The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-25
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actual bona e settlers under the presumption laws Of thu
United States may atsr me now rasaasd y,
law, purchase the same at the increased minimum pce
And prorided also That settlers under me provisions
reonirements Of aid net shall b. entitled patents
an amount exceeding eighty acres EACH anything II
this act to the contrary notwthssahTah r t
granted shall be subject the disposal Of the Legislature
Or ths1 State OF Minnssota for the purposes Aforesaid
No And the said r NJ sa M s
eminent Of the United States Tree OF 81 1o Or otnel
charges upon the Transportation Of or troops
SEC g. Ind be Il further enacted That the lands here
by and heretofore granted to said Territory or State
Minnesota shall be disposed Of by said state for the p
poses aforesaid only and In manner following, namely
When the governor Of said State shall certify to the Sec
Rotary Of the Interior that section OF ten
tive miles Of said road is completed IN sooa,
and workmanlike manner as hrstciass raiIroad ano
the said secretary shall be satisfied that said State has
complied in good faith with this requirement., the said
Secretary of the Interior shall issue 70 se sa,a s!a,s
patents for all the lands granted and selected az aore
said not exceeding ten sections per ne stuatea oppo
site to and within limit of twenty miles OF the line o.
said section Of road thus completed extending along the
whole length of said completed section of ten miles o.
road. and no further And when the governor Oh saio
State shall certify to the Secretary Of the INTERIOR and
the secretary shall be satisfied that another OF sao
road ten consecutive miles in extent, connecting with
the preceding section with some other rstclass rail
road which may be At the time IN successst
shall issue to the said State patents ior all the LANDS
granted and situated opposite to and within the limit o.
twenty mile: Of the line Of said section Q. foan
roads, and extending the length OF said section and nc
further not exceeding ten sections of land per mile fol
all that part of said road thus completed under the pro
visions of this act and the act to which TINS Is an
ment and SO, from time time, until said roads and
branches completed And when the governor OF sao
State shall certify and the Secretary OF the interior
shall be satisfied that the whole of any one of said roads
| branches ia I'D good substantial, ana
workmanlike manner, irstelass railroad the sad
Secretary of the Interior shall issue to the said State pa
tents to all the remaining lands granted for and on ac
count of said completed road and branches In tins ACT
situated within the said limits Of twenty miles from the
line thereof throughout the entire cngth o. SAID ROAD
and branches. Provided, That land shall be granted
conveyed to said State under the provisions OF this act
on account of the ructon of any railroad or part
thereof that has been constructed under the provisions Of
any other act at the date of the passage of this act and
adopted part of the line Of railroad provided for In
this act: And prorded That nothing herein contained
shall interfere with any existing rights acquired under
any law of Congess heretofore enacted making grants Of
land the State of Minnesota to aid in the construction
of railroads. And provided further, That said lands
granted by this prior acts shall not in any manner be
disposed Of except the patented under the
provisions of this act and shonld the State fail to com
plete any of said roads or branches within eight
years after the passage of this act then the said and
undisposed of aforesaid granted account OF it
road or branches shall revert to the United States
Sec T. And be it further enacted That as soon as thu
governor of the said State Of Minnesota shall file
to filed with the Secretary of the Interior maps desig
mating the of said road and branches then it sha
be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior withdraw
from market the lands embraced within the provisions
this act k 49,
SEC. s. Ana be It further enacted That the United
States mail shall be transported said road under the
direction of the Post0ce Department at such price
Congress may by law provide Porid That until such
price is fixed by law the Posmasterdeneral shall have
power to fix therate OF compensation. IT
Sec Q. And be it further enacted That the provisions
of this act shall also be construed to app and
tend to that portion Of the line authorized to be vacated
nttvftn fuaIt atrlt
hundred and sxtytwo, entitled joint resolution
thorizng the State of Minnesota to change the line
certain branch railroads in said State and for other pur
poses" Notwithstanding the vacation thereof by sale
State though said joint resolution had not passed.
also to tho line adopted by said State in lien of the por
sEo TO- And be it further enacted, That the time men
toned In act entitled " An act making grant O
lands to the State Of Iowa. in alternate sections to aid
the construction of certain railroads In said State 70
the completion Of the raj roads named III said act be
| and the same is hereby, extended two years.
