The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-29
Laws of the United States.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION
OF THE THIRTY 70 URTH CON.
GREGC

0resS Assembled, That upon Satisfactory proof be-
ing made that an oceppant(s) OF unpatented land
in the town oil Stockbridge, Calumet County, in
the State of Wisconsin, which has, BY treaty or
otherwise been allotted to any individual men,
hers of the Stockbridge OF Munsee tribe of In
snde, are the purchasers, grantees, or assgnees
the United States be authorised to issue patents
for the land occupied to such purchasers 81 an.
tees or assignees, respectively Provided, Tnst
in case OF conflicting claims to any of the lots OF
land 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 shall be issued in accordance with such de-
cison.
Sec. 2. And be 1T fu7tbsr enacted, That patents |
issued according to this act shall vest in the pa
tentee title to the land described in such patent |
in fee simple subject to any valid lien or incum,
brance thereon created by srld patentee or those
under whom he claims.
Sec 8. And be 1t 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 q part
OF the Menssbs land district, and it, in the spin-
ion of the commissioner of the general land Office
it shall be for the public interest, the same may
be sold at the minimum price of three dollars per
acre for lots fronting on Lake Winnebaeo, 1--WE
dollars per acre for the two tiers of lots fronting
the military road, one tier of lets 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 thu register of the land office
at MeDasha, Wisconsin, that he or she has made
improvements to che value of not less than fifty
dollars, aRd is actually residing upon the land
the time of paying the purchase price may be ex.
tended for period not exceeding one year from
the passage of this Sc. /: Provided, That no such
actual settler shall be permitted to pIe-empt
more THAI two contiguous lots on which he or
she has made improvements of the value of not
less than hundred dollars. The lands not
,-sth kanA. I,zI1
shall be brought into market and sold at not LEGS
than the minimum prices fixed by this act.
Approved, March 8, 1865.
An ACT to quiet Titles in Favor of Parties in &C.
tuai Possessions of Lands situated in the Dis.
'1 triCt of Columbia.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Req.
resentatiUes 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 aeknows
lodged by iemmes covert (their husbands having
sigued and eealed the same) for conveying any
real estaee or interest therein, situated Ia said
district; and all Acknowledgements of deeds
heretofore recorded, as aforesaid which have been
made by Iemmes covert (whether they have exc.
cuted the deed or not) for the purpose of releas-
ing their claims to dover in the lands described
therein. situssed as aforesaid, in which acknows
Judgements the form prescribed BY Ia W has not
/ been followed; and all deeds heretofo recorded,
as aforesaid, which have been executed and ace
knowledged by an attorney.in fact, duly appoint.
ed for conveying real estate situated in said dir
trict and all deeds heretofore recorded as sfore-
said, executed and acknowledged, or only acs
knowledged by such attorney.in- fact, for convey.
ing real estate situated in said district, as to
which the sckno wledgement 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 the peace; and all deeds hereto-
fore executed and recorded as aforesaid for the
purpose of conveying land situated in said dis
n he atrfn nf ~.
bia before judge OF a United States court or
before two aldermen ola city, or the chief mapis
trate Of city, or before q notary public and
all deeds heretofore executed and recorded as
aforesaid for the purpose OF conveying lands
situated in said district, acknowledged by an at
tornsy' INTACT, duly appointed or by an officer
of a corporation, duly authorized, who has &C. |
knoWiedged the same to be. his act and deed in. |
stead of the act and deed OF the grantor of the |
corporation and IL deeds heretofore executed !
and recorded as aforesaid for ths purpose of con-
veyiag land situated 10 said district to which |
there is annexed legal certificate as to he off,
cial character OF the officer or officers taking the
acknowledgment, shall be and the same are here |
BY dec Jared TO bs of the same effect and validi-
ty 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 ii such deeds had been by such femmes |
covert executed and acknowledged, or acknow- |
iedgcd in q dover right, in the form heretofore
prescribed by law as if such deeds had been
executed and acknowledged by the grantor in the
deed as il such power of attorney had been
proved before the officer officers takins the
acknowledgment; as if such power of attorney
had been made before any judge of State court,
or before two justices of the peace; as il such
attorney -insfsct for officer of corporation had
acknowledged the deed to be the deed of the
grantor or of the corporation as if such deeds
g had hereto annexed a certificate, in the legal
form, that the officer or officers taking the &C.
acknowledgement were really what they purport to
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ledg ement by femme covert shall show that the
acknow Judgement was made 'aparts' or ''privi'v"
from her husband, or use some other term i'm.
porting that her acknowledgment was made out
OF his presence, and also that she acknowledged
or declared that she willingly executed or that
she willingly acknoN lodged, the deed, or that
the same was her voluntary act or to that effect
And prou,ded, also, That When the power of
attorney shall have [been1 executed by femme
covert the sam shall be effectual and sufficient
if there thall have been such acknowledge
ment OF the same as would be sufficient, under
the provisions of this act to pass her estate and
interest therein were she party executing the
deed OF conveyance, the record and copy thereof
Of any deed recorded as aforesaid to be evidence
thereof, in the same manner and to have the
same effect as if such deed had been origina l,y
executed, acknowledged and recorded according
to law.
Sec 2. AID be tturther enacted, That all ex.
osptions il 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 opa
The right of parties in actions now pending, and
such as may be brought within three years from
the massage of this act. .t3ts-
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the acts
of Congress approved May tbirty-frst, eighteen,
nundred and thirty two, and April twenty
eighteen hundred and thirty.eight, in re erence
10 the acknowledgement and recording of deeds
Of land situated in said district, shall be taken and