Pay of inspec

tors of customs

in certain ports may be increased

until July 1, 1865. [Extended to July 1, 1866. Post, p. 460.]

April 29, 1864.

Subdivision of

donation claims in Oregon and Washington.

Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized to increase the compensation of inspectors of customs in such ports as he may think it advisable so to do, and may designate, by adding to the present compensation of said officers a sum not exceeding one dollar per day. But the increase hereby authorized shall not extend beyond July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-five.

APPROVED, April 29, 1864.

CHAP. LXXII. - An Act in Reference to Donation Claims in Oregon and Washington.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever it shall appear that two donation settlers in the state of Oregon or Washington territory shall hold their conterminous improvements in such a manner as may require a half quarter section to be divided into two equal parts by a line orth and south or east and west, it shall and may be lawful for the commissioner of the general land-office to issue patents recognizing for each claimant such subdivisions; this enactment to include cases existing at the date of this act, where the claim may be proved and established according to law.

APPROVED, April 29, 1864.

April 29, 1864. CHAP. LXXIII.-An Act for the Relief of Postmasters who have been robbed by confederate Forces or Rebel Guerrillas.

Postmasters without fault

robbed by guer

rillas, &c., of stamps, &c., to be credited with the amount.

1865, ch. 89,

§

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases where loyal postmasters have been robbed by confederate forces or rebel guerrillas, of post-office stamps, stamped envelopes, or of money received and collected for, belonging to, and held for the government of the United States, and where such robbery has not been caused by the default or negligence of the postmaster, the Postmaster-General shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to credit such postmaster, in the settlement of his accounts, with the amount of which he may have been so robbed. And in cases where no such credit has been allowed, and the postmaster has been required to and has accounted for and paid over to the Post-Office is to be refunded. Department the sum or sums of which he may have been so robbed, as aforesaid, the Postmaster-General is authorized to refund the same to such postmaster.

2.

Post, p. 505.

When money

APPROVED, April 29, 1864.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Appropriation States of America in Congress assembled, That there be, and is hereby, for refugee and destitute Indians appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriin the southern ated, for the removal and temporary relief of the refugee and destitute superintendency. Indians in the southern superintendency, viz: for expenses of transpor

tation and subsistence by the way to the Indian territory, fifty-two thousand dollars; for temporary subsistence in the Indian country of refugee and destitute Indians, to the close of the present fiscal year, one hundred and fifty-three thousand dollars; for seeds, ploughs, and necessary agricultural implements, to enable them to raise a crop the present season, eighteen thousand dollars.

APPROVED, May 3, 1864.

CHAP. LXXVII.-An Act to vacate and sell the present Indian Reservations in Utah May 5, 1864. Territory, and to settle the Indians of said Territory in the Uinta Valley.

Territory to be

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the In- Indian reservaterior be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to cause the several tions in Utah Indian reservations heretofore made, or occupied as such, in the territory surveyed and of Utah, excepting Uinta valley, to be surveyed into tracts or lots, not ex- sold. ceeding eighty acres each, under the direction of the commissioner of Uinta valley the general land-office, and upon the completion of such surveys shall excepted. cause said tracts or lots to be sold, upon sealed bids, to be duly invited by Mode of sale. public advertisement, for a period not less than three months, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the territory of Utah, and also a newspaper published in Washington, to the highest and best bidder; said bids may be filed with the governor of said territory at the seat of government thereof, and with the Secretary of the Interior in Washington; such bids as may be received by said governor shall, without opening the same, be forwarded to the Secretary of the Interior, when the same, with the bids filed with him, shall be opened in the presence of the Secretary of the Interior, the commissioner of public lands, and the commissioner of Indian affairs, and any bidders who may choose to be present at the opening thereof; and the Secretary of the Interior shall apply the proceeds of such sales to the construction of improvements upon the reservations which may be established under the provisions of this act, or sales, how to be. applied. by other lawful authority, or to the purchase of stock, agricultural implements, or such other useful articles as to him may seem best adapted to the wants and requirements of the Indians: Provided, That no tract of land shall be sold under the provisions of this section for less than its appraised value in cash, to be duly ascertained by commissioners appointed by the Secretary of the Interior for that purpose.

Proceeds of

Minimum price.

The Indians in

be settled in

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the superintendent of Indian affairs for the territory of Utah be, and he is hereby, authorized and re- the territory to quired to collect and settle all or so many of the Indians of said territory Uinta valley. as may be found practicable in the Uinta valley, in said territory, which is hereby set apart for the permanent settlement and exclusive occupation of such of the different tribes of Indians of said territory as may be induced to inhabit the same.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, for the purpose of making, Appropriation agricultural improvements in the Uinta valley for the comfort of the In- for agricultural improvements dians who may inhabit the same, and to enable them to become self-sus- therein. taining by means of agriculture, there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of thirty thousand dollars, which sum shall be expended by the superintendent of Indian affairs for said territory, under the instruction of the Secretary of the Interior.

APPROVED, May 5, 1864.

CHAP. LXXVIII. —An Act for the Prevention and Punishment of Frauds in Relation to the Names of Vessels.

May 5, 1864.

