The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-27
Laws of the United States.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION
or THE THIRTY FO URTH CON,
4RESS


State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
seaa tives Of the United States of America IN Com
gress Assembled, That upon satisfactory proof be-
ing made that an occupAnt(s) of unpatentsd lgnd
IN the town OF Stock6ridge, Calumet County in
the State of Wisconsin, which las, by treaty or
otherwise, been allotted to any individual menu
bers of'the Stockhridgs or Munsee tribe of In.
snds, are the purchasers grantees or assignees
of such members Of said tribes, the President of
the United States be authorised to issue patents
TOT the land 80 occupied to such purchasers gran
tees assgnees, respectively Pr divided That
in of coGhicting claims to asy of the lots of
land the commissioner of the eneral land office
70 authorized to hear the proofs of the respec-
i've claimants, and to decide which of such
claimants are justly entitled to said land, and pa
tents shall be issued in accordance with auch des
eision.
Sec. 2. Aad be At further enacted, That paten ts
issued according to this act shall vest in the pa
tentee title TO the lana described in such patent,
in fee simple. subject TO any valid lien or incum,
brsnce thereon created by srid patented or those
under whom he claims.
Sec 3. aud be az further enacted, That the lots
of land in said town of Stookbridge belonging to
the United States, not hereinbefors directed to
be patented, shall be attached to and form a part
Of the Menashs lend sdstric, and if, in the spina
ION OF the commissioner of the general land Office
1T shall be for tie public interest, the same NAV
be sold at the minimum price of three dollars Der
acre for lots fronting on Lake Wlnnebago i've
dollars per acre for the two tiers of lots fronting
uV tHH 4AiAAtdiJ Uub Ller OF 1918 each side
thereof, ard TWO dollara and ffty cents per acre
tpr. the residue Of said land to actual settlers
thereon possessing the qualifications requisite to
,sequIFe presumption rights, who shall prove to
fheasis'Action eff the register of the land office
st MensshR, wisconsin, that he or she has made
improvements to che value of not ess than fftv
br9Qlisp,aFd is actually residing upon the land
,xhe tine Of paying the purchase prsce NAV he en-
a feadef fer period not exceeding one year from
ne passage OF this act Prousded, That no such
set'f1l SETTER shall be permitted to ple-empt
~ more man two c1atiguous lots on which he or
she hes made improvements of the vajue of not
less thsn one hundred dollars. The lands not
10 EotH within one year as hereiubefore provided
SHAT be brought into market and sold at mot less
: tbsa the minimum prices fixed by this act.
Approved, March 8, 1865. y
AN,AcT to quiet Titles in Favor of Part;es in or.
~ tuti F9ssessious OF Lands situated in the Bis
trot of Columbia. ~
BE 1t enacted By the Senate and House of Ps.
Tesen'atfoes OF the United States of Agerico in
congress osse0a6ted. That sill deeds hsretofore
nai IN tne land cords of the District of
To,uHg'a, when have been executed and aekno,y,
1 1sdGe9 pE femmes covert (their husbands having
signed Snd sealed the same) for conveying ianv
IGal es!hes. or interest therein, situated 10 said
district; sud all acknowledgements of dsads
"a Rett fooEe recorded, as aforesaid which ave H.
mAde'ny Eeinlnsa covert (whether they have era.
e9Ssn we deed or not) for the purpose Of re,eas
t he oaeif elaima to dover in the lands described
tneFeias shuased as aforesaid, in which acknoyye
iedgen1ents the form prescribed bv ia " bao MOI |
been followed; and ali deeds heretofo ! racordsd
as Aforesaid, which have been executed and 49,
ed " an lat fact duly appoints
trct and all deeds heretofore recorded A. afora.
izaio, executed and acknowledged, or only 40.
os SUCH attorney'n. fact, for conveys
ing real estate situated 10 said district aa 10
which the acknowledgement was made befors
ollcers ol1erent from those before whom proof af
.se power OF attorney was made, and as to which
the power of attorney was proved before o orv
nnAa all lnxA
= lore executed and recorded as aforesaid for The
4 purpose OF conveying land situated in said dis
h;a out Of the District Of Coluuaa
before TWO aldermen ofa city, or the chief maois.
srate OF a oity, or before q notary public and
an aeeas heretofore executed and recorded as
aforesaid ior the purpose Of CONVEYING lands
situated in said district, ~ an aaee
'1n-fact, duly appointed or by Al oTicer
81 a. corporation, duly authorized, who has ac.
9 Aaogefgea me same to De bis act and deed, in
steaq OF tne act and deed of the grantor of the
corporation and all deeds heretofore executed
and recorded as Aforesaid for the purpose of con
vssylaG land situated 10 said district to which
there is annexed legal certificate az IN he otiS
cal character of the officer or officers 70 kin H.
acknowledg ment, shall be and the same are here
ny, deciared to be of the same effect and validi
10 80 pass .ae Zee simple or other estate intended
10 % conveyed, and bar dover the in real estate
therein mentioned in favor of parties in actual
possession, claiming under and through sunh
3 deeds, as u such deeds had been BY such femmes
iedged IN dover right, in the form heretofora
prescrned By law as if such deeds had hsen
executed and acknowledged by the grantor in tfle
pToyed a sSe Of attorney had
idaekhoWledgment; as if such power of attorney
naa been made before any judge of State court.
or ot before Two justices OF the peace; as il such
attof ney -lnsfact sor officer of corporation had
acknowledged the deed to be the deed Of ina
grantor or OF the corporation as if such deeds
& Dad hereto annexed certificate, in the legal
lUrm, .Sas tne oIncer or officers taking the sc>
be: Provided, That the certificate of aekoow,
ledgement by femme covert shall show that the
acknowledgement was made "apart''3 or ..priviy W
from her. husband, or use some other tern, i'm
-r porting lthat her acknowledgment vas mada ont
Ioihls, presence, and also that she acknowledged
or declared that she willingly executed or hat
shs whg ss b aesnon eagsd the deed that
And frov'ded, also, That When the power of
attorney shall have [been1 executed by a femme
su rtThe sam shall be efectual and suficsn,
If there hall have been such an acknom Iedga
fnent OF the same would be- sufficien. unssr
xhe PROVISIONS OF fhis act, to pass her estate and
1ntefest thereln were she party executing the
~ aeed OF conveyance, the record and copy thereof
OF any daed recorded as aforesaid to be- evidence
thereof in the same manner and to bavs III .,
r -sme effect as if ouch deed had been orio;na i,v
executed, acknowledged and recorded aecordtng
70 law. rs
Sec 2. And be stfurthsy enactsd That auo
ceptioD8 ID favor tpsrties beyond the Distr;o, ~
Columbia, whichmay by existing laws bs ren,ied
relied , on 70 any action or proceeding brought
IN SAID district are hereby repealed and abr oea
ted: PgoU'ded, That tt is section sba ii MT af.+
the right of parties in actions now pending ana
SUCH az may be brought within three years from,
the passage of this act.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted That the act.
ofCongress approved May thirty -frst eigbteen'
hundred and thirty two, and April twant
eighteen hundred and thirty.eigbt, 10 re ersncs
TO tbs acknowledgement and recording of dads