Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-02-10
proved, July l, 1861.
Lrlalle No. I'LL

4
town property 10 the public domein
Ee it cnac,el by the Senate and House Of i.s-
preseniatiycs Of tbc United States OF America II
Congress assembled, That Wher3 uuy trnaa
embracing coal beds OF cohl fields Goustitu nr
portions of ihe public domain, and waic
"miHes IRE cAeluded from the Pre- cmptiou rrt
Of eighteen hundred and forty one. and vhi.A
under past legislation are not liable to oriirsf5
! private entry ii ahnl and may be lawful Iur 0le
rrqsiicutio cause such tiacia in taiiaba lcst
subdivisions, to lie offered u public sale To- t1is
highest bidder, after psbhc notice not esl igan
three months, Dt minimum price Of ,To4ty
dollars ler acre. and any lands not thus dspo-
sed Of eblli thereafter be liable to private eutr-
| at said mumum
Sec. And DO it further enacted That ia
GuJ c4sn in which parties have already founded
/ or may hereafter desire TO found a city or toWa
on the public lands, il rhall and mpy br lawial
/ for them to cause to he hlrd vita the iaaaf ipr
for the eounty 10 which the Same So aiju4tel, q
plat thereof for not ding six huulrpd aal
| forty ucses, deserl iia exterior hlm3nii--
according 20 tie ngs of tie public suiveq-
where such surveys have been executed; li-a
giving the Uamc Cf such city or town aul cxl.i.
! biting the streets squares, blocks, lots aud q
( lCys, the size Ot the sang with mga-ul ,incH g
and area Of each municipal subdivision, the I'D
in which shall not exceed four thousand tu
hundred squnre fret, with statement Of tle
extent md gcucrl chntncter Of the imrrqye
ineuisi he said aud statement ~ be- verii
under cath by the purity acting for aud IN huhal
of The p'rznts pr posing to establish sucg city
VI toWn; aud witAin $500 month after such e g
fherc ID +, y. I .......-...i;.ad TO the Qeuetl Land
Office yei fed uanse .ipt oI sloa ieai eHd
siutemen,, accompanied ~ the Testimony Of t"a
witnesses that auch city " town has been csiah
li-hel go good i,,'th, aud when tie prem'ea a-'
within Due limits et an organized laul dsirc
sim,ltr m4pnnl statement shall be filed viii tar
tpeis,gr aHd receiver, and at any time al.-r tst
hNur { laeh nap, statement and testimony
tie O.neHl Ltud Office, it shall and mas ta
lawful for tic President 10 cause the lots cnlbra
cel within the limits Of such city or town 20 '
oiierti g; public sale To the highest bidder I-
ect TO iaiuimup. Of tea dollars iOr cgUb lol, al
such lts moy u1t be disposed Of at p.sa-
| sale, sAuii lergafter be- liable to private ntry
Nt 43Il ii mum, cr at atch reasonable u 'rc, D.
or dim. uGon tlercaiter as the Secretary ol
| Ilterior mny ord from time to time, after
!e--i three months uotioe, in view OF the ncreu8
lr accrNNse ia tne value VI the municipal Ifa
pMty Progihd, THAI any actual s,tder iron
nuy Oue lJt a4 aiOresaiJ, and upou Any ed4-
| iiuaal lot 10 which le luay have substantial i1-
! lr87amsnfs shnA b4 entitled to priye up arl
! purchase the sama a. pga-e'opt'9u al sli
minimum, az any Tine before tho day AStd .or
the public sal1.
f,c !. Amt be it further enacted That gAeu
such elues or towns are established upon 1'i. ur-
Yeyel laa.is, ,i shall aud may be lawful after ;he
cAtsat.ym ihc'eta ot the public auyry5t adiu
tlle eA''usioa liAt. OF tae premisc- accarin.
60 ls ..g, where IT can he l0nu Vi;Auai
Interference with rights which mGy be ye tn 4 !.
.Hie; u.i aicnlg for all lots 30 disposed 90 al
ublc Jf private lllc shall ls3ue a. in % liaa,
cases.
sec. q. aud be il iUr.A.r enacted. That s.
within t6eN1 months from the establishment d
a city or tawa az ailresaid ia the public dgutau,
tie pariie interested shall refuse or fail TO hic
IN TIC General L3ui Ohic, transcript nHp Nitl
! The statement aud testimony clHcl for hyfls
provisions Of hc seaoul section Of tlis Net, H.;
| ahlll aul may be- lawful for the Secretary Z tat
| lnteIi g cause "a survey and Plat 10 be ina ,o
| u' such CITY or ;uwn, Gai thereafter the lols ID
! the siu4e sAg. Be disposed Of as required y said
| prpgi ions, with the exception, that thry shaH
! each lc II an increase ot fifty per centuM uH Tie
pierc.lI miuimuu Of ten dollars per lot
eca. And be il further enacted, That eaeat
shall be given e The foregoing act according
such regulations US may be prescribed lag ,h.
sccrctt} ~ the interior. The act eutitiel CAV
act ivr iar relief of the ciuz'ns at towns ~
lhe lands Of ,ho uoiigl States uadar ceii4t
circumstances, approved May twenty ,higp,
au1 bju.ui eighteen hundred and iqrty laur
and u. ytLcr dl,a ana parts VI acts moons le
with this act be aud the same are lertb re-
peaiNI
Approved July /, 1861.