The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-03
Laws of the United States.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION
or THE THIRTY URTH CON.
GREGN

Ssate Of Wisconsin, and for other purposes.
Be u ensetsd y the Senate and House Of Repre-
seniatives Of the United States of America IN CoR-
0yses Assembled, That upon satisfactory proof be-
ing made that an occur 1nt(s) of unpatented land
in the town of Stockbridge, Calumet County, in
the State of Wisconsin, which has, by treaty or
otherwise, been allotted to any individual menu
bers of the Stockbrdge 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
for the land so occupied to such purchasers, an
tees or sssignees, respectively /; Provided, That
in case of conflicting claims to any of the lots of
land tbs commissioner of the general land office
is authorized 20 hear the proofs Of the respec-
tive claimants, and to decide which OF such
claimants Justly entitled to said land, and pa
tenh shall be issued in accordance with tuch de"
cision.
SEQ Q. And BE- itJurt6er enacted, That patents
issued according to this act shall vest in the pa
teptee title to the land described in such patent,
in fee simple, subject to any valid lien or incum,
brsnce thereon created by srid patensee or those
under whom he claims.
Sec. 8. AID b It further enacted, That the lots
Of land In said town of Stockbridge belonging to
be patented, shall be attached to and form o part
Of the Menssha land district, and if, in the epin-
on OF the commissioner of the general land Office
shall be for the public interest, the same may
be sold at the minimum price of three dollars per
acre for lots f-onting on Lake Wlnnebago, five
dollars per acre for the twn tiers of lots fronting
the military road, tisr of let's on each eide
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 prescription rights, who shall prove to
the satisfaction of the register of the land office
at Menasha, W isconsin, that he or she has made
improvements to che value of NOT less than fifty
dollars, and is actually residing upon the land;
the time of paying the purchase price may be ex.
tended Tor period not exceeding one year from
the passage of this act Provided, That no such
nfrnt hall ha tknd IN
more than two contiguous lots on which he or
she has made improvements OF the value of not
less than one hundred dollars. The lands not
sold within one year as hereinbsiore provided,
shall be brought into market and sold at nut less
than the minimum prices fixed BY this aet
Approved, March 8, 1865.
Am ACT to quiet Titles in Favor of Parties in ac-
triCt of Columbia.
Be It enacted By the Senate and House of Rep.
9esentats0es OF the United States of Anerica an
CoHs~ess assembled. That all deeds h. retofore
Columbias which have been executed and aeknow,
lodged by femmes covert (their husbands having
signed and sealed the same) for conveying any
real estaee, or interest therein situated in said
district; and all acknowledgements OF deeds
heretofore recorded, as aforesaid, which have been
made by temmes covert (wbether they have xe.
cuted the deed or not) for the purpose of releas-
ing their claims to dover in the lands described
Judgements the form prescribed by law has mot
been followed; and all deeds heretofo, record, d.
as aforesaid, which have been executed and acs
knowledged by an attorney.in fact, duly appoint.
ed for conveying real estate situated in said d,-
trict and all deeds heretofore recorded as afnre-
said, executed and acknowledged, or only AGA
knowledged by such attorney.in- fact, for convey.
ing real estate situated in said district. as to
which the acknowledgement was made before
officers different from those before whom proof 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 ell deeds hereto.
fore executed and recorded as Aforesaid for the
purpose of conveying land situated in said dis
trict acknowledged out of the District of Colun1s
bia, before judge of United States coart, III
before two aldermen ofa city, or the chief macis
trate of city, or before q notary public ana
all deeds heretofore executed and recorded u |
aforesaid for the purpose Of conveying 1andd
situated in said district, acknowledged by an ai~
torney.in'fact, duly appointed, or by an officer
Of q corporation, duly authorized, who has "a.
knowiedgsd the same to be his act and deed IN
stead of the act and deed OF the erantor Of the
corporation and all deeds heretofore executed
and recorded as Aforesaid for the purpose of con.
veyiAg land situated in said district to which
there is annexed legal certificate as to he off,
cial character of the officer or officers taxing the
acknowledgment. shall be and the same are here
BY, declared 70 be of the same effect and vslidi-
" 20 pass the fee simple other estate intended
TO be conveyed, and bar dover the in real estate
therein mentioned in favor of parties in actual |
possession. claiming under and through such |
deeds, ss if such deeds had been by such femmes
covert executed and acknowledged, or acknow. |
lodged in dover right, in the form heretofore
prescribed By law as ii such deeds had been
sxeeuted and acknowledged by the grantor in the
deed as IL such power of attorney had been
proved before the officer or officers taking the
acknowledgement; as il such power of attorney
had been made before any judge Of a State court,
or before two Justices of4he peace; as il such
attorney.inAfact lor officer of corporation had
acknow lodged the deed to be the deed OF the
gfantor or OF the corporation; as if such deeds
had hereto annexed certificate, In the legal
form. that the officer or officers taking the sc,
kno1ledgement were really what they pnrport to
be PROVIDED, That the certificate Of ackaow.
Judgement by femme covert shall show that the
aoknow Judgement was made "apart' or "privi '"
from her husband, or use some other term I'M.
porting athst her acknowledgment was made out
OF his presence, and also that she ackno lodged
or declared that she willingly executed or that
she willingly ackno~ lodged. the deed, or that
Aad provided, also, That When the power of
attorney shall have (been] executed by femme
covert she sam shall be efectusl and sufficient
if there shall have been such an acknowledge
nent OF the same az would be sufficient, under
the provisions Of this act, to pass her estate and
interest therein were she q party executing the
deed OF convey ance, the record and copy thereof
of any deed recorded as aforesaid to be evidence
same effact as if such deed had been originally
executed, acknowledged and recorded accor ing
I to law. H.ar
Sec. 2. And be further enacted, That all ex-
eeptions in favor OF parties beyond the District of
Columbia, which may by existing laws be- rrnIied
or relied on in any action or proceeding brought
in said district, are hereby repealed and abroea-
tad: PROVIDED, That this section shl II not effect
the RICH of parties in actions now pending, and
such as may be brought within three years from
the passage of this act.
Sec. 5. And be It farther enacted, That tn. acts
Of Congress approved May thirtysGrst, eighteen.