New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-21
GENERAL NATUHE-NO. GIL

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An act to create two additional land dis
| tricts IL the State of Kansas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
| Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That all
the western portion of the State of Kansas,
| included as follows, to wit, commencing at
! the northeast corner Of township ten of
range sixteen, and running thence west to
| the western boundary of the State: thence
! south, along said boundary line, to the
fourth standard parallel; thence east, along
said parallel line, to the southeast corner OF
Rush county: thence north to the place of
beginning, be. and hereby is, constituted
new land district, TO be called the western
and di strict.
SEC. =. That ali the western portion of
the State OF Kansas, included as follows.
10 w.t. commencing at the northeast corner
OF Barton county, and running thence west
to the northwest corner OF said county;
thence south to the southwest corner of
said county; thence west along the fourth
standard parallel 20 the western boundary
of the State; thence south along said bound
airy line to the southern boundary Of the
State; thence east along said boundary line
to the southeast corner Of Barbour coun Y: |
thence north to the place Of beginning, be, |
and hereby is, constituted a new land dis |
trict, to be called the Arkansas Valley land |
district; and shall, in addition, incl, de in |
the district the lands lying in Rice and Reno |
counties.
SEC. 3 That the President. by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, is
hereby authorized 70 appoint a register and
receiver tor each OF said districts who
shall discharge like and similar duties and
receive the same amount OF compensation |
allowed to other officers discharging like
duties in the other land offices of said State.
Approved June 20. 1874.
Joint resolution providing for a change in
the name and title of the agent and
consul genera OF the United States at
Alexandria.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States of
America. i'll Congress assembled, That the
maine and title OF the agent and consul
general OF the United States at Alexandria |
shall, from the passage of this Joint resoIu-
hon, be agent and consul general of the
United States at Cairo
Approved JANUARY s, 1874.
Joint resolution providing for the termina-
tIoD OF the treaty between rhe United
States and His Majesty the King of the
B-lgIans. concluded at Washin gton, july
seventeenth, eighteen hundred and fifty
eight.
WHEREAS. It IS provided by the seven
zenith article nf the treaty between the
United States of America, on the one part |
md His Majesty the King OF the Belgians,
IN Tie other part. CONCLUDED at Washing
on on the seventeenth day of July, ammo
)omini eighteen hundred and fifty eight.
hat 1.-The present treaty shall be in force
Turing ten Years from the date of the ex-
hange of the Publications, and until the
expiration of twelve months after either of .
he high contracting parties shall have an
to the other IFS intention to ter
innate the operation thereof, each party +
eservins 30 Itself the right of making such |
declaration to he other at the end of the
Ell years above men iioned and it is agreed
hat, after the expiration of the twelve
lonths prOluDgatiun accorded on both sides,
his treaty and all It's stipulations shall :
ease to he in force" and
Whereas, IL is no longer for the interest
I the United Stairs u continue the SAID
reaty III force; therefore. $
solved by the Senate and House of |.
representatives Of the United States OF p
america III Congress assembled, That no. | l
zee be given OF the teImin alton of said | 9
'eaty according to the provisions of the q
aid seventeenth article thereof for such | S
rmination, and the President Of the United | Il
tates is hereby authorized to communicate .
lrh norlce to the government Of the King il
ON Of Belgium. p
Approved June II, 1874. h