Laws of the United States of a Local Or Temporary Character: And Exhibiting the Entire Legislation of Congress Upon which the Public Land Titles in Each State and Territory Have Depended, December 1, 1880 : Embracing, Also, a Digest of All Indian Treaties Affecting the Titles to Public Lands, an Abstract of the Authority For, and the Boundaries Of, the Existing Military Reservations, and a Table of Judicial and Executive Decisions Affecting the Various Subjects Arising Under the Public Land System, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1884 - 1371 pages |
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... relief of Thomas Orr . Be it enacted , & c . , That Thomas Orr be , and he is hereby confirmed Confirmation of in the purchase of the southeast quarter of section number eleven , land purchase . township seven , and range two in the ...
... relief of Thomas Orr . Be it enacted , & c . , That Thomas Orr be , and he is hereby confirmed Confirmation of in the purchase of the southeast quarter of section number eleven , land purchase . township seven , and range two in the ...
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... relief of James Sprague . Be it enacted , & c . , That James Sprague be , and he is hereby , author- ized to locate three hundred and twenty acres of land , by legal subdi- enter a tract of Visions , on any public land in the State of ...
... relief of James Sprague . Be it enacted , & c . , That James Sprague be , and he is hereby , author- ized to locate three hundred and twenty acres of land , by legal subdi- enter a tract of Visions , on any public land in the State of ...
Page 81
... relief of Joseph Pierce and others . March 3 , 1839 . Vol . 6 , p . 765 . Money paid for Be it enacted , & c . , That the sum of ninety - three dollars and eighteen cents , with interest thereon from the first day of September , one ...
... relief of Joseph Pierce and others . March 3 , 1839 . Vol . 6 , p . 765 . Money paid for Be it enacted , & c . , That the sum of ninety - three dollars and eighteen cents , with interest thereon from the first day of September , one ...
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... relief of Mary Perkins . Be it enacted , & c . , That Mary Perkins , of the county of Williams , in Authorized to the State of Ohio , be , and she is hereby , authorized to enter , within certain twelve months after the passage of this ...
... relief of Mary Perkins . Be it enacted , & c . , That Mary Perkins , of the county of Williams , in Authorized to the State of Ohio , be , and she is hereby , authorized to enter , within certain twelve months after the passage of this ...
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... relief of John Miller . May 23 , 1844 . Vol . 6 , p 909 . Land patent to Be it enacted , & c . , That the President of the United States be , and he is hereby , authorized and requested to cause to be issued to John Mil- ler , of ...
... relief of John Miller . May 23 , 1844 . Vol . 6 , p 909 . Land patent to Be it enacted , & c . , That the President of the United States be , and he is hereby , authorized and requested to cause to be issued to John Mil- ler , of ...
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act of Congress aforesaid approved April arpens boundary canal certificate claimants claims to land Com'r G. L. O. commissioners confirmed Copp's L. O. Copp's Mg dollars duty east eighteen hundred enter entitled An act entry further enacted heirs hereby authorized heretofore Illinois Indian Indiana Territory issue John Cleves Symmes July June Kaskaskia land claims land district land office legal representatives legislature Lester located lots Louisiana manner March Michigan military Missouri northwest Ohio patent plat President Provided Proviso public lands purchase purpose quantity of land quarter of section quarter-section railroad Rancho receiver of public register and receiver relief relinquishment River road Secretary Interior section number sold survey surveyor surveyor-general Territory of Michigan Territory of Missouri Territory of Orleans thence thereof thousand eight hundred tion township number tract of land Treasury United Vincennes warrants Wisconsin
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Page 180 - But in case it shall appear that the United States have, when the lines or routes of said roads are definitely fixed, sold any sections or parts thereof granted as aforesaid, or that the right of pre-emption has attached to the same...
Page 282 - Indian tribe, but shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges, and be subject to all the duties and liabilities to taxation of other citizens of the United States.
Page 205 - State shall be established by, and extend to, a direct line running from the southern extremity of Lake Michigan to the most northerly cape of the Miami Bay...
Page 218 - An act to establish the northern boundary line of the State of Ohio, and to provide for the admission of the State of Michigan into the Union upon the conditions therein expressed...
Page 260 - In a direct line to the center of the channel between Middle and South Islands In the Lake of the Desert...
Page 141 - An Act to provide for the further development of agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of the Act entitled 'An Act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts,
Page 13 - ... an act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services, and for the society of the United Brethren for propagating the gospel among the heathen...
Page 421 - In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the United States to be affixed to these presents, and signed the same with my hand.
Page 476 - And the better to accomplish the object of this act, namely, to promote the public interest and welfare by the construction of said railroad and telegraph line, and keeping the same in working order, and to secure to the Government at all times (but particularly in time of war) the use and benefits of the same for postal, military and other purposes, Congress may, at any time, having due regard for the rights of said companies named herein, add to, alter, amend, or repeal this act.
Page 386 - ... of land, to include the residence of such claimant, upon paying to the United States the minimum price of such land...