Names of

placed on the

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That every steamboat of the United States shall, in addition to having her name painted on her stern, steamboats, as now required by law, also have the same conspicuously placed in dis- where to be tinct, plain letters, of not less than six inches in length, on each outer side vessel. of the pilot-house, if it has such, and (in case the said boat has side-wheels) also on the outer side of each wheel-house; and if any such steamboat shall be found without having her name placed as herein required, she

shall be subject to the same penalty and forfeiture as is now provided by Penalty. law in the case of a vessel of the United States found without having her

Name not to

name and the name of the port to which she belongs painted on her stern, as required by law.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That no master, owner, or agent of be changed nor deception pracany vessel of the United States shall in any way change the name of such tised as to name. vessel, or by any device, advertisement, or contrivance, deceive, or attempt to deceive, the public, or any officer or agent of the United States government, or of any state, or any corporation or agent thereof, or any person or persons, as to the true name of such vessel, on pain of the forfeitWhen act takes ure of such vessel: Provided, That this act shall not take effect until the effect. expiration of sixty days from and after its passage. APPROVED, May 5, 1864.

May 5, 1864.

to Minnesota for a railroad from Saint Paul to⚫ head of Lake Superior.

Reserved or preempted lands.

CHAP. LXXIX. - An Act making a Grant of Lands to the State of Minnesota, to aid in the Construction of the Railroad from Saint Paul to Lake Superior.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Lands granted States of America in Congress assembled, That there be, and there is hereby, granted to the state of Minnesota for the purpose of aiding in the construction of a railroad in said state from the city of Saint Paul to the head of Lake Superior, every alternate section of public land of the United States, not mineral, designated by odd numbers, to the amount of five alternate sections per mile on each side of the said railroad on the line thereof, within the state of Minnesota; but in case it shall appear that the United States have, when the line or route of said road is definitely fixed, sold, appropriated, reserved, or otherwise disposed of any sections, or any part thereof, granted as aforesaid, or that the right of preemption or homestead settlement has attached to the same, then it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to select from the lands of the United States nearest to the lines of sections above specified, in alternate sections or parts thereof, so much public land of the United States, not mineral, as shall be equal in amount to such lands as the United States have sold or otherwise appropriated, or to which the rights of preemption or homestead settlement may have attached, as aforesaid; which lands thus selected in lieu of those sold, reserved, or otherwise appropriated or disposed of, or to which the rights of preemption or homestead settlement may have attached, as aforesaid, together with the sections and parts of sections designated as aforesaid, and appropriated as aforesaid, shall be held and disposed of by Land not to be the said state for the use and purpose aforesaid: Provided, That the land located more than to be so selected shall in no case be located farther than twenty miles from twenty miles from the road. the lines of said road: And provided, further, That the lands hereby Lands granted, granted for and on account of said road shall be exclusively applied in the how to be applied. construction of the same, and for no other purpose whatever, and shall be disposed of only as the work progresses through the same, as in this act hereinafter provided: Provided, also, That no part of the land granted by this act shall be applied to aid in the construction of any railroad, or part thereof, for the construction of which any previous grant of land may have been made by congress: And provided, further, That any and all lands vations not with- heretofore reserved to the United States by any act of congress, or in any other manner by competent authority, for the purpose of aiding in any object of internal improvement, or for any other purpose whatsoever, be, and the same are hereby, reserved to the United States, from the operations of this act, except so far as it may be found necessary to locate the route of the said road through such reserved lands; in which case the right of way only shall be granted, subject to the approval of the PresiMinimum price dent of the United States: Provided, further, That the minimum price of of the lands not the even sections and parts of sections of the public lands of the United granted. States, within the limits of ten miles on each side of the line of said road, shall be two dollars and fifty cents per acre.

Not to be applied to certain roads.

Former reser

in this act.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That whenever said state shall

when and how

cause to be completed twenty consecutive miles of any portion of said Patents for the railroad, supplied with all necessary drains, culverts, viaducts, crossings, granted lands, sidings, bridges, turn-outs, watering-places, depots, equipments, furniture, to issue. and all other appurtenances of a first-class railroad, patents shall issue conveying the right and title to said lands to said state, on each side of the road, as far as the same is completed, and coterminous with said completed section, not exceeding the amount aforesaid, and patents shall in like manner issue as each twenty miles of said road is completed: Provided, however, That no patents shall issue for any of said lands unless there shall be presented to the Secretary of the Interior a statement, certified by the governor of the state of Minnesota, that such twenty miles governor of Minhave been completed in the manner required by this act, and setting forth with certainty the points where such twenty miles begin and where the same end.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That when the said road shall be definitely located, and a plat thereof filed with the Secretary of the Interior, the lands hereby granted shall not thereafter be subject to settlement, preëmption, or private entry adverse to this grant.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said state, in addition to the grant heretofore mentioned, is hereby authorized to locate the said road over any public lands of the United States, not otherwise appropriated, reserved, or disposed of, and that the right of way over said lands of the United States for the purpose aforesaid is hereby granted to said state to the width of one hundred feet on each side of said road as located.

Certificate of

nesota.

