PRESIDENT may proclaim land sales, (No. 5,)

PRICE OF PUBLIC LANDS fixed, (Nos. 12, 251,)

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PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS IN CALIFORNIA, to be settled, (Nos. 189, 229,
232, 264,)

175, 211, 213, 242

54, 236

59

115

118

59

136

PROCEEDS OF LAND SALES,

To be distributed among the States, (No. 48,)
Five per cent. granted to Wisconsin, (No. 113,)
Certain, released to State of Tennessee, (No. 115,)
Act of 1841, (No. 48,)

Explained, (No. 140,)

Sales of public lands. (See SALES.)

PROOF IN PRE-EMPTION CASES, how made, (sec. 12, No. 48,)

59

POTTAWATOMIE RESERVATIONS IN INDIANA, may be alienated, (No. 135,) 133

Grant of land to Alabama, Illinois and Mississippi, for the Mobile and
Ohio, (No. 178,)

Settlers on line of said road, entitled to pre-emption, (No. 205,)
Grant to Missouri for the Hannibal and St. Joseph, (No. 196,)

Grant to Arkansas for the Little Rock and Fulton, (No. 216,)
Lands reserved, may be pre-empted, (No. 222,)

withdrawn, (No. 234,)

Grant to Minnesota for the Northwest and Pacific, (No. 242,)

same repealed, (No. 253,) .

Iowa for roads from Burlington, &c., (No. 288,)

Florida and Alabama, for the Pensacola and Montgomery, &c., (No. 289,) 259

Alabama for, from Tennessee river, &c., (No. 290,)

Louisiana for roads from New Orleans, &c., (No. 291,)'

same amended, (No. 313,) .

Wisconsin for, from Madison, &c., (No. 292,)

Michigan for, from Little Bay de Noquette, &c., (No. 293,)

Mississippi for, from Jackson, &c., (No. 299,)
Minnesota for, from Stillwater, &c., (No. 312,)

Alabama for, from Georgia line, &c., (No. 312,)

Act for relief of the Mobile and Ohio, (No. 352,)
RECEIVERS. (See REGISTERS AND RECEIVERS.)
Compensation of, (No. 10,)

To make returns, how, (No. 32,)

May administer oaths, (Nos. 14, 41,)

Fee in pre-emption cases, (sec. 12, No. 48,)
for locating warrants, (Nos. 190, 282,)

May refund excess paid for graduated lands, (No. 277,)
RECORDER,

Of the general land office appointed, (No. 32,)

to perform the duties of the Solicitor, (No. 80,)

RECORDS,

Of foreign laws, &c., how authenticated, (No. 159,)
same amended, (No. 163,)

REGISTERS. (See REGISTERS AND RECEIVERS.)
Of land offices to be appointed, (No. 2,)
Compensation of, (No. 10,)

Penalty for giving false information, (No. 32,)
Authorized to administer oaths. (Nos. 14, 41,)

REGISTERS, continued.

Fee in pre-emption cases, (sec. 12, No. 48,)
for locating Warrants, (Nos. 190, 282,)

REGISTERS AND RECEIVERS,

To be appointed in Oregon, (Nos. 218, 244,)

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179, 252

To pay surplus fees on locations of warrants into the treasury, (No. 220,)

To be appointed for California, (No. 224,)

Washington Territory, (No. 244,)

Kansas and Nebraska, (No. 245,)

Compensation of, under the Graduation Act, (No. 277,)

Act regulating compensation of, (No. 348,)

RELATIVES OF SOLDIERS, who considered under bounty land Act of Feb-

ruary 11, 1847, (No. 138,)

REPAYMENT,

Of purchase money authorized, (No. 17,)

Amended, (No. 355,)

RESERVATION,

199, 229

203

205

229

230

249

302

134

38

308

84

204

211

251

228

251

Of certain lands in Louisiana for live oak, set aside, (No. 70,)

Of lands in California, Utah or New Mexico, for Indians, authorized,
(No. 221,)

Along railroads, and for French and Spanish claims, may be pre-empted,
(No. 222,).

REVENUE, no difference in moneys, &c., (No. 34,)

REVERTED LANDS, how sold, (Nos. 7, 12,)

Granted through all public lands, to plank roads and turnpikes, (No. 206,) 189
same extended, (No. 278,)

RIO HONDO CLAIMS, certain laws in regard to, revived, (No. 250,).

