Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
BY TIRE PRESIDENT or THE UNI
TED STATES OF AMERICA.
APPROXIMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
:, Whereas q convention between the
United Statcs of America and the Rcpub- !
lie of Salvador STIMULATING for ancxten-
sion of the period for exchanging the rat.
iticatlons Of the general treaty Of amity,
and consular privileges te-
tween the two countries, signed on the
sixth day of December, 1870, was cOnclu
ded and signed by their respective Plcni-
potcntaries at San Salvador, on the tweltl,
day of May last, the original Of which
convention, being in the English and
Spanish languages, is word for word us
follows:
The United States of America and the
Republic of Salvador, desiring to extend
fications of the treaty between the
of amity, commerce, and consular
privileges, signed at San Salvador on the
sixth day of December, A. D, 1870, have
resolved to conclude a convention for
that purpose, and have invested with full
powers, the President Of the United
States, Thomas Biddle, Minister Resident
of the United States to Salvador, the
President of the Republic Of Salvador,
Senior Doctor Don Dario Gonzalez, the
Minister of the Interior and Public In.
struction, who, after reciprocal communi
cation of their said full powers, found in
good and due form, have agreed upon the
following articles, to-wit:
Article list.
The time fixed for the exchange of the
Publications Of the aforesaid treaty be-
tween the United and the Republic of
Salvador. of amity, commerce, and con-
sular privileges, signed at San Salvador
on the sixth day Of December, A. D. one
thousand eight hundred and seventy,
(187O) is hereby extended to a period not
exceeding twelve (12) months from the
date of this convention, or sooner If pos
sible.
The present convention to receive the
ratification of the President of the United
States, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate thereof, and by the
President of the Republic of Salvador,
with the approval of the Congress OF the
same, and the notifications to be exchang-
ed within convenient time to facilitate
the aforesaid extension.
In witness whereof the respective plen.
ipotentiaries have signed the present con-
ventiOn in duplicate, and have thereunto
affixed their seals.
Done at San Salvador the 18th day Of
May, A. D. one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-three, land of the Indepen.
doaeo -ee Ak>-U>;a>a-0 +~to~--t ,.~-..invty-
seventh.
THOS. BIDDLE. fsEA1. /
D. GONZALEZ, SEAL
And whereas the said convention has
becn duly ratified on both parts and the
respective Publications were exchanged
in this city on the eleventh inst:
Now, therefore, be It known that I,
Ulysses 8. Grant, President of the United
States of America, have caused the said
convention to be made public, to the end
that the same, and every clause and arti.
Gle thereof, may be observed and fulfilled
with good faith by the United States and
the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington
this thirteenth day of March, IN the
year of our Lord one thousand
[sEAI. ]eight hundred and SEVENTH
and of the Independence Of the
United States Of America the nine
ty-eighth.
U. s. GRANT.
BY the President:
j. G. BANCROFT DAVIS,
Acting Secretary Of State,
OFFICIAL.
Laws of the United States passed At the
First Session of the Forty Third Con.
gress.
GENERAL NATuRE-No. 1871
AN ACT to amend tho act entitled "An
prairies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That
the act entitled IAN act to encourage the
approved March third, eighteen hundred
hereby amended, so as to read as follows
That any person who is the head OF fam
lily, or whohas arrived at the age of TWEEN
ted States, or who shall have filed his
declaration of intention to become SUCH
"a required by the naturalization laws oil
the United States, who shall plant, pro
tect, and keep in a healthy growing con
dition for eight years, forty acres Of tim
Der, the trees thereon not being more
than twelve feet apart each way, on any
quarter section Of any of the public lands
of the United States, or twenty acres on
any legal subdivision Of eighty acres, 0,
ten acres on any legal subdivision of for
ty acres, or one fourth part Of any frac
tiOnal subdivision of land less than forty
ocres, shall be entitled to patent for thu
whole ofsaid quarter section, or of suchle
gal subdivision of eighty or forty acres, o.
fractional subdivision of less than fort,
acres, as the case may be, at the expira
ton of said eight years, on making proc
Of such fact by not Ices than two credible
witnesses:
Provided, That not more than one quar-
ter Of any section shall be thus granted
and that No nprs0n shall make moro fha