The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-16

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La Tvs OF THE UNITED S7A7hS.
PASSED ar THE sFc0yD SESSI0NOF TIE u"
nv r,0Irp tn CONGRESS- ~

fand. ~ ~ H. I'm Of stockbrdge, State oil WISCONSIN,
ana Tor other p PURPOSE ts ssaas and House Of Repres.n1a5rss
of The United States Of America "a Io sSgs that m acct.
That, upon satisfactory PROOF pe'1 H. town of Stock
bsaaSgsl c "a County, in the State Of Wisconsin, n Snth
has, by treaty or otherwise, osen d Wnnsee tribe of III
aal meinbers o. - q grantees, or assignees Q Isueil
nembers of said tribes, the President 1i = "a ncc,nied 10
oe auihoriieu ~ Grantees, or ~assignees, respectively
Fyorided, That in case Of confienng ela arai Land ofiee ia
lolso 2, iana :, o hear the proofs OF the respective claimants,
saS 10 .jsriie which ofsuch claimants are Justly emitted
70 said lsud, and patents shall be issued IN accordance
win s9cl I'D b Il further enacted, That patents issued
ACCORDING to this act shall vest in the patentee title to the
tsnd described In such patent, in fee simple, subject TO
nv valid lien or incumbrancet thereon created by said
petentee or those under whom he claims.
SEC. 8. And be at further enacted, That the lots OF land
In said town of Stockbridge belonging to the United
states, not hereinbefore directed to be patented, shall be
attached to and form a part of the Menasha land district,
and it. in the opinion OF the commissioner of the general
land Sf1ce, it shall be for the public interest, the same may
be sold at the minimum price ofthree dollars per acre for
lots fronting on Lake Winnebago, five dollars per acre for
the two tiers of lots fronting on the military road, one
tier OF lots on each side thereof, and two dollars and fifty
cents per acre for the residue of said land to actual
settlers thereon possessing the qualifications requisite to
acquire Pre-emptton rights, who shall prove to the salts
faction of the register Of the land-ofice at Mcnasha, Wis
eonein, that he or she has made improvements to the
value OF not less than fifty dollars, and is actually resid-
ing upon the land the time of paying the purchase price
may be extended for a period not exceeding one year
from the passage of this act: Prorided, That no such
actual settler shall be permitted to pre,empt more than
two contiguous lots on which he or she has made i'm
proyement OF the value of not less than one hundred
dollars. The lands not sold within one year as herein
before provided, shall be brought into market and sold at
not less than the minimum prices fixed by this act.
Approved, March 8, 1856.
An ACT to quiet Titles In Favor Of Parties in actual Pos.
sessions OF Lands situated in the District of Columbia.
ttees Of the United States Of America in Congress assembled.
That all deeds heretofore recorded in the land records OF
the District of Columbia, which have been executed and
acknowledged by fenmes covert (their husbands having
signed and scaled the same) for conveying any real estate.
or interest therein, situated in said district; and all &C,
acknowledgements of deeds heretofore recorded. as afore-
said, which have been made by femrnes covert whether
they have executed the deed or Hot) for the purpose of
releasing their claims to dover in the lands described
thefelh, situated as aforesai, in which acknowledgements
the form, prescribed by law has not been followed; and
all deeds heretofore recorded, as aforesaid, which have
oeeh executed ane acknowledged by an attorney INTACT,
sa,y opp'nset ir conveying real estate situated In saia
district and all deeds heretofore recorded, as aforesaid,
exeeateo and acknowledged, or only acknowledged by
sucn attorney in-fact, for conveying real estate situated
m said district, as to which the acknowledgment was
made before officers different from those before whom
proot. OF the power of attorney was made, and as to
which the power Of attorney was proved before only one
justice of the peace; and all deeds heretofore executed
and recorded as aforesaid for the purpose of conveying
land situated in said district, acknowledged out Of
the District of Columbia, before a Judge of a United
states court, or before two aldermen of a city,
VI the Chief magistrate of a city, or before q notary
public; and all deeds heretofore executed and re-
corded as aforesaid for the purpose of conveying
lOitt1 rltuhtVt Ill sdllO iStflct, acknowledged by an at
torneyin'fact, duly appointed, or by an officer of a. cor.
