Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-09-07
gress of September 4th 1871,

mas nOI beeu Te-CouVcNeu nor SALTS
faction therefor rendered to the
General Government; and
WHEREAS, The lands falling to
the State. under the Joint Resolu-
tions of Congress of March 3D., 1861,
entitled Joint Resolutions to qui-
ct titles in the State Iowa. and
under the Act of Congress entitled
IAN Act confirming a land claim
in the State of Iowa and for other
purposes, approved July 18th
1862, have not yet been certified
or approved to the State; and
WHEREAS, The claims of the
State against the United States,
arising from the Swamp Land
Grant, remain to very great ex-
tent in an unsettled and un-
salts factory condition.; and
WHEREAS, The interests Of the
State and her grantees demand a
speedy settlement of all said mat
tiers; therefore
SEC. l. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Iowa, That Josiah A. Harvey,
Register of the State Land Office
be. and is hereby appointed a Com
missioner on behalf Of the State of
Iowa, to adjust with the General
Government all the matters and
claims aforesaid
Sec. 2. Said Commissioner
shall proceed to Washington City
and present said claims to the De-
partment of the Interior, and urge
the same to settlement as early and
as speedily as may be consistent
with the interest of the State, and
he is hereby authorized to adjust
the said excess of the 500, 600 acre
grant. by permitting the United
States to retain out Of the indemni-
ty land falling to the State under
said Act of Congress of July 18th,
1862, an amount equivalent to such
excess, Provided, That nothing
herein contained shall be construed
to be REIMBURSEMENT of the claim
Of the State under the said 500, 900
acre grant to the 1888 51-1OO
acres selected as a part of such
grant, and subsequently, rejected
from a supposed conflict with the
Act of Congress approved Aug sth
1916, known as the Dcs Moines
River Grant, and the said Commits
sioner is hereby instructed to Sc
cure restoration of said selections
as part Of the 500, 900 grant, and
a confirmation Of the title of the
State thereto, as part of such
grant.
Sec. 3. As soon as the claim or
claims. or matters of difference, I'M
der any one of said acts, shall be
adjusted, said Commissioner shall
report the same to the Census
Board, setting forth the terms and
mode of adjustment, and said Board
shall examine and pass upon said
adjustment, SO presented, and the
approval of a majority of said Board
shall make the settlement of said
matters or claims final and binding
upon the State of Iowa. Such ap-
prevail shall be in writing signed by
the members of said Board, agree
ing thereto, and attested by the
great seal of the State Of Iowa.
SEC. 4. Said Commissioner shall
receive as his compensation two
dollars per day for the time actual
ly engaged in the discharge Of the
duties by this Act imposed, with
his necessary expenses in attending
to the same, and his accout for such
time and expenses made out from
time to time, or at the conclusion
of his services as such Commission
er, and sworn to by him, shall be
presented to the Census Board for
allowance and if approved and al
lowed by them, the Auditor of State
shall draw his warrant on the State
Treasurer, who shall pay the same
out Of the General Revenue Of the
State.
SEC. 5. The amount of expenses
incurred and paid out of the Treas
ury, as provided in the preceding
section, in carrying out the provis-
ion Of this Act, shall be approved
by the Census Board as nearly
as practicable, PRO RATA,
among the parties receiving, or en-
titled to receive, the benefits re-
sulting from the adjustment of said
several matters with the General
Government, and the amount thus
apportioned shall be paid into the
State Treasury by such parties res
pcctively before they shall be enti-
tied to receive the proceeds or
ben efts of such settlement.
Sec. 6. All indemnity scrip re-
ceived from the General Govern
ment and all swamp lands patented
to the State shall be conveyed to
the counties to which they belong,
and all money and indemnity, scrip
received from the Government shall
be placed under the control of the
Board Of Supervisors of the
several counties to which they be-
long, leaving the counties thereof
through their respective Boards of
Supervisors to settle with their
grantees.