LAND OFFICES, continued. Located at seat of State Governments, may be continued, however, (sec. 7, PAGE 59 Vacancies in, not to operate against pre-emption claimants, (No. 72,) 84 203 President may change location of, (Nos. 220, 223,) 203-205 82 lands in Greensburg District to be re-surveyed, (No. 64,) LEASE of school lands, in certain States, authorized, (No. 68,) LEAD ORE. (See MINERAL LANDS.) LIVE OAK Reservations in Louisiana opened for pre-emption, (No. 72,) LOUISIANA, Certain entries of land confirmed, (Nos. 51, 54, 157,) 82 84 97 137 Live oak reservations released, (No. 70,) Act of 1824, enabling claimants to establish their claims in the courts, ex- Certain lands in, attached to the north-western district, (No. 142,) settlement claims in Greensburg District confirmed, (Nos. 54, 157,) 68, 145 Authorized to purchase land for State House at Baton Rouge, (No. 123,) Pre-emptions in Maison Rouge grant, (No. 184,) De Bastrop grant, (No. 187,) Certain claims in the De Bastrop grant confirmed, (No. 241,) 225 laws relative to Rio Hondo claims revived, (No. 250,) 236 Lands granted to, for certain railroads from New Orleans, from Shreve- MAIL CONTRACTORS, entitled to pre-empt certain lands, (Nos. 279, 311,) 250, 299 Act granting pre-emptions to settlers and purchasers on, (No. 184,) Settlers on, may enter subdivisions improved by them, (No. 269,). Pre-emption claimants of, who were soldiers in the Mexican war, may 142 80 Wyandott lands in, to be sold, (Nos. 74, 200,) And Rock River Reservations, subject to pre-emptions, (No. 139,) Lands granted for canal around St. Mary's Falls, (No. 208, 208,) Cheboygan land district created, (No. 237,) Land Office at Kalamazoo, continued, (No. 286,) 256 granted for railroad to Marquette, &c., (No. 293,) 265 Detroit and Saginaw land district enlarged, (Nos. 325, 345,) Right of way and depot grounds granted on Fort Gratiot reservation, MILITARY WARRANTS. (See WARRANTS.) Reserves in Florida, how to be sold, (No. 301,) MILITARY WARRANTS, continued. Sites when useless, to be sold, (No. 315,) laws authorizing sale of, repealed, (No. 344,) MINNESOTA, Territorial government established, (No. 169,) how managed, (No. 186,) Military reserves, at St. Peter's river, reduced, (No. 209,) Amended act, (No. 209,) Mendota may be entered as a town, (No. 209,) Sauk river land district established, (No. 210,) School grant deficiency, how provided for, (No. 226,) 193 210 Root River, Winona, Red Wing and Minneapolis districts established, Lands granted for Northwest and Pacific railroad, (No. 242,) Tract belonging to half-breeds of Sioux Indians to be surveyed, and scrip to be issued in exchange, (No. 243,) Pre-emption rights granted, amended, (No. 330,) extended to unsurveyed land, (No. 255,) Admitted, (see Appendix, No. 3271,) Amended, (No. 324,) Title to Chippewa lands in, to be extinguished, (No. 261,) . North-eastern and north-western land districts established, (No. 297,) Authorized to form a State government, &c., (No. 305,) 240 734 268 287 274 279 Office of Surveyor-General to be removed to St. Paul, (No. 316,) 283 285 MINES, Lands containing, not subject to pre-emption, (sec. 10, No. 48,) MINERAL LANDS, Containing lead ore, in Illinois, Arkansas, Wisconsin and Iowa, may be sold, 109 In Chippewa district, Wisconsin, how sold, (No. 129,) Two per cent. on land sold in, granted, to be applied to a certain railroad, School lands selected by Governor, (No. 53,) 59 137 67 Act of 1824, enabling claimants to bring suits for land, extended to, (No. 89,) Lands granted for railroad from Jackson, &c., (No. 299,) 269 Allowed five per cent. on lands sold in Chickasaw and Choctaw reserva- 282 Act for relief of purchasers of graduated lands in Choctaw cession, New land district created in, and boundaries of former districts changed, 78 Act of 1824, authorizing suits to be brought to try the validity of land MISSOURI, continued. PAGE Boundary line between Iowa and, to be settled by the Supreme Court of the 113 Chariton land district established, (No. 160,) 147 Lands granted for construction of the Hanibal and St. Joseph's railroad, 183 Authorized to tax lands from date of sale, (No. 197,) 184 Lands granted for Little Rock, Fulton and Fort Smith railroad, (No. 216,) 196 Indian titles to lands west of, how extinguished, (No. 221,) 204 Land offices at Palmyra, allowed compensation, (No. 286,) 256 Certain lands in Plattsburg district may be purchased, (No. 295,). 