The Shasta courier., 1867-06-08
SHASTA COURIER.
Town Site Lands.


EDITOR SHASTA COURIER 1t may be re-
collected that some time in November las,
the citizens of Shasta signed AID forwarded
q petition to the Hon. John Bidwell, our
Representative in Congress, petitioning Cor
gress to pass some law under which we
might acquire title from the United States
Government to the town site Of Shasta
The law, q copy of which is herewith en-
closed, which l have just received from the
Hon. John Bidwell, is general law, en-
acted by Congress in response to our petition,
for which we should consider ourselves in
debted to our prompt and efficient Repre-
sentative. For the information Of the citi
gems Of Shasta [ viii ask you to publish the
cepy of the act in the COURIER.
Wa. MAGEE.
An Act for tic re7ief Of lie Inhabitants Of
cities and to,ens upoa tie pa5lic lands.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That when
ever any portion Of the public lands Of the
United States have beea or shall be settled
upon and occupied as town site, aud there.
fore not subject to entry under the aericul
tural pre- 'emption laws, it shall be Ian ful, in
case in such town shall be incorporated, for
the corporate authorities thereof, and if not
Incorporated, for the judge Of the county
court for the county in which such town may
be situated, TO enter at the proper land Office
and at the minimum price, the land so set
tled and occupied in trust for the several use
and beneht OF the occupants thereof accord
ang to their respective interests the execu-
tlon oil which trust, as to the disposal of the
dots IN such town, and the proceeds of the
sale thereof, to be conducted under such
rules and regulations as may be prescribed
by the legislative authority of the State or
Territory in which the same NAV be situated
Pfocided, That the entry of the land intend
ed by this act to be made, shall be made. or
decaratory statement of the purpose Of the
inhabitants to enter it as a town site under
this act shall be filed with the register Of the
proper land Office, prior to the commence
ment OF the public sale Of tie body OF land
IN which 1t Is included, and that the eatrv
or declaratoFy statement shall include ONLY
such lands as Is actually occupied by the
town, and the title to which is in the United
States. Ii upon surveyed lands the entry
shall, IN ITS exterior limits. be made ia con
formity to the legal subdivisions of ths nub
~ ihIAS t'HIe p-4-cl ~ the GcE OF twenty
fourth April, one thousand eight hundred
and twenty; and where the inhabitants are
an number one hundred and less than two
hundred, shall embrace not exccediny three
hundred and twenty acres and in cases
where the inhabitants Of such town are more
than two huudred and less than one thous.
aud, shall embrace DOT exceeding six hundred
aud forty acres and where the number Off
habltanls is one thousand and over one
thousand, shall embrace not exceeding
twelve hundred and eighty acres: P,0ri9e3.
Tiat for each additional one thousand inhtb
itants, not exceeding five thousand in all.
further grant Of three hundred and twenty
acres shall be allowed: A..d proDieled faI
tier, That in any Territory in which land
office may not have been established. de-
claratory statements as herenbefore provided
may he tileI with the surveyor general of
the surveying district in which the lands
are situated, who shall tradsmit said de-
claratory statements to the General Land
oihce: -lad Progidsd .turiier. That anv act
O. SAID trustees not made in c1nformiry to
the rules aud regulations herein alluded TO
shall be void effect to be given to tie fore
gang provisions accord NJ to such rsguIa
sIans as may be prescribed by the Secretary
e the lntcr:o-: -4gF proct}eR fuftAer. That
luo -isiens of this act shall not apply to
tsiii,arv t.. her reservations heretofore
na4e IS the Unit S, tes, nor to reserya
aions fl i:gat houses, Gus oh houses, mints
or sneh ether pabiie purposes a5 the i:.terests
nf the United States may require. whether
held under sersations through the land
office ly title derived f.on the crown of
Spain, or otherwise: ind pysrjded further:
Taat ne title SHAH he acquired under the
provision vi tile act to any mine Of gold,
silver, cnnahar. or copper.
Approved Narea ;, 1861