Report of the Department of the Interior ... [with Accompanying Documents]., Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1888 |
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... Congress wise to appropriate such further sum as the Director of the Geological Survey estimates to be requisite for the thorough prosecution of the inquiries which he has already set on foot in pursu- ance of the provision made at the ...
... Congress wise to appropriate such further sum as the Director of the Geological Survey estimates to be requisite for the thorough prosecution of the inquiries which he has already set on foot in pursu- ance of the provision made at the ...
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... Congress Private land claims : Recommendations to Congress to reject claims heretofore favorably reported ...... Resurveys ordered reducing area of claims Suits recommended to vacate patents ...... Lands forfeited in Oregon and ...
... Congress Private land claims : Recommendations to Congress to reject claims heretofore favorably reported ...... Resurveys ordered reducing area of claims Suits recommended to vacate patents ...... Lands forfeited in Oregon and ...
Page xix
... Congress making or enlarging the grant , the language employed works the withdrawal of indemnity lands , or with- drawal is substantially directed . These are beyond the power of the ex- ecutive and formed the subject of a special ...
... Congress making or enlarging the grant , the language employed works the withdrawal of indemnity lands , or with- drawal is substantially directed . These are beyond the power of the ex- ecutive and formed the subject of a special ...
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... Congress by this Department , or furnishes greater discour agement of further recommendation to that body by reason ... Congress as a sufficient basis for a valid claim . These are not usually for large area , and from a variety of ...
... Congress by this Department , or furnishes greater discour agement of further recommendation to that body by reason ... Congress as a sufficient basis for a valid claim . These are not usually for large area , and from a variety of ...
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... Congress for its action , " and until the final action of Congress on such claims all lands covered thereby shall be reserved from sale or other disposal by the Government . " This constitutes a model of ingenuity as a piece of ...
... Congress for its action , " and until the final action of Congress on such claims all lands covered thereby shall be reserved from sale or other disposal by the Government . " This constitutes a model of ingenuity as a piece of ...
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Page clxxv - Indians, unless executed and signed by at least three-fourths of all the adult male Indians, occupying or interested in the same; and no cession by the tribe shall be understood or construed in such manner as to deprive, without his consent, any individual member of the tribe of his rights to any tract of land selected by him, as provided in article 6 of this treaty.
Page 135 - No contract or purchase on behalf of the United States shall be made unless the same is authorized by law, or is under an appropriation adequate to its fulfillment. except in the War and Navy Departments, for clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters or transportation, which, however, shall not exceed the necessities of the current year.
Page 99 - Statutes, may be made before the judge, or, in his absence, before the clerk, of any court of record of the county and State, or district and Territory, in which the lands are situated...
Page 38 - An Act to Provide for the Adjustment of Land Grants Made by Congress To Aid in the Construction of Railroads, and for the Forfeiture of Unearned Lands, and for Other Purposes.
Page 398 - The gross amount of all moneys received from whatever source for the use of the United States, except as otherwise provided in the next section, shall be paid by the officer or agent receiving the same into the Treasury, at as early a day as practicable, without any abatement or deduction on account of salary, fees, costs, charges, expenses, or claim of any description whatever.
Page 205 - And I do further swear (or affirm) that to the best of my knowledge and ability I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic...
Page 368 - That applicants for mineral patents, if residing beyond the limits of the province or military department wherein the claim is situated, may make the oath or affidavit required for proof of citizenship before the clerk of any court of record, or before any notary public of any province of the Philippine Islands, or any other official in said islands authorized by law to administer oaths. SEC.
Page 485 - He shall make a full report on all such claims as originated before the cession of the territory to the United States by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, of eighteen hundred and forty-eight, denoting the various grades of title, with his decision as to the validity or invalidity of each of the same under the laws, usages, and customs of the country before its cession to the United States...
Page 134 - ... character of the land is, and for what it is suitable; the number of the settlers residing upon the land desired to be surveyed; when his residence began and to what extent he has cultivated and improved the land claimed; that his application for survey of the lands described Is made in good faith and not at the instance or in the interest or for the benefit of any other person. CROSS REFERENCE: For Surveys In Alaska, and surveys and resurveys, generally, see Part 9180 of this chapter.
Page clxxv - No treaty for the cession of any portion or part of the reservation herein described, which may be held in common, shall be of any validity or force as against the said Indians unless executed and signed by at least threefourths of all the adult male Indians occupying or interested in the same...