The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-24
OFFICIAL.
Id WIS or THE UNITED STA TIES,
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION q y THE r.y,p
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Id WIS or THE UNITED STA TIys
PASSED ATTHE SECOND SESSION OF THE TIN,
THFoURTH CONGRESS-
AN ACT to authorize the Issuing of patents 6r car,
Lanas ~ ,he Iown OF Stockbridge, State of Wisconsin
6s saacted ~ e Senate and House of Pepresentaff
y TIE United States of america in Conoyess Sssrmble
mat upon satisfactory proof being made that an occ
PahIsJ Of unpatented land in the town of stoc
prluge, Calnmet County, in the State of Wisconsin whic
hns by treaty or otherwise been allotted to any ndiv
usi members Of the Stockbridge or Munsee tribe
aamers eae putcnase grantees or assgnoes o. sue
be to issue patents for the land occupied 70
such purchasers, grantees assignees respectively
Preceded That in of conflicting claims any of thu
lot, oil land the commissioner of the general land ONCE
authorized to hear the proofs of the respective claimants
ana to 1ee which ofsuch claimants are Justly ehuet
to said land and patents shall be issued IN accordance
with such decision.
SEQ And be Il further enacted That patents issued
according this act shall vest in the patenee title to thu
land described in such patent In Ice simple, subject e
apy valid lien or incumbrance thereon created by said
patentee or those under whom he claims.
SEC A,,d be ii further enacted, That the lots of lane
in said town of Stockbridge belonging to the Unite,
States not herenbere directed to be patented shall b
attached to and form part of the Menasha land district
land office shall be for the public interest the may
be sold the minimum price of three dollars per
lots fronting Lake Winnebago, five dollars per fol
the two tiers of lots fronting on the military road
tier of lots each side thereof and two dollars and fifty
cents per for the residue of said land actual
settlers thereon possessing the requisite to
acquire presumption rights who shall prove to the salts
faction Of the register of the landoce at Menasha Wis
consn that he on she has made improvements to the
value Of not less than fifty dollars and ~ actually resid
ing upon the land the time paying the purchase price
may be extended for period not exceeding one year
from the passage of this act: Provided, That such
actual settler shall be permitted to preempt more than
contiguous lots which he or she has made in-
provemonts of tho value of not less than one hundred
dollars The lands not sold within one year as herein
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not less than the minimum prices fixed by this act
Approved, March ), 1865.
An ACT to quiet Titles Favor Of Parties in actual Pos
sessions OF Lands situated in the District of Columbia
Be enacted By the Senate aud House Of Representa-
tves of the United States Of America Congress assembled
That all deeds heretofore recorded IN the land records Of
the District of Columbia which have been executed and
acknowledged by femmes covert their husbands having
signed and sealed the same for conveying real estate
or interest therein situated in said district and all
acknowledgements of deeds heretofore recorded afore
said which have been made by femmes covert whether
hey have executed the deed not for the purpose Of
releasing their claims to dover in the lands ibed
therein situated aforesaid in which acknowledgements
the form prescribed by law has not been followed and
all deeds heretofore recorded aforesaid, which have
been executed and acknowledged by attorney intact
duly appointed for conveying real estate situated In said
district and all deeds heretofore recorded as aforesaid
executed and acknowledged, or only acknowledged b
such attorney ac for conveying real estate sltuatea
in said district, to which the acknowledgment was
made before officers different from those before whom
proof of the power of attorney was made, ana as 10
which the power of attorney was proved only one
Justice Of the peace and all deeds heretofore executed
and recorded aforesaid for the purpose of conveying
land situated in said district, acknowledged out OF
the District of Columbia before judge Of United
States court, before two aldermen of q city,
the chief magistrate Of city, or before notary
public; and all deeds heretofore executed and re-
corded aforesaid for the purpose of conveying
lands situated in said district, acknowledged by at
torney fact duly appointed, by officer of
poration duly authorized, who has acknowledged the
same to be his act and deed instead of the act and deed
tofore executed and recorded aforesaid for the pu
pose of conveying land situated in said district to which
there il not annexed legal certificate as to the official
character Of the officer officers taking the acknowledge
ment shall be- and the hereby declared to be
of the effect and validity pass the fee simple
other estate nteneed to be conveyed and bar dover in
