The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-26
Laws Of the United States.
PASSED rs At, THE SECOND SESSION
or TIE THERTY-F0URTH CON-
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Al Act to ddttcrize the Issuing of Patents for
oersafa Lands in the Town of Stockbridge,
Slate of Wisconsin and for other purposes.
ssntatises Of The United Stasss Of Amsriea u Com
4 p ,as town q sosf5ridss, ca!unas county. 10
The State Of Wise nsin, which has BY treaty or
., bers Of tie stockbridgs or Munsse tribe Of In,
so aads are The purchasers, grantees or sssignees
- of such nembers Of said tribes, the President of
the United States be authorised to issue pa its
, the land 80 occupied to such purchasers,
go. tes o. assgnees, respectively Prooidsd, That
$500 in of cor dctng claims any of the lots of
iasuthorizsa to hear the proofs Of the Isapsc-
tive claimants, and to decide which Of such
sri claimants justly entitled to said land and pa.
tents shall be issued in accordance with such de-
"' ~ cision. yes9 GA
., Sec. 2. And be further enacted, That psten Is
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 inoum,
brsnce thereon created by srid patensss OF those
under whom he claims. ,~rf
Of land in said town of Stockbridge belonging to
@ the United States. not hsreinbefore dir sctsd to
n be patented, SHALL attached to and form . part
of the Menashs land district, and If, Ia the spin-
ion Of the, commissioner Of the general land Office
it shall be for the public interest the same may
i92 acre for lots fronting on Lake Wlnnebago I've
$ dollars per for the two tiers of lots fronting
s thereof and two dollars and fty cents Der acre
for the residue of said land to actual settlers
thereon possessing the Quaunc9tl0n9 requisite to
~ acquire presumption rights, who shall prove to
e @ the satisfaction Of the register of the land office
i at Menasha, Wisconsin, that be she has made
Improvements to che value of not less than ffty
dollars, and is actually residing upon the land /;
"a < the time of paying the purchase prics may be *.
the passage Of this act PROVIDED. That no such
arar actual settler shall be permitted to- ple-empt
''4 more than two Contiguous lots on which be or
she has made improvements OF the value of not
@ less than one hundred dollars The lands not
~ sold within one year as hereiubefors provided,
shaii ba br0upht into m RI at ~ laos
than the minimum prices fixed by this act.
-ss52ss Approved, March 8, 1865.
AN ACT to quiet Titles in Favor Of Parties In sc-
tual Possessions of Lands situated in the Dis-
H- triot of Columbia. & & 81 h+ FL ~.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House. q. Rep.
rssentatsVes OF ne United States IF Amsrica sn
s recorded in the land records of the District Of
!. I Columbia, which have been executed and asknow,
s.T lodged by fsmmes covert Qheir husbands havisg
Il signed and sealed the same) for conveying anv
L real estase, interest therein, situated 10 said
district; and all acknowledgements of deeds
heretofore recorded, as aforesaid, which have been
made by femmes covert (whether they have exc.
euted the deed or not) for the purpose Of rsleas-
7r ing their claims to dover in the lands described
therein. suased as aforesaid, in which acknow.
-~-~ledgements the form prescribed BY law has not
.. been followed; ana al deeds nereoio recorded
bea knowledged by an attorney.in fact duly appoints
a ed for conveying real estate situated in said dig
trict and all deeds heretofore recorded, azores
ii 7i said, executed and acknowledged, or only &C..
sla6 knowedged by such attorney.in fact for
real estate situated IN Hel0 Otetf1ct, ae to
rr-i which the Acknowledgement was made before
Ell officers different from those before whom proof of
the power of attorney was made, and as 70 which
the power of attorney was proved before only
a-I one Justice of the peace and s deeds hereto
frg fore executed and recorded aforesaid for the
lo purpose OF conveying land situated In said dis
trict, acknowledged out of the District Of Coum-
bia before judge of United States court, or
before two aldermen ola city, or the chief mags-
trate of city, or before q notary public; and
lA all deeds heretofore executed and recorded as
hfl aforesaid for the purpose OF conveying lands
$50 situated in said district acknowledged BY
ttE. torney- in-fact, duly appointed, by officer
of corporation, duly authorized who has sc-
- kuow,edged the same to be his act and deed in-
stead of the and deed OF the grantor Of the
corporation: and all deeds heretofore executed
and recorded as aforesaid for the purpose of con
r q a veyiag land ted in said district to which
there s annexed legal certificate as to be Off.
cial character of the officer or officers taking the
81 acknowedg ment shall be and the same here
bv declared TO be Of the effect snd ysidi-
ty pass the fee simple or other estate intended
to be conveyed, and bar dover the in real estate