The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-29
LA WIS OF THE UNITED STA TIES.


wilIIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE TIfLR-
TEFOURIH CONGRESS-
An ACT to authorize the Issuing Of Patents for certain
Lands in the Town of Stockbrdge, State Of Wisconsin,
Be enacted ty tic Senate and House Of Representative.
of the United States Of 1merca IN Congress assembled
That upon satisfactory prod being made that an occu
paptfsl of unpatented land in the town of Stock
bridge Calumet County, in the State of Wisconsin, which
has by treaty otherwise been allotted toany indvd
ual members of the Stockbridge Munsee tribe OF In
dams are the purchasers grantees assignees ofsuch
members OF said tribes the President ofthe United States
be authorized issue patents for the land so occupied to
such purchasers grantees assignees, respectively
Procided That in case of conflicting claims to any of the
lot of land the commissioner OF the general ian office
authorized to hear the proofs of the respective claimants
and decide which ofsuch claimants are justly entitled
to said land and patents shall be issued In accordance
it'll such decision. -. ,.,ts.t ,
according to this shall in the paentee title to the
land described in such patent in fee simple subject to
any valid lien or inc,mbrnce thereon created by said
patentee or those under whom he claims ,.a-.;
Sec g. And Je ii further enacted, That the lots OF an
in said town of Stockbrdge belonging to the United
States not hercnbeore directed to be patented SHAH be
attached to and form part OF the Menasha lana dsc
and it, in the opinion OF the commissioner OF the general
land office shall be for the public interest the same may
be sold ut minimum price three dollars per acre oi
lots fronting Lake WIHneDdgO
the two tiers of lots fronting on the military ROAD, one
tier of lots each side thereof and two dollars and NIFTY
cents per acre for the residue Of said land TO actual
thereon possessing the qualifications requisite IL
acquire presumption rights who shall prove to the satis
faction of the register OF the andoce at Menasha WIS
consin that he she has made Improvements 10 the
value of not less than fifty dollars, and is actually resd
ing upon the land the time paying the purchase price
may be extended for period not exceeding one yeai
from the passage of this aet Irorded That no such
actual settler shall be permitted to preempt more than
two contiguous lots which he or she has made I'M
proyements of the value OF not less than one hundrco
dollars The lands not sold within one year as herein
before provided shall be brought into market and sold al
not less than the minimum prices fixed by this act.
Approved, March 8, 1860. iI.
An Acr to quiet Titles in Favor of Parties in actual Pos
sessions of Lands situated in the District of Columbia
Be Il enacted BIZ the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires of The United States Of America ~ congress asSenosa
That all deeds heretofore recorded IN the lana recos
the District of Columbia which have been executed ahe
acknowledged by femmes covert ther husbands nasihs
signed and sealed the sae for conveying any real estate
interest therein, situated IN saia district an q" az
acknowledgements Of deeds heretofore recorded as aorc
said which have been made by emnes covert (whetlie
they have executed the deed no) for the purpose
releasing their claims to dover IN ths ands
therein situated aforesaid in which acknowledgment
the form prescribed by law has not been olioweu aht
all deeds heretofore recorded aforesaid when nave
been executed and acknowledged by an attorney INTACT
duy appointed for conveying real estate situated in sale
district and all deeds heretofore recorded as
| executed and acknowledged or only acknowledged pJ
In said district as to which the acknowledgment wal
made before officers different from those before wnon
proof of tho power OF attorney was made, and as
which the power of attorney was proved before only
Justice of the peace and all deeds heretofore executed
and recorded Aforesaid for the purpose Oh
land situated in said district, acknowledged out
| the District of Columbia, before Judge OF Vnuet
| States court or before two aldermen oil city
or the chef magistrate of city, or before notary
| public; and all deeds heretofore executed anu re
corded as aforesaid for the purpose Of conveying
lands situated in said district acknowledged by an at
torney n.fct daily appointed or by an officer 81 cor
poraton, duly authorized who has acknowledged ths
same to be his act and deed instead Of the act and deed
of the grantor of the corpoaon and all DEEDS mere
tofore executed and recorded aforesaid for the pu
pose Of conveying land situated in said district 10 WHICH
there Is not annexed legal certificate as to the Official
character of the officer officers taking the
mept shall be- and the same are hereby declared 70 ps
OF the effect and validity to pass the fee simple or
other estate neneed TO be conveyed and bar dover III
the real estate therein mentioned in favor OF parties IN
actual possession, claiming under and through sucn
Deeds if such deeds had been by such emes covert
executed and acknowledged, acknowledged III case Oh
dover right in the form heretofore prescribed oy law
such deeds had been executed and by
the grantor in the deed as II such power Of attorney
had been proved before tho officer or officers taxing the
acknowledgment: such power OF attorney had pee
proved before two justices VI the peace and II such &C
! acknowledgement had been made before any judge OF 7
State court before two justices OF the peace as II
attorneys-inact or officer OF corporation fad
edged the deed to be the deed Of the grantor Oh OF
corporation; if such deeds had thereto annexed
tifcats I'm legal form that the officer officers taking
the Acknowledgement really what they pupo. =.
be Prorided, That the certificate or
by femme covert shall show that the
was made ''apart" OF 'privy" from her husonu, '.
use somo other term importing that he
was made out of his presence, and also that se
edged or declared that she willingly executea oi Una, se
willingly acknowledged the deed OF that Tue same "a
ber voluntary act to that effect anu pIOp'uso ulso
That when the mower ofatorney shall have
ted by femme covert the shall be eiiecuai anus
Gent il there shall have been such an
of Tie sans as would be sufficient under the provisions
This act 10 pass her estate and interest therein We're
a marty executing the deed oil conveyance the revou
and thereof of deed recorded as aforesaid 70 ot
evidence thereof in the manner and to nave me
same effect as if such deed had been originally executed
acknowledged and recorded according 10 law
SEC And ii be further enacted, That all exceptions
In favor of parties beyond the District OF Coinmoia
which NAV BY existing laws replied or relied on In any
action or proceeding brought in said district are hereby
repealed and abrogated Pro,ded That TINS sectoh sna
effect the right of parties IN actions now
and such may be brought within three years IRON e
| passage of this act a.rrfY-
SEC g. aud be IL further euucted That the acts OF Con-
gress approved May thirty first eighteen hundred and
tbirty-two, and April twenty, eighteen hundred and
thirtyeigh In reference the acknowledgement and
recording Of deeds Of land situated in said district shall
he taken and construed cumulative with the ACTS o
Maryland on the subject in force in said district al
the passage thereof and that acknowledgment made
and certified in compliance with any of said acts
take acknowledgment whether in or out Of the Dis
rict of Columbia shall be good and eectua and if IL
shall appear that the granter acknow .dged said deed
it shall have effect as If he or she acknowledged
the deed 10 be his or her act and deed. And any nc
acknowledgement made by femme covert under either OF
said of Congress (which shall be sufficient under ths
provisions Of this act OF any deeds executed by her
band and heretoore recorded in the District OF Columbia