Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-25
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.

Tho enactments published below were
referred to in these columns recently,
when We gave notice that we should
publish them If they became laws. The
Ealsrpri,s of yesterday gives notice OF
information by private letter from sens-
tor sto wsrt that these Acts have passed
both Houses of Congress. One of these
Acts reads as follows:
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled can Act
for the relief Of the inhabitants OF elite,
and touns upon the public lands" approved
March 2, 1867.
Be Il enacted 6y the Senate and House Of
Rspre,sntatires Of the United States O. Amer
In in Conore,s assembled, That the inhabi.
t.nts Of any town located on tho public land
OF the United States may avail themselves,
II the tow authorities elect so TO DO, OF the
provisions Of the Act Of March 2, 1861, enti-
lied can Act for the relief Of the inha6i'
taHts Of cities and towns upon the public
lands" Prerided, This Act shall not prevent
| the issuance Of patents to persons who have
| made, or may make, entries and elect to pro.
| coed under existing laws And provided fur
| ther, That no title under said Act OF March
2, 1867, shalt DO acquired to any valid mining
| claim or possession held under the existing
laws Of Congress: Provided also, That IN
| addition to the minimum price Of the LANDS
| included in any town site entered under tho
| provisions Of this Act and +" Ar Act for the
relief Of the inhabitants Of cities and towns
| upon the public lands" approved March y,
1867, there shall DO paid by the parties avail
| ing themselves Of the provisions Of said Acts,
II -fT.1.&. - .rrvauinn and Waiting lny RuCh
| town site and expenses incident thereto, In
| CURED by the United States. before any pat
! emit shalt issue therefor. Passed the Senate
Attest: j. W. FoRNEY, Secretary.
The other issps follows:
| AN ACT to further provide for giving effect
to the various grants OF public lands to
tho State Of Nevada.
Be it enacted by tho Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America IN Congress assembled: That the
State of Nevada is authorized to select the
| alternate even-numbered sections within tho
limits Of any railroad grant in said State, in
satisfaction in whole or in part, Of the several
grants made in the following Acts Of Congress,
to wit: Tho Act organizing the Territory Of
Nevada, passed March 2, 1851 /; the Act ad.
hitting the State Of Nevada into the Union,
passed March 81, 1854, and tho Act concern:
JULY 4, 1855 pror,ded, That this privilege
! .hail not extend to lands upon which there
may DO rightful claims under the presumption
and homestead laws : And provided, That II
lands be selected the minimum price Of which
Is two dollars and fifty cents per acre, each
acre 90 selected shall be taken by the State
in satisfaction Of two acres, the minimum
price Of which Is one dollar and twenty-five
cents per acre And provided further, That
the lands granted in the eighth and ninth Sec
lions Of the said Act admitting Nevada into
the Union, shall DO selected within four years
from the passage Of this Act, and the period
for tho selection Of said lands is hereby so
extended.
SEC. Q. And DO IL further enacted, That
the lands known and designated for the es.
Enlistment Of an agricultural college by the
Act Of July Q, 1852, and tho Acts amendatory
thereto, shall be selected in the same manner
and Of the same character Of lands a. may
be selected in satisfaction Of any other grants
referred to In the first section OF this Act
But this Act shall not authorize the selection
Of lands valuable for mines Of gold, silver,
quicksilver or copper.
SEC. 8. And BE- h further enacted, That
the county Of Esmeralda, in the State Of Ne
yads, and the counties Of Mono and Inyo, in
the State Of California, arc hereby created .
land district and the land Office for such
district shall be located at Aurora, in Esme'
ralda county; and the President shall be
authorized hereafter, from time to time, as
circumstances may require, to adjust thu
boundaries Of any and all Of the land districts
in said State, and change the location o.
the land Office, from time to timo, when tint
same shall DO expedicnt.
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That III,
lands granted to the State Of California fol
the establishment Of an Agricultural College
by the Act Of July Q, 1852, and Acts amenda'
tory thereto, may be selected by said STATE
from any lands within said State subject e
presumption and sale: Proriaed, That THU
privilege shall not extend to lands upor
which there may be rightful claimants under
the presumption and homestead laws, nor &c
mineral lands: And prorided .furthsr, Tha,
II lands be selected as aforesaid, the mini
mum price Of which is two dollars and fly
cents Der acre, each acre so selected shall b
taken BY the State in satisfaction OF two
acres, the minimum price Of which is ont
dollar and twenty-five cents per acre Ane
nropided further, That such selections shall
Be made In every other respect subject to the
conditions, restrictions and limitations con
tanned in the Acts hereby modified.