250

236

RIVERS,

17

not navigable, stream and bed of, to be common to riparian proprietors,
(No. 1,)

17

731

Navigable, deemed public highways, (No. 1,)

RUSH ISLAND, title to be examined, (see Appendix, No. 674,)

SALT SPRING LANDS, continued.

Michigan, Illinois and Arkansas, authorized to sell, (No. 130,)
In Indiana may be sold, (No. 201,)
In Michigan confirmed, (No. 207,)

SAULT STE. MARIE CLAIMS, in Michigan, how settled, (No. 79,)

SCHOOL LANDS,

Reserved, (No. 18,)

Settlers on, under Act of 1840, may select other lands, (No. 40,)

In Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana and Tennessee, may be sold, &c., (No. 68,)
Unsurveyed, settlers on may enter other land, (No. 72,)

In Florida, Iowa and Wisconsin, to be selected, (No. 83,)

In Alabama, the Governor may select other land in lieu of Chickasaw land
disposed of by treaty, (No. 97,)

In Florida, granted to State, (No. 102,)

In Iowa, granted to State, (Nos. 103, 162,)

In Arkansas, 72 sections to be selected for, (No. 108,)

In Wisconsin, granted, (sec. 7, No. 113,)

In Mississippi may be sold, (No. 192,)

In Oregon when donated, other land may be selected, (No. 212,)

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186

190

92

39

82

102

107

108, 148

110

115

131

194

142

143, 304

131, 147

In Alabama, internal improvement lands may be applied to school purposes,
(No. 153,)

In Oregon, sections 16 and 36, reserved, (Nos. 154, 351,)

In Alabama, time for selections extended, (Nos. 131, 161,)
In Minnesota reserved, (Nos. 169, 305,)

In New Mexico reserved, (No. 175,)

In Utah reserved, (Nos. 177, 267,)

154, 274

In Oregon and Minnesota, under the control of the Territorial legislatures,
(No. 186,).

In Washington Territory, reserved, (No. 219,)

In Minnesota, how deficiency of grant supplied, (No. 226,)

A certain township in Alabama may be selected, (No. 238,)

In Alabama may be selected in lieu of 16th sections in the "twelve mile
reservation," (No. 240,)

In New Mexico, Kansas, and Nebraska, (No. 245,)

Settlers on, in Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota, may pre-empt, (No. 320,) 285
In Oregon, granted, (No. 351,)

Settlers may pre-empt, and other lands to be selected, (No. 353,)

Fund in Sarpy county, Nebraska, protected, (No. 354,)
May be selected in Wabash county, Indiana, (No. 359,)

SCRIP. (See VIRGINIA MILITARY LAND WARRANTS.)

To be issued in lieu of Virginia Military Warrants, (No. 211,)
to Sioux half-breeds for Lake Pepin reserve, (No. 243,)

SECRETARY, to sign land patents, to be appointed, (Nos. 26, 133,)
SECTIONS,

For internal improvements, how made, (No. 48,)
how made in Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois, (No. 50,)

SEMINARY, land granted for, in Florida, (No. 102,)

SETTLERS,

Entitled to pre-emption rights, (sec. 10, No. 48,)

59

Before survey entitled to pre-emption, (No. 72,)

On unsurveyed school lands, or on private claims, may enter other land,
(No. 72,)

84

84

In Oregon entitled to donations, (No. 181,)

165

May purchase lands at the graduated prices, (No. 251,)

236

SOLICITOR OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE, office abolished, (No. 80,)
STATES, lands certified to, to be vested in, in fee, (No. 249,) .

92

236

ST. AUGUSTINE DISTRICT, Florida, certain entries in, confirmed (No. 88,)

97

STOCKBRIDGE INDIANS, reservation in Wisconsin to be divided among,
(No. 76,)

Act for relief of, (No. 76,)
Repealed, (No. 112,)

Indian land to be held in common, and citizen land divided, (No.
SURVEYOR-GENERAL,

Northwest of Ohio river to be appointed, duties, &c., (Nos. 1, 3,)
Same to be protected, (No. 21,)

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89

114

114

Office of, to be discontinued when surveys are completed, (No. 42,)
Oregon to be appointed, (Nos. 181, 218,)

