The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-21
OFFICIAL.
La WIS OF THE UNITED STA IES'
PASSED r THE SECOND SESSION OF THE 7HIR-
TY.E0ERTH CONGRESS.


TYF0URTH CONGRESS
An Acr 10 authorize the Issuing Of Patents for cera
Lands in the Town Of stockbrdge State Of WISCONSIN
and for other purposes. ....,,,,re
Of the United States Of America Congress 4sseaosa
That upon satisfactory proof being made .a stoek
Pantsl of unpatented land In the Town which
bridge, Calumet County in the State OF Wisconsin,
has by treaty or otherwise been allotted to any indyd
ual members Of the Stockbridge or Munsee ulps tus
members Of SAID tribes tie President United state
be authorized TO issue patents Tor tne M
neh purchasers grantees 81 Claims to any ofthe
lot ~ ad no, cn;ssioner Of the general land once
authorized hear the proofs Of the usy entitled
and to decide which fsuch claimants ar y a.corlanc
70 said land and paents sha be Issued III ~,
with such decision. -, rh.t natents issued
= ~. ~, y w.; sha vest ia the patentee title to the
land described in such patent in fee 70
any valid lien or incumbrance tneien 'iH " '"'"
pafentoa ar fi,ose uuder whom he claims. - =.
VI ~ - II T1lsr enacted That the lots Of land
in sad town af stockbrldge belonging to the United
states not hcrenbeore directed to be patented shall be
attahd =. and form part of the Menasha land district,
and N in the opinion OF the commissioner OF the general
land Office it shall be for the public Interest the same may
hs sold at The minimum price three dollars per acre for
lots fronting on Lake Wnnebago five dollars per acre for
the two tiers of lots fronting the military road one
tier of lots on each side thereof and two dollars and nifty
cents ner acre for the residue of said land to actual
settlers thereon possessing the qualifications requisite to
acquire presumption rights who shall prove 10 the salts
faction of the register of the landofce at Menasha Wis
copsin that he or she has made improvements 70 the
value Of not less than fifty dollars ana rs actually resd
ing upon the land the time Of paying the price
NAV be extended for period not exceeding one year
from the passage of this act Provided That no such
actual settler shall be permitted to preempt moro than
two contiguous lots on which he or she has made i'm
of the value of not less than one hundred
dollars The lands sold within one year a. herein
before provided shall be brought into market and sold at
not less than the minimum prices nxsa ny TINS acI
Approved, March ), 1895.
Al Acr to quiet Titles in Favor Of Parties In actual Pos
Ian tna tod In
Be It enacted by the Senate and House Of Representd-
kves of the United States Of America in Cogress assembled
That all deeds heretofore recorded In the land records of
the District of Columbia which have been executed and
acknowledged by iemnes covert their husbands having
gned and sealed the same for conveying any real estate
or interest therein situated in said district; and all
acknowledgements of deeds heretofore recorded, as aore
said which have been made by femmes whether
they executed the deed mott for the purpose Of
therein situated aforesaid in which
the prescribed by law has not been followed; and
besn executed and acknowledged attorney
duly appointed for conveying real estate situated in said
district and all deeds heretofore recorded aforesaid
executed aud acknowledged or only acknowledged by
such attorneyiact for conveying real estate situated
In ead district AS to which tho acknowledgment was
made before officers different from those before whom
proof Of the power OF attorney was made, and as to
which the power Of attorney was proved before only one
justice OF tho peaco and all deeds heretofore executed
and recorded Gforrsaid for tho purpose Of conveying
land situated in said district, acknowledged out oI
the District of Columbia, before q judge Of United
States court, or before two aldermen OF city
or the chle magistrate OF city, or before notary
public; aud oil deeds heretofore executed and re-
cofded aforesaid for the purpose OF conveying
lands situated i'll said district acknowledged by an at
torney fact ly appointed or by an officer Of
poration duly authorized, who has Acknowledged the
same to be his act and deed instead OF the act and deed
OF the grntor or of the corporaon and all deeds here
toore executed and Aforesaid for tbs pur
pos of conveying land situated In said district to which
there IL not annexed legal certificate as to the ocia
character OF the officer officers taking the acknowledg
ment, shall be- and the same hereby declared to b.
