in certain Fisheries" approved june
nineteenth, eighteen hundred and thirteen.
BeSfsnactsd By the Senate and Ho use of Rep.
ressntaeiUs Of The United States Of America IN Com
srsss ass embed. The provisions sof the first sec
ton OF can act for the government OF persons IL
certain" approved on the Nineteenth OF June, II
the year one-thousand eight hundred aud thir
teen, shall extend and apply to the master OF
| skipper and seamen of vessels of the bur then o
twenty tons or upwards, qualified according t.
from q port in the, United States to be employees
in such fisheries, in the same way as If suoh fish,
| cries had been embraced 10 said scs: Provided
That the agreement named in said section shall b
| duly made, indorsed and counterslgned. Z
Approved, March g. 1885. "a