165, 199

Compensation equalized, and deputies required to be sworn, (No. 118,)
Office of, to be abolished when the surveys are completed, (No. 42,)
when abolished, duties devolved on the Commissioner providing for
records, &c., (No. 214,)

Of California, duties of, (No. 224,)

same amended, (No. 244,)

Of Oregon to have a seal, (No. 224,)

Of Washington Territory to be appointed, (No. 244,)

Of New Mexico, Kansas and Nebraska, to be appointed, (No. 245,)

Of Northwest Ohio, office to be removed to St. Paul, Minnesota, (No. 316,) 283
Of California to collect and keep certain public archives, (No. 328,)

SURVEYS, how made, (Nos. 1, 3,)

Not to be hindered, (No. 21,)

Of certain claims in Mississippi confirmed, (Nos. 100, 151,)

In Oregon, how made, (No. 181,)

On rivers, how made, (No. 15,)

Of Sochs and Fox reservation, (No. 73,)

Geological, in Michigan provided for, (No. 127,)

In Wisconsin provided for, (No. 129,)

Of keys, islands, &c., in Florida, provided for, (No. 144,)

SUSPENDED LAND ENTRIES,

How adjusted, (No. 110,)

Same extended, (No. 148,)

continued, (No. 227,)

Act of 1846, revived and continued, (No. 294,)

SWAMP LANDS,

Granted to Louisiana, (No. 166,)

Arkansas and other States, (No. 182,)

Patents to issue to purchasers of, (No. 245,)
Act for relief of purchasers of, (No. 275,)
Selected, confirmed to the State, (No. 319,)

T.

TAXES,

States admitted prior to 1820, may impose on lands from and after day of
sale, (No. 125,)

125

Missouri may impose on lands from day of sale, (No. 197,)

Surrender of title to certain lands to, and release of proceeds of certain
sales, (No. 115,)

118

To dispose of certain United States lands, (No.

56

To sell school lands, (No. 68,)

TEXAS,

82

TIMBER, act to protect on reserved lands, (See Appendix, No. 360},)

735

TITLE, in fee to vest in States to lands granted, (No. 249,)

236

TOWNSHIPS of six miles square to be formed, (sec. 2, No. 1,)

17

TOWN LANDS in, not subject to private pre-emption claim, (sec. 10, Nos.
33, 48,)

49, 59

Detroit, title to, adjusted, (No. 65,)

Upper Sandusky, Ohio, how disposed of, (No. 74,)

80

87

TOWNS, act for relief of citizens of, (No. 79,)

TREASURER'S certificates of deposits to be received in payment for public
lands, (No. 93,)

TRESPASSERS on public lands, removal of, (No. 4,)

U.

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99

28

UTAH TERRITORY,

Established, (No. 177,)

159

Surveyor-General to be appointed and school and university lands

VACANCY IN LAND OFFICES not to operate to the detriment of pre-emption

claimants, (No. 72,)

VINCENNES, INDIANA,

Land Office continued, (Nos. 265, 346,)

and certain titles adjusted, (No. 303,)
deeds to be returned, (No. 322.)

as to certain lots, (see Appendix, No. 2891,)

VIRGINIA MILITARY WARRANTS,

84

243, 301

272

286

732

Act extending time of locating repealed, (No. 35,)

50

Acts extending time of locating, (Nos. 47, 107, 146, 172,)
Scrip to be issued in lieu of, (No. 211,)

59, 111, 139, 155

193

Time extended to have claims in Ohio surveyed, (No. 260,)

240

repealed, (No. 281,)

253

Two years allowed certain claimants to return surveys and warrants,
(No. 281,)

issued to soldiers of 1812, to be satisfied, (Nos. 55, 143, 230,) 70, 137, 212
Granted to Gen. Lafayette may be re-located, (No. 98,)

May be located by soldiers on public lands subject to private entry,
(No. 155,)

144

In applications for, what evidence allowed, (No. 156,)

145

Made assignable, (No. 190,)

179

Registers and Receivers to pay surplus fees for location of, into the Trea-
sury, (No. 220,)

May be located at $1 25 per acre on lands reserved for railroads, (No. 222,)
Erroneous location of, by settlers, how corrected, (No. 225,)
Widows to have benefit of laws providing for, (Nos. 256, 282,)

204

210

239, 252