The Portland daily press., 1872-07-10
'roved, April II, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 46.1
AN ACT to erect two new land districts in the Stat
of Nebraska.


AN ACT to two new land districts in the State
of Nebraska.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtiues of the United States of america in Con-
gress assembled That all that part of the State of
Nebraska which lies west Of range twenty eight west
of the sixty principal meridian the State of Ne
braska, be, and the same is hereby constituted and
erected into new land district, to be named and
called the Western district.
SEC. 2. That all those parts of the present South
Platte and Nemaha districts in the State of Nebras-
ka, which lie west of range four and east of range
twenty eight west of the sixth principal meridian be-
and the same are hereby erected into and constitute
ed new land district, to be named and called the
Republican Valley district.
SEC 8. That the President be- and he is hereby au-
thorzed and directed to appoint, by and with the adj
vice and consent of the Senate, register and re-
ceiver for each of said land districts who shall be re-
quired to reside at the site of the and-oce in each
be entitled to receive the same of compensa-
ton, respectively as are now prescribed by law for
other land-offces in said State.
Approved, April %, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. AL
AN ACT to extend the time for filing claims for ad-
dional bounty, under the act of July tweIty-eigbt
eighteen hundred and sixty-six.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatices Of the United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the time for filing claims for
additional bounty, under the act of July twenty
expired by limitation January thirteenth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-one, by and the same is here
by revived and extended until the thrtieth day of
January, eighteen hundred and seventy three; and
that all claims for such b0unties filed in the proper
department after the thirteenth day Of january
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and before the
passage Of this act shall be deemed to have been filed
in due time, and shall be considered and decided
without filing.
Approved, April %, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 4s.1
AN ACT in relation to bountes
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtives Of the United States of america in Con-
gress assembled, That every volunteer pon-cOmmis-
stoned officer, private, musician, and arifcer who
enlisted into the military service of the United States
prior to July twenty-secOnd, eighteen hundred and
sxtyone under the proclamation of the President of
the United States of May third, eighteen hundred
and slxtyone and the orders of the War Department
issued in pursuance thereof and was actually mus
tered before August sixth, eighteen hundred and
ty-one, into any regiment, company, battery,
which was accepted by the War Department under
bounty of one hundred dollars under and by virtue
of the said proclamation and orders of the War De-
partment in force at the time Of such enlistment
anu prior to July twenty-second, eighteen hundred
and sxty-one: Pr0Uided, That the same has not al
ready been paid.
Approved, April %, 1872.
j. G. BLAINE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
SCHUYLER COLFAX
Yice-President ofhe United States and President of
the Senate.
US. GRANT.