The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-02

La VS. OF THE UNITED STA TIES.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE TTIR-
TKFOURTH CONGRESS-.
AN AcT to authorize tho Issuing of Patents for certain
Lands in the Town of Stockbrdge, State OF Wisconsin,
and for other purposes.
BE il enacted By Tie Senate and House Of Representative
Of the Uned States Of america IN Congress Assembled
| pant(sl of unpatented land in the town of Stock
bridge Calumet County, in the State Of Wisconsin, whcl
has, by treaty or otherwise been allotted to any indyd
ua members of the Stockbridge Munsee tribe OF In
dans the purchasers grantees assignees OF such
members of said tribes the President of the United State,
be authorized to issue patents for the land occupied to
such purchasers grantees assignees, respectively
Prord That in Of conflicting claims to any of the
lots Of land the commissioner of the general land office
authorized hear the proofs of the respective claimants
and to decide which such claimants justly entitled
to said land and patents shall be issued in accordance
" ith such decision
SEC 2. And be further enacted, That patents issued
according this act shall in the paentee title to TIN
land described in such patent in fee simple, subject to
any valid lien or ncumbrance thereon created by said
patentee or those under whom he claims
Sec g. And be it further enacted That the lots of lane
in said of Stockbiilge belonging to the United
States not herenbeiore directed to be patented shall b'
attached to and form part of the Menaha land district
and it, in the opinion OF the commissioner OF the genera
land office shall be for the public interest the same may
be sold at the minimum price OF three dollars per acre o
lots fronting Lake Wnnebago five dollars per acre FOL
the two tiers of lots fronting the military road one
tier of lots each side thereof and two dollars and fifty
cents Tor the residue OF Suu anu W uctud
settlers thereon possessing the qualifications requisite
acquire presumption rights who shall prove to the salts
faction OF the register of the andoce at Menasha Wis
consin that he she has made improvements to the
value of not less than fifty dollars and is actually resd
ing upon the land the time Of paying the purchase price
may BIO extended for period not exceeding one yea
from the passage OF this act Provided That no sucl
actual settler shall be permitted to preempt more than
two contiguous lots on which he or she has made I'M
provements of the value of not less than one hundred
dollars The lands not sold within 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 3, 1861
An ACT to quiet Titles in Favor of Parties in actual Pos
sessions of Lands situated in the District of Columbia
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of representa-
tipes of the United States Of America in Congress assembled
That all deeds heretofore recorded in the land records
the District Of Columbia which have been executed ant
acknowledged by femmes covert their husbands having
signed and sealed the same for conveying any real estate
interest therein situated in said distrct and all &c
acknowledgements of deeds heretofore recorded as aore
said which have been made by femmes covert (whethe
they have executed the deed or mott for the purpose
releasing their claims to dover in the lands described
therein, situated aforesaid in which Acknowledgements
the prescribed by law has not been followed ant
all deeds heretofore recorded, aforesaid which hav
been executed and acknowledged byan attorneyiniact
duly appointed for conveying real estate situated 10 SAT-
district and all deeds heretofore recorded as aforesaid
executed and acknowledged, only acknowledged by
such attorney ifac for conveying real estate situaef
in said district, to which the acknowledgment wa
made before officers different from those before whom
which the power of attorney was proved before only on
justice OF the peace and all deeds heretofore executed
and recorded aforesaid for the purpose OF conveying
land situated in said district, acknowledged out
the District of Columbia, before q Judge oil Umtet
States court or before two aldermen oil city
or the chef magistrate of city, or before notary
public: and all deeds heretofore executed and re
corded as aforesaid for the purpose OF conveying
lands situated in said district acknowledged by an at
tornoy duly appointed or by an osir o. COR t%
be his and deed instead of the act and deed
of the gantor of the corporaton and all deeds here
tofore executed and recorded aforesaid for the pr
nose of conveying land situated in said district to which
there is not annexed legal certificate as to the official
character of the officer officers taking the acknowledge
ment shall be, and the hereby, declared to be
of the effect and validity to pass the fee simple or
other estate nteneed TO be conveyed and bar dover in
the real estate therein mentioned in favor OF parties III
actual possession, claiming under and through such
deeds as If such deeds had been by such femmes covert
executed and acknowledged acknowledged in case OF
dover right in tho form heretofore prescribed by law
if such deeds had been executed and acknowledged by
the grantor in the deed such power of attorney
had been proved before the officer officers taking the
acknowledgment as If such power OF attorney had been
proved before two justices of the peace; and 1t such ac
acknowledgement had been made before any judge OF a
State court before justices OF the peace as IL such
atorneysnact or officer Of corporation had acknowl
edged the deed be the deed of the grantor or OF the
corporation if such deeds had Hereto annexed Ger
ticate in legal FORM that the officer or officers taking
the encouragement were fsy VIVA. ,ney
by femme shall show that the acknowledgement
was made apart 'privily" from her husband, or
use other term importing that her acknowledgement
was made out his presence and also that she acknowl
edged or declared that she willingly executed or that she
willingly acknowledged the deed or thst tne same was
her voluntary act to that effect: and popided also,
when the power of attorney shall have been eXecu-
ted by femme the shall be eficctua and sfl
Gent IL there shall have been such acknowledgement
of the same as would be sufficient under the provisions
this act estate and interest therein she
party executing tho deed of conveyance, the record
and copy thereof of any deed recorded aforesaid to be
evidence thereof the manner ana TO nave the
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 bereplied relied on in any
action proceeding brought In said district hereby
repealed and abrogated Propd That this section shall
not effect the right of parties in actions pending
and such may BIO brought within three years from the
passage Of this act.
SEC. g. And be ii further euacted That the acts Of Con
gress approved May thirty frs eighteen hundred and
tbrty-two and April twenty, eighteen hundred and
thrtyeight in reference to the acknowledgement and
recording of deeds of land situated in said district shall
be taken and construed cumulative with the acts Of
Maryland the subject in force in said district at
the passage thereof and that acknowledgment made
and certAedin compliance with any of said acts and
before any officers authorized by either of said acts
take an acknowledgement whether in out of the
trct of Columbia shall be good and effectua and IL 1t
shall appenr that the ranter acknowledged said deed
the deed TO be his her act and deed. And any ac
acknowledgement made BY femme covert under either Of
said Congress (which shall be sufficient under the
provisions Of this ac of any deeds executed by her
band and heretofore recorded in the District Columbia
shall DO good and esetual to bar all claim on her part 10