The Portland daily press., 1872-10-15
LAWS
. OF THE
UNITED STATES

SECOND SESSION OF THE FoRTY-sECoND
CONGRESS.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 59l
AN ACT to extend the time of payment for their
lands by persons holding pre-emptions on the pub
lie lands in the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Michigan, and Territory OF Dakota.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiUes Ofth United States Of AmericG IN Con-
gress assembled, That all persons holding pre-emp-
tons upon any of the public lands of the United
States within the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Michigan, and Territory of Dakota whose final
navment has not been made shall he aIlowod tha
additional time of one year in which to make final
proof and payment from the time at which such pre-
emptons are required to be paid for by the present
laws.
Approved, May 9, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 6O.1
AN ACT for the relief of purchasers of lands sold for
direct texes in the insurrectionary States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
SentGtees the United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled, That owner his heirs or assigns
of any land sold for taxes under the provisions of the
act entitled An act for the collection of direct tax
es in the insurI dictionary districts within the United
States, and for other purposes" approved June
acts amendatory thereof, shall be permitted to re-
cover the same in any action or proceeding against
the purchaser at such SALE his heirs assigns With
out showing, in addition to other necessary facts
that all taxes COSTS and penalties due upon the said
land, at the time of the sale have been pad hv him
or them or bringing into court and depositing with
the clerk, for the use of the United States the
amount, with interest, of the taxes and penalties
when sold, together with all the costs and expenses
OF the sale which sum, in of the recovery of the
land by such owner, his heirs or assigns, shall be
paid by the clerk into the treasury of the United
States.
SEC. 2 That in all cases where the owner of any
land sold for taxes aforesaid his heirs or assigns
shall recover the same from the purchaser his heirs
assigns without cousion on his or their part by
the ju gment of any United States court by reason
of failure without his their fault On neglect of
the title OF the purchaser derived from said SALE the
Secretary OF the Treasury, N the payment into the
treasury, by the clerk, of the money deposited with
him as aforesaid, and being satisfied that any our
chaser his heirs or assigns without his their col
lusion has been evcted from turned out of
sion OF any such laud by the Judgment Of any limited
states court, in the mannar before mentioned is
nefeoy author ed out Of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated to repay to the person OF
persons entitled thereto sum OF money equal to
that originally paid by the purchaser of the land So
ury. ''o'>'
approved, May 9, 1s72.
GENERAL NATURE No. GIL
AN ACT to perpetuate testimony in the corr+s of
the United States. ..- 4lF ~ - = -
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House or Re,re-
sentdtices Of the United States of AmerScG in Gon-
gress assembled That hereafter all dispositions taken
de bene esse, to be used in any civil cause denendnn
IN any court in any district in the United States for
the causes and before the officers mentioned in sec
ton thirty of the "Act to establish the Judicial courts
of the United States" approved Sentemher 1,ventv
fourth seventeen hundred and eighty-nine shall be
taken upon reasonable notice. to be given in writing
by the party or his attorney proposing to take suc6
deposinon TO the opposite party his attorney of
record which notice shall state the name of the wit
ness and the time and place of the taking of his de-
positon and in all cases n rem, the person having
t9e agency or possession of the property the time
OF seizure shall be deemed the adverse party until
eiaim Ahaa have been put in and whenever by rea-
son OF the absence from the district and want of an
attorney OF record other reason the giving of the
notice herein required shall be impracticabe it shall
be lawful to take such dispositions as there shall be
urgent necessity for taking upon such notice as aAy
lndge authorized to hold courts in such circuit or
district shall think reasonable and direct But this
act shall not be construed to affect the power Of Ssy
sucn court TO cause testimony to be taken under COM
to be used therein. law
Approved, May 8, 1872.
j. G. BLAINE.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
SCHUYLER C0LFAX
President Of the United States and President
Of the Senate,
Approved, May 8, 1872