pora.ion, duly authorized, who has acknowledged the
Sms to be his act aud deed, instead of the act and deed
q the grantor OF OF the corporation; and all deeds here
foforo executed and recorded as aforesaid for the pur-
pose Of conveying land situated in said district to which
there Is not annexed q legal certificate as to the et6c;al
character OF the officer or officers taking the acknoMlede-
ment, shall be, and the same are hereby. declared to Ia,
.! the zane effect and validity to pass the fee simple or
other estate inteheed TO BIO conveyed, and bar dover In
the real estate therein mentioned IN favor of parties IN
actual possession, claiming ehder and through such
AHgG1 IA If suPH dEg1a bod n n Ir <a,I. a..a. u-.--
executed and acknowledged, or acknowledged in case OF
adower tight, in the FORM heretofore prescribed by law
as II siich deeds had been executed and acknowledged by
che 9rantor in the deed as If such power Of attorne,
aa boon proved before the officer pr officers taking t.be
eknowie9snsnt as il suct towet Of attorney had been
proved before no jgaleas. Of tho peace; and if sue &C.
knowledgnnent had been made before any Judge Of q
STATS court, o. before Two justices of the peace; as if snch
sd ~ .b sII.iaet or oricer Of a corporation had scknowi-
corporation as if such devls had thereto annexed a GER
ahoats, IN legal form, that tho officer or othtcers taking
tue acknowledgement were really what thes purport to
pc; Provided. That the certificate of acknowledgment
NJ femme covert shah show that The acknowledgement
was made apart" or "privily' from her husband, or
ue some other term importing that her aeknowledgmen
was made ont of his preseDee, and also that she acknowl
edged or declared that she miillnsiy exeentea or ,nat sns
her voluntary act, or to that effect; dnd p'opided, also
That when therower of attorney shall have been eSecu
ted by a femme covert the same shall be efeetual andsifi
Gent If there shall have been snch an acknowledgment
VI the sans as would be sufficient, under the provisions o
this act, TO pass her estate and interest therein were she
a party executing the deed of conveyance, the record
and copy thereof of any deed recorded as aforesaid to be
evidence thereof in the same manner and to have the
Same effect as If such deed had been originally executed,
acknowledged and recorded according to law. ,ua.L
SEC. 2. And it be further enacted, That all exceptions
IN favor Of parties beyond the District of Columbia,
which may by existing lava be replied or relied on.in any
action or proceeding brought in said district, are hereby
repealed and abfogated POpided, That this section shall
not effect the right Of parties in actions now pending,
and such as may be brought within three years from the
passage Of thus act.
SEC. 3. And be it further eataeed, That the acts of Con-
yress approved May t~hirty-hrst, eighteen HUNDRED and
t%birtytwo, and April twenty, eighteen hundred and
thirty-eight, in reference to the acknowledgement and
recording Of deeds of land situated in said district, shall
be taken and construed as cumulative with the act, .
the passage thereof, and that an acknowledgement. mad
and certified in compliance with any one of SAID acts ani
before any officers authorized BY either cs said acts t.
take an acknowledgment whether in or out of the Dis.
trIct Of Columbia shall be good and eff setual: and II n
snail appear that the granter "scknawisdged said deed. y
mshan nave the same effect as IL ne or she acknowledged
me deed TO be lis or her act and deed. And any ac-
kn9wlsdS> ment made by a femme covert under either of
ss~a ..cts of Congress (which shall be sufficient under the
provisions Of this Sct) Of any deeds Executed by her hus-
band, and heretofore recorded in the District of Columbia,
shall be good and ~effectial to bar all claim on her part I'd
dover in the lands described therein, situated in said dis
r1ct7 although she shall not have executed the same.
Approved, March 3, 1865.
An ACT further to provide for the yerifcation of In
Bsit enacted By the Senate and House of Representa-
tees Of the United States Of America IN, Congress assem-
6kd, That all consular officers of the United States be
and they are hereby, ~authorised to require before
certifying any invoice or invoices under the provisions Of
the nrst section OF the act entitled san act to prevent
and punish frauds upon the revenue, to provide for fhe
more certain and speedy collection Of claims in favor Of
the United states, and for other ~9erposes,' approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. s~atisfac-
tory evidence, either by the oath Of the person or persons
pr senting such invoices or otherwise, that such invoices
ar correct and true: Pr0rtdsd, That in the exercise of
thse discretion hereby given, the said consular of5cers
EMAIL be governed by such general OF special regulations
OF instructions as may from time to time be estaLlisbeJ
OF given by the Secretary of State.
Approved, March 3, 1865.