New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-24

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States ind 6lIice, anfl lands IS s,,rvsvesI
and returnod okaIl. for thirty daye after
the fhngof tho p1ats in the United States
land office, be- held exclusively fpr location
for the a6ri6ulturals college, and within
said thirty days the proper authorities Of
the State shall make application 10 the
United States land office for the land sought
to be located BY sections and parts of see
tions; Provided, That any rights, under the
Ipre- emption or homestead laws, acquired
| prior to the fling of the required statement
with the United States register, shall not be
impaired or affected By this act; And pro-
vlded further, That such selections shall be
made IN every other respect subject to the
condiflons, restrictions and limitations con-
tanned in the acts hereby modified
Approved March 8, 1871.
fGENERAL NATuRE--No. so.
AN ACT to extend the time for the rever.
sion to the United States of the lands
granted by Congress TO the State of Mich
/ igan to aid m the construction of rail-
road from Pere Marquette to Flint. in
said State and for other purposes
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
j America in Congress assembled, That the
time specified in the fourth section of the act
| of Congress, approved June third, eighteen
| hundred and ffty-six. entitled tan act
making grant of alternate sections of the
| public lands to the State Of Michigan to aid
in the construction of certain railroads in
said State, and for other purposes for the
| reversi0n to the United States of the lands
granted by said act to aid in the cOnstrlc-
ton of a railroad from Pere Marquette to
Flint, and for the completion OF said road.
be- and the same is hereby. further extended
for the period of five years from and after
the passage of this act.
SEC. THIS the State of Michigan magyar
thorize the sale of sixty sections of the land
granted to aid the construction of said
railroad from Pere Marquette to Flint.
whenever and as often as the governor of
said State shall certify that ten additional
miles of said railroad is completed and in
running order as first class railroad; Pro-
yided, That said lands authorized to be
sold as aforesaid shall INCLUDE only lands
situated opposite to and caterminDus with
the completed sections; And provided; That
IN case said railroad shall not be fully COM
pleted from Flint to Lake Michigan within
the time as extended by this act. all the
lands included in said grant to which the
right to sell shall not then have attached
shall revert to the United States
Approved March 3. 1871.
IGENERAL NATCRE-NO. Is.
AN ACT to extend the benefits of the dona-
ton law OF September twenty-seven,
eighteen hundred and fifty, to certain
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives, Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled That
all persons who, at the time of settle
ment, possessed the qualification prescribed
in the fourth and fifth sections Of San act
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the public lands in Oregon, and to provide
for. the survey, and to make donations to
settlers of the said public lands, approved
September twenty-seven, eighteen hundred
and fifty, and who made bona fide settle
ment upon the lands claimed By the Puget
Sound Agricultural Company, in Washing
ton Territory, within the time limited for
settlement by said act and the amendments
thereto. shall be, and are hereby declared
to be entitled TO all the privileges and bene-
fits of said act and amendments.
SEC. 2. That the rights an d privileges Of
heirs and assigns under the said donation
law, and the amendments thereto, shall be,
assigns of the settlers named in the first
section of this act
Approved March g. 1871.
[GENERAL NATURE-No. Col
AN ACT to restore Robert Boyd, junior. to
the active list of the navy of the United
States.
of the United States of
America in Congress assembled That the
President of the United States be author
lied to nominate, and, By and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, to appoint
Robert Boyd, Junior, now on the retired
list, as commander on the active list of
the navy.
Approved March 3, 1871.
AN ACT to authorize Tthel Worthington Ma
tional Bank of Cooperstown, New York,
to change its name and location.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Worthington- National Bank. now located
in Cooperstown, State of New York, is
hereby authorized to change its location to
the village Of Oneonta. in the county of
Otsego, and State of New York. When
ever the stockholders representing three
fourths OF the capital of said bank, at q
meeting called for that purpose, determine
to make such change, the president and
cashier shall execute a certificate, under
the corporate seal of the bank, specifying
such determination, and shall cause the
same TO be recorded in the Office of the
of the currency, and thereupon
such change of location shall be effected:
and the operations OF discount and deposit
IF said bank shall be carried on under the
name of the First National Bank of One
onta, in the village of Oneonta in the
county of otsego, and State Of New
York.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
,othing in this act contained shall be so
as in any manner to release the
aid bank from any liability, or affect any
action or proceeding in law in which the
aid bank may be a party or interested.
And when such change shall have been de-
er1nined upon as aforesaid, notice thereof
md of such change shall be published in at
east two weekly newspapers in the afore-
aid county in which Cooperstown is situ-
tie, in the State of New York, for not less
han four successive weeks
Approved February 81, 1871.
1GENERAL NATURE-No. 65.l
IN ACT to authorize the restoration of
James Belger to the rank of major and
qnartermaster in the army
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
OF the United States of
america in Congress assembled. That the
resident be, and he is hereby authorized
0 restore James Belger to the rank of major
nd quartermaster in the army tf, date FROM