The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-09
OFFICIAL.
Id WIS OF THE UNITED STA TIES
PASSED AT THE SECOND SRSSONOF THE THIR-
M TY-FOURTH CONGRESS- r

~ TI-FOURTH CONGRESS-
AN ACT TO authorize the Issuing Patents for certa
Lands In the Town of Stockbridge State OF Wisconsin
and for other purposes.
Be enacted ~ he Senate and Roaseef Representative
o. me Ootted States Of America IN Congress dssemofed
That upon satisfactory proof being made that an occ,
pantlsl Of unpatented land in the town Of stoel
bridge Calumet County in the State OF Wisconsin, wc
mas by treaty otherwise been allotted any indvit
9a members of the sockbrdge or Munsee tribe of IL
ans are the purchasers grantees or assgnees OF sue
members of sad tribes the President the United State
DO authorized to issue patents for the land so occupied
Provided That in case conflicting claims any tn
lots OF land the commissioner OF the general land Office
and to decide which ofsuch claimants justly entitled
70 said land and patents shall be issued in accordance
SEC @ And Be further enacted That patents issued
according to this act shall vest in the patented title to thu
land described in such patent in fee simple subject /.
any valid lien incumbrance thereon created v said
patentee or those under whom he claims.
Sac. g. and Be further enacted That the lots of Ian,
IN said town OF stockbrdge belonging to the Unite,
States not hereinbefore directed to be patented
attached TO and form part Of the Menasha land dstrct
lana IN 'he opinion OF the commissioner of the
De SOLD at the minimum price of three dollars ner ~
Sts fronting on Lake Winnebago dollars per s
he ts9 uets oil iots fronting the military road an
ner OF lots on each side thereof and two dollar.
Genus per acre for the residue Of said land to c.
aeonrs osseSng the qualifications requisite 4
,act;' n rights who shall prove TO the 10 Ia
oh OF inc register Of the land-oiice al Menusa Svi
value Of NOR as ~ she mas made improvements 10 th
Ing upon ,he land the time OF paying the nnrchs ,es,u
t ay pe extended Tor period not exceedinS o. ~ et
noin inc passage Of this act irorisd m, one yea
sctuai settler shall be permitted To no snci
iols on which he or she has nal, .' i
dollars The iand aiee OF not less than one hundred
besore amos not sold within one wear ms herein
provided, shall be brought into 90 , y.
Anprn~od Nm W. nin'mnm prices fixed BY this act
Sessions et TITLES IN Favor Of Parties in actual Pos
-""oS "suAted IN the District Of Colnmlia
tires Of he oy e Senate and House Of Repr@sfu-
Aa,rsz
tb aeeds heretofore recorded the land rseos az
arSnos Of Columbia, which have been exssnbed and
signed and sealed the same) for convey;r naving
therein situated in said isricS and MI a
i99Weugements of deeds heretofore sssar.i . s W.
ta'a, which have been made by fen,sS a, as aore
y nave executed the deed or notI for the nun ~
thsrs ..er claims to dover ia the lands described
.Ii situated as Aforesaid in which owle,Ieements
the form prescribed by law has been followed and
al deeds heretofore recorded aforesaid which have
6een executed and acknowledged by an attorney fact
duly appointed for conveying real estate snated IL; ;j
district and all deeds heretofore recorded az Aforesaid
executed and acknowledged only acknowledocd nv
such attorney inac for conveying real estate sfna,cS
IN saia district, as to which the yas
s oeore omcers different from those before whom
pv v o tne power OF attorney made and as to
whch the power Of attorney was proved before only ono
Justice Of the peace and all heretofore executed
iand situated in said district acknowledged ont ~
me District Of Columbia, before ndre Of Unitaa
or the chief magistrate of city or heare no.
pubic; and all deeds heretofore executed and rs
lands g =; 10Y the purpose OF conveying
t situated IN said district, acknowledged by an nj
daily appointed or by an olheer Of cor
same 10 h aqly authorized who has acknowledged the
~ tne grantor or OF the corpor~ on and III decds ho
oe executed and recorded as Aforesaid far the mr.
there is not nanu tuaed in said district which
Character NJ IN legal certificate to the official
rat n .he ocer or officers taking the ocknowiedg
of tho sam, and the hereby, declared to
other o effect and validity to pass the fee simple or
fba state ineneed be conveyed and bar dover in
real estate therein mentioned in favor of parties in
deeds as if such deeds had been by snch enmes covert
executed and acknowledged acknow in case Of
as II such deeds had been executed and Acknowledged Dy
the grantor in the deed; if such power of attorney
had been proved before the officer officers taking the
acknowledgements as il such power of attorney had been
proved before two justices Of the peace; and If such
acknowledgement had been made before any Judge of a
state court or before justices the peace: as If sch
attorneys infact or officer OF a corporation had acknow
edged the deedo be the deed Of the granor or Of
corporation; if such deeds had thereto annexed cer
tifcate in legal form that the officer or ofcers tkir
sne wero really what they purpor 10
be; Provided That the certificate Of acknowisdss spt
oy femme covert shall show that the acknowled
was made " apart" or "privy" from her hn <tsnd q,
use some other term importing that ackno sisdsmsnt
was made out 81 s presence, and also that c aeknow
edged or declared that she willingly execr "a o tS
willingly acknowledged the deed or Il ~ the sams ]
That when the power Of attorney sha
teo ny femme covert the sha s efactnaI ami snf
Of the san s nave been SUE ii acknowledgment
ac 70 pass her estate uerest therein were sho
party executing the deed OF conyevance the record
eYd thereof 81 any dea recorded aforesaid to be
snce thereot III W same manner and to have the
same effect as II such deed had been originally executed
Acknowledge spS 9nd apfr corded seeor,ng e law
IN fayor OF par des beyond the District of Columbia.
which may ~ existing laws be replied relied in any
repealed and abrOgated opided That this section shall
not eject the right of parties in actions now pending
and such as may be brought within three from the
SEC g. And be II further enacted, That the acts of Con
gress approved May thirty first, eighteen hundred
thirtyeight in reference to the acknowledgement and
recording Of deeds Of land situated IN said district shall
be taken and construed as cumulative With the of
Maryland the subject in force in said district
the passage thereof and that acknowledgement
certified in compliance with any one Of said acts and
before any officers authorized by either Of said acts to
take an acknowledgement whether In out of the Dis
trct of Coumba shall be good and eectual and If it
shall appear that the granter acknowledged said deed
shall have the effect If he she
the deed to be his or her act and deed And any
said acts Of Congress (Which shall be sufficient under the
provisions Of this ac of deeds executed by her hs
shall be good and ect to bar all claim on her part To-
dover In the lands described therein situated IN said dis
trict although she shall not have executed the
Approved, March 3, 1861 ''f - E
An Act further to provide for the Notification of In
voices. ,-. ~.
Be enacted BY the Senate and House of Represensg
tires Of the Tinted States Of america in C,gress ASSEM-
bed That all consular officers of the United States be
certifying any invoice invoices under the provisions Of
the first section Of the act entitled An act to prevent
more certain aud speedy collection OF claims in favor
the United States and for other purposes annroved
tory evidence either by the Of the nerson or ~
pr senng such invoices or otherwise that such invoices
thee discretion hereby given the said Exercise OF
shall be governed by such general or special reaulaon
or instructions may from time to time be established
or given BY the Secretary Of State. ''Asu
Approved, March s. 1865. ~ "