Of the effect and validity to pass the Zee simple
other estate nteneed be conveyed and bar dover II
the real estate therein mentioned in iavor OF parties
actual possession, claiming under and through suci
Deeds ii such deeds had been by such emmes
executed and acknowledged or acknowledged In case
dover right in the form heretofore prescribed by law
as ii such deeds bad been executed and acknowledged by
we graaor 10 the deed as 4 .ach power o. attorns,
acknowledgement as such power Of attorney had been
proved before two justices Of the psacs and IL such
acknowledgement had been made before any Judge of .
State court before two justices Of the peacs as If such
attorneys officer Of corporation had acknowi
edged the deed 70 be the deed Of tho granor or Of the
corporaon if such deeds had thereto annexed cer
tcate In legal FORM that the officer or officers taking
the acknowledgment were really what they purport to
be: Provided That the certificate Of acknowledgement
by femme shall show that the acknowledg
was made apart" .sprivily" from her husband, OF
use some other term importing that her
made out OF his presence and also that she acknowl
edged declared that she willingly executed or that shs
willingly acknowledged the d. that the same wai
her voluntary act, or to that elect: And ovasd aiso
That when the power Of attorney shall have been execu
ted by femme covert the shall be eectua and sui
centif there shall have been such an acknowledgment
Of the would be sufficient under the provisions
this act to pass her and interest therein sh
party executing the deed of conveyance tho recort
and copy thereof of any deed recorded as Aforesaid
evidence thereof in the same manner and TO have thu
same effect If such deed had been originally executed
acknowledged and recorded according to law.
Sec Q And IL be further enacted, That all exceptions
in favor Of parties beyond the District of Columbia
which may by existing laws be replied relied in any
action proceeding brought in said district hereby
loI.r. nto abal
not effect tho right of parties In actions now pending
and such may be brought within three years from the
SEC And be Il further euactsd That the acts of Con.
gress approved May thirty first eighteen hundred and
tbirtytwo, and April twenty eighteen hundred ant
recording Of deeds Of land situated in said district shall
be taken and construed cumulative with the acts
Maryland the same subject in force in said district
the passage thereof end that acknowledgment mad
and certified in compliance with any one Of said acts
before any officers authorized by either of said acts
take acknowledgment whether In or out Of the Dis
trict of Coiumbia shall be good and eflecuai and If
shall appear that the graer said deed
it shall have the effect If he she acknowledge
the deed to be his or her act and deed And any &C
Acknowledgement made by femme covert under either o
said acts Of Congress (which shall be sufficient under tn
provisions Of this act of any deeds executed by her us
band and heretofore recorded in the District of Columb
shall be good and eectual to bar all claim her part
dover In the lands described tberen situated in said d
fr1ct although she shall not have executed the same
Approved, March B. 1866
AN ACT further to provide for the vsrifcation of In
voices.
Bet enacted By de Senate and House Of Rspresenta
kues Of the United States Of America in Cb,gress assem-
bled That all consular Off of the United States b.
and they are hereby, authorized to require befor
certifying any invoice invoices under the provisions
the first section of the act entitled "An act to proven
and punish frauds upon the revenue to provide for thu
more certain and speedy collection Of claims in favor
the United States, and for other purposesD approvet
March third eighteen hundred and sixtythree satjsfc
tory evidence either by the oath Of the person or
presenting such invoices otherwise that such invoice
are correct aud Provided That in the exercise
the discretion hereby given, the said consular ocer
shall be governed by such general special REGULATION
or instructions as may from time to time DO eetsbhe
or given by the Secretary OF State.
Approved, March 9, 1865.
tied an Act to promote the Progress Of the ussf
Arts, approved March three, eighteen hundred al
sixty-three."
Bet enacted by the Se.o.e and House Of Represensat
NJ the United States Of America in Cmgress assenbt
That any person living interest in an inysnti
whether as Inventor assignee, for which patent
ordered to issue upon the payment OF the hns ss ~
vided In section three of act approved March thi
eighteen hundred and sixtythree but who has failed
make pay mont OF the final fec provided In said
ehai have tho right to mako 40 application for PAT
for his Invention the as In the Gaze oil an orig
application, provided such application be made vii
ysIs alter the date of tue allowance OF tho origl
Application: Provided That aothiug herein shall be
conlrugd s to hold responsible in damages any pers
wsi3 have manufactured or used any article or thing
which "a patent Aforesaid was ordered 10 issue, Ins
1a Apply 10 all cases now IN tho patent Wce, ana
- a,, is shall hereafter he fled And all acts or p;