New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-07

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their respective interests in said claim to
the European and North American Railway
Company of Maine, to aid said company in
constructing its line of railway, the
Secretary of the Treasury is hereby author
lied and directed to pay one-third part of
the said claim of six hundred and seventy
eight thousand three hundred and sixty-two
dollars and fOrty-One cents TO the State of
Maine, and the other twO-thirds part thereof
to the State Of Massachusetts, by an issue to
each of said States for the use and benefit
of said European and North American Rail-
way Company, of an amount Of United
States certificates of Indebtedness equal to
its share in the whole sum allowed and to
be paid: said certificates to be OF the de-
nomination of one thousand dollars each, to
be made and issued by the Secretary of the
Treasury in such form, and signed, attested,
and registered as he shall direct, and with
or without interest warrants as he may
prefer. Each certificate to run five years
from its date, to draw interest, payable semi
annually. at the rate OF four per centnm
per annum, and to be payable, both princi-
pal and interest. in lawful money Of the
United States, to be hereafter appropriated
and provided for by Congress.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That
the acceptance by the said States OF Massa-
chusetts and Maine and the said European
and North American Railway Company of
the amount hereby authorized to be paid to
each Of said States, for the use and benefit
of said railway company, shall be held and
regarded as full adjustment and payment
of any and all claims for interest as afore-
said. and also complete adjustment, iqui-
dation. and payment of any and all other
claims of the said States OF Massachusetts,
and Maine and Of said railway company, or
either of them, against the United States
for and on account OF any matters arising
from any money expended by said State OF
Massachusetts on account of the war with
Great Britain, in eighteen hundred and
twelve to eighteen hundred and fifteen, or
any interest thereon, or on account OF any
matters arising out of or aecrnlng from the
treaty with Great Britain known as the
treaty of Washington, or for or on account
OF any other matters which have been as
signed by said States of Massachusetts, and
Maine TO said railway company.
Approved, July 8, 1870.
TPUBLIC-NO. l47.
AN ACT to amend IAN act granting the
right OF way to ditch and canal owners
over the public lands, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America III Congress assembled, That the
act granting the right OF way TO ditch and
canal owners over the public lands, and for
other purposes, approved July twenty-six,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six. be, and the
same is hereby, amended by addidg thereto
the following additional sections num-
bered twelve, thirteen. fourteen. fifteen. six
teen, and seventeen, respectively, which
shall hereafter constitute and form a part OF
the aforesaid act.
SEC - And be it further enacted, That
claims. usually called "placers," including
all forms of deposit, excepting veins OF
quarts. or other rocks in place shall be sub
iect 70 entry and patent under this act
under like circumstances and conditions
and upon similar proceedings, as are pro
vided for vein or lode claims: Provided
That where the lands have been previously
SURVEYED by the United States. the entry
in it's exterior limits shall conform to the
legal subdivisions OF the public lands. IL
further survey or plat i'll such case being re
q,lired. and the lands may be paid for al
the rate OF two dollars and fifty cents pei
acre: Provided further, That legal subdivi
sions OF forty acres may be subdlylded into
ten-acre tracts; and that two or more per
soils. OF dsSOcldtiolis VI ptIsoHs. lhN CoH
tiouous claims of any size. although such
claims NAV be less than ten acres each, may
make Joint entry thereof: and provided
further. That no location of aplacer claim
hereafter made. shall exceed one hundred
and sixty acres for any one person or asso
citation OF persons. which location shall con
form to the United States surveys: ant
nothing in this section contained shall de
feat or impair any bona tide presumption OF
homestead claim upon agricultural lands
or authorize the sale OF the improvements
OF any bona tide settler TO any purchaser.
Sec 13. And be it further enacted. Thai
where said person or association. they anC
their grantors. shall have held and worked
their said claims for n period equal to the
time prescribed by the statute Of limitation,
for mining claims of the State or Territory
where the same may be situated. evidence
OF such possession and working of the claims
for such period shall be sufficient to es
tablish a right to patent thereto under
this act, in the absence of any adverse
claim: Provided, however. That nothing il
this act shall be deemed TO impair any lieI
which nay Lave attached il any way what
ever to any mining claim Or property there
to attached prior to the issuance of patent
SEC. a. And be it further enacted, Tha
all ex parte affidavits required to be made
under this act or the act of which it is amend
atory. NAV be verified before any Officer
authorized to administer oaths within TIT
land district where the claims may be sit
ated
SEC Is. And be it further enacted. Tha
registers and receivers shall receive the
same fees for services under this act as arr
provided by law for like services undel
other acts OF Congress; and that effect shall
be given to the foregoing act according t.
such regulations as may be prescribed b,
the Commissioner of the General Lant
Office.
SEC. IL. And be it further enacted, Thai
so much of the act of March third. eighteeI
hundred and tifty-three. entitled AN act Il
provide for the survey Of the public land
in California. the granting Of pre-emptiol
rights, and for other purposes" as provides
| that none other than township lines shall b.
| surveyed where the lands are mineral, Il
hereby repealed. And the public survey!
are hereby extended over all such lands
! Provided, That all subdividing of surveyed
| lands into lots less than one hundred ant
| sixty acres may be done by county and loca
| surveyors at the expense OF the claimants
And provided further, That nothing hereil
| contained shall require the survey OF vast
or useless lands.
| SEC H. And be it further enacted, Tha
none of the rights conferred by sections five
eight, and nine of the act 10 which this ac
| is amendatory shall be abrogated by this
| act, and the same are hereby extended t,
| all public lands affected by this act; and al
| patents granted, or presumption or home
steads allowed, shall be subject to any vest
ed and accrued water rights, Or rights t.
| bitches and reservoirs used in cOnnec
ton with such water rights as ma,
have been acquired under or reeog
| nized by the ninth section OF the act o
| which this act is amendatory But nOthin: