The Portland daily press., 1871-03-20
For grading, draining, and Improving drill ground,

For grading, draining, and Improving drill ground,
ore thousand dollars.
FOR increasing the supply OF water, rebuilding
dam tor reservoir at the toot OF Crows Nest noun
tain. five thousand dollars. -,
For survey map, anu estimate for plan tor pfing-
ing water Irum Round pond TWO thousand nVe nun
bred dol AIS. ..:
For heating apparatus, book cases for archives;
Office furniture upbols cry. blinds, gas pres anu
fixtures in fire proof building ior pubic onee anu
archives. five thousand dollars.
Approved, february IL, 1911.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 23.l
from The legal representatives OF Bartholomew
Cousin.
whereas the claim of Bartholomew Cousin, or his
| legal representatives, is embraced in Recorder
Bate'[s1 report OF February second eighteen hun
bred ami sixteen, ana confirmed to the extent OF Q
| league square, aud survey numbered two thousand
one bund, ed and ninetys six was made tor the same
| in the wear eighteen huudred and eighteen; and
| whereas a luriber conf nation was MADE OF el'n1
hundred and ty niue arpeDs, or six hundred anu
| slxty-four and seventy-e'gnt hundtedtbs acres IN
| the favorable report, numbered sixty-one, OF the
board of commiss,Ore under the acts OF Congress
of The years eighteen hundred aud ,hirty-two and
egh e. hundred and thirty three. confirmed by the
of July, eighteen hundred and thIrfy-six: Ihere
BE it be enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
resentaices OF the United States Of america IN Con-
9ress assembled, That it shall ant may tie iaw9 or
the county survey OF the county of Cape irardeau
or whom So yer may be mated by the Commas
sioner the General Land Once, 10 select an area,
OF acres of thu confirmation by acc of July iou TIL
eighteen hundred and hrty-slx, according to lesal
snbdy Isons, and in ul satisfaction OF SAID clam:
| beginning at a corner where a line of the survey
| numbered two thousand one hundred and nnety-s'x
in cts the norh line of section twelve, township
thirty NORTH range eleven east the n0rih-
east corner Of SAID section twelve thence with said
| line OF said suivey two thousand one hundred and
ninely-s q corner OF said survey two thousand
one hundred and ninety six iu section twentythree
of said township and range; thence westward,y on
line sufficient distance that line projected borth-
nj xs1,4
| survey numbered two thousand one hundred and
ninety-siN, and running taslwardly to the place tt
beginning will include the said quantity of six hum
dred and sxty.tour and seveniy-eight hunuredtl 6
acres; and thereafter, and within ear from the
passage of Ills act the parties claiming in right OF
sau Cousin any tract outside of the mils Of said
| survey numbered tive thousand one hundred and
nnetysix and the selection authorized by this act
to make go0u the secoUd conf nation Aforesaid, be-
the register and receiver Q. the land district ia which
said tracts situated, oil such right to make pay
mem therefor at The rate OF one dollar ana twenty
cents ger acre, or by pr emPtion or claim OF
homestead according the laws of the Urited States
| IN such cases m zoe and provided.
SEC O. And be At further enacted, That any tract
or parcel OF lana, alter the survey and adjustment oil
said confirmation, which is not embraced therein
but withheld from sale BY the Government of the
United States by reason of the supposed interference
and non-survev OF said second confirmation, there
after and in one year from the adjustment of said
survey any party or person residing upon and cul i.
vaiug such tract or parcel Of land withheld from
| sale aforesaid at and before the Passage OF III
act, upon making satisfactory proof to the reg sel
and receiver OF the land district in bch such tracts
or parcel situate If actual settlement according
to the provisions of this section, be, and HEREBY
authorized to enter said tracts not 10 exceed one
hundred and sixty acres, incudii improvements
at dollarand twentv five cents per acre, clam
| the same as hon estead agreeablv to the act OF
Congress granting homestead to actual settlers.
approved, February 10, 1871. E3t
GENERAL NATURE-No. 24l
AN ACT to cede to the State of Ohio the rnsold
lands in the Virginia military district IN SAID State
Re 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Represen
tatipes of the United States OF america Congress
assembled. That the lands remaining unsurveye t
| AMI uns I'D i'll the Virginia military district in tn
STATE OF Ohio be, and the same are hereby ceded Il
tie State OF Ouio upon the conditions following, Il
wit: Any person who, at the time the passage
this act is bona de settler any portion of sale
are. so by him occupied by his pre-eml ting Thu
sane in such manner as the legislature OF the Stat
| of Ohio may direct.
| Approved, February 1S, 1871. -s
GENERAL NATURE-No. 25I
AN ACT to repeal an art entitled Gan act for To,
survey of grants or claims Of laud,' approved JUNE
second, eighteen hundred and sixts-two.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdfiUes Of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That act entitled IAN act fol
the survey Of grants or claims of land" approved
June seco I'd, eighteen huDired and sxty-two, beius
chapter &c OF the acts OF the second session OF ,h
Tblr. y-seventh Congress OF the UDited States, be
and the same is hereby, repealed: Pr0vsded, Tba
the repeal OF said act shall no. affe { any right
heretofore acquired under the same.
j. g. BLAINE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
| SnbUYLEt COLFAX
pice-President Of the United States and Presidea
| Of the Senate. tCl
Approved, February 10. 1871 t.ausG
-,.,r, 81. .,-.-.l, .-f7 s.=e U. s. GRANT.