Sec IL. And be further enacted, That the last claus
of the second section OF act entitled San act to
late the comp of registers and receivers Of thu
land offices In the several States and Territories In til,
location of lands by States and corporations under gen
sra grants from Congress- and for other purposes" be
and the same is hereby, 50 amended as to read "A maj
Of the change shall be filed with the commissioner Of thu
,z--e office within three months after the sale
| change Of location shall be made" 500
| Approved, March 3, 1885.
AN ACT to regulate the Taking of DISPOSITIONS in certa
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represss
tatipes Of the United States Of Amsrica in C6ngrcs
assembled That any defendant in criminal case, In tn
District Of Columbia either after preliminary examine
ton, Indictment, Information, may examine wnesst
on commission in such manner as Is hereinafter pr
scribed.
SEC. >. And be ii further enacted, That q defendar
wishing to take the deposition Of witness residing
than one hundreds miles from the city of Washingto
/. may select any Of the following officers a commi
sion to take such dispositions: the clerk or Judge
l any n mr. ycnusI
of the United States either by the of office of sue
officer by his individual name and official style
the name of the court of which such constituted comm
soner is clerk or judge, and the name OF the State
county, if without the United States the name of til
State and town, city, in which such notary consr
resides must be stated in the notice and in the comm
sion.
SEC g. And be it further enacted, That five days motto
must be given by defendant his her attorney
the time when commission will be sued out of the
flee of the clerk of the criminal for the District
Columbia for taking the deposition of the Witness gvin
the name Of the witness which notice must be accom-
panied with copy Of the nterrogatores be aske
r such witness.
SEQ L. And be it further enaaed That at or before tn
time fixed in the notice, the district attorney NAV Al
crossnterrogatories but be fail SO to do the cler
n shall file the following:
l. Are all of your statements in the foregoing answer
- made from your personal knowledge; and ii not d
: your answers show what are made from vour persona
knowledge and what from information and the sourc
of that inormaoni If not, show what is from n
:. | formation, and give its source.
State everything You know concerning this case 70
vorable to either the government the defendant.
= SEc g. And De further enacted, That the notice AM
copy OF nterogatores may be served and returned ii
the same manner and by the same officers or persons
provided by law for the service and return of sum
mons or subpoena in civil actions within the District Q
v Columbia.
Sec And be it further enacted That tho commission
shall issue In the name of the criminal court and undo
is SEAL and must be signed by the clerk and need con
tain nothing but the authority conferred upon the com
missioner aud instructions to guide him. statement
the cause in which the testimony be used and COD,
:, | OF all the interrogatories filed appended
SEC Z And be further enacted That the person be
lore whom any OF the dispositions above contemplated arr
taken must cause the interogatorie appended to tn.
commission to be written out and the answers thereto IA
be inserted immediately underneath the respective
lions; the whole, when completed being read over by
or to the Witness must be him or her subscribed and
sworn to in the usual manner
, Sec And be further enacted That all xhibits nro
dueed before the person taking the deposition or
referred to by any witness or correct comics
), must be appended to the dispositions and returned
y doing. ~ " o' NV ~
~ SEC o. And be II further enacted That the nerson
70 taking the deposition shall attach his certi6cota
thereto stating that subscribed and sworn To NV
the eponent at the time and place therein mentioned the
whois including the commission and
must then be sealed and returned to the clef of tb
criminal court OF the District of Columbia by mail nn,as
anu the district attorney agree upon some
% office. f w MIC III MS
u Sec 10. And be IL further enacted That unmnort.r+
deVtions from any of the above directions shall No
ne aepoon to be excluded where substantial prei
ton = " BULL oeVia-
BEG II. And be e further enacted That ,ub;sc, q, A..
N regulations hereinbefore contained the cour NAV %
apsh iurther rules for taking deposopa and oil ,a.