the real estate therein mentioned in favor of parties in
actual possession, claiming under and through such
Deeds if such deeds had boon by such femmes
executed and acknowledged acknowledged In of
dover right in the form heretofore prescribed by law
as such deeds had been executed and acknowledged by
the granor in tho deed; If such power of attorney
had been proved before the officer or officers taking the
acknowledgement such power of attorney had been
proved before two justices of the peace and II such
acknowledgement had been made before any Judge of a
State court before justices of the peace such
atorneysnact officer of corporation had acknowl-
edged the deed to be the deed Of the gantor OF the
corporations If such deeds had thereto annexed
tifcate, in legal form, that the officer officers taking
the acknowledgment really what they purport 10
be-: Prorided That the certificate Of Acknowledgement
by femme covert shall show that the acknowledgement
was made apart or "privly" from her husband
other importing that her acknowledgement
made out OF his presence and also that she acknow
edged or declared that she willingly executed or that she
willingly acknowledged the decd that the same
her voluntary act, that effect: And provided also
That when the of attorney shall have
ted by femme covert the shall be eectua and su-
cien if there shall have been such acknowledgment
ofthe would be sufficient, under the provisions
this to pass her estate and interest therein she
party executing the deed OF conveyance, the record
and copy thereof of deed recorded aforesaid to be
evidence thereof in the samo manner and to have the
such deed had been originally executed
acknowledged and recorded according to law. - 49,
SRc. q And IL be further enacted That all exceptions
in favor of parties beyond the District Of Columbia,
which may by existing laws be replied relied In
action proceeding brought In said district hereby
repealed and abrogated Poeded That this section shall
not effect the right of parties in actions now pending,
and such may be brought within three years from tho
passage of this act fl RE
Sec g. And be it further cuacted That the acts of Con-
gress approved May thirty first eighteen hundred and
tbirty-two, and April twenty, eighteen hundred and
thirty in reference to the acknowledgement and
recording of deeds of land situated in said district shall
be taken and construed cumulative with the acts OF
Maryland the subject in force in said district at
the passage thereof and that acknowledgment made
and ceredin compliance with any one OF said acts and
before any officers authorized by either Of said acts to
take acknowledgment (whether In or out OF the Dis
trict of Columbia shall be good and eaectusl and mit
shall appear that the granter acknowledged said deed
it shall have the effect if he or she
the deed to be his her act and deed. And any
acknowledgement made by femme covert under either OF
said acts of Congress (Which shall be sufficient under the
provisions of this ac of deeds executed by her hus
band and heretofore recorded in the District Of Columbia
shall be good and eecual to bar all claim her part TO
dover the lands described therein situated in said dis
trct although she shall not have executed the same
Approved, March 8, 1865.
AN ACT further provide for the vsrfcaton of In
voices.
BE ii enacted By The Senate and House Of Representa-
tives Of the United States Of America in Congress
6ed That all consular Off GERS of the United States be
and they are hereby, authorized to require before
certifying any invoice or invoices under the provisions
the first section of the act entitled San act to prevent
and punish frauds upon the revenue to provide for the
certain and speedy collection OF claims in favor of
the United States and for other approved
March third eighteen hundred and sixtytbree satlsfac
tory evidence either by the oath the person or
Or sentng such invoices otherwise that sucb ivoic
ar correct and true Provided That in the of
thee discretion hereby given the said consular Officers
shall be governed by such general special
or instructions may from time to time be sstablisbeJ
or given by the Secretary of State.
Approved, March 8, 1865.
AN ACT amendatory Of IAN Act to amend Act enti
tied an Act to promote the Progress of the nss,,
Arts approved March three, eighteen hundred and
sxty-three"
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House Of Rprssenta,
ofMe United States Of America in Congress assembled
That any person having an interest in an invention
whether inventor assignee, for which patent
vded in section three Of act approved March three
eighteen hundred and sixtythree, but who has failed
make payment of the final foe provided in said act
shall have the right to make application for paten
for his invention the in the of an origno
application, provided such application be made With
two years after the date of the allowance OF the orgna
application Provided That nothing herein shall be
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