Lands granted,

when not to be emption, &c. subject to pre

Right of way over public lands.

Width.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said lands hereby granted Lands to be when patented to said state, shall be subject to the disposal of said state used only for purfor the purposes aforesaid, and for no other; and the said railroad shall poses of roads. be and remain a public highway for the use of the government of the Road to be United States, free from all toll or other charge, for the transportation of public highway: any property or troops of the United States.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That if said road is not completed Road to be within eight years from the time of the passage of this act, as provided eight years, if completed within herein, no further patents shall be issued for said lands, and no further not, lands to resale shall be made, and the lands unsold shall revert to the United States. vert.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the United States mail shall Mails to be car be transported over said road, under the direction of the Post-Office De- ried at such price partment, at such price as congress may by law direct: Provided, That as congress diuntil such price is fixed by law the. Postmaster-General shall have the power to determine the same.

rects, &c.

Certain rail

constructed may connect with this.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That any railroad which may hereafter be constructed from any point on the Bay of Superior, in the state roads hereafter of Wisconsin, shall be permitted to connect with the said railroad, for the construction of which the said lands are hereby granted, at any point which may be selected by the president and directors of said railroad company so permitted to connect their said road, and the said railroad company so permitted to connect shall have the right and privilege to transport, or have transported, over the track of said railroad, for the construction of which the said lands are hereby granted, all or any of its cars, passengers, or freights, and the said railroad company controlling the said road, for the construction of which the said lands are hereby granted, may connect shall have the same right and privilege to transport or have transported all or any of its cars, freights, or passengers over the track of the said railroad of the company so permitted to connect, and said transportation shall be paid by the railroad company using, to the railroad company according the same, at the usual rates or charges which may be imposed by the said company upon all other cars, freiglits, or passengers.

APPROVED, May 5, 1864.

This railroad

with those.

May 5, 1864.

Land granted to Wisconsin for certain railroads;

from Saint Croix river or

1856, ch. 43. Vol. xi. p.

20.

Reserved or preëmpted lands.

-

CHAP. LXXX. — An Act granting Lands to aid in the Construction of certain Railroads in the State of Wisconsin.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be, and is hereby, granted to the state of Wisconsin, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of a railroad from a point on the Saint Croix river or lake, between townships twenty-five and thirty-one, to the west end of Lake lake to Lake Su- Superior, and from some point on the line of said railroad, to be selected perior. by said state, to Bayfield, every alternate section of public land designated by odd numbers, for ten sections in width on each side of said road, deducting any and all lands that may have been granted to the state of Wisconsin for the same purpose, by the act of congress of June three, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, upon the same terms and conditions as are contained in the act granting lands to the state of Wisconsin, to aid in the construction of railroads in said state, approved June three, eighteen hundred and fifty-six. But in case it shall appear that the United States have, when the line or route of said road is definitely fixed, sold, reserved, or otherwise disposed of, any sections or parts thereof, granted as aforesaid, or that the right of preemption or homestead has attached to the same, then it shall be lawful for any agent or agents, to be appointed by said company, to select, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, from the public lands of the United States nearest to the tier of sections above specified, as much land in alternate sections or parts of sections, as shall be equal to such lands as the United States have sold or otherwise appropriated, or to which the right of preemption or homestead has attached as aforesaid, which lands (thus selected in lieu of those sold, and to which preemption or homestead right has attached as aforesaid, together with sections and parts of sections designated by odd numbers as aforesaid, and appropriated as aforesaid,) shall be held by said state for the use and purpose aforesaid: Provided, That the lands to be so located shall in no case be further than twenty miles from the line of the said roads, nor shall such selection or location be made in lieu of lands received under the said grant of June three, eighteen hundred and fiftysix, but such selection and location may be made for the benefit of said state, and for the purpose aforesaid, to supply any deficiency under the said grant of June third, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, should any such deficiency exist.

Lands not to be located more than twenty miles from the road.

Road from Tomah to Saint Croix river.

1856, ch. 43.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be, and is hereby, granted to the state of Wisconsin, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of a railroad from the town of Tomah, in the county of Monroe, in said state, to the Saint Croix river or lake, between townships twenty-five and thirty-one, every alternate section of public land designated by odd numbers for ten sections in width on each side of said road, deducting any and all lands that may have been granted to the state of Wisconsin for the same purpose, by the act of congress granting lands to said state to aid in the construction of certain railroads, approved June three, eighteen hunVol. xi. p. 20. dred and fifty-six, upon the same terms and conditions as are contained in the said act of June three, eighteen hundred and fifty-six. But in case it shall appear that the United States have, when the line or route of said road is definitely fixed, sold, reserved, or otherwise disposed of any sections, or parts of sections, granted as aforesaid, or that the right of preemption or preempted lands. homestead has attached to the same, then it shall be lawful for any agent or agents to be appointed by said state to select, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, from the public lands of the United States nearest to the tier of sections above specified, as much land, in alternate sections, or parts of sections, as shall be equal to such lands as the United States have sold, or otherwise appropriated, or to which the right of preemption or homestead has attached, as aforesaid, which lands (thus selected in lieu of those sold, and to which preemption or homestead right has

Reserved or