The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-08

sectiOn "A or the church Site shall
be held by said parish for the use of
the Catholic congregation now occu-
plying it for public worship and as a
burying ground, but not to the pre-
judice of valid adverse right If such
| exist. Approved June rs, 1860.
Vol. II. Chap. 297, page CLAN act
cennes university of certain vacant
and abandoned lands in the Knox
county, Ind
/ Whereas, it is alleged that there
| are certain parcels of abandoned lands
| in Knox county, Ind, which are COW
cred by Old Vincennes donation
claims which have become abandoned
and to which there is no subsisting
confirmation or sett ement by individ-
uals as owners under confirmation,
| therefore,
Be it enacted, by the senate and
/ house of representatives of the United
States of America, in congress as
sembled that it shall and may be lawful
for the Vincennes university, a cor
poration existing under the laws of
the district of Indiana, a petition de-
/ scriptive of such abandoned and I'M
claimed donations in Knox county of
that state accompanied by such testi-
mony as may be relied upon in sup
port of the said alleged abandonment
with evidence that such list has been
published for a period of at least
three months in Knox county and cal
ing upon all parties to show cause,
/ if such exist, why such tracts or
j parcels of land shol'd not be de-
clared vacant; and thereafter in such
| cases as the said court shall find the
tracts to be abandoned and not claim
ed by individuals under any confir-
nation or otherwise, it shall have the
power to render and decree accord
| ingly, and upon such decree being de-
posted in the general land office with
a patent certificate from the register
Of the land office at Indianapolis, Ind.
d patent shall be issued to the said
Vincennes university for the parcels
Of land as decrecd as abandoned and
awarded to said university. Pro-
vided. that all proceedings in the
premises shall be at the cost of the
said university and that the patents
as issued shall operate only as a
quit claim on the part of the United
States and shall not affect the valid
adverse rights of any person should
such thereafter be found to exist
And such patents and DEGREES shall
have no effect upon or any respect
to such adverse rights. Approved
March 3. 1873.
1 Vol. Is, Chap. 478, page 276-An act
to confirm the purchase of portion
of the site of Fort Houston, at Nash
vile, Tenn, and to provide for the
donation of the same to the Fisk uni
versity for educational purposes.
! Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States in congress assemb ed, that
the purchase by the United States on
the 21st day of August, 1865, from
Russell Houston Of certain land con-
sisting Of about 3 IA acres situated
in the city Of Nashville Tenn, with
the buildings thereon standing and
being the same premises described in
a deed of certain date from said
Houston to the chief engineer of the
army in trust for the United States,
recorded in book 35, page 241, in the
registers office sanctioned and con-
firmed SO that the said purchase and
the said deed thereupon executed
shall have the same legal validity and
effect as if the same had been by a
previous act of congress specifically
/ authorized Section 2-That the Sec
rotary of war be and he, hereby is,
Fauthorized and directed to grant and
convey to the Fisk university of
Nashville, Tenn. all the right, title,
interest and estate of the United
for educational purposes, provided,
that no further expense re alive
| thereto shall be incurred by the
United States and, provided, further
that the trustees of the said Fisk
university be and they are hereby au-
thorized to sell and dispose Of the
| above described property at their dis
erection and to use the proceeds for
educational purposes in connection
LN;exl-
Vol. IS. Chan. 3. page 31-An act
to secure to the Domestic and For
eign Missionary society of the Prot
estant Episcopal church in the United
| States, the land in the White Earth
Indian reservation in Minnesota, on
which is situated their church and
| other buildings.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the
! United States Of America in congress
assembled that the secretary of the
! interior be, and he is hereby author
| lied and directed by and with the
consent of the Mississippi bands of
| Chippewa Indians to cause to be is
sued a patent to the Domestic and
Foreign Missionary society of the
Protestant Episcopal church in the
/ United States for 80 acres of land
to embrace the church, parsonage and
IlOSplldl anu Sucn OCn0F DulIOlnSS as
may have been or may prior to the
issue Of such a patent, be erected by
| and under the direction Of said So
ciety on the White Earth Indian res
ervation in Minnesota, said land to
| be selected by the person acting I'M
| der the authority Of said society and
| devoted by the United States act for
the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota
through the office of Indian affairs to
the secretary of the interior. Provid
ed, that the estate to be conveyed to
| said society shall cease and be de-
| termined when the land and the erec-
tons thereon shall no longer be oc-
| cupied and used by. said society for
| missionary and school purposes. APP
proved April Is, 1874.
| Vol. "a, Chap. 1855. page 144-Au-
thorizing the secretary of the interior
to transfer the United States bar
| racks at Baton Rouge, La, to the
Louisiana State University and Ag-
ricuitural and Mechanical college at
said ace for educational purposes.
Whereas. the United States bar
a onf