267 Location of certain confirmed land claims provided for, (No. 334,) 294 Suspended, (No. 360,) 310 Act assenting to disposition made of the two per cent. fund in, (No. 356,) 308 Sections sixteen and thirty-six reserved for schools, (sec. 16, No. 239,) Pre-emption laws extended to, (No. 245,) Omaha land district established, (No. 245,) 216 Nemaha, South Platte river and Dahkota land district established, (No. 309,) 277 Land claims of certain pueblos and towns, confirmed, (No. 347,) Office of Surveyor-General established, and donations granted in, (No. 245,) 230 NEW MADRID Locations south of the Arkansas river, perfected, (No. 69,) 83 56 OATHS, 0. To be administered by Register and Receiver, (Nos. 14, 41,) OHIO RIVER, Surveyor-General to survey lands northwest of Ohio river, (No. 1,) ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT, pension laws extended to, (No. 147,) Notice to be given to Great Britain, that joint occupancy of, shall cease, Territorial government established, (No. 154,) Treaties with Indians for lands to be made, (No. 173,) OREGON, continued. School lands, where occupied under the donation law, other land may be selected, (No. 212,) Donation Act amended so as to allow a claimant, after two years, to pay Amended, (No. 244,) Surveyor-General of, to have a seal, (No. 224,) Pre-emption law extended to, (No. 244,) Umpqua Land District established, (No. 266,) Land laws extended east of Cascade Mountains, (No. 333,) Appropriation to pay clerks in certain land offices in, (No. 337,) PAGE 194 199 1 100 99 189 67 Issued to heirs of soldiers, (No. 78,) In name of deceased persons, (No. 30,) President may appoint Assistant Secretary to sign, (No. 133,) To issue for certain confirmed claims, (No. 262,) to certain Indians in Kansas, (No. 358,) PENSION LAWS extended to ordnance corps, (No. 147,) PERJURY, (see Appendix, No. 3321⁄2,) PERRYSBURG, OHIO, lots in, confirmed, (No. 95,) PILOTS, Branch, of New Orleans, authorized to enter certain lands, (No. 92,) PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI, when land office at, is discontinued, the Clerk 203 PRE-EMPTIONS, Granted to counties to establish seats of justice, (No. 16,) Right extended to unsurveyed lands in Minnesota, (No. 255,) Claim on unproclaimed lands to be made known in three months, (No. 72,) In Maison grant, Louisiana, authorized, (Nos. 184, 187,) May be located with warrants, (No. 190,) Granted to settlers on Menomonee purchase, Wisconsin, (No. 195,) on line of Illinois Central Railroad, (No. 205,) in California, (No. 224,) Extended, (No. 233,) Mail contractors entitled to, (Nos. 279, 311,) Laws extended to reserved sections on railway lines, (No. 222,) sections 13 and 36, in Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska, (No. 320,) 285 Cases, appeals in, to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, (No. 342,) 299 84 PRESIDENT may proclaim land sales, (No. 5,) PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS IN CALIFORNIA, to be settled, (Nos. 189, 229, PRICE OF PUBLIC LANDS fixed, (Nos. 12, 251,) PROCEEDS OF LAND SALES, To be distributed among the States, (No. 48,) Five per cent. granted to Wisconsin, (No. 113,) Explained, (No. 140,) Sales of public lands. (See SALES.) PAGE 30 175, 211, 213, 242 54, 236 59 115 118 59 136 59 PROOF IN PRE-EMPTION CASES, how made, (sec. 12, No. 48,) POTTAWATOMIE RESERVATIONS IN INDIANA, may be alienated, (No. 135,) 133 In Iowa, lands donated for, (No. 36,) In California, lands donated for, (No. 224,) In Minnesota, (No. 305,) PURCHASE OF LAND, In what quantities, (No. 24,) Land officers not allowed to, (No. 32,) R. RAILROAD, Grant of land to Alabama, Illinois and Mississippi, for the Mobile and 160 same repealed, (No. 253,) Settlers on line of said road, entitled to pre-emption, (No. 205,) Grant to Minnesota for the Northwest and Pacific, (No. 242,) Iowa for roads from Burlington, &c., (No. 288,) Florida and Alabama, for the Pensacola and Montgomery, &c., (No. 289,) 259 Michigan for, from Little Bay de Noquette, &c